Life in the Finger Lakes September/October 2022 by Fahy-Williams Publishing

LIFE IN THE FINGER LAKES AUTUMN REFLECTIONS • TWO BIKE TRAILS YOU WILL LOVE • OTHER LAKES

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 • VOL. 22, NO. 5

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Life in the Finger Lakes • Volume 22, Number 5 • September/October 2022

Two Bike Trails You Will Love

The Black Diamond Trail and the Turning Point Park Trail. By Derek Doeffinger

Autumn Reflections The Finger Lakes Photography Guild brings you fall colors mirrored in lakes and streams. By Melody Burri

Make Meadows Not Lawns Naturalize your outdoor spaces Stinzen style. By Cindy Ruggieri

Cover: Sassafras is found in the Eastern United States and can grow to 60 feet tall. It is most often seen growing beneath larger trees. Photo by Bill Banaszewski.

Other Lakes of the Finger Lakes There are dozens of much loved, smaller lakes in the region. By Kirk House

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my own words letters happenings finger lakes scrapbook advertisers finger lakes regional map

Off the Easel Cortland artist Kathie Beale

16 Nooks & Crannies Feast for a Day

Dining

Delicious Dishes

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Musical Notes

Grammy winner Lonnie Park

Enterprising Riding the Rails

People in the Know

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contents Editorial & Production Editor..................................................................... Mark Stash .........................................mark@lifeinthefingerlakes.com Graphic Artist..........................................Maia VanOrman

Associate Editor............................................. Tina Manzer

Home Showcase

Montana-inspired home in the Finger lakes

Assistant Editor.............................................J. Kevin Fahy Freelance Editor.....................................Bethany Snyder

Water Feature

Seneca and Cayuga Lake Watersheds

Contributors................................................... Melody Burri ..................................................................... Derek Doeffinger

.................................................................................. Kirk House ..................................................................... James P. Hughes .................................................................................. Ray Levato .................................................................Nancy E. McCarthy

Product Picks

..........................................................................Cindy Ruggieri ....................................................................................Rich Testa

Day Trip

Much to do at the Finger Lakes Museum

Editorial Office.............................................. 315-789-0458 Director of Advertising................................. Tim Braden ..............................................tim@lifeinthefingerlakes.com

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Rochester’s Erie Canal Heritage – celebrating 200 years

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Life in the Finger Lakes is published by Fahy-Williams Publishing, Inc. and owned by Eleven Lakes Publishing, Inc. Co-owners: Mark S. Stash; Timothy J. Braden. Copyright© 2022 by Eleven Lakes Publishing, Inc. No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission from the publisher. TO SUBSCRIBE, RENEW OR CHANGE ADDRESS, visit our website at FingerLakesMagazine.com.

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No Better Place

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ummer and autumn weather in the Finger Lakes Region affords residents and visitors alike the opportunity to enjoy the area in a myriad of activities. This region is probably one of the greatest places to be during warmer weather. I’m sure that residents who aren’t big fans of the colder winter months are rewarded every year with a warm beauty that encourages them to keep living here. Once in a awhile I’ll take a personal part in one of the magazine articles. This time, I met my friend Derek Doeffinger for a bicycle ride on the Black Diamond Trail in Ithaca (page 44). This old railroad bed has been turned into a well manicured and attractive trail that hikers and bicyclists use on an everyday basis. It’s an 8-mile trip one way, but we recommend starting in Ithaca, riding the 8 miles on a slight uphill grade to the turnaround at Taughannock Creek, and riding back to Ithaca, which is basically a very long downhill. You can’t coast all the way back, but it’s much easier. Even for riders who only go out a few times a year, this is a beautiful excursion and very doable. The variety of fields and woods along the way make the ride even more visually interesting. There is currently a rail line that’s in use for both freight and passengers, and all it takes to enjoy a picturesque ride is to book a trip on a Budd Car from Finger Lakes Railway (page 28). The diesel-powered car travels through such communities as Clifton Springs, Canandaigua and Geneva, and even ventures across Cayuga Lake at the north end. Along with the countless trails in the region, another way to love autumn is to paddle – whether it’s in a canoe or kayak. The Finger Lakes Museum in Branchport (page 72) is set up with boats to rent if you don’t have one, along with a nice boat launch at Sugar Creek, which carries a paddler into Keuka Lake. After working up an appetite doing all these activities, why not sit down to some traditional Finger Lakes feasts. One such meal is Cornell Chicken, which can be served with the Native Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) “Three Sisters” – corn, beans and squash. Check out more Finger Lakes foods on page 16. This region continues to fascinate and inspire me to try new things and be active in pursuing those interests. It’s a feeling that never gets old, and in fact, prompts me to be even more curious as the years fly by. Let’s all be a little more curious, and maybe try a new activity this fall in the Finger Lakes. There’s no better place to be.

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hat a great article! (“Off the Easel: The Artistic Journey of Linna Dolph,” by Nancy E. McCarthy, July/August 2022 issue). You got absolutely everything right. That is a first. Every other article that has been written about me has been misconstrued, misinterpreted or so corny that they were embarrassing. Yours was none of these It was honest, concise, and totally representative. Plus, it was really well written, which is more than I can say about 98% of what is published these days. Thank you so much. The article also came at a good time. It has actually inspired me to want to get back to work. The operation that I had this past April was such a bust that I haven’t done a bit of artwork since. Call it depression, disinterest through pain or trauma induced introspection, I haven’t felt like doing a single thing related to art since the botched surgery. After reading your article I found myself looking at sketches and old photographs with a more promising eye and a rekindled energy. Thank you for that too. – Linna Dolph

hanks for the nice write-up covering the antique and classic boat show in Skaneateles (weekly Life in the Finger Lakes FREE e-newsletter). Your coverage of the event assures a good turnout, for which we are most appreciative. —Dick Sherwood, Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society

ove the big new issue (July/August 2022). I always learn so much that I didn’t know. The painted rock treasure hunt is a neat idea. We have a favorite place on Lake Ontario where the beach is filled with thousands and thousands of these rounded stones made smooth by countless centuries of wave action. They make the perfect canvas for our fun family art which we put out in the garden with the flowers! — Ray Levato

f it weren’t for Cindy Ruggieri’s article on Carol’s Art Bar in the November/December 2021 issue, sent to me by my sister in Ithaca as a Christmas present, I would have missed visiting this eclectic and unique mecca of art, good coffee and life affirming music this past week while visiting the area. Originally from Ithaca, I missed my annual return trip home for nearly three years. Always on the lookout for music, art and great folks, I found them all once again in Owego, a short country drive but well worth it. Carol is a special person sharing her beautiful artwork with a smile as she serves her clearly devoted clientele specialty coffee, fresh homemade sandwiches and the specials of the day – did I mention the strawberry rhubarb pie? So taken with the artwork I brought back two prints and even an apron with her artwork. Can’t wait to return. Kudos to Cindy for finding and photographing this unique oasis for the soul. — Merrilee A. Parr

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Through September 4...Amy and the Orphans at Bristol Valley Theater When their father dies, adult siblings Maggie and Jake face a question: How to break the news to Amy, their sister with Down Syndrome, who lives in a state home? The three take a memorable road trip to the funeral and find out just how little they know about each other. An astonishing play that explores the bonds of family and the limits of love. Amy and the Orphans plays August 25 – September 4. Please note: masks and proof of vaccination are required for entry to all events. Bristol Valley Theater 151 S. Main Street, Naples NY 14512 585-374-6318 bvtnaples.org September 13...Sunset & Vine at Ventosa Sunset & Vine at Ventosa Vineyards, 6 to 9 p.m. They’re staying open late so their guests can enjoy beautiful sunsets from the terrace. There are also wine tastings until 9 p.m. Tastings indoors only. Ventosa Vineyards 3440 Route 96A, Geneva, NY 14456 ventosavineyards.com

Cindy Harris and Meg Vanek painting in the Warfield’s garden, Tina Yannotti painting on Main Street during the 2021 plein air event September 17...Plein Air in Clifton Springs The the 2nd annual Plein Air in Clifton Springs event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will feature artists painting in the historic and picturesque village of Clifton Springs, a free art-making event for kids, and will end with an outdoor exhibition and sale under the pavilion at John Brown Memorial Park. Artwork will be available for purchase both on-site and online during the event. The event is hosted by Main Street Arts and will take place rain or shine on Saturday, September 17, 2022. Main Street Arts 20 West Main Street, Clifton Springs NY 14432 ( Events continued on page 71)

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he Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has received the donation of a historic 200-year-old fieldstone home and more than 140 acres of woodlands in the town of Enfield, directly adjacent to Robert H. Treman State Park. This generous gift was made by Tompkins County resident Margaret Bald, who passed away in 2020. The property, which had been in the Bald family since 1950, features a mix of fields and forest which contain many high quality sugar maples and hickories. Margaret cared deeply about her land and made plans to permanently conserve it through her will.

“This is an extraordinary gift,” said Land Trust Executive Director Andy Zepp. “The property is truly a special place and its location within Ithaca’s Emerald Necklace makes it even more significant. We’re grateful to Margaret for her foresight and generosity.” The home, built in the 1820s, needs a complete restoration. With guidance from Historic Ithaca, the Land Trust listed the home for sale along with a 3.5-acre lot. More information can be

found at carolbushberg.com/4-stonehouse-road. Deed restrictions will be placed on the property at the time of sale to ensure that the character of this local landmark is maintained. Over the course of the next year, the Land Trust will work with state park officials, the Cayuga Trails Club, and the Finger Lakes Trail Conference to develop a long-term plan for conserving the land and to create a hiking path that will connect to the

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nearby Finger Lakes Trail. Other protected lands nearby include the Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve, the FLLT’s Stevenson Forest Preserve, and two properties protected by FLLT conservation easements. By working cooperatively with landowners and local communities, the Finger Lakes Land Trust has protected over 28,000 acres of the region’s undeveloped lakeshore, rugged gorges, rolling forest, and scenic farmland. The FLLT owns and manages a network of over 45 nature preserves that are open to the public and holds perpetual conservation easements on 170 properties that remain in private ownership. The FLLT focuses on protecting critical habitat for fish and wildlife, conserving lands that are important for water quality, connecting existing conservation lands, and keeping prime farmland in agriculture. The organization also provides programs to educate local governments, landowners, and residents about conservation and the region’s unique natural resources. Information on the region’s premier destinations for outdoor recreation, including Robert H. Treman State Park, may be found at gofingerlakes.org, a resource created by the FLLT to encourage people to get outdoors. Additional information about the Finger Lakes Land Trust may be found at fllt.org.

