WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. – Madison County has announced that April Lewin of Canastota is the grand prize winner of the 2025 Madison County Photo Contest. Her picture entitled “Old barn in winter on Jones Rd. in Erieville, NY” shows the beauty of the town of Nelson and Madison County.
Lewin’s photo will be featured on the cover of the 2026 Madison County Calendar, and she received the Grand Prize of a $200 gift card for the Peterboro Table located in Morrisville. Thank you to the Peterboro Table and Madison County Tourism for providing the grand prize.
There were also winning photos chosen from each town:
– town of Sullivan: Will Smith.
– town of DeRuyter: Tirzah Wicks.
– town of Eaton: Melissa Lynch.
– town of Cazenovia: Julie Wallace.
– town of Smithfield: Joanne Hurst.
– town of Stockbridge: Jacey Pokorny.
– town of Lenox: Hannah Bennett.
– town of Georgetown: Gary Dixon.
– town of Madison: Diane Fenton.
– town of Fenner: Denise Adams.
– town of Brookfield: Darlene Nelson.
– city of Oneida: Caleb Cassulis.
– town of Lincoln: Abigale Egger.
– town of Hamilton: Arthur Foley.
Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you for sharing with us what makes Madison County unique. The winning photos will be displayed in the hallway leading to the Board of Supervisors Chambers in the Madison County Office Building located in Wampsville and featured in a 2026 calendar that is now on sale.
Calendars contain 15 months and can be purchased at the County Office building in the Board of Supervisors Office for $5 or you can call and get a copy shipped to you by calling (315) 366-2201 or email pio@madisoncounty.ny.gov.
Madison County thanks everyone who submitted photos and we look forward to making this contest an annual event, so go out and take pictures of our beautiful community. Madison County received 160 photo submissions from about 65 different photographers. If you have any questions, please contact the public information office at (315) 366-2822 or by email at pio@madisoncounty.ny.gov.
