Finger Lakes 2013

The state park system of New York has chosen some of the most beautiful spots in the state for its public camping grounds, and this one is a great example of how the community utilizes the grounds year round. The park begins along the lakeside and...

Seneca Falls is quite proud of its connection with the classic Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”, and the Hotel Clarence is a manifestation of the theme the town has adopted. It’s been newly renovated yet it presents a traditional glamour....

When visiting the area, we always make it a point to stop at Dano's Heuriger on the east side of Seneca Lake. It's plain on the outside but has a beautifully modern interior with wonderful views across the narrow lake. But the best reason to go is...

Choose the Gorge trail or the Indian Trail, both are gorgeous. We chose to visit in April, both trails were iced over and technically closed due to dangerous conditions, but the old stone bridges and mossy rock faces were irresistable. I can't...

I visited my brother in Buffalo late last summer. Previously, he mentioned Watkins Glen State Park to me and I requested that we drive out there for a little day trip. The park is simply gorgeous! It's the kind of place that reminds me of the Jane...

Each summer I aim to explore more of my beautiful state, New York. The Finger Lakes region in central New York is one of the most beautiful, overlooked regions in the northeast. Taughannock Falls, in nearby Ithaca (often voted one of the best...

In keeping with the theme of women’s empowerment, this shop focuses on items made by female artists, craftmakers and businesswomen. There’s a good range of products from the truly artistic to the practical. Its stated mission is to provide...

An Italian-Irish establishment run by Antonina McDermott and her husband for over 35 years, it’s approach to the holiday calendar is truly interactive. The sign in the window is the countdown to New Year’s and inside they have a digital sign with...

This ‘park’ is actually spread across five separate properties, including a pretty cool Visitors Center. The sites participating in the museum include the restored hall where the first Women’s Rights Convention was held, and the homes of figures...

Nature and art compliment one another along a particularly scenic stretch of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. An old railway bed that’s been converted into a walking trail winds for almost two miles alongside the historic waterway. It features sculptures...

So this is the spot that the “It’s a Wonderful Life” theme really takes off. True fact, in 1917 there was a young local man who jumped off this bridge in an attempt to save someone from drowning in the icy waters. Unlike the Jimmy Stewart...

It was while living in this home that Elizabeth Cady Stanton developed the will and the ways to work towards the abolition of slavery and the right for women to vote. Raising a family of seven children made it even more challenging for her to buck...

In the spring of 1851 on the streets of Seneca Falls there was a very momentous introduction made. The friendship that developed as a result of this chance meeting led to the formation of an organized suffragette movement, which in turn resulted...