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beautiful Finger Lakes cookbook arrived in the mail on my birthday, a thoughtful gift from our son. I immediately began to leaf through it – cooking and all things related to our extraordinary region rank high on my favorites list. Page after page presented mouthwatering recipes, often enhanced with engaging facts about their Finger Lakes connections. Unfortunately for me, cookbook recipes present a problem. Preparing fine fare requires excessive patience,

Above: Breakfast: Buckwheat pancakes w/ pure maple syrup & fresh raspberries, local maple sausage links, side dish of peaches and berries. Left: Lunch: “Seasonal Chowder” created from fresh available ingredients, baby spinach salad topped with local strawberries, red onion, and crumbled blue cheese.

numerous ingredients and specific directions. My style of cooking is quite the opposite: see what we have available, then combine and create with a dash of this and a splash of that. Voila! A Culinary Challenge In our household, the true cook is my wife. Ethel is a virtuoso of vegetables, maestro of meats and designer of delectable desserts. Truly enjoying this cookbook would require her personal touch along with key characteristics I lack, preciseness and persistence among them. I threw down the gauntlet, presenting Ethel with a bold challenge: choose a range of recipes from the new cookbook, rely on a myriad of Finger Lakes products and serve them all within a calendar day. Taken aback, but with a grin and a shrug, she graciously accepted the task.

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The Quest Begins After careful cookbook scrutiny, recipes were selected. Keeping a keen eye to local bounty, we compiled an extensive list of needed ingredients. Fertile soil and unique geology have contributed to the Finger Lakes Region’s ever-growing reputation for seasonal agricultural variety. Its stature began centuries ago with the Iroquois and their spiritual sustainers of life, the “Three Sisters” – corn, beans, and squash. From dairy and grains to fruits,

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Dinner: Cornell Chicken, “Three Sisters” roasted vegetables, salt potatoes, honey-buttermilk biscuits. Naples inspired grape pie.

meats and vegetables, the region’s heritage of fresh, tasty food runs the gamut from the traditional to the unique. Scouring community farmer’s markets or roadside stands for seasonal favorites is satisfying and fun. Pick sweet corn from a wooden bin. Select a huge cabbage from the back of a flatbed truck. Choose and pluck apples from a local orchard. Specialty shops market maple syrup, cheeses, salad dressings, milled

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A Buckwheat Breakfast and Beyond! Target day arrived. Recipes had been chosen, and in some cases “mixed and matched” to take advantage of favorite items and personal tastes. Staying true to our goal of choosing and using an array of fine regional ingredients, Ethel led off the day with a breakfast of buckwheat pancakes with butter and pure maple syrup, topped with fresh raspberries. With the addition of locally made maple sausage links and a side dish of fresh peaches and berries, the day was off to a good start. After a hearty breakfast – and with dinner yet to come – a light soup

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and salad lunch fit the bill. Choosing a variety of our collected fixings and elements of several recipes from the gift cookbook, Ethel created a hearty soup. Let’s call it… “Seasonal Chowder.” Fresh local strawberries topped a companion salad of baby spinach, red onion and crumbled blue cheese. Dinner – With a Dash of History and Tradition! Items were selected for a modest dinner, and one with clear local roots. The star of the meal would be Cornell Chicken, a simple barbequed dish conceived by Cornell University professor Robert Baker (also the creator of “chicken nuggets”) over a half century ago. Tender and tangy, Cornell Chicken features a unique marinade with several key ingredients, perhaps most importantly apple-cider vinegar. Appropriate side dishes completed the dinner plate. Corn, beans, and

squash (the legendary Three Sisters) were roasted, a tribute to native Iroquois tradition. Crusty salt potatoes were added, a regional favorite dating to the 19th-century Syracuse salt industry, when workers tossed fresh spuds into boiling brine for a quick and tasty lunch. Honey-buttermilk biscuits (drizzled with extra honey) and a glass of Finger Lakes wine topped off the humble spread. For a dessert with Finger Lakes roots, what could be more apporpriate than grape pie? Sweet and zesty, the iconic confection traces its origin to the Ontario County village of Naples, the self-proclaimed “Grape Pie Capital of the World.” Create an Adventure For her valiant culinary efforts, a few days later I treated Ethel to meals at two of our favorite farm-totable restaurants. For breakfast, our

choice was a rustic spot with cozy booths, great food and an adjoining shop featuring a wide array of local products. The dinner option, another favorite eatery, also specializes in outstanding regional fare. A large New York wall map proudly pinpoints locations where their key local foodstuffs are acquired. For this modest paean to regional cookery, I’ve purposefully avoided noting specific cookbook titles, detailed recipes and restaurant names. Availability of those sources and creative “takes” on the variety and heritage of great Finger Lakes food are widespread and almost unlimited. The next steps are simple: Do a bit of research, create your own culinary adventure – then just appreciate and enjoy.

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off the easel

Cortland Artist Kathie Beale

A Fondness for

Felting by Nancy E. McCarthy

ortland artist Kathie Beale has always drawn and painted while exploring other mediums: stained glass, photography, collage, woodcraft, basket making and more. Each medium had an undetermined – yet ultimately finite – lifespan before Beale moved on to try something new. That pattern changed when she discovered felting about a decade ago. Beale is completely captivated. “Felting is so versatile, you can’t get bored with it,” she explains. Felt is a fabric created from natural or synthetic fibers that are enmeshed rather than woven. Beale uses wool rovings to make wearable art, threedimensional figures and two-dimensional works such as felted “paintings.” Some paintings are mixed media creations where the felt is embellished with embroidery, paint or other materials. Her favorite subjects are animals and landscapes. “I love her work because

it reveals her love of nature and speaks to mine,” says Jo Anne Ross of Cortland. “I also love that she is so creative and does things that no one else does.” Ross purchased one of Beale’s felted paintings as a gift and then later bought two others for herself. Beale, 72, is also a retired art teacher. “I never wanted to be anything else,” she says. Her mother was an art teacher and Beale thought it was the best job in the world.

An Artful Upbringing Beale and her younger brother Tom grew up in the small town of Hellertown, Pennsylvania. Her father Robert Fitzsimons was a physical education teacher and her mother Vivian was an elementary art teacher. Beale was exposed to art at an early age. Her mother had her daughter try out any new classroom art projects at home to gauge the appropriate age group for them. Beale was encouraged to create her own art, but coloring books were out of the question! “I was exposed to most media and explored them all,” she says. Beale graduated from Mansfield State University of Pennsylvania in 1972 with a degree in Arts Education.

One of Beale’s scarflets; a short scarf worn around the neck as a stylish accessory.

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She married that year, too. The couple lived in Washington, D.C. and then Morgantown, West Virginia, where their son Joshua was born in 1977. They would later move to Cortland where her husband grew up. Beale received her master’s degree at SUNY Cortland and taught pre-K through sixth grade students in the LaFayette Central School District. It was very satisfying to her when some of her former students later became art teachers or pursued other art careers. While teaching, Beale continued to make, show and sell her various artworks.

A “Couple” of Artists Beale divorced in 1992 and married again in July 1997. Her husband David is an accomplished watercolorist and owner of The Picture House, a framing shop and gallery in

Cortland where he also teaches art. “At times it doesn’t seem easy having two artists under one roof. We both seem to leave a trail of clutter in creating our art,” says David. “Kathie is more of a binge artist, while I’m more of a steady plodder. When she becomes engrossed in a project, she can work for many hours with hardly a break.” By the time Beale retired from teaching in 2012, she was almost exclusively working with felt. Beale is a self-taught felter and never had instruction beyond online tutorials and research. “Felt paintings seem to suit her well. She has a flair for color and bold designs,” says David. Through the years, David has organized several painting workshop trips to Ireland with his work colleague and former art student Emily Gibbons,

also a watercolorist. Beale attended as well, often helping participants with their drawing skills. In 2013, Beale saw her very first felted painting in Ireland. She was enchanted with how the Irish countryside – replete with sheep, lake and trees – was brilliantly depicted

Beale, a featured artist at Skaneateles Artisans, demonstrates needle felting, July 2022.

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with felt. Its price tag was beyond her means, so Beale decided that she would try to create her own. A year later she made her first painting using a photo she took of an Irish thatched roof cottage in Adare as her subject. The work was primarily wet felting, but Beale used needle felting for the flowers, windows and roof, plus added some embroidery for texture. Adare has since been sold.

Sort of Retired After 35 years of teaching, Beale considers herself a retiree first and an artist second. Yet she is a prolific maker and actively engaged in the local arts community. Beale is an artist member of Cortland Arts Connect, whose mission includes the support and promotion of the arts and artists in Cortland County. Through the years, her work has been part of numerous local and regional group exhibits including the annual “Made in New York” exhibition at Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn and a juried show at VIEW Center for Arts and Culture in Old Forge. Another

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The Felting Process Beale researches her chosen subject for a new felted painting by viewing photos and artwork for inspiration. “When the basic idea has hatched, I’ll make a sketch and pull the colors of wool,” she says. Beale sources for her dyed wool rovings online and has hundreds of color choices on hand. “I then decide what type of substrate I’ll use. I can either wet felt a backing or use pre-made sheets,” she says. Wet felting is a lengthy process using water, soap and rolling to enmesh the fibers. Either way, the felt sheet serves as a canvas. Beale lightly sketches placement for colors and then begins needle felting to create her wool painting. The wool fibers are repeatedly stabbed with barbed needles of various sizes and shapes which enmesh the fibers into the substrate. When completed, the work is ironed and then framed under glass to protect the fibers. Wet and dry felting may be used individually or together in projects. “Felting is a very time-consuming medium, entirely made up of countless stabs with a needle!” says Beale.

