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Volume 2, Number 2 • Summer 2002

F E A T U R E S

MOVIES UNDER THE FINGER LAKES STARS Drive-in movie theaters are surviving and even thriving from mid-April to Labor Day. By Laurel C. Wemett

TREASURES OF THE DEEP: SCUBA DIVING IN THE FINGER LAKES You don’t have to go to the ocean to find sunken treasures and interesting aquatic wildlife. By Joy Underhill and Greg Paul

PADDLING THE WATERWAYS OF THE FINGER LAKES The area is ideal for kayaking and canoeing enthusiasts. By Chris Sharman

BIRD’S-EYE VIEW Portraits of the lakes that will make your heart soar. By Life in the Finger Lakes contributing photographers.

D E P A R T M E N T S

Day Lillies. Photograph by Fred Trumbore Cover Photograph: A short channel at Glenora Point, just below Glenora winery on the West side of Seneca Lake. Photograph by Roger Soule

MY OWN WORDS

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LETTERS

FRUIT OF THE VINE

NAUTICAL

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

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CALENDAR

At Long Last...Summer!

NEWSBITS DAY TRIP Sterling — Two Magical Places by a Great Lake Aerobics for the Taste Buds: Enjoying Wine with Food The Captain of the Lake Coming Full Circle – The Clifton Springs Sanitarium: Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Turning Fiberglass into Art: Deer on Parade

WHAT’S COOKING Summer Recipes for the Grill

OFF THE EASEL Donald Buss, Bird Carver

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At Long Last...Summer!

EDITORIAL & PRODUCTION ART DIRECTOR/EDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . Mark Stash Mark@LifeintheFingerLakes.com EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . Kari Anderson

If you have received here were times this spring this issue as a compliwhen we thought mentary copy and like the summer had come to the magazine, please feel free to Finger Lakes early, only subscribe so you can continue to be followed by the to read about what the Finger coldest and wettest May Lakes Region has to offer. on record. But the gloPlease visit our Web site, rious warmth of sunor complete a postageshine we experienced “Spirt of the Finger Lakes” from Deer on Parade paid subscription card and over Memorial Day – Artist: Marie F. Heerkens drop it in the mail. It’s weekend finally sigthat easy. We also would love to hear nalled the arrival of the summer season. how you like the magazine. What you For those of you who are water tell us helps to shape the editorial to enthusiasts, you might explore a new fit your interests. We want to make waterway this summer as outlined in sure that your needs are being met. Paddling the Waterways of the Finger You may be one of the many talLakes. Or for the adventurous treasure ented photographers in our region who hunters, learning to scuba dive might has never had a photograph published. be of interest to you. Maybe just a boat Well, now is your chance to show us ride is more to your liking, and your stuff. Our first annual photo conCanandaigua Lake has Captain Gray test winners will have their phototo show you the sights and tell you graphs published in the Winter 2002 some tales. edition of the magazine. Please send One of the goals of our magazine your entries to us postmarked no later is to help you learn more about the than September 1. To learn more region and expose you to new advenabout this contest, please turn to page tures. A visit to Sterling will satisfy a 22, or visit our Web site at family that seeks both natural surwww.LifeintheFinger Lakes.com. roundings and entertainment in one Whatever your interests, check weekend. Drive-in movie theaters are out something new this summer in the not as plentiful as they once were, but Finger Lakes. Celebrate summer...it’s we are lucky to have access to several here at last. throughout the region. My family and I viewed the latest animated film recently at the Vintage Drive-In, and the experience is like nothing else.

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Many thanks for the copy of Spring 2002 Life in the Finger Lakes! The article, “Postmarked the Finger Lakes,” is well written and illustrated. Eleanor Bump, George DiPronio, Josh Canfield and Chuck and Bark Kennerson are all members in good standing of our Western New York Postcard Club, of which I am membership chair. I will take this issue to our April meeting.

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I had an appointment at the Springs in Clifton last week and as I was waiting I picked up your “great” magazine and opened it to the story on soaring in Elmira. I was so overwhelmed with the story. My husband taught soaring at Harris Hill after we sold our campground outside of Ithaca in 1981. Many of our campers experienced that same feeling in flight. I have to have your magazine and I have told many others about pictures, stories, advertisements from around the Finger Lakes. Geneva is my hometown – I have relatives around the area. I’m sure they will be thrilled with your magazine. Dorothy, Manchester

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N E W S B I T S

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Having a cottage is great, having to close it down for the winter due to freezing is not. A company named Heat-Line Corporation has been manufacturing advanced internal (in pipe) and external self-regulating freeze protection systems for protecting polyethylene water supply lines from freezing. Specially designed for the cabin, cottage, resort, farm, and rural home, these systems are adaptable to all areas where natural frost protection cannot be achieved. Even pipes over rock, exposed to temperatures blow -40° can now permit free water inflow all year long because of the system’s ability to be fully insulated. Heat-Line systems are known

River Otter Revisited The river otter article in the spring issue generated a great deal of interest from readers. Several people wanted to know more details about the project as a whole and other releases that occurred in the Finger Lakes region. Dennis Money, President of the New York State River Otter Project, says the project was a success in every way. Many agencies, organizations and individuals participated through dona-

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tions of time, expertise and materials. Two concrete measures of success are the facts that otter are now breeding in their new homes and the survivorship of the 279 otters released. “Certainly less than 20% of the otters released are known to have died,” says Money. One of the main reasons for that is the care the otters received before being released. All of the otters received veterinary care, mostly at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, another signifi-

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Finger Lakes Vacation a Top Ten: Money Magazine For the second time in just four months, the Finger Lakes Region has been listed as a top vacation destination by a major publication. Money magazine recently included the Finger Lakes on its annual Best Places to Vacation feature, appearing in the magazine’s April 2002 issue. The Finger Lakes Region offers a wide variety of great values in vacation trips and attractions, standards measured as the list was narrowed to the top ten destinations. Noting the stunning natural beauty of the region, the magazine writers quickly discovered features – including the outstanding Riesling wines – that make the Finger Lakes a perfect place to rediscover America and spend quality time. The two million readers of the article are now aware of the I Love NY Spring Festival, a Riesling to Visit, which spotlights the region, the wineries and wines which are quickly gaining international acclaim and becoming the stars of the region’s wine list. Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars, where gold medals glitter along a wall full of wine bottles behind the tasting bar, was noted in the article as worthy of special attention while visiting the Finger Lakes. The winery’s history of crafting internationally awarded wines dates back 40 years, to the time the winery’s founder, Dr. Konstantin Frank, planted European vinifera along the steep slope rising from the western shore of Keuka Lake. Circle Reader Service Number 144

cant partner of the project. Under the watchful eyes of Drs. George Kollias and Noha Abou-Madi, as well as veterinary students, otters received antibiotics, vitamin shots and a healthy diet of over two pounds of fish per day. This resulted in a 15% average weight gain per otter prior to their release. The number one concern for the 150 otters released in the Finger Lakes? Traffic. In your travels throughout the region, keep an eye out for these fast moving creatures. You may save a life.

