Despite several Finger Lakes tourism organizations’ best efforts, I never really think of Corning as being in the Finger Lakes. Given the fact that I still haven’t figured out exactly what a Gaffer is and what it has to do with Corning, maybe I should pay Corning a visit during Glassfest weekend. Whatcha think? I [...]
I don’t know what it is. Maybe the view. Maybe the island. Maybe the boathouses. Maybe the circle. Yeah, it’s probably the circle. Sorry, I don’t have a photo of “the circle”. This is a photo from the circle. You’ll have to stop there and check it out. Anyway, whatever the reason, my kids love to stop at [...]
Among the top 5 creepiest places in the Finger Lakes, Willard Psych Center (not far from Ovid) was closed in 1995, after 126 years as a NYS facility treating mentally ill patients. This year on May 18th, you will have an opportunity to tour the grounds for $10 per person, as a fundraiser for the Elizabeth [...]
I love family vacation videos from around the Finger Lakes. They are hilarious! And so I have one to share with you today, as many Finger Lakes (and Keuka Lake, and Penn Yan) visitors and natives have learned that Big Doug has passed away. He was a really nice guy with the best hot dog [...]
I swear I could feel the mist on my face and wind in my hair as I watched this neat video. I loved learning to sail as a kid, and I really wish I had a little Sunfish or Hobie to take out every once and a while when the wind is whipping like this. [...]
Ya know, I’d been wondering what my 100th post would be here on inthefingerlakes.com. I was hoping it would be something spectacular, some little gem of content. But, what I have for you is this: Keuka College presents its rendition of the “Harlem Shake,” performed by members of the college community on March 19, 2013, [...]
Way over on the western side of the Finger Lakes is Hemlock Lake, a 7.5 mile long (and a half mile wide) lake surrounded by lush green trees including its namesake, hemlock. This photo titled “Orion & Friends” was taken by Tom Pruzenski was taken on March 5, 2013 in Hemlock, NY in Livingston County. You can [...]
This is a blog about interesting stuff happening in and around the Finger Lakes, right? A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about a new reality series on the Discovery Channel called “Amish Mafia”. Although the show was shot in Lancaster, PA, one of the cast members, Jolin Zimmerman, was from good old [...]
Well here we go, I was on Etsy.com again recently looking for Finger Lakes related goods and came across these interesting maps. In the Etsy shop Snuppan, Rochester’s Erin Britt makes these typographic maps of Finger Lakes (and other New York state lakes). Aren’t these neat? I found a Keuka Lake and Owasco Lake map. What [...]
Did you know there is Miss Finger Lakes pageant? How about Miss Thousand Islands or Miss Greater Rochester or Miss Upstate NY? Me either, it’s not really my cup of tea. But still, since this blog delivers the most interesting stuff in the Finger Lakes, and winter has proved to be rather boring around here, [...]
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