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New York State’s Finger Lake region provides visitors with a lot of things to see and do. Whether tasting wine, participating in water activities, visiting the many small towns and villages, or just relaxing and taking in the view. And then there is one of our favorite activities: hiking or strolling through some of the […]
Watkins Glen is a small village in New York State’s Finger Lakes region. Europeans first settled the area in 1791. They were attracted to the area primarily due to the waterpower of the jets of water that flowed through gorges formed by 10,000 years of water pounding the area’s soft shale rock. The entire Finger […]
The Finger Lake region is a beautiful area in central New York State. It has a series of long slender lakes that look like fingers from the air–well, maybe like a lot of fingers. And several of the lakes are surrounded by grape vines. As we grew up in this area, we always loved the […]
From our many trips to the Finger lakes in New York State, we have eaten and stayed in multiple places. This blog summarizes our experiences, including our most recent in June 2022 visit. Where to Eat in the Finger Lakes The Inn at Taughannock Falls (located in Trumansville, outside Ithaca). The dining room overlooks Cayuga […]
There are conferences for everything these days. One we particularly enjoy is for travel bloggers that is sponsored by the Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX). And like many other conferences, these conferences include inducements to attendance, including activities and parties included in the admission price. Travel bloggers, however, expect and get more. After all, while all […]
Traveling around the Finger Lakes Central New York has a series of lakes which look like fingers from the air—well, maybe a lot of fingers. No surprise that this area is called the Finger Lakes Region. We grew up not far from this area (Syracuse New York) and have visited it several times. This time […]