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Sterling Two Magical Places by a Great Lake By Susan Peterson Gateley

ucked away amidst the rolling drumlin hills near Lake Ontario in Cayuga County lies the township of Sterling, home to a number of summer attractions. Two of these have a hint of magic about them. One, the lively, whimsical and popular Renaissance Festival has been bringing thousands of summer visitors to Sterling for nearly three decades. The other, 1400 acres of undeveloped forest, meadow and lakeshore, now called the Sterling Nature Center, opened its trails and beaches to the public four years ago. Both owe their existence to hard work, vision, and a dash of luck.

Beach combing holds an all but irresistible appeal for many of us. And Sterling has some of the best beaches anywhere on freshwater. At the nature center, nearly two miles of undeveloped beach beckon treasure hunters and shell seekers. You may see a bald eagle here riding the updrafts off McIntyre Bluff. Or you can search for fossils, calcite crystals, or beach pebbles containing tiny garnets. The nature center also has six miles of trails to explore. In spring, wildflowers carpet much of the woodland. In summer, the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool breezes pass through the green depths of the forest, and in the fall, the beach stretches wide and empty, inviting exploration. Once this was slated to be a generating station site with perhaps as many as five nuclear plants. After the land had been bought up for this purpose, the plan fell through. Grass roots opposition, and a sudden interest in energy conservation rather than power plant construction after the 1973 oil embargo contributed to changing the political winds. But that 2800 acre plot of land by the lake had to be good for something. Proposals for storing radioactive waste, toxic waste, or maybe just plain old fashioned household and industrial garbage were floated and subsequently shot down by local opposition. In the end, far-sighted planners and county and state politicians stepped into the breach and purchased the land. About half of it was then sold and is now being developed. Tentative plans include campgrounds, a hotel, and possibly an education and conference center, these now being designed by an architect known internationally for his sustainable yet profitable eco-friendly buildings. At the nature center you can easily spend a whole day wandering the trails and lakeshore. Some trails pass by poignant reminders of the past. Test well casings from power plant siting evaluations, old cellar holes, some with hardy myrtle and day lilies still soldiering on around them, and piles of rocks once marking edges of pasJousting and knights are a major attraction to the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Photo by Tony DePaul.

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tures and fields recall the lives of hard working farm families. One trail takes you through an overgrown orchard where in the fall you can still find crunchy, sweet apples to pick. And a trail near the visitor’s center features labeled plantings of wildflowers. Most of the year the lakeshore is lightly used. On a calm day you can explore and beach comb to your heart’s content. On a windy fall day you may see six- to ten-foot waves crash on shore here. At the west edge of the property stands McIntyre Bluff. Its clay and gravel slopes are very prone to erosion and running water has carved the clay into strange shapes. Though less spectacular than the ridges and spires of Sitts Bluff at the Fair Haven Beach State Park about a mile to the west, these mud shapes are still striking. The rounded pebbles and cobbles on the beach mostly washed out of bluffs like this one. The stones come in a variety of colors and types, all brought together and mixed up by the glacier 10,000 years ago, which dumped huge piles of clay and gravel called till, and shaped them into drumlins and hills like those now forming

the lakeside bluffs. You may find gray pebbles with lighter colored fossils within them, or you may discover smooth polished white quartzite brought from the Adirondacks by the ice age. Or seek out a lucky rock, a black pebble with an unbroken white ring around it. While not as kind to bare feet as sand, I think the lake’s pebble beaches are far more interesting. Full time director Jean Siracusa came onboard in fall 2000. She wrote of the facility in the newsletter, “At Sterling Nature Center there exists a perfect opportunity to connect people with the natural world. The lakeshore wetlands, woodlands, and meadows can provide unparalleled learning opportunities for all.” The nature center has a visitors’ facility located in an 1860 farmhouse. Here you’ll find trail maps, a small gift shop, magnificent gardens, and information on the various special programs, nature walks, lectures, bird watching tours and kids’

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Above: Pathways are present in wooded areas of the Sterling Nature Center. Susan Peterson Gateley Below: Bluffs at the nature center take on many unusual shapes. Susan Peterson Gateley

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Granger Homestead & Carriage Museum 295 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY (585) 394-1472 www.grangerhomestead.org 1816 Federal style mansion of Gideon Granger, U.S. Postmaster General; nearly 50 vehicle carriage museum and fully restored 19th century law office. Open late May to mid-October May, Sept., Oct., Tues-Fri. 1-5 pm; June, July, Aug., Tues-Sun. 1-5 pm; Special events throughout the year – gift shop on site Carriage rides by reservation Friday afternoons June – mid-October Circle Reader Service Number 143

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activities that are going on year-round here. The center hosted its annual tribute to the arts and nature, Inspiration 2002, with music, art, poetry, dance, and theater performances this year on June 8. Call 315-947-6143 to find out what else is upcoming. Trails are open every day. When I visit here to marvel at this place’s beauty and serenity it seems especially precious for having almost slipped away forever. Thanks to people of vision, it didn’t and now it remains for future generations to enjoy sunsets over the lake and summer mornings in the forest.

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miles down the road from the nature center lies another improbable enclave of Sterling touched with magic. It’s the Sterling Renaissance Festival, one of the largest and longest running medieval reenactments in the Northeast. Each summer over 700 professional actors, artisans, gamers, minstrels, and musicians bring the mythical village of Warwick to life. For just six weekends the inhabitants welcome Queen Elizabeth to their village for a midsummer festival and celebration. They eat, sing, dance, and perform, inviting you to join in the fun. The festival was the brainchild of

a single individual, Dennis T. Ouellette, who, while living in California, encountered the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Delighted and inspired, he returned to his family farmlands in Upstate New York and decided to recreate the romance and revelry of Shakespeare’s day in Sterling. They’ve been partying ever since. Highlights of the busy day include a jousting match (don’t try this at home, those are professionals out there—both riders and horses), juggling, and sword swallowing, music, and dance. The moment you pass the Welcome Center with its authentic thatched roof, the 21st century ceases. Warwick lives in a time of discovery, adventure, intellectual vigor, and flourishing art. Auditions for the 40 positions of the professional Bless The Mark Players troupe draw actors from across the country. These talented men and women engage in rehearsed scheduled events and in delightful improvisations. And when your feet get tired, you can sit down at the pub to enjoy ale, birch beer, mead, or lemonade and

A medieval theme is evident as visitors view the main entrance to the Renaissance Festival. Photo Courtesy Renaissance Festival.

