Preparations have begun at the New York State Fairgrounds in order to turn a summer time race track into a winter time hockey rink. 

This historic project will be documented throughout right here on SyracuseCrunch.com, as well as on Twitter at twitter.com/SyracuseCrunch.

Since Monday morning, barriers have been moved into place, protective material has been laid and the first truck loads of crushed stone have been delivered in order to level out the race track.

To view today's progress at the Fairgrounds, click here to take a look.