A collection of essays and poems written mostly by former or current Mohawk Valley residents. This issue focuses on Polish-Americans in the valley, but is not exclusively about them. Upstream Two includes three essays on Utica native Joseph Vogel's book, Man's Courage; an article on a Schoharie County primitive artist, an interview with New York State's first female Lt. Governor, Mary Ann Krupsak, the closest thing to a definitive biography of Clarissa Putman, essays, poems, book reviews and much more.