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Visit Seneca Lake Wineries • • • • • • AND ATTRACTIONS • • • • • •

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1. Fox Run Vineyards & Café 670 Rte 14, Penn Yan 800-636-9786 www.foxrunvineyards.com 2. Anthony Road Wine Company 1225 Anthony Road, Penn Yan 315-536-2182

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20. Geneva on the Lake 1001 Lochland Rd., Rte. 14, Geneva 800-3-GENEVA www.genevaonthelake.com – see our ad on page 65

3. Prejean Winery 2634 St Rte 14, Penn Yan 315-536-7524 www.prejeanwinery.com – see our ad on page 71

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6. Four Chimneys Farm Winery 211 hall Rd, Himrod 607-243-7502 www.fourchimneysorganicwines.com

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7. Glenora Wine Cellars, Inc. 5435 State Rte 14, Dundee 607-243-5511, 800-243-5513 www.glenora.com

12. Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars 9224 Rte 414, Lodi 607-582-6011 www.lamoreauxwine.com – see our ad on page 63

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13. Wagner Vineyards & Brewing Co 9322 State Rte 414, Lodi 607-582-6476 www.wagnervineyards.com 14. Logan Ridge Estates 3800 Ball Diamond Rd, Hector 607-546-6600, 866-546-6486 www.loganridge.com 15. Red Newt Cellars, Inc 3675 Tichenor Rd, Hector 607-546-4100 www.rednewt.com

23. Petioles Restaurant at Logan Ridge Estates 3800 Ball Diamond Rd, Hector 607-546-6600, 866-546-6486 24. Seneca Harbor Station 3 N. Franklin St, Watkins Glen 607-535-6101 www.senecaharborstation.com – see our ad on page 57

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9. Lakewood Vineyards 4024 State Rte 14, Watkins Glen 607-535-9252 www.lakewoodvineyards.com

11. Standing Stone Vineyards 9934 Rte 414, Hector 800-803-7135 www.standingstonewines.com – see our ad on page 67

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8. Fulkerson Winery 5576 Rte 14, Dundee 607-243-7883 – see our ad on page 9

10. Nagy’s New Land Vineyards & Winery 623 Lerch Rd, Geneva 315-585-4432 www.nagyswines.com

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21. The Inn at Glenora Wine Cellars 5435 State Rte 14, Dundee 607-243-9500, 800-243-5513 www.glenora.com

4. Torrey Ridge Winery 2770 Rte 14, Penn Yan 315-536-1210 www.TorreyRidgeWinery.com

19. Pier House Restaurant 41 Lakefront Dr, Geneva 315-789-5677 www.restaurant.com/pierhouse/

16. Atwater Estate Vineyards 5055 State Rte 414, Hector 607-546-8463 www.atwatervineyards.com 17. NYStateWine.com 29 N. Franklin St, Watkins Glen 607-535-2944 www.nystatewine.com – see our ad on page 9 18. Seneca Lake Winery Association 100 N. Franklin St., Watkins Glen 877-536-2717 www.senecalakewine.com – see our ad on page 19

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Accommodations 29. Ramada Inn Geneva Lakefront 41 Lakefront Dr, Geneva 800-990-0907, 315-789-5677

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Photo by Tony DePaul.

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The Renaissance Festival runs from June 29 to August 11 (weekends only). To get to it and to the nature center from Fair Haven proceed east on 104A to Old State Road and then follow the signs. The Renaissance Festival website is at www.sterlingfestival.com. genuine medieval soda. They knew how to cook back then, too. Warwick serves up marinated steak on a stake, pork pockets, chicken croissant sandwiches, and stuffed spuds. There’s hearty, season fresh vegetarian fare too, and plenty of dessert including the village specialty, a one of a kind “mile high” cake. Dozens of crafters sell high quality juried wares at the festival. You can purchase fancy carved walking sticks, handwoven blankets and rugs, sweet sounding stringed wooden instruments called bowed psalteries, jewelry, and pottery. Many of the crafters are at work, and you can watch and ask questions as they create candles, leatherwear, pewter dishes, or work with molten glass. The festival grounds cover 35 acres, so plan on spending a whole day to do this event justice. The township of Sterling has sev-

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Things to do in the Sterling area • Red School House Museum in Sterling open 2-5 pm Sundays in summer or by appointment. 315-947-6461 • Trails Sails and Rails group tours of Fair Haven and Sterling offered by the Sterling Historical Society. www.lakeontario.net/ sterlinghistory/ • Fair Haven Beach State Park, swimming and lots more beach to explore along with spectacular recently acquired Sitts Bluff. 315-947-5205 • Spring Brook Greens 18 hole golf course. 315-947-6115 Boat rides/charters • Elizabeth E historic tours of Fair Haven Bay — six weekends — call for dates. 315-947-6461 • Silver Waters Sailing Charters sunset sails and day trips on Lake Ontario and Fair Haven Bay. 315-594-1906 or www.silver waters.com • Frost Haven Resort, B&B, cottages and fishing charters. 315947-5331 or www.lakeontario.net

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eral other points of interest for day trippers. They include Marten’s Honey Farm and Meadery a few minutes drive south from the Nature Center (follow the signs off Old State Road to their store). Their farm store sells mead, beeswax candles, candle holders, honey, honey cream, fruit and honey wines, and wine accessories such as crystal glasses and corkscrews. Just down 104A to the west from the Honey Farm store a mile or so is the Red School House Museum and the Maple Grove B&B and wool shop. The wool shop has hand spun wool in natural colors from resident goats, sheep, llama and alpaca made into sweaters, hats and other cold weather garb. Susan P. Gateley offers sailing charters, lessons and books on Lake Ontario. Visit www.silverwaters.com. Circle Reader Service Number 156

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et me begin by saying that entire books have been written about how to pair food with wine. If that’s the case, how can you ever find the right balance of flavors that will leave your guests toasting you? Well, it’s hardly rocket science, and it’s not as difficult as you might think. While the old adage, “White wine with chicken and fish, red wine with beef” holds some truth, it’s not written in stone. Bacchus will not descend from the heavens to pulverize your wine glass if you serve a Pinot Noir with poached filet of sole. If you stick too closely to this rule, you may miss out on some exceptional wine and food combinations.

ations that have been running Pierce’s since the late 1800s, an establishment which at times has been a cigar factory, a pool hall, a bar and grill, and a bowling alley. If you’re interested in Finger Lakes wines, Joe can tell you all about how the industry has grown from its early days in the 1970s. Joe decided that after years of

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The key to good wine and food marriages is matching the intensity of flavors. A strong-flavored or spicy meal deserves a wine that can enhance its flavors rather than be buried by them. Mild-flavored dishes deserve to be treated to more delicate, subtle wines. Sweet wines are best saved for dessert or sipping before dinner. That said, you’re still likely to be overwhelmed by the choices available to you in any well-stocked wine shop. Rather than give you my preferences, I decided to ask an expert in both food and wine: Joe Pierce, of Pierce’s 1894 Restaurant in Elmira Heights. Joe is the latest of four gener-

Joe Pierce, of Pierce’s 1894 Restaurant in Elmira, has made it a priority to help his customers make wise choices when it comes to matching food and wine. Photo by Joy Underhill

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Your table awaits in the Finger Lakes With great places to eat in every neighborhood, there’s something for every taste in the Finger Lakes. So mangia, bon appetit, or just chow down. And be sure you bring your American Express® Card.

