Mention the word “drumlin” to most people and the response will at best be a blank stare.
In Syracuse, however, it’s a familiar geological term describing the long, rounded hills left behind by glaciers during the last Ice Age that shape much of the region’s landscape.
Drumlins aren’t unique to that part of the state (they’re found throughout New England and the Upper Midwest); however, conveniently for this article, the term also lends its name to a well-known country club in the area with two golf courses — one public, one private — and a distinctive 1920s clubhouse.
