--- title: Insurance Blog | Sportsmen's Insurance Agency in Cape Vincent, New York description: Read the Sportsmen's Insurance Agency blog for local, interesting and up-to-date Cape Vincent insurance news. --- # INSURANCE BLOG * * * [**Helping Seniors Have a Wonderful Winter** — Slippery sidewalks. Freezing temperatures. Power outages. Winter isn't always a wonderland. If you regularly lend a hand to a senior friend or family member here in New York, it may be a good time of the year to provide some extra support. Read on to learn some ways you may be able to help. —… — Feb 6, 2015](/blog/2015/helping-seniors-have-a-wonderful-winter) [**The Right Tires for Winter Driving** — It's easy to forget about your tires when it comes to vehicle safety. But with winter weather already in many parts of the country, tires are an important aspect you should keep in mind. — Your tires can be the difference between a safe trip and a disastrous one, whether you're driving a routine… — Jan 9, 2015](/blog/2015/the-right-tires-for-winter-driving) [**Holiday Safety Tips for Your Four-Legged Friends** — As a nation, our pets are like family, so let's make sure they enjoy the holidays with us while staying safe. As a general rule of thumb, always keep pets on a regular routine, even during the holiday season. Don't let regular feeding, exercising and playing times fall by the wayside as you go… — Dec 5, 2014](/blog/2014/holiday-safety-tips-for-your-four-legged-friends) [**Make Home Safety a Priority While You’re Away for the Holidays** — The holidays can be a great time to get out of town to visit family you rarely get to see, hit the slopes or flee to the beach. Regardless of how you spend your time away, you need to ensure your house stays safe while you’re gone. — A house left empty can be an opportunity for burglars, so before… — Nov 7, 2014](/blog/2014/make-home-safety-a-priority-while-away-for-the-holidays) [**Essential Safety Tips for Nighttime Boating** — If you own a boat (or better yet, as the joke goes, you know someone who does), you've probably thought about spending some evenings on the water – especially in the summertime. — It's a great thought, of course. But, when you're boating after dark in New York, you need to think about staying safe,… — Oct 3, 2014](/blog/2014/essential-safety-tips-for-nighttime-boating) [**5 Tips for Organizing Your Home for the New School Year** — Yes, it's already time to start thinking about school again. Getting a head start can pay big dividends for you and your kids as they head back to class. But, it's not just what they need for school that matters. It's what they need at home too. — Here are five things you can do to ensure your kids… — Sep 5, 2014](/blog/2014/5-tips-for-organizing-your-home-for-the-new-school-year) [**Celebrate National Night Out With Your Neighbors** — In 1984, National Night Out – "America's Night Out Against Crime" – began as a way to promote crime prevention through neighborhood camaraderie. — Since then, according to the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), the annual event has taken root in tens of thousands of communities across the… — Aug 1, 2014](/blog/2014/celebrate-national-night-out-with-your-neighbors) [**Make Recycling and Reducing Routine** — "Reduce, reuse, recycle." Most likely, you've heard that catchy phrase connected with information about saving natural resources and even saving your family money. But how many of us really make reducing, reusing and recycling a part of our everyday life? — At Sportsmen's Insurance, we try to do… — Jul 11, 2014](/blog/2014/make-recycling-and-reducing-routine) [**Protect Your Most Cherished Possessions** — If you're like most people, there are certain items you own that you can't imagine ever losing - possessions you deeply cherish or those that would be impossible to replace due to the cost of re-purchasing them or simply because they're irreplaceable. — While your homeowners insurance is invaluable… — May 30, 2014](/blog/2014/cherished-possessions) [**Home Security Tips** — Everyone wants to keep their home safe from burglars or intruders, but not everyone wants to have an alarm system installed. There are plenty of people who prefer the do-it-yourself route, whether it’s home improvement or home security. — And nowadays, there are more options than ever when it comes… — Apr 15, 2014](/blog/2014/home-security-tips) * * * - [1](/blog.md) - [2](/blog.md/page-2) - [3](/blog.md/page-3) - [4](/blog.md/page-4) - [5](/blog.md/page-5) - [6](/blog.md/page-6) - [7](/blog.md/page-7) - [8](/blog.md/page-8) - [9](/blog.md/page-9) - [10](/blog.md/page-10) - [11](/blog.md/page-11) - [12](/blog.md/page-12) - [13](/blog.md/page-13) - [14](/blog.md/page-14) **Start your quote online or contact our office to find out how we can help you find a policy that fits your needs.** [Start Your Quote](/quotes) [Contact Us](/contact)