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Famous for our Italian cuisine, served in a Friendly Family atmosphere since 1954. Family owned and operated for three generations.

Gracious historic Victorian setting specializing in continental cuisine. Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Brunch. A private banquet room is available. Closed on Mondays.

Creative American cuisine in an intimate four room house. Specialties include crabcakes, wild boar, sesame tuna & blue cheese crusted filet mignon. Featuring Finger Lakes wines & specialty Martinis.

Movie themed art deco design casual family style restaurant. A great selection of Italian specialties, sandwiches, burgers, antipasto, pizza and a full bar.

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Relax and enjoy the great taste of tradition, featuring American Bistro Cuisine, New York State wines & beers and decadent home-made desserts. 8924 N. Seneca (Rte. 34) • Weedsport 315-834-6641

Overlooking beautiful Skaneateles Lake. The Sherwood Inn offers an exceptionally attractive setting for lunch or dinner in our tavern, porch or dining rooms. 26 W. Genesee St. • Skaneateles 315-685-3405 • 1-800-3Sherwood www.thesherwoodinn.com

Thai crabcakes, Korean Bar-B-Q, Japanese sushi High quality country cuisine. Combines the wholeand sashimi, noodle dishes - fondu style hot pot someness of the surrounding countryside with the warmth of food made from scratch. Breakfast, for fresh seafood cooked at your table! Beers and Lunch & Dinner Tues. - Sat., Brunch Sun. wines of the world. An intimate Bistro setting. 486 Exchange St. • Geneva 315-719-0333

Northern Italian cuisine in a historic farmhouse & tavern. Wood-grilled steaks and chops, pasta tossed with freshly made sauces combining the traditional with the trendy. 3610 Pre-Emption Road • Geneva 315-789-8498 www.pastaonlyscobblestone.com

A family owned and operated authentic Thai and vegetarian cuisine. Located on Ithaca's famous pedestrian mall "The Commons." "Discover Real Tastes of the Thai Culinary Art" 216 The Commons • Ithaca 607-256-5487 • www.tasteofthaiithaca.com

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Panoramic indoor and outdoor dining overlooking Seneca Lake. New American cuisine with Old World Roots. Located at the world famous Glen Motor Inn. 3380 Rte 14 • Watkins Glen 607-535-2706 • www.glenmotorinn.com

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11. Fillmore Golf Club 1505 Tollgate Hill Rd Locke, 13092 315-497-3145

5. Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club Rte 14 (N of Rte 104) Sodus Point, 14555 315-483-6777

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helping his customers choose the right wines, he’d put it all down in his wine list. “It took me a few weeks to do,” he explains, “but now anyone can choose just the right wine for that special occasion.” Consider this entry in Pierce’s wine list, just one of literally dozens offered: Zinfandel is a marvelous, versatile, and exceedingly delicious wine that can be made with an array of personalities. Zinfandel is the best choice one can make when looking for both flavor and value as it is far more reliable than Syrah or Merlot.

A Budding Interest in Wine Joe is this first to admit that most of what he knows, he learned on the job. While at Cornell’s School of Hospitality Management, he took a new course that years hence would garner a long waiting list: Wine and Spirits Appreciation. Little did he know that the course would lead to a lifelong interest in wine. Shortly after he graduated in 1975, the Farm Winery Act was passed, opening the door for the development of small wineries in the Finger Lakes. Joe jumped on board this growing industry by visiting the newly established Glenora Wine Cellars and befriending founder Gene Pierce (no relation). He’s been following Finger Lakes wines ever since. Joe was astute enough to recognize the value of imported wines in the ’70s and ’80s. He loaded up on vintages from those years and cellared them. That’s why you can find a 1975 Chateau Petrus on his wine list, a rarity even in major metropolitan areas. He also took a serious look at California wines long before they became popular in the East. “When I visited the Napa Valley in the late 1970s, I was just blown away by what I was tasting,” he explains.

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The result is a wine list unrivaled in Upstate New York. In fact, Pierce’s wine list has repeatedly won the top two honors bestowed by the Wine Spectator: the Grand Award and the Best Of Award. Such recognition is earned by only a few hundred restaurant wine lists in the world. Pierce’s maintains an inventory of about 25,000 bottles – and 450 varieties – from all over the globe.

Choosing the Wines How does Joe select a wine for his list? “First of all, I always involve the serving staff. We pour two or three varieties and taste informally as we’re cleaning up. I always make sure that the tastings are blind,” he states, “and I never look at the price.” This ensures that he and his servers are using their taste buds rather than a balance sheet to choose the best for their customers. “Educating my staff about wine has always been a top priority,” adds Joe. Joe also asks himself if the wine meets his “wine by the glass” criteria. “Rather than buy an entire bottle, you can order wine by the glass and match your selections to each course,” adds Joe. “This is a wonderful way to become familiar with different wines and learn how to pair them with food.” This philosophy is carried on in Pierce’s Wine Cellar Dinners hosted during February and March each year (see insert). “We bring in a Finger Lakes winemaker to speak and answer questions during a very special meal. Each part of the meal – hors d’oeuvres, four courses, and dessert – is carefully matched with wines from the featured winery,” mentions Joe. “We often get a lively discussion going, and everyone has a great time.” The dinners sell out very quickly, since only 26 people can be seated. “We get people who drive four hours for one of our dinners,” Joe says. “We’ve had repeat diners from Pennsylvania, Buffalo, and even farther away.” The Wine Cellar Dinners

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The Future of the Finger Lakes Wine Industry What’s in store for Finger Lakes wines? “Winemaking in the Finger Lakes has improved dramatically in the past 20 years, especially when it comes to consistency,” Joe claims. “I have the utmost respect for the people in this business. Today’s climate reminds me very much of where California was 20 years ago.” Joe speaks fondly of the “Banana Belt” on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake. “It’s been said that if you had to grow bananas in the Finger Lakes, this is where you would do it,” referring to the unique blend of microclimate and elevation that enables winemakers to churn out wines better suited to warmer locales. “The beauty of the Finger Lakes is its diversity, which enables winemakers from all over the area to produce some really fine wine.”

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are served right in Pierce’s wine cellar, where guests are surrounded by thousands of bottles of outstanding wine.