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In summer 2022, Beale created a new shadow box series of 3-D felted dragonflies decorated with paint. Other materials used are painted transparencies and wire.

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highlight was winning Best of Show in Fiber/Senior Division at the New York State Fair for a felted painting she created in 2016. For the past year Skaneateles Artisans (SA) has represented her work. SA is a consignment gallery that sells fine art and crafts from local and regional artists. Beale’s pieces are popular and sell quickly. The gallery carries her framed and unframed paintings, bookmarks, cards, scarves and pins, all made from felt. “Each time she brings new art it’s better and more beautiful than the last,” says owner Teresa Vitale. Beale is an animal lover with three cats and two dogs at home. Last year she established a Wooly Pet Portraits by Kathie Facebook page to promote her sensitive, detailed felted pet portraits. Her photo gallery features a range of commissioned canine and feline paintings and works she donated to animal rescues for raffles or auction fundraisers. In October, Beale is excited to attend an “Art in Felt & Stitch 6 Day Retreat” workshop in Scotland led by international felt artist and author Moy Mackay. It is a small, curated group of eight felters and a perfect opportunity for Beale to network with other artists who share her passion, learn some new techniques and expand her knowledge of the craft and artistry of felting. Visit Wooly Pet Portraits by Kathie on Facebook or contact the artist at kbeale8305@gmail.com.

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Riding the Rails New Budd Car Joins Finger Lakes Railway Fleet story and photos by Melody Burri

ive years ago, Vermont-based entrepreneur David Blittersdorf spent $5 million to buy a dozen 1950s-era self-propelled rail cars and several truckloads of replacement parts. Today, Finger Lakes Region visitors, businesses and residents are reaping the rewards. Thanks to a visionary collaboration between Blittersdorf

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and Finger Lakes Railway Corporation (FLR), one of those 12 vintage Budd Rail Diesel Cars – lovingly restored and tastefully modernized – now travels throughout the Finger Lakes for public and private excursions, mobile business meetings, non-profit fundraisers and specialty tours. “The reason I bought them was I wanted Vermont to put them into passenger and community rail use,” said

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Blittersdorf during his inaugural ride out of Geneva. “I’ve had five years of fighting to get them into use (in Vermont), but we have a governor who doesn’t believe in rail. Luckily, Finger Lakes is the first to lease a car – with hopefully more to follow – and New York and other states are going to do what I wanted to do in Vermont.” The Budd Rail Diesel Car, also known as an RDC, Budd car or Buddliner, is a bi-directional, selfpropelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcar built in the mid-1900s by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed for rural passenger service, Budd cars can travel independently in either direction, propelled by one of two diesel engines under the floors and controlled by one of two consoles at opposite ends of the car. This means only one operator is needed to run the car, which averages more than two miles per gallon. “After owning these for five years, the fastest I’ve gone in them is 10 miles an hour on some horrible track in Vermont,” says Blittersdorf. “These were designed to go 85 miles an hour at top speed.” CEO of AllEarth Renewables and AllEarth Rail in Williston, Vermont, Blittersdorf raves about the “really, really neat design” of the Budd car. “I’m a mechanical engineer by training and a business person for the past 40 years in wind and solar, so I wanted to do something that would

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ABOUT FINGER LAKES RAILWAY Finger Lakes Railway Corporation is a short line railroad that owns and operates 167 miles of track from its Geneva headquarters. Launched in 1995, Finger Lakes Railway stretches across six counties: Ontario, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Yates and Schuyler. It employs more than 55 full time staff, maintains a fleet of 19 locomotives and leases more than 500 railcars. For more information, call 315-314-0436 or visit www.fingerlakesrail.com/Excursion.html

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basically reduce fossil fuel use and deal with our carbon problem,” he says. “This is the way you do it. These are a solution. We have to get back to transit that works.” FLR Manager of Business Development Bruce Habberfield said he’s confident the Budd car will help bring more visitors into the area. “It’s taken a lot of vision, a lot of talk and a lot of planning to see if there was really a market for that in this

region,” he says. “We believe with the wine industry and the breweries and general industry that there is.” Habberfield said he looks forward to hosting corporate meetings on the car, among other events. “Because the Budd car is so economical to run, it’s more accessible to all groups than our three car or five car trains,” he says. “There are a lot of new things we can do – all types of possibilities.”

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Above: Finger Lakes Railway staff members welcome passengers on board. Left, top:: Entrepreneur David Blittersdorf chats with regional tourism leaders while enjoying his first ride in Ontario County. Left, middle: The Budd car crosses the north end of Cayuga Lake. Photo courtesy Ethan Fogg

The Budd car carries 82 passengers, includes ADA compliant seating and accessibility and is the only one of its kind in the region, Habberfield says. Ontario County Chamber of Commerce President Ethan Fogg calls the Budd car “a fresh, new addition to the region’s tourism and economic development landscape.” “It unlocks a market for small group excursions that would not have been viable before,” he says. “Now the rail company can offer more excursions that also consume less fuel, create less waste and require fewer staff.” It paves the way for interest-oriented excursions that may not previously have made as much sense – the smaller the group you need, the easier it is to populate it.”The Budd car could become an ideal vehicle for economic development familiarization tours that give developers a front row seat to resources and opportunities along the rail corridor,” says Fogg. Residents and visitors can also enjoy day excursions like one hosted in early summer by the chamber for its members, he says. The three-hour round-trip junket ran from Canandaigua to Clifton Springs and included a walking tour and hors d’oeuvres and drinks at Warfield’s on Main Street. “Excursions can be short, midrange or long, from as little as 30 minutes to as much as two hours point to point,” says Fogg. “They can be used for entertainment, as fundraisers, as a way to spend time with friends or to enjoy a rare experience and a great meal at an area restaurant.” The new car generated considerable buzz at road intersections during a recent tour, Fogg says. “People stopped what they were doing and grabbed their phones for pictures. The Budd car is a real head-turner.” Blittersdorf couldn’t agree more. “I’m kind of a crazy guy who wants to do something to keep these cars running,” he says. “This is a way to do it, because they’re really, really good cars.”

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GRAMMY Winner

Lonnie Park Rolling with the Tides by Nancy E. McCarthy

RAMMY Award winner Lonnie Park grew up in the small village of Freeville in Tompkins County. His Freeville roots go back generations. It’s where Park raised his sons and still lives with his wife Jody. Freeville (pop. 523) is near Ithaca, but worlds away from the music hubs of New York City, Los Angeles and Nashville. Living in a remote outpost can present a disadvantage for a music career. But those who know Park aren’t surprised by the 2021 GRAMMY he won for co-producing Divine Tides, a New Age album featuring Indian composer Ricky Kej and drummer Stewart Copeland of the legendary rock band The Police. “He was born to do this,” says Kevin Hicks, a lifelong friend and creative collaborator. “As a musician

and producer, I think Lonnie’s biggest

strength is his flexibility. He has had his hands on everything from rap to country to world music and he executes it all very authentically.” “He didn’t win this GRAMMY by accident. He did it through talent and perseverance,” says Chris Xaver, a former colleague and close friend. “His motto is, ‘Say yes to everything.’” It piles work on but clearly paid off. The recognition is even sweeter because before high school, Park didn’t listen to contemporary music. His strict Baptist religion considered secular music inappropriate, even sinful. Yet Park’s innate talent and perseverance eventually prevailed. It helped that his parents supported his passion. When they witnessed how gifted and focused their son was, it reframed their own core beliefs.

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Park in Los Angeles, 2018. Photo by Ciro Hurtado

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Unwavering Support Park’s strict Baptist upbringing forbade secular music. His parents altered their own core beliefs to support their son’s chosen musical career. Park’s father passed away in November 2019 and he was unable to witness his son’s remarkable GRAMMY achievement. After Park’s win, he received a text from his mother: “What a blessing to watch your best vocational reward by the music world to date. You will have many more in the future and your truly amazing blessings will be personal, spiritual, and family. Not there to hug you but ask Audette to give you your Mom hug. You blessed the Village of Freeville! A 1 square mile Village with your name attached to it.

Creating in the Finger Lakes “The Finger Lakes Region is a very creative and art-minded area, a beautiful place to create music and art,” says Park. “I absolutely love the familiarity to where I grew up, the people are amazing, and the setting is inspiring.” Church and gospel music were prominent in his formative years. His mother Sally was church pianist and father Leonard played guitar. Park and his sister Audette played piano. In his teens, he began writing original Christian music and performing in church with Hicks. Park also sang and learned to play many instruments by ear including various guitars, bass, drums, banjo, and harmonica. In 1986, after transferring from private Baptist school to Dryden High School for his senior year, Park dove into contemporary music. “I loved ’80s hard rock from Def Leppard to Tesla and eventually progressive rock like Dream Theater.” Park and Hicks talked music, listened to music and formed bands together. Park attended Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) as a communications major by default; there wasn’t an audio program. He left after a year to chase his music dream. Park married and became a father at 20. Nick was born in 1988, Dorian in 1990. After Park had an established music career, he finished his TC3 degree. As

Park fronts Kej’s band in Lucknow, India.

