Manlius Cinema
135 E. Seneca St., Manlius

Beneath the Surface: The Storied History of Onondaga Lake covers the amazing history of the lake and the remarkable impact it has had on our American Way of Life over the past six centuries. From the birthplace of the Great Law of Peace and the great Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the first representative democracy in the west, to the production of the country's largest supply of some of its most important commodities and innovative products, to the Resort Era and the WPA project that built Onondaga Lake Park, to the most polluted lake in America, to one of the largest Superfund Clean-up sites in history, to a tourist attraction and the center of economic, cultural, recreational, educational, and natural development in our community.

Manlius Cinema
135 E. Seneca St., Manlius

Camp Syracuse is archival footage from 1917, provided by the Onondaga Historical Association, that depicts field drills and daily life of soldiers preparing to deploy to the front in WWI. The film will be preceded by a lecture from the OHA Curator of History, Robert Searing. Mr. Searing will also provide live commentary to the archival footage to bring to life this chapter of our shared history. The event (including pre-show presentation, film screening, and post-show Q&A) is anticipated to last 90 minutes.