A Few More Suggestions

Our Own Special Meal

Additional excerpts from Pierce’s wine list:

Our meal focused on the wines from Atwater Estate Vineyards and Prejean Winery, both on Seneca Lake. Just to be sure that we had the full experience of this family-run business, Joe asked his daughter, Lee Marie, to be our server (not to be confused with Joe’s 81-year-old mother Lee, who buzzed from table to table as well). We began our meal with an Atwater Dry Riesling, olive bread, and a nosh plate of toasted spinach tacos served with a cold vegetable mélange. The olive bread, in particular, tasted as if it was proofed in extra virgin olive oil, so strong was the flavor of the marinated olives that gener-

Pinot Noir The best measure of any wine’s appeal is when “one glass immediately invites another.” No wine produced on earth better illustrates this axiom than Pinot Noir. The personality of this grape is so soft, charming, and delightful that one could almost call it seductive. This is one of the best red wines to pair with rich seafood such as salmon, sea scallops, and tuna. Chablis Perhaps my favorite Chardonnay, these wines are almost exclusively produced without any exposure to oak. Their common thread is the classic “steely fruit” which is so complex and so well illustrates “terroir.” The best wines of the region will age gracefully for a decade or more and offer an incredible experience. New York Red Wines The exceptional quality of recent vintages coupled with increased viticultural experience and wine making skills now allow the Finger Lakes to produce red wine the quality of which was only a dream less than a decade ago. Cabernet Franc is emerging as our red wine equivalent of Riesling, and its best days are still ahead. Stylistically, expect wines which run from Cru Beaujolais to Zinfandel.

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ously studded it. Our appetizers consisted of Oysters Rockefeller and cream of leek soup. The creamy, lemony flavor of the oysters combined well with the slightly fruity Riesling, reminding me why oysters are thought of as aphrodisiacs. Salads dressed with raspberry vinaigrette came next, nicely complemented by the semi-sweet tang of Pierce’s House Select, a white wine made by Lakewood winemaker Chris Stamp. A light-bodied and uncomplicated wine, it could pair easily with many light flavored meats or fish. Next up, our entrees: roast saddle of lamb and pan-seared sesame tuna steak. The Atwater Pinot Noir, a mild flavored red wine, enhanced the very distinct flavor of wilted mint that permeated the lamb as well as the garlic taste of the accompanying mashed

potatoes. Prejean’s Gewürztraminer, a wine characterized by its spiciness, was paired with the tuna, allowing the toasted sesame in both the fish coating and the cold capellini side dish to stand out without being overpowered by the wasabi dipping sauce. Both dinners were served with crisp, steamed vegetables. For dessert, we shared a sampler plate of Grand Marnier crème brûlée, turtle cheesecake, and a napoleon drizzled with raspberry sauce. The dessert cart also featured ports, ice wines, and late harvest wines to be served with or as dessert. We enjoyed a Lakewood Port, a rich and dense wine that was as delicious as the desserts themselves. In case those treats weren’t enticing enough, Pierce’s also offered chocolate mousse,

Fort Knox pie, and a whiskey torte. To complete our visit, Joe escorted us through the wine cellar below the restaurant. The brightly lit, temperature controlled rooms brought us back to our senses, particularly when Joe pulled out a bottle so old that the label was illegible. He smiled broadly as he showed us a French Margaux from the late 1800’s. “Now this,” he claims, “must wait for a very special occasion.” Joy enjoys keeping up with the Finger Lakes wine industry with her husband, who has the unique talent of remembering nearly every wine they have ever tasted. Pierce’s is located at 228 Oakwood Avenue in Elmira Heights, off Route 14 just north of Elmira. Contact Pierce’s at 607-734-2022 or http://www.pierces 1894.com. Meals begin serving at 5:00, Tuesday through Saturday.

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Photographs may also be selected for honorable mention.

You can submit color slides and blackand-white prints. Please do not send color negatives. Entries are limited to five for each category. Photographs may not have been published elsewhere and must belong to the entrant. Include the photographer’s name, address and identification of the image on each slide or photo print. Also include a list of each image and where it was taken. All photographs must be taken in the Finger Lakes Region (refer to the 14 county map on page 2 of this issue). Send entries with a sturdy SASE for return. Also include a stamped, selfaddressed postcard for acknowledging receipt of your material.

Send submissions postmarked no later than September 1, 2002 to: Life in the Finger Lakes Photo Contest P.O. Box 1080 • Geneva, NY 14456 The awarded images will appear in the Winter 2002 issue. For more information, visit our Web site at: www.LifeintheFingerLakes.com

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8. National Women’s Hall of Fame 76 Fall Street, Seneca Falls 315-568-8060 www.greatwomen.org 9. Chemung Valley History Museum 415 E. Water St, Elmira 607-734-4167 www.chemungvalleymuseum.org

2. Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum 295 N. Main St, Canandaigua 585-394-1472 www.grangerhomestead.org – see our ad on page 10 3. AWA Electronic Communication 2 South Ave, Bloomfield 585-657-6260 www.antiquewireless.org 4. Rochester Folk Art Guild 1445 Upper Hill Road, Middlesex 585-554-3539 www.rfag.org – see our ad on page 10

10. H. Lee White Marine Museum 1 West First Street Pier, Oswego 315-342-0480 www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com 11. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center 205 Genesee St, Auburn 315-255-1553 www.cayuganet.org/smac 12. Sciencenter 601 First St, Ithaca 607-272-0600 www.sciencenter.org

5. Patterson Inn Museum 59 West Pulteney St, Corning 607-937-5281 www.corningny.com/bpinn

13. Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum 7606 N. Ontario St., Sodus Point 315-483-4936 www.peachey.com/soduslight – see our ad on page 59

6. Corning Museum of Glass I-86/ Rt 17, Exit 46, Corning 607-937-5371 7. Seneca Falls Historical Society 55 Cayuga St, Seneca Falls 315-568-8412 sfhs@flare.net

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he history of Canandaigua Lake is incredibly rich, and while many may know bits and pieces of its colorful legends and lore, there is one man who knows and tells it better than all the rest. His name is Gray

Above: One of Captain Gray’s boats approaching Squaw Island. Bill Banaszewski Below: Captain Gray at the wheel. Linda S. Burnett

Hoffman, better known as Captain Gray of Captain Gray’s Boat Tours. For 30 years, Captain Gray has made his living and his life on the “thumb” of the Finger Lakes, and although he has now passed the business to his son, Jadon, also a boat Captain, Gray still takes a few tours each week… just because it’s in his blood. “I grew up on the water with my grandfather,” he says from the helm of the Jennifer Mac, one of the two tour boats docked behind Canandaigua’s Inn on the Lake. “He lived in North Rose, and being the first grandson, I always stayed there during the summer. One of my first memories was being wrapped up in a blanket in the bow of his boat on Sodus Bay while he trolled for pickerel.” Once a boat operator in New York City, Gray remarks that only in recent years, after his family had a genealogy done, did he discover that many of his (Continued on page 57)

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The Vintage Drive-In in Avon has a packed house even in spring. Here, customers are viewing the trailer for “Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones”. Photograph by Steve Chesler

aking the family to the movies? Why not go in the comfort of the family car? If that sounds like an advertisement from the 1950s, it’s not. While drive-in movie theaters are less common than they once were, several survive and even thrive in the Finger Lakes area from midApril to Labor Day each year. Today the big outdoor screens are attracting new generations of people eager for the opportunity to see what they’ve only heard their parents or grandparents reminisce about. For those who grew up in the ’50s and ’60s when drive-ins were at the peak of their popularity, they offer a nostalgic experience.