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3 generations of us were born and raised there from 1914 to 1947 to 1968 and 1970. Leonard and Sally Park with son Lonnie, 2010 Our roots are deep there. Your proudest attendee to the event was your Dad standing at a portal in Heaven watching and cheering you on. I know he was watching. Did you sense him? Love you more than you know. Your One and Only Mom”

there was still a dearth of audio production courses, he partnered with Xaver, chair of Communication and Media Arts, to fill the gap. They developed a TC3 Broadcast Production program, which included audio courses with professional-grade equipment. Park also taught a recording production class for a couple of years. It was a subject he wished had been available to him. A Career in Music “People jokingly say that ‘music is my life,’ but I can genuinely say that my professional life has been music since I was about 20,” says Park. From 1992 until 2010, Park and business partner Steve Barnes owned The Ultimate Music Center, a music store, recording studio and pro-audio business in Cortland. Park focused on the recording and pro-audio side. He was a hands-on parent while he continued to produce, write, record and perform music. Some career highlights included the thrill of Park’s first record label recording (playing piano on Wrathchild America’s 3-D album on Atlantic Records); serving as recording engineer for country legend Merle Haggard (Park phoned his father and kept the call connected so his dad could hear the session); forming Ten Man Push with singer/guitarist John West, releasing two albums, being named “Official Band of American Motocross” after MX Racing used their original song “In the Dirt” as its theme song and performing at major motocross events. Park and Hicks often intersected creatively, sometimes leading to serendipitous outcomes. When Hicks was selling online music libraries, Park contributed a piano loop library: short musical passages that composers mix and match to create songs. Singaporean composer Arun Shenoy purchased Park’s loops and then invited Park to collaborate as a composer/performer on his next album, Rumbadoodle (Gypsy Rumba Flamenco “doodling” across other music genres). A 2012 GRAMMY Award nominee in the Pop Instrumental Album category, it was a career milestone for Park.

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Ricky Kej is an internationally renowned, awardwinning composer, performer and environmentalist in Bangalore, India. Lonnie Park is a singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and record producer in Freeville, USA. Mutual friends urged them to collaborate. “Our work flow was fantastic and rolled into other music projects,” says Park. “We became best of friends. We tour together, write together and we won a GRAMMY together.” Kej describes Park as an important collaborator on all his projects since 2016. “I cannot describe how amazing it has been to have Lonnie in my musical life. He fronts our band all over the world.” In 2020, they partnered on a follow-up to Kej’s Winds of Samsara album (a 2015 GRAMMY winner). The two invited virtuoso percussionist Copeland to Park and Kej shared many exhilarating concert experiences. In 2016, they performed in the United Nations General Assembly Hall (live-streamed worldwide) when Kej received the Excellence and Leadership award as a global humanitarian artist. In 2020, they played a show during a popular Indian beach festival. Park was glad he found out after the concert that there were 88,000 attendees. He has struggled with stage fright and even wrote a song about it. “Make Your Mamma Proud” is on his solo country rock album Almost Showtime. Love Grows Park’s marriage ended in 2003. He wed longtime girlfriend Jody Mosher in July 2018. Park’s recording studio, Barncastle Studio, is attached to their house. Jody is supportive and engaged in his career decisions. “A music career is tricky to navigate and sustain Lonnie and Jody attend 2015 GRAMMYs to support Ricky Kej. alone,” says Park. “It really is amazing to have Kej, nominated for Winds of love and support from a Samsara, won the GRAMMY. partner in your personal life and professional life.” In April 2022, Jody was by his side at the GRAMMYs in Las Vegas. “It was surreal,” she says. “For Lonnie it was an overwhelming mix of emotions – nerves followed by sheer joy and a huge sense of achievement.” The couple celebrated afterwards at a star-studded party in Barry Manilow’s penthouse suite.

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join them. The result was the richly textured soundscapes, melodies and pulsating rhythms of Divine Tides featuring Kej, Copeland and international guest artists. “The emotional impact of these mixes of culture is very profound. I am sometimes moved to tears by the beauty of this music,” says Copeland. The three co-produced the album. Park was also a mixing and mastering engineer and involved in the complex logistics to bring the project to completion – no small feat with all recordings executed remotely during the pandemic. A GRAMMY Award is a music career pinnacle. “The moment we were announced as winners was one where you just pray this isn’t a dream,” says Park. It was a dream come true!

Kej accepting GRAMMY Award for Divine Tides on April 3, 2022, Las Vegas.. (L-R) Copeland, Kej, Park. Photo by Jon Rogalia

Some of Park’s friends, family and fans back home feted his award in June at The Center for the Arts of Homer. The catered event included live performances by Park and some of his musical collaborators as well as videotaped messages of congratulations from around the world. It’s back to business for Park now: another solo album, writing and singing on movie soundtracks, producing artists

and more Kej collaborations. Pre-GRAMMY, he had a steady work flow but the award opened some new doors. It’s an incentive for others to seek him out in the tiny village of Freeville. That’s a win for Park, his clients and his collaborators. Visit lonniepark.com for more information. Follow Park on Facebook and Instagram.

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autumn

Finger Lakes Photography Guild

Reflections by Melody Burri

ooking for jaw-dropping landscapes bathed in rich, bold autumnal colors? That drama is doubled when it’s reflected in the pristine waters of the Finger Lakes. Photographers and fall foliage chasers know that’s where the deep yellows, oranges, reds and purples sing twice — once against azure skies and again in the mirror of lakes and streams. “It’s easy to overlook the sky in any scene, and it can play a huge role when capturing reflections,” said Finger Lakes Photography Guild (FLPG) member Joy Underhill. “I love to create images where viewers do a double-take before they figure out exactly what they’re seeing.” Diane W. Dersch also loves to take landscape photos with reflections anywhere near the lakes or waterfalls. “One of my go-to locations for photos in the Finger Lakes is Montezuma

National Wildlife Refuge,” she said. “Depending on the time of year I can capture birds, animals, butterflies and flowers.” Paul Yarnall said he’s a big fan of waterfalls, but the Finger Lakes region is also blessed with other endless photo opportunities, like wildlife of all sorts, mountains and valleys, streams and lakes, forests and fields, farms, quaint towns, and industrious creative people. “Mix in the four seasons and you have a constantly changing kaleidoscope of beauty everywhere you look in the Finger Lakes,” said Yarnall. Two of Dwight Folts’ favorite places to kayak and photograph are West River and Canadice Lake at the south end launch site. West River is best in the spring and fall, he said. Dotting the Finger Lakes countryside are its towns and villages, which offer the best of two worlds, according to Regina O. Muscarella. “They offer a unique juxtaposition

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between thriving, bustling community life and historical charm and warmth,” she said. “Penn Yan, for example, pays homage to the past by respectfully preserving and repurposing its architecture, melding a quaint hometown feeling with its flourishing downtown.” Robin Voorhees counts herself lucky to live on Keuka Lake in the summer. “We have lots of company,” she said. “Friends love the wine and beer tours, boating, swimming and barbecuing at the lake. It’s such a fun and beautiful place to live every season.”

Left: The beauty of the Finger Lakes can be found anywhere, as Lee Drake demonstrates by this roadside stream on the east side of Honeoye Lake after a rain. Top: Photographer Dave Folts captured this kayaker paddling away from him along the West River, the inlet to Canandaigua Lake. Above: Diane W. Dersch saw this blue heron checking out where the best fishing was for dinner at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.

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Above: “Since 1797, The Birkett Mills has been the centerpiece of Penn Yan,” says photographer Regina Muscarella. “It remains open today, selling buckwheat products and gifts. I love the architecture and its reflection in the Keuka Lake Outlet. Look closely in the photo to see a heron enjoying his own reflection. It’s a glimpse of simpler times in small town America.” Left: Charlie Cappellino took this less common shot from the pier in Canandaigua.

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Reflections

Top, right: “A lone duck changes course to rejoin the sunset flock. Montezuma is justly famous for its birds,” states Barbara Drake. “But the gentle river and wetland scenes, fall foliage, wildflowers, sunsets, and even the many insects make any trip there a photographic bonanza.” Right: Joy Underhill captures an October sunset as it brackets a dock on Cayuga Lake.

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Reflections

Above: “Sweet As! is how I feel about living on Keuka Lake,” exclaimed Robin Vorhees. “This sunset image was taken from my dock.” Left: “The mission on this morning was locating roadside wild flowers, but I happened to get a glimpse of this pond from the road in passing and decided to take a closer look,” said Paul Yarnall. “I was rewarded with a classic summer scene.”

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Top: On this lovely autumn day in Avon, Joann K. Long photographed the graffitiladen bridge which provided a scenic backdrop to the cascading waterfalls. Right: While visiting Cummings Nature Center, this hidden pond covered with lily pads and awash in fall color and reflection was revealed to Don Delong.