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH For Joe Murphy in Avoca (Steuben County) it was the gift of a movie camera one Christmas from his wife which fueled his love of movies, prompting him to build the Bath Drive-In in 1949. “He got so involved with the movies,” recalls daughter Joyce Wagner of Cohocton, “anything that had to do with filming. He even flew out to Chicago to see the first Cinemascope movie. He just got into it.” A family vacation to Florida put them all on the silver screen. “Dad took us to Sarasota to see the filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s Greatest Show on Earth (released 1952) with SUMMER 2002 ~

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To learn more about Drive-Ins: The American Drive-in Movie Theater Don & Susan Sanders (Motorbooks, 1997)

Drive-In Movie Memories Don & Susan Sanders (Carriage House, 2000)

Drive-In Theaters. A History from Their Inception in 1933 Kerry Seagrave (McFarland & Co., Inc., 1992)

Society for Commercial Archaeology (SCA) at www.sca-roadside.org Those interested in drive-ins can join the oldest national organization devoted to the 20th century commercially built environment and cultural landscapes of North America. Established in 1977, the Society emphasizes the impact of the automobile and the commercial process. It offers publications, conferences and tours to help preserve and document architecture of the 20th century, such as diners, highways, gas stations, drive-in theaters, bus stations, tourist courts, and neon signs.

Websites: www.drive-ins.com www.driveintheater.com www.driveinworkshop.com

Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Jimmy Stewart, Dorothy Lamour, and Betty Hutton,” recounts Wagner, who easily ticks off all the big-name stars of the cast. “But when we got there we couldn’t get in because you had to be an extra to get on the lot,” she remembers. Joe Murphy wasn’t deterred. He found a lady with a pass to get in whose husband was sick that day. “Our dad went in as her husband, and came back with a pass from Cornel Wilde to admit us onto the lot,” laughs Wagner. The family became extras all day, as part of the audience watching the circus perform under a hot Florida sun. But they weren’t prepared for what happened next. “We are sitting in the stands and all of a sudden, we hear someone yelling, ‘Get that man out of the way; tell that man...CUT! CUT!’ and then this terrible scene. It was dad,” sighs Wagner with a smile. “He was down there with his movie camera, making his own movie, I guess. They had to shut down the filming to get dad off the set, and back up in the stands where he was supposed to be.” Joe Murphy ran the Bath Drive-In until the 1960s when he leased it out after he opened a bowling alley. He took it back in 1988 and his daughters, Joyce Wagner and Janice Owens of Wheeler, continue to run it along with the bowling alley, both as seasonal operations. While Joe Murphy died not long ago, his great-grandchildren are the newest generation involved in the business and it’s likely there will be movies shown under the stars in Bath by his descendants for some time.

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NO BABYSITTER NEEDED From Avon to Auburn, Bath to Elmira, a drive-in movie theater is still within an hour’s drive for residents of the Finger Lakes region. In this area of New York State there were once over 100 drive-ins or “ozoners” as they are called. While the first drive-in originated in the 1930s in New Jersey, it was not until after World War II that the theaters experienced the biggest growth period. Nationwide there were less than 1,000 in 1948, but by 1958 nearly 5,000, due in part to America’s love of both cars and movies. They were usually built on undeveloped land on highways at the edge of towns and smaller cities. Three of the four drive-in theaters still operating today in the 14-county Finger Lakes region were built during this boom construction period. The drive-in clientele and movies have changed over the years. Through the 1950s, drive-ins catered to families. It was cheaper to go to the drive-in than to hire a babysitter, and kids didn’t disrupt others as they might at an indoor theater. Playgrounds, located between the row of cars and the screen, became common attractions to entertain kids before the movie. “The drive-in playground soon became an integral part of the successful theater,” according to Don and Susan Sanders who wrote The American Drive-in Movie Theater, a well-illustrated and detailed history. Drive-ins attracted teenagers beginning in the 1950s, when they started going to the drive-in on their own. They had money and cars, and drive-ins were a great place to hang out away from their parents. They packed cars (and trucks) to get as many friends into the movies as possible. During the 1960s, drive-ins showed teenage beach and surfing movies, such as those starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, as well as science fiction and horror genres. Many were produced by the motion picture company, American International Pictures (AIP) and today are considered drive-in classics. Drive-ins were an easy place for couples to date and earned the reputation as “passion pits.” Joyce Wagner of the Bath Drive-In recalls how they dealt with overly amorous couples. “Dad had his ‘Passion Patrol.’ He hired a guy that went around to make sure all heads were showing.” A tap on the car window would alert the couple. Wagner says they still keep a sharp eye to this day at the Bath Drive-In.

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This advertisement for “Bikini Beach” appeared in the 1964-65 Exhibitors Booking Book and Handy Reminder. This is a good example of the type of movie that frequented drive-in theaters during the ’60s.

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The popularity of drive-ins has been challenged over the years. They’ve faced new competition from television, then VCRs, cable and the transformation of indoor theaters into multiplexes. Some say daylight savings time, adopted in the 1960s hurt the drive-ins because it meant movies began at a later hour. The outdoor theater business, located on the older routes, also suffered when new Interstate highways were built. Eventually the property drive-ins were built on increased in value with the growth of cities and shopping malls. A drive-in owner could make more by selling his prime real estate to a developer than by running a seasonal operation. By the 1980s, the drive-ins were disappearing from the landscape at an alarming rate. By the 1990s, the attrition rate slowed. Some theaters were still closing, but others added screens and some were reopened. A few new drive-ins were built, including one right here in the Finger Lakes, perhaps signaling a revival, and a renewed dedication to the American icon.