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Two Bike Trails You’ Will Love These rides are ideal for the casual bike rider, nature lover, foodie, and walker story and photos by Derek Doeffinger

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ot the best. Not the most scenic. Not the easiest, nor the hardest. But perhaps at least one of them, and maybe both, are two of the more intriguing and enjoyable trails awaiting you. There’s only one way to find out. Before the blustery months set in, you should choose one and take it for a ride. Both are well suited for casual bicycling, and one is also perfect for walking. These two trails are Ithaca’s Black Diamond Trail and Rochester’s Turning Point Trail. I rode both of them recently and highly recommend them for casual riders and walkers, and especially the shorter Rochester trail for walkers. Both trails offer connections if you want to extend your ride. Willem van Osselaer–creator of a little gem of a website* for all the Ithaca bike trails–says of the Black Diamond Trail: “This may be the best route in all of Ithaca! It brings you through forests, waterfalls, gorgeous gorges, even bison.” Area resident Indira says, “It feels like a meditative workout.” The Turning Point Trail offers an urban nature ride, threading through the woods alongside the Genesee River in Rochester. It includes a singularly fun stretch before taking you to a variety of historical and recreational attractions. It’s the trail the locals love to walk, but I love to bike. The 17-mile round trip Black Diamond Trail is full of surprises and provides a nice but easily doable workout. The 8-mile round trip (longer with extensions) Turning Point Trail offers a surprise that casual bikers will find irresistible but will also appeal to walkers. My neighbor Maureen exclaims, “I love this trail, especially seeing the fall colors reflected in the river.” Both trails offer waterfront connections. At Turning Point you’ll find a historical lighthouse and carousel, and a beachside park known for its volleyball and swimming. The Black Diamond plays its trump card of Taughannock Falls but also teases you with a side trip trail to a farmer’s market, marina and Stewart Park (a large lakeside park), all the while entertaining you with Ithaca’s noteworthy eccentricity. Each also tempts with a wide variety of food choices to refuel and rest your legs. Both trails are smooth enough for road bikes and can be explored in two to three hours. About the Black Diamond Trail Willem van Osselaer’s proclamation could be right. Ride on the Black Diamond Trail a few days after a good rainfall and it will become quite clear why “Ithaca is Gorges.” The hillsides will be dripping and splashing with unnamed waterfalls erupting from the refreshed streams, some only one or two feet wide, others as wide as highways. Best of all, with

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Start at the Ithaca Children’s Garden (1) on Rt. 89. There’s good parking and a bike station with tools for maintenance. You can find restrooms at the front of the ballpark next to the BDT parking lot and at the visitor center next to the falls overlook (2). The packed stone dust works okay for road bikes, but it occasionally collects in tire-grabbing “puddles” near the Ithaca end, and there’s about a 20-foot stretch of 2-inch crushed stone as you near the Taughannock end. A few restaurants and usually a food truck await you on Rt. 89 as you approach the town – lots more if you take the Waterfront Trail through town. Black walnuts can become a nuisance by October.

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a short hike or road ride, the trail takes you to the 215-foot Taughannock Falls. The trail name derives from the luxurious Black Diamond passenger line run by the Lehigh Valley Railroad to Ithaca from 1896 to 1959. The black diamond refers to the anthracite (hard) coal the company so profitably transported from eastern Pennsylvania mines for many years. Perhaps the most surprising revelation of this finely crushed stone trail is not that it is all uphill, but that it’s an extraordinarily easy uphill ride. Why is that a revelation? Because if you’re familiar with the roads leaving from Ithaca towards the trail’s destination of Taughannock Falls, you know they travel up hills. Sometimes very steep hills. You may think, “There’s no way I’m going to ride an entirely uphill trail.” But don’t let the word “uphill” intimidate you. That’s actually the appeal. While going uphill may sound difficult, it’s actually easy because the grade of this former railroad track is so slight that you’ll only drop down a gear or two. Over its 8-mile length the altitude gain is only 434 feet, less than 62 feet a mile. And because the big treat is turning around for a chilling, possibly thrilling return ride, you should start your outing in Ithaca. The rewards of riding this trail are threefold: bragging rights for riding an entirely uphill trail, exhilaration that lingers long after you complete the all-downhill return ride and best of all, serenity for pedaling to the alluring destination of Taughannock Falls via a nature trail. Not convinced it’s for you? Here’s what our two riders have to say. My senior-aged neighbor Maureen–a selfproclaimed social rider who has taken on several dozen rail-trail rides around the state–says, “It’s very gradual, woodsy, shaded and a great payoff at the end–a beautiful waterfall.” Indira, in her mid-30s, exclaims, “I love the BDT; I can go if I’m in or out of shape, and still be challenged and enjoy the ride.”

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Two Bike Trails You’’ Will Love Some Sights At mile 3.5 (the first road crossing after leaving Ithaca) look to the field up the hill on the left and you may spot a small herd of bison. At the Taughannock end of the trail, take the few steps to the pedestrian bridge crossing over the creek. If the park Grinches haven’t intervened, you may find it’s a love lock bridge. Even more impressive is the large, inaccessible waterfall beneath the bridge and the view upstream of the classic stone bridge that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the depression. To get to the Taughannock Falls overlook (and restrooms), you can either walk the rim trail or bike a short distance on the road. Back to my neighbor Maureen, who has both biked and walked to the falls overlook: “Walking the rim trail gives you some great wood views of the waterfall.” If you walk it from the pedestrian bridge, you get to keep that feeling you’re on a nature trail. To walk, continue across the bridge and follow the rim trail (bikes not allowed) a half mile to the falls overlook. To get there by bike, walk your bike the few yards down to the parking lot, turn right onto Jacksonsville Road, make an immediate right onto Taughannock Park Road and pedal the half mile to the overlook. Note that part of the road is a bit steep.

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Turning Point Park Trail If a long, hard, endorphin-releasing ride appeals to you, then the ride on Turning Point Trail won’t. Instead, you’ll find it a great leisure ride (or walk) with several points of interest to engage you. Maureen says she loves this trail and highly recommends it on any good weather day, but says it’s especially nice in mid to late October when the river reflects the fall colors. Located in the northwest part of Rochester known as Charlotte, it provides an asphalt trail with a few gentle short hills (one short steep one, downhill at the start) and a very cool boardwalk. The trail goes all the way out to Ontario Beach Park. Stick solely to the trail and the roundtrip ride is about 8 miles. Do some meandering and you can bump that up to 10, 12 or even more miles. Keep in mind that it’s part of the much longer Genesee Riverview Trail, which is a combo nature-streetside trail roughly tracking the Genesee River as it moves through the city out to Lake Ontario. Right from the start, you get to cross the usually placid broad throat of the Genesee River on a 3,572-foot long boardwalk bridge forming the sweetest S curve you may ever ride. You not only get the palpitating and musclepleasing vibrations of the boardwalk, but your tires striking the boards create an ear-pleasuring thrumming that sounds like a cougar’s purr (google it). There won’t be a cougar crouching in the brush, but keep an eye on the river for mute swans, ducks, herons and turtles, and for pileated woodpeckers and deer in the woods. After the boardwalk, the trail winds a mile and half through woods alongside the river until you emerge at the marina. In a minute or two, right after you see Hemingway’s giant face, look to the left. You’ll spot a lighthouse turret and

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Turning Point Trail I start at the Boxart Street trailhead which has room for about 15 cars (1), but you can also park at the much larger and more public lot at the Ontario Beach Park (2) and reverse the trail. Two restroom facilities await you at the lake end. You’ll find restaurants near the beach park and at the big Port of Rochester building along the river.

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part of the 200-year-old handsome brick Charlotte Genesee lighthouse/museum. It’s open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. through October. To get there turn left at the end of the boardwalk trail and take the short road up to Lake Avenue. Turn left onto the traffic-facing sidewalk and, as you approach the first traffic signal, turn left onto the clearly marked trail leading from the sidewalk to the lighthouse. Once you’re done looking, head back the way you came and work your way through the parking lots toward the river while keeping a northward (toward the lake) course. Soon you’ll spot the historic Dentzel Menagerie Carousel with 52 carved animals (open on nice fall weekends at noon). Finally, you can ride the pier out to the harbor light and then explore the beach and watch a volleyball game or two before heading to Lake Avenue or the riverside restaurants. Why the name Turning Point? Because this is where the big cargo ships came and turned around after delivering their cargo. Even today, Canadian cement boats tie up right below the parking lot overlook and hook up their large hoses to existing pipes to transfer dry cement from the ship to the factory just across the street from the parking lot. On the return leg, if you feel you’ve completed your outing, once you cross the boardwalk, turn right and go back up the steep hill to the parking lot. If you’d like to extend your trip and take on a moderate mile-long hill, keep to the left and follow the asphalt up the hill. At the half-mile point, you’ll see a trail branch and trail sign to the right that takes you back to your parking lot. Don’t go back yet, but remember it for when you return from this short outing. Keep going up to Lake Avenue, turn left and take the street-side paved trail one-third mile to Riverside Cemetery. This sprawling cemetery offers a few miles of paved roads, lots of large trees and peaceful surroundings to cap off your trip. The rest of the Genesee River Trail awaits the truly adventurous, but for this outing, we’re done.

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Makenot Meadows Lawns Naturalize Your Outdoor Spaces Stinzen Style story and photos by Cindy Ruggieri

’ll admit it, the term “stinzen” was new to me. But while following the stinzen planting at Flock Finger Lakes, I’ve had my eyes opened to a whole new way of naturalizing our outdoor spaces. Flock Finger Lakes in Tioga County is the collaboration of three millennial partners – Summer Rayne Oakes, Sander van Dijk and Joey Lawrence – with a focus on the environment, learning and experimenting with different techniques and educating the public with what they have discovered along the way. Stinzen plants are from bulbs whose origins trace back to Mediterranean and central European regions, and are often referred to as “vintage bulbs.” They naturalize easily and were commonly used over the past few centuries to beautify the old European estates but were not a style used here in the United States, where well-groomed and pristine lawns were the norm. Enter Peggy Montgomery from the Garden Media Group, representing

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1. Select a variety of stinzen bulbs 2. Mix the bulbs to prepare for the random planting

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European bulb exporters, who were offering a grant of over 70,000 bulbs to introduce stinzen gardens to the United States as part of their effort to educate and inspire planting bulbs. “I have known Summer for a while, and knew immediately that she was the right person to implement this project,” says Montgomery. As a graduate of Cornell with a degree Here is the list of bulbs planted at Flock in Environmental Studies, Oakes had the Eranthis cilicica Anenomne blanda background, knowledge “Blue Shades” Fritillaria meleagris and passion that Chionodoxa luciliae Montgomery knew Galanthus woronwii would be critical to the Corydalis “Beth Evans” Muscari armeniacum project. Crocus tomassinianus I found myself Tulipa sylvestris “Whitewell Purple” arriving at Flock on a sunny autumn day in October, along with a group of enthusiastic gardening volunteers, to plant an almost quarter acre of stinzen bulbs that would bloom in the spring. The nine varieties of bulbs were mixed together to replicate how they would grow in the natural world – no order and no patterns – and also to take advantage of the different blooming times for the varieties being used. As part of this experiment, three different planting methods were used. One portion of the ground that had been cleared was fertilized, covered with bulbs in no particular order, layered with two inches of topsoil-compost blend and finally grassseeded. Another section was planted under existing sod by hand using an auger on an electric drill. And because of the sheer number of bulbs, a borrowed bulb machine – a modified tractor for planting bulk bulbs – was borrowed from Cornell University to plant the remaining 35,000 bulbs under the sod. And then we waited over the winter to see the results. Plant once and done, and see how your garden grows over the next decade or so. The goal was to achieve 40% bulb coverage of the ground as the starting point. Over time, the bulbs will replicate, either naturally underground or by seed with the help of pollinators. Not only will the stinzen garden eventually become a lush carpet of flowers that continue to bloom in various cycles, it will also be a huge benefit to the pollinators that are so critical to the growing cycle of the natural world. Although there was some level of expectation that bulbs would produce blooms starting in March, there were few flowers due to the harsh, erratic weather of the past year. But when I arrived to see the blooms in May, it was very successful in the area where the bulbs were planted under the sod. “The sod likely protected the bulbs from the harsh weather, so these bulbs were able to bloom on time and at the level of coverage we had hoped for,” Oakes explains. Flowers of various colors and heights were beautifully displayed among the blades of grass, and the worker-

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lthough this was a huge undertaking, anyone can naturalize the space in their own yard. As Oakes says, “Make Meadows not Lawns.” Her advice: • Start small to find the best spaces to naturalize. • Select the bulbs you want to see. Think about colors, height, when the blooms will emerge and which bulbs will naturalize well. Select bulbs for growing Zone 5 and 6 in our Finger Lakes area. • Plant in the fall for spring blooms (and in the spring if you want fall flowers). • Start with planting under sod. This can be easily accomplished by hand using a horticulture knife, bulb auger or spade. • Eventually the field will need to be mowed, once the blooms are well over, most likely at some point in June. • Watch the bulbs grow and expand coverage through the years.

bee and worker-bugs were flying all around doing their job of pollination. It was naturalization at its best. The space that had been cleared and covered with topsoil had limited growth. “I am hoping in the second year this section will produce the blooms we expect, once the bulbs have become more acclimated to the ground here,” says Oakes. The experiment will continue over the coming years. The goal of Flock is to continually try new methods, learn from their experience and educate the public. Their YouTube channel is growing, with more than 100 videos already uploaded of interviews of people in and around the Finger Lakes and documenting their experiences on the land. I was excited to be a witness to this project start to finish and will be watching their YouTube channel through the years ahead to see how their garden grows. Visit flockfingerlakes.com to read about their plans for Flock and to view their YouTube channel.

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Other Lakes of the Finger

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ur region revolves around those eleven narrow lakes, gouged out by the glacier, and flowing northward to Ontario and the sea. But we have dozens of other named lakes and ponds and every one... no matter how small... is loved. Some are haunts of coot and hern, while others are penned in by cottages. Some flow seditiously southward, instead of north! Pick any one of them and someone out there loves it... remembers it in joyous detail... even if they haven’t set toes in it or laid eyes on it for 50 years. Generations of Cornellians have jogged around Beebe Lake, and birdwatchers make the pilgrimage to Sapsucker Pond. Tens of millions of waterfowl have paused their migrations at the Main Pool, or at Tshacke Pool, in Montezuma. So besides the eleven true Finger Lakes, here’s a little sampling of other lakes that we shouldn’t overlook.

Onondaga Lake, near the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, has been through some very bad times. The Onondaga Nation considered it sacred and still advocate for it. It’s the birthplace of the Haudenosaunne Confederation, but the U.S. wrenched it away anyhow, making it a terrifying repository of sewage, salt, chemicals and industrial waste. Ice harvesting had to be banned as of 1901, swimming as of 1940, fishing in 1970. Some of the bans have been lifted, as considerable improvements have been made, but considerable more are needed. This lake needs love, but it could again become a jewel.

The southward-flowing “Little Lakes” lie on the Schuyler-Steuben county line in a vale between Keuka and Seneca Lakes and they’re often overshadowed by their larger neighbors. But cottagers on Waneta wouldn’t trade for a spot on the bigger lakes, and some winters the ice freezes thick enough for auto races (though we’re not suggesting you try it!). Camp Gorton, still busy on the eastern shore, is beloved by generations of Boy Scouts.

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Clockwise: The delightful Mendon Ponds Park near Rochester has Deep Pond, Long Pond, Lost Pond, Quaker Pond and Hundred Acre Pond... not to mention the Devil’s Bathtub, a glacially formed kettle hole created when a huge block of ice was left isolated by a receding glacier and finally melted. The park is a National Natural Landmark. (Timothy Peden photo, via Creative Commons – Timothy)

“Salubrious Lake” became a Bath attraction as soon as White settlers arrived, in 1793. Local folks said that it was “a mile across and a mile around,” which Euclid could have told them wasn’t likely. But Lake Salubria, as it’s now known, hosted genteel boating all summer and ice cutting all winter. For a few years before the Great War, the Thomas Aeroplane Company operated seaplanes there in warmer weather and took off from the ice once the cold set in. Today it’s a favorite for geese, gulls, eagles and muskrats. It’s also home to “Tyrtle Beach,” the chilly April event in which a local celebrity will “jump in the lake” to raise money for youth programs. (Steuben County Historical Society)

Loon Lake in Wayland was called Poor Lake until after the Civil War, when the region (perhaps with an eye to tourism) seems to have had an improveour-names movement. Loon Lake once had its own (small) steamboat and it still has its own community, church and cemeteries. Couples used to travel many, many miles to dance the weekend nights away at The Ballroom, The Palace or Laf-A-Lot. And a good winter, of course, meant a good ice harvest, even in 1941 when war was looming. (Steuben County Historical Society)

More enduring has been the Mount Hope (now Highland) Reservoir, in Rochester’s Highland Park. Built to receive and retain waters gravity-fed from Hemlock Lake, the old reservoir is now circled by a half-mile walking and jogging track – a gift to 21stcentury recreationists, from 19th-century engineers and visionaries. (Author’s collection)

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Counter Clockwise from upper right hand corner: Waneta and Lamoka flow into Mill Pond, which feeds Mud Creek, down which hundred-foot “arks” used to ride the spring freshets, beginning a return-less journey to Pennsylvania and Maryland, filled with the produce of a year’s labors. (Steuben County Historical Society) This post card, mailed in 1909, intrigued me! Could this be today’s Willow Pond in Penfield? No, I was assured by Town Historian Kathy Kanauer. This Willow Pond, she showed me through a link with Monroe County Public Libraries, was a one-acre “improved” natural pond at a private home at 1530 East Avenue in Rochester. By 1955, it was rated “a nuisance and possible menace” and filled in, now living only in antique stores, post card collections and historical archives. And maybe a few memories. (Author’s collection)

Cayuta Lake, in the forested hills between Ithaca and Watkins Glen, is famed for its fishing, but it’s almost entirely girdled by cottages, private property and preserve –though there is a state boat launch on the north end. Cayuta lies between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. The outlet, Cayuta Creek, runs through Schuyler, Chemung and Tioga Counties before crossing into Pennsylvania, where it finally finds the Susquehanna River. (Schuyler County Historical Society)

Some years ago, an irate tourist threatened to sue somebody for something in Seneca Falls, because he couldn’t find any falls. True enough, for the last of them vanished more than 100 years ago, as the state continued its program of canalization. But that process traded falls and rapids for the lovely Van Cleef Lake, right by downtown in the midst of the village. Fall Street takes you straight to it, so you can get out and enjoy the walk, including the beautiful limestone Trinity Episcopal Church right on the shore. A hundred years ago folks called this “The MillionDollar Lake,” since so much industrial property had to be bought up on lands about to be covered with water. It’s still a good name. Waneta’s southern neighbor is Lamoka Lake, for which an Archaic hunting and gathering culture, archeologically discovered nearby, was named. (Steuben County Historical Society)

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Yvonne Taylor Seneca Lake Guardian

ctivist Yvonne Taylor is the co-founder and vice president of Seneca Lake Guardian, an all-volunteer grassroots organization dedicated to protecting the Finger Lakes from environmentally destructive projects. Originally called Gas Free Seneca, the not-for-profit 501(c) (3) corporation was started more than 10 years ago when an oil and gas company bought an abandoned salt cavern near the lake. It intended to use the underground space to store liquified propane gas. The problem was, even the company acknowledged that the cavern may leak … Q: Was that your first major battle? How did it turn out? Yvonne Taylor: It was our first major win! Since then, we’ve led and won numerous campaigns, all geared toward protecting the Finger Lakes. People all over the world struggle to access clean, safe water for drinking, cooking, hygiene and more. It makes protecting the Finger Lakes all the more important. We’re lucky to live in such close proximity to a large freshwater source that provides drinking water to 1 million people! But climate change and many local environmental threats – destructive power plants, reckless development, decrepit infrastructure – could destroy our lakes. Are you in the midst of a battle currently? We will continue to fight cryptomining in the Finger

Lakes and across New York, but we’re also turning our focus to the Seneca Meadows landfill, which threatens the $3 billion, 60,000-job agritourism industry in the Finger Lakes. Is Seneca Lake Guardian affiliated with other environmental organizations? Yes – the Waterkeeper Alliance, a global network of more than 350 Waterkeeper groups protecting more than 2.75 million square miles of rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways. It is also in coalition with many local, statewide, and national environmental organizations. Is the cause personal for you? I was born and raised here, and I love everything about the Finger Lakes. The people in the community, the wine, the natural beauty – everything. The Finger Lakes are in every fiber of my being. There’s nothing I love more than Lady Seneca – swimming, kayaking, sailing, or just sitting by and looking at her. She is always beautiful but never the same. She has moods – she can be serene and peaceful, with water as calm as glass, she can dance with diamonds of sunlight, she can be a tumultuous, angry tempest. My favorite time is near sunset, when the waters turn the color of liquid mercury with highlights of peach, yellow, or purple – the color of wild blackberries in milk – from the setting sun.

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The Big Lakes Outdoor Recreation and Conservation in the Cayuga and Seneca Lake Watersheds

f the 11 Finger Lakes, Cayuga and Seneca are the biggest, with Cayuga Lake taking first prize for longest at over 38 miles long, and Seneca winning for deepest. Seneca Lake lies in the geographic center of the Finger Lakes. It is an extraordinarily deep lake, extending 173 feet below sea level, and is nearly three miles from shore to shore at its widest point. Its large size and central location made Seneca Lake a surprise choice for a naval facility. A naval base in the middle of New York State might sound like the beginning of a joke, but it’s one of those weird quirks of history. As the United States prepared for war in the 1940s, there was a growing need for training bases and, in 1942, President Roosevelt approved the construction of the naval base on Seneca Lake. In the years following WWII, the base was converted first into a college for returning veterans and then again as an airfield to train Air Force personnel. All in all, over three-quarters of a million airmen and sailors were trained in what is now Sampson State Park, and today there is a combined air and naval museum dedicated to this history. Cayuga Lake doesn’t share Seneca’s military history, but does share more mysterious lore. Both lakes were reportedly home to ancient sea monsters – the Seneca Lake Sea Monster and Cayuga Lake’s Old Greeny. Although you can imagine how the dark, stormy waters of these big lakes could conjure images of monsters, a more logical explanation may be the presence of lake sturgeon. These giant ancient fish are indigenous to Cayuga Lake and can live to be well over 100 years old, nine feet long, and weigh up to 300 pounds. The two lakes are connected by folklore and by water. At Cayuga’s northern end, the Seneca River connects it to Seneca Lake to the west. A great way to experience these big lakes and some of their history is on one of the many repurposed rail-trails. Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail The Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail is a microcosm of a drive along a wine trail beside a sinuous Finger Lake, but rather than taking it in at 50 mph, the pace along the

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trail is more leisurely. The corridor is lined with trees and features a broad, level, stone-dust trail that is a pleasure to ride, walk or ski. The trail follows an old railroad bed beside a canal that links the two largest Finger Lakes while connecting picturesque villages along the way — or at least it will when complete. Presently, roughly 7 of the eventual 19 miles are finished and open to the public. Through the trees and between the wetlands, travelers find sprawling agricultural fields and boaters and paddlers cruising the canal. The western end can be accessed by parking at Seneca Lake State Park or at the Bishop Nature Preserve, owned by the Finger Lakes Land Trust. The preserve has a large gravel parking area off West River Road and a stone dust path that connects directly with the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail.

Catharine Valley Trail Photo by Bill Hecht

Catharine Valley Trail The Catharine Valley Trail is another great example of a conservation effort that yields dividends for the natural world and the communities it connects. Following the old Chemung Barge Canal towpath and sections of the abandoned Northern Central Rail lines, the trail is contiguous from downtown Watkins Glen to the hamlet of Pine Valley. It’s a great natural corridor that utilizes compact stone dust paths designed for hikers, bikers and skiers. Stretches of the trail that run between towns delve into deep forest and are thoroughly shaded and simply serene. It’s as if you have your own personal wooded highway. The entire trail is ADA compliant, though access to some sections is much better than others. The corridor itself is well worth the trip, but nearby

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Black Diamond Trail Photo by Josh Baldo

are several notable locations that outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy and should try to include in their excursion. First is the stunning gorge within Watkins Glen State Park. Second, and also nearby the village of Watkins Glen, is Queen Catharine Marsh, which has foot trails accessible from the Catharine Valley Trail. The marsh is one of only a few remaining headwater marshes in the Finger Lakes and lies along the Atlantic Flyway, an important east coast path for migratory birds. Black Diamond Trail Seen by many as a linchpin for connecting Ithaca’s numerous existing trails and parks through an off-road trail network, the first phase of the Black Diamond Trail is complete. This is great news for not only Ithaca and nearby residents, but all outdoor enthusiasts.

Though evocative of a hazardous downhill ski run, the Black Diamond Trail is actually a broad, mostly level, multiuse trail – limited to cyclists, walkers, runners, cross country skiers and snowshoers – connecting amazing waterfalls and gorges along an off-road corridor. First-time visitors should remember to double their mileage when planning out-and-back routes, while one-way trekkers may want to note that the grade slopes downward most of the way from Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg to the Cayuga Waterfront Trail in Ithaca. The trail is another success story of repurposing old industrial infrastructure to serve and enhance present-day communities. Read more about the Black Diamond Trail on page 44.

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Corning Building Company

Tailgate Special: this Char-Broil, 4-Burner Black 40,000 BTU Outdoor LP Gas Griddle (835036) is available at Corning Building Company. $429.99.

Crown Jewelry

This beautiful 14K yellow-gold band diamond ring is available at Crown Jewelry. $3,680. mycrowndowntown.com

product picks Zugibe Vineyards

The 2021 Gewurztraminer from Zugibe Winery is an off-dry wine with classic Gewurztraminer aromas with flavors of lychee fruit and ginger. $17.99 . zugibevineyards.com

CabAve

Don’t settle for the same old four or five interior storage options. CabAve offers hundreds of options to choose from. Their “Enhancement Team” installs them professionally and FAST. cabave.com

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Seager Marine

Fall Foliage Cruises at Seager Marine! seagermarine.com

Artizanns

Kyle Landin makes wonderful glass pumpkins in various sizes and imaginative colors for seasonal or anytime décor. Available at Artizanns in Naples, $20 to $60. artizanns.com

Heron Hill’s 2021 Classic Semi-Dry Riesling is all about balance and elegance! Enjoy the refreshing and lingering palate with a touch of sweetness and intense aromas of ripe apple, bosc pear, ginger and green papaya. This is the ideal wine for casual grill-outs and will do well in the cellar. heronhill.com

FingerLakes Bell Co.’s

handmade steel bells with matching bell apparel are available at the Windmill Farm & Craft Market, Penn Yan; and at Finger Lakes Unique in Corning. Ring On! flxbells.com

Lazy Acre Alpacas

How cute are these 7-inch-tall cuddly alpacas with their chullo hats in a variety of colors? At only $20 each, the new arrivals at Lazy Acre Alpacas’ store will make a perfect gift or a wonderful souvenir of a visit to the farm. lazyacrealpacas.com

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Wagner Vineyards 2020 Cabernet Franc ($18.99) is a bold and vibrant red wine. It benefited greatly from the hot and dry summer of 2020. Enjoy a cool fall evening with a wine that was named Best New York Red Wine at the 2022 TexSom International Wine Awards. wagnervineyards.com

Ventosa Vineyard’s Saggio XII Gold (and others) medal winner is a medium-bodied red blend with dark ripe fruit on the palate. Hints of anise and subtle French oak. $43.45. ventosavineyards.com

Antique Revival

Antique English Elizabethan-Style Oak Hunt Board, circa 1900. antiquerevival.com

Cricket on the Hearth

Mendota’s linear fireplaces provide exceptional design flexibility with realistic logs and efficiency in five sizes. Shop Cricket on the Hearth Inc., 900 Panorama Trail S. in Rochester, 14625. cricketonthehearth.com

TornadoTs

Custom designed, rustic oak barrel wall art from Tornado Tees would make an attractive decoration in many rooms of your home or cottage. A variety of Finger Lakes designs and more are available. tornado-ts.com

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Fireplace Fashions

Enjoy the warmth of an efficient gas fireplace from Fireplace Xtrordinair this season! At Fireplace Fashions – in business since 1957. 1936 Hudson Ave in Irondequoit. 585-266-8967

product picks Dudley Poultry

Tired of dry, boring chicken breast? Dudley Poultry’s Finger Lakes Gourmet Marinaded Chicken Breasts, available in a variety of marinades, are ready for the grill! 910 State Route 245, Middlesex. dudleypoultry.com

Dr. Frank’s Winery

Dr. Frank’s Salmon Run 2021 Riesling now features a new design! Tropically ripe and aromatic, beaming with peach, orange blossom, cantaloupe and a touch of stony minerality. $13.99. drfrankwines.com

Silver Lake Marine

At Silver Lake Marine, big things like the new Moomba Mondo come in small(ish) packages. Go big on tech, style and performance without committing to a beast with the new Mondo. silverlakemarine.com

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Charley Brother

True story: a young mother is transformed after discovering the diaries of a Civil War Marine from Bath, New York. Amazon eBook $9.99; $25.99 paper or $32.99 cloth. charleybrother.com

FLX Goods has a new

Children’s Line that includes several Finger Lakes shirts for children and toddlers. There are a wide range of colors and sizes to choose from. flxgoods.com

product picks Sheldrake Point Winery

The Sheldrake Point 2021 Dry Rosé is Sheldrake Point Winery’s best-seller, made with 100-percent Cabernet Franc grapes. Strawberries and grapefruit pith bridge the nose and palate, leaving a bright and juicy finish. $18. sheldrakepoint.com/product/ 2021-dry-rose

The Gold Silver Diamond Store

The sterling silver paddle necklaces feature an adjustable-length chain. They celebrate 20 different lakes plus the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers. $119. goldsilverdimamondstore.com

Horning Woodworking

From the skilled workers at Horning Woodworking: Black cabinets with knotty pine doors for accent in an Adirondack camp. 585-526-6100

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September 17-18...10th Annual Purple Painted Lady Festival Join them for a weekend of fun, excitement, music, community, crafts and art at the largest & kindest art festival in Western New York. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. 845 Yellow Mills Rd., Palmyra NY 14522 thepurplepaintedladyfestival.com September 24...13th Annual Sodus Harvest Fest Family oriented festival with food and craft vendors, demonstrations, activities, pumpkin contests, pumpkin drops, hay wagon rides. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Sodus, NY 14551 facebook.com/sodusharvestfest

OCTOBER

“Bristol Valley Evening” by Mark Stash, Naples Open Studio Trail October 1-2...Naples Open Studio Trail Naples Open Studio Trail (NOST), a group of dynamic, innovative artists who invite the public into their studios every October, announced that several new artists have joined its annual free, self-guided art tour. There will be over 20 artists at 13 locations scattered around Canandaigua Lake and centered in Naples. Studios are open both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A downloadable map is available on its site; people are also welcome to contact them for a brochure. 585-749-2248 or 585-967-3348 naplesopenstudiotrail.com October 10...Montezuma National Wildlife Tour Adventure Held every Monday from April to October from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Located at the northern end of Cayuga Lake, Montezuma is only one of two refuge sites in Upstate New York. Visitors will explore parts of this sanctuary’s landscape on foot and then take a short (3.5) mile drive by car to observe numerous wildlife in their natural habitat. If you have a love for nature coupled with a thirst for learning, the Montezuma National Wildlife Adventure Tour is the activity for you. A portion of your ticket purchase goes directly to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. $79 per person. 3395 U.S. Route 20 East, Seneca Falls NY 13148 flfoodtours.com Submit your events for FREE at lifeinthefingerlakes.com/submit-your-event

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September and October bring opportunities for the Finger Lakes Museum visitor – both on and off the water

any people of the Finger Lakes rate summer as their favorite season but others argue that fall is hands-down the best. As a Florida transplant that never had a true fall season, (there’s only hot season and hotter season, if you want to know the truth), there’s something incredibly magical about seeing those thick fall clouds rolling across the sky indicating that a change is coming. The cooler weather reminds you to grab a light sweater and your favorite pair of boots as you leave the house for the day. The smell of the traditional seasonal baked goods seems to waft through all the open windows of neighborhood houses, as well as in the mom-and-pop and grocery store

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bakeries. Local breweries, wineries and farms celebrate the season in style with fall festivals, complete with fire pits, chili, hayrides and hot cider. Apple-picking activities make their way onto September calendars, and dragging the wagon filled with 70 pounds of apples counts as your workout for the day. Yes, the weather is cooling and leaf-peeping is taking over as the hobby of choice, but there’s no reason that residents and visitors to the Finger Lakes can’t continue enjoying time out on the water. The Finger Lakes Museum concludes their program season with two paddling activities – lovely ways to get out and explore the fall foliage of the season. The Equinox Paddle takes full advantage of the crisp late afternoon air on September 24, and the Fall Foliage Paddle on October 8 uses the peak foliage

Anatomy of a Kayak Stern – rear of kayak Deck – top of kayak

Cockpit – opening where the paddler sits

Starboard – right side of kayak

Port – left side of the kayak Bow – front of the kayak

Hatch – compartment for stowing gear Hull – body of the kayak Toggle or Grab Handle – rope loop and handle that lets you hold onto the end of the kayak, attach a tow line, or tie the kayak to a cartop rack during transport

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colors to give a breathtaking view from kayaks travelling down Sugar Creek and Keuka Lake. Both programs are led by ACA-certified kayak instructors, and end with a bonfire and refreshments. Participants learn the basic strokes that allow for maneuvering through the waters with ease: forward for moving forward, reverse stroke for slowing down and backing up, sweep stroke for turning and the draw stroke for scooting sideways. Words like stern, deck and bow will make a lot more sense after the instructors guide you through the parts of the kayak. Clothing for fall kayaking might require a few more layers, but the basic guidance of lightweight, non-cotton, non-zippered items are still recommended, and a life vest is a non-negotiable. Don’t worry if you don’t have a life vest, as the museum provides these for all participants. For those seeking a non-water activity, a walk through the Townsend Grady Wildlife Preserve wetlands area will provide visitors with an immersive fall experience, as the Finger Lakes Museum’s maintained trails are shaded by native trees in various colors of the season. Interpretive signage along the main trail culminates in a 200-foot boardwalk and lakeside octagon pavilion, a perfect spot to sit and take in the majestic views of Keuka Lake in all its autumnal change. Each

trail takes just a few minutes to walk, so there is no need for special gear, but stable footwear (possibly waterproof, based on weather conditions) would be a good choice. Layers are also recommended, as the tree cover might shade you for a few minutes and be chilly, while spots of open sky will keep you warm and toasty in the rays of the sun. A camera (or camera phone) is not a requirement, but you don’t want to miss the opportunity to snap a photo or two of the area as you explore. Whether your fall activity is on the water or on land, take some time to enjoy the change in the season. There are many wonderful opportunities to spend time outside and in nature, as well as indoors with friends. Grab your cozy socks as you take a hike through the various trails of the numerous state parks that dot the region. Knit a hat (or purchase one from a local shop) in your favorite team colors to prepare for a football game. Enjoy crockpot chili that’s been slow simmering all day. Rake leaves and jump in them just because, recapturing that childhood magic from years ago. Fall is a beautiful time, one that many states don’t get to experience. It’s a gem of a season, and we would be remiss to ignore all the enchantment that it brings with its return.

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Largest Open-air Farm Market in the Finger Lakes! Harvest time! Featuring apples, grapes, local potatoes & onions. Decorate for fall! Grape Pies, Cookies, Donuts & Specialty Breads from our Bakery NYS Maple Syrup, Honey & Sharp Cheddar Cheese (2.5 yrs.)! Gift Shop, Jams, Jellies & Hunt Country & Arbor Hill Wines! Family Pride Since 1955

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Fine Finger Lakes Crafts

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CORTLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Telling Your Stories Since 1925

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Suggett House Museum and Kellogg Memorial Research Center Discover your family’s roots and explore Cortland County’s past! Wednesday-Saturday 12-5pm 25 Homer Ave. Cortland, NY 13045 – (607) 756-6071 cortlandhistory.org – info@cortlandhistory.org

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Rochester’s

2022 marks the 200th anniversary

Erie Canal Heritage

by Ray Levato

of the opening of the Erie Canal in Rochester – with two important milestones reached in 1822!

he first milestone was on July 2, 1822, when boats first began using the newly opened canal section from the Genesee River to Pittsford. From there, because of the construction of the Great Embankment across the Irondequoit Creek valley, travelers had to ramble overland in a carriage for several miles to Fairport. The embankment was completed in October, and fully 180 miles of the Erie Canal were open from Rochester east to Little Falls.

Erie Canal, Rochester. American Laundry House Company is building at left; Osburn House is hotel at right. Circa 1900. Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

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AMISH COUNTRY STORE at Weaver View Farms Overlooking Seneca Lake

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A grain boat being pulled along the Erie Canal by horses on the tow-path. A possible entanglement with a boat going in the opposite direction causes one of the crew to deliver a loud blast on a horn in warning. The horn would also be used to warn lock keepers of approaching vessels.

I’ve got a mule, her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal. No achievement had more impact on the early history of New York than the Erie Canal. Some derisively called it “Clinton’s Big Ditch” or “Clinton’s Folly.” The dream of an easy water route to the Great Lakes was talked about as early as the 1700s. The idea took hold in 1808, when New York took the important step of funding a survey of the route. We can forgive Thomas Jefferson who, in 1809, called the idea “…a little short of madness.” Construction began on Independence Day in 1817, with the first shovel full of earth being turned in a farm field near Rome. Crews began digging in both directions – one toward Albany, the other toward a small frontier military outpost from the War of 1812 known as Buffalo. She’s a good ol’ worker and a good ol’ pal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal.

A canal or more a day, The Rochester city council has approved stretching 363 depending on plans for riverfront promenades and a miles from the how much earth re-imagining of the canal aqueduct. “Roc the Hudson River they removed. Riverway” calls for removing the Broad Street to Lake Erie and The bridge and potentially re-watering the 1842 overcoming Annual Report structure in the way Buffalo did with its a height of the Canal downtown Canalside Project, originally difference of 565 Commissioners the western terminus of the feet seemed an from 1818 gave this Erie Canal. impossible dream. account of a crew of The original Erie Canal three men who dug out was 40 feet wide and 4 feet 15 yards of the canal bed in deep with towpaths on either 5½ days, which “produced to each side. There were 83 stone locks and workman the very liberal wages of one 18 aqueducts over rivers, creeks and dollar and eighty-eight cents per day.” ravines. It took a year and 3,000 men to dig the first stretch of the canal, the roughly As many as 50,000 men worked on the construction – a mix of local farm 15 miles between Rome and Utica. It opened on Oct. 22, 1819. laborers and Irish, British and German immigrants. They used shovels, pickaxes and the raw power of horses, mules and Low bridge, everybody down oxen to pull bulldozer-like iron blades Low bridge, for we’re coming called “slip scrapers” to remove many to a town thousand cubic yards of earth. Through wilderness, dense forest In Low Bridge; Everybody Down!, and swamps, they dug mere yards a day Chuck Friday writes: “The canal for wages of 50 cents to about a dollar commissioners and a group of friends boarded the Chief Engineer on October 23, 1819, and set off along the 94-mile section of the canal between Utica and the Seneca River. An eyewitness to the historic trek wrote of it in the Rochester Telegraph: To see the first boat launched, to be among the first that were borne on the waters of a canal which is to connect the great chain of western lakes with the Hudson, and which will be one of the most stupendous works the world has ever known … produced emotions which only those who felt them can conceive.’” But the canal builders would (Continued on page 84)

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