FROM USHERS TO OWNERS In Cayuga County, Auburn resident Paul Field, now 89, spent over 50 years in the movie business, beginning during the Depression. “I started in 1931 carrying a flashlight as an usher, earning 25 cents per hour,” Field recalls. Field needed a job and says he fell into the business, rising from usher to manager and ultimately to owner. He also spent many years in Rochester and Syracuse theaters. At one time in Auburn he owned the Finger Lakes Drive-In and the East Drive-In (since gone), as well as the Palace, an indoor theater. The Finger Lakes Drive-In’s current owner, Kevin Mullin, met his wife Cindy at an indoor theater over 30 years ago in Rutland, Vermont. She was selling tickets and he was ushering at age 17 for $2.00 an hour. This year will be Mullin’s seventh season as owner of the Finger Lakes DriveIn, having bought Auburn’s only remaining drive-in from the widow of the previous owner in 1997. Mullin became familiar with the Finger Lakes area when he was employed by Cinema North Corporation, a regional chain which operates multiplex cinemas. He built theaters in Painted Post, Canandaigua, Massena, and Oneida. When he bought Auburn’s drive-in, he already owned an indoor theater in the city. “I bought the drive-in to preserve a piece of Americana and to capitalize on a nostalgic source of family fun,” explains Mullin. 1. Left to Right: Joyce Wagner, Joe Murphy, Janice Owens. Joe Murphy built Bath Drive-In in 1949; his daughters, Wagner and Owens still operate the business. Photo courtesy of Joyce Wagner. 2. Painting the screen at the Bath Drive-In. The Heritage of Bath, N.Y. 1793-1993, The Historical Foundation of Bath (1998), photo from Steuben County Historian’s Collection. 3. Paul Field (second from left) visits the Mullin family at Finger Lakes Drive-In, Auburn, which Field owned until 1986. Photo by Laurel Wemett. 4. Paul Field and the Circus Express at the East Drive-In Theater, Auburn. The train operated in the 1970s. Photo courtesy of Paul Field.

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“We got people every night from as far away as Syracuse and Ithaca,” he explains. “We received calls, especially from grandparents, who wanted to share the experience with their grandchildren. There’s amazing ‘chit chat’ at the (ticket) booth,” says Mullin, who personally staffs the booth when he is in town. Mullin is a Vermont state legislator and also the owner of Vermont Roots, a company which distributes Vermont-made products. Mullin remembers drive-in playgrounds, merry-go-rounds, and swings, but admits that insurance makes having rides prohibitively expensive today. Paul Field operated a circus train to entertain the kids in the 1970s when he owned “The East” in Auburn. Field’s train appears to be the “Miracle Circus Train” pictured in Don and Susan Sanders’ book. The Finger Lakes Drive-In once had high volume speakers, but the sound reportedly bothered cows in the area. This problem was common to drive-ins generally and solved by the invention of small speakers attached to posts between the parked cars which could be hung on the car window. Today the Finger Lakes Drive-In still has speakers on poles which are kept in good working order by 16-year old Brett Mullin, Kevin and Cindy’s oldest son who admits he loves spending summers at the drive-in. At the Elmira and Bath Drive-Ins the speakers are gone now, but the poles remain and are helpful in showing people where to park. “I am sure they would be parked sideways if they could because they bring in couches and mattresses in the back of their trucks,” laughs Janice Owens of Bath. “They bring their lawn chairs, the loungers, you name it. It’s like an outdoor picnic.”

hard surface will be added. The neon sign has been erected, a new metal screen has been erected to replace the wooden one that was blown down last winter. A long metal fence is being erected across the back, but it will take a high one to hide the huge screen. With the installation of the posts and individual microphones it will be quite some ritzy place. Will they have a windshield wiping service as you enter or should you visit Dewey Whitford [’s Garage] next door first?”

Auburn “QUITE SOME RITZY PLACE” Among the Finger Lakes ozoners that have disappeared is the Dryden Drive-In Theater on Route 13, the IthacaCortland Road. At its grand opening on June 8, 1949, the double feature was Bad Men from Missouri (1941) starring Jane Wyman and That Hagan Girl (1947) featuring a teenage Shirley Temple. Largely forgotten today and judging by their pre-1949 dates, neither movie was “first-run” when shown at the Dryden. A local paper, Rural News, documented the construction of the Dryden: “...that place is a real bee hive of activity. Gravel is being taken from the Prince farm to serve as a top dressing for the terraces. Then a

FROM THE EAST AVON DOWNS TO THE VINTAGE DRIVE-IN In the 1960s, a harness racing track off Route 15 in Livingston County, the East Avon Downs, was located just north of Route 5 and 20. In the 1970s it was converted into a successful flea market. Beginning in late April, vendors eager to sell wares and shoppers just as eager for a bargain meet every Sunday. Rochester-native Paul Dean, 45, who has owned the 23-acre property with flea market for 12 years, saw an opportunity. With the outdoor market only operating six months a year, and located about 15 miles from Rochester where all the drive-ins were gone, adding a drive-in to the undeveloped portion of the East Avon property had merit. So in 1997, Dean opened the Vintage Drive-In, attracting national media attention in the process. According to Avon town historian Maureen Kingston, the Vintage Drive-In is Avon’s first. Closest was the Conesus Drive-In in Lakeville, where she remembers they made “the best popcorn in the world.” There was also the Starlite Drive-In on Route 15, closer to Rochester, a theater Dean remembers frequenting. Dean, who also owns the Elmwood Inn in Rochester, says when it came to building the Vintage, he did get help from the owner of the Transit Drive-In which still operates in Lockport. “It wasn’t that difficult a job,” says Dean of the three-screen drive-in with adjacent concession stand and 18hole miniature golf course. “We acted as our own general contractors. We did have an architect that provided a drawing and site plan. Everything else we contracted out ourselves,” recalls Dean. At the Vintage Drive-In there are none of the ramps for cars familiar to the older drive-ins because to install them would have increased the building cost substantially. “Generally the line of sight is pretty good because our screens aren’t that

Where to go for a Finger Lakes drive-in experience: Bath Drive-In Rt. 415 S. (old Rt. 15) Bath (Steuben County) Tel: 607-776-3191

Finger Lakes Drive-In Routes 5 & 20 (Clark St. Rd.) Aurellius (Cayuga County, 5 miles west of Auburn) Tel: 315-525-3969

Elmira Drive-In Rt. 352 (south of Corning) Big Flats (Chemung County) Tel: 607-734-8599

Vintage Drive-In 1520 W. Henrietta Rd. (Rt. 15 north of 5 & 20) Avon (Livingston County) Tel: 585-226-9290

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Speakers are still in use at the Finger Lakes Drive-In, near Auburn. Photo by Laurel Wemett

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high,” explains Dean. “The older drive-ins have screens that are 60-65 feet high. In those cases, ramps would have been more necessary. Because the size of our screens are smaller, we didn’t need to do it.” Over the years the older Finger Lakes drive-ins have needed to repair and upgrade their screens and sound systems to keep their operations profitable. In 2000, a second screen was added to the 50-year old Elmira Drive-In on Route 352 in Big Flats, southeast of Corning (Chemung County). They also did an overall remodeling of the concession stand and restrooms, and improved the sound system. The owner of the theater for the past 15 years has been Conrad Zurich of Fayetteville. Zurich admits, “Even though people enjoy going to drive-ins, the amount of acreage required makes it cost prohibitive in most areas. Many locations are better suited for commercial development.”

NEW GENERATIONS OF YOUNG MOVIE FANS There are numerous Web sites devoted to drive-ins on the Internet keeping alive the interest in ozoners. They offer databases with state-by-state listings of currently operating and former drive-ins (complete with photos), links to other drive-in Web sites, and even a fan club. There is also a Web site for anyone who wants to build their own drive-in. What’s unique about today’s drive-in? Paul Dean says he thinks it’s the presentation. “It is better than it used to be way back then. It’s been helped by newer technology and better bulbs,”explains Dean. “When I used to go the drive-in I remember the sound wasn’t very good and the picture wasn’t very good. That’s one thing I pride myself in is making sure it’s a quality presentation. We have a nice bright picture and nice clear sound.” The drive-in experience is still alive in the Finger Lakes. In New Jersey where drive-ins began, sadly none are left. “Last year a man called us from New Jersey and said he was going to bring his daughter up for vacation to Upstate New York. He had gotten a place on Keuka Lake and wanted her to see a drive-in theater,” relates Bath’s Janice Owens. “It’s in the small towns across the country that the driveins really seem to feel at home,” write the Sanders. Drive-in theaters offer a bargain for families, showing two first-run features for the price of one with most admitting younger children free of charge. All the drive-ins in the Finger Lakes have concession stands with the usual wide variety of fast foods. At Avon and Auburn they even show classic short films from the 1950s at intermission. “Most parents and grandparents remember the fun they had as kids at the drive-in and want to pass the experience on to new generations of young movie fans,” says Kevin Mullin. Maybe the Finger Lakes area is the ideal setting to wait for the sun to set to sample a piece of Americana.

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Laurel Wemett is a correspondent for the Messenger-Post newspapers in Canandaigua. She owns a gift shop named Cat’s in the Kitchen and lives in Canandaigua.

6. The main screen at the Elmira Drive-In. Photo courtesy of the Snyders. 7. This new screen was added in 2000 to complement the main screen at the Elmira Drive-In. Photo courtesy of the Snyders. 8. Concession area with drive-in owner, Paul Dean, of the Vintage Drive-In in Avon. Photo by Dorothy Kennedy.

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TREASURES OF THE DEEP: SCUBA DIVING IN THE FINGER LAKES By Joy Underhill and Greg Paul

You don’t have to go to the ocean to find sunken treasures and interesting aquatic wildlife. The waters of the Finger Lakes can yield quite a few surprises. hile you may enjoy the Finger Lakes for its panoramic vistas and above-water sports, there’s a lot more waiting just below the surface. “When you dive in the Finger Lakes, you never know what you’ll see,” explains scuba instructor Greg Paul. “Some of my best dives have been when I went in search of one thing and found something entirely different.” Digging out relics is only the start of an adventure, claims Greg. “Once I clean off an old bottle or plate, then the real work begins. Where did this come from? Are there any marks to help me out?” He doesn’t always find the

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SOME INTERESTING FINDS Greg’s home is filled with items he’s pulled up during his lake dives. “I find mostly glass items. When they’re cleaned up, I can often see where they came from.” Among his more interesting artifacts. 1. An ironstone jelly jar

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Horn coral. Photo courtesy Andrew Alden, Geology Guide, About.com.

answer, but he has collected an interesting array of articles from his dives, including fossils, antique milk bottles, and plenty of discarded glassware.

Do Not Try This at Home Greg’s passion for diving began in his grandfather’s pool, when he and a friend decided to make their own diving equipment. “I used an old Shop Vac for an air supply,” he explains, “and tied barbells around my waist to keep me down. I was doing fine until my mother got a glimpse of how close the electrical cord was to the water. That’s when I caught holy hell!” Rather than risk further diving experiments, Greg’s mother enrolled him in a scuba diving class at the YMCA. Thirty years later, he’s still at it, although his equipment is now significantly upgraded. Greg is a certified commercial hard hat diver from The Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving in California. Later, he became a scuba instructor certified by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), the world’s largest and most recognized recreational diving organization. “Scuba diving is a great family activity,” claims Greg.

“Kids as young as 10 can begin learning. My 12-year-old son has already been on 25 dives, and he’s only been diving for a year.”

Where to Dive Before going for a dive, it’s best to check with the local sheriff’s department. Most locales recommend specific access points. “Since September 11th, scuba access to the lakes has tightened up. In some areas, there are regulations about how close to a dock you can dive. Local authorities can help you find public boat launches as well,” explains Greg. In Skaneateles Lake, you might chance upon fossils of horn corals. These fossils were formed 300 to 500 million years ago when a shallow sea covered Upstate New York. Unlike corals in the ocean, these corals lived solitary lives on the sea floor and never formed reefs. Try looking for these south of Three Mile Point, also known as Stag Horn Point.

Below: Greg Paul and his son, Joshua, enjoy diving together. Photo courtesy Greg Paul

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TURTLE STONES AND THE LEGEND OF BARE HILL

Coming face-to-face with a fish, such as this Black Crappie, is a common occurance while diving. Photo by Bill Banaszewski

The following excerpt from the Ganondagan State Historic Site recounts the origins of the Seneca people. It also provides an interesting explanation for the turtle stones commonly found along the Canandaigua shoreline. The Seneca are known in their own language as ‘Onondowahgah,’ or people of the Great Hill. Tradition relates that long ago, two men paddling home from a hunting trip found a small, brightly colored serpent floating on a leaf. They put this serpent in their canoe and took it home. The people were much amazed and the whole town fed the snake. The snake grew until it was no longer satisfied with insects or mice but craved rabbits, then deer, and even bear. When the people became exhausted from feeding it, the great snake broke out of its pen and began eating them. So huge was the snake and so ravenous its appetite, that soon it ate all the people of the town. Then it began hunting human beings, going from town to town, spreading terror and death. Finally, all were eaten except the people who lived on a

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You might also check out remnants of a jet plane in 85 feet of water on the northeast side. Visibility in Skaneateles Lake is usually 20 feet or better. Seneca Lake, at 600 feet deep, offers spectacular cliffs well below the water line. It’s rumored that the east side of the lake is home to relics from the Sullivan Campaign in the late 1700s, a military effort against the Iroquois living in the area at the time. You’ll also find plenty of bottles at the north end of the lake near Geneva. Keuka Lake’s most interesting underwater treasure is an old paddlewheel boat. This lake abounds with old bottles, discarded by cottage dwellers decades ago. The underwater landscape, like the surrounding terrain, is hilly. If you relax your breathing, you may get an up close and personal look at one of the sizeable bass so relished by local fishermen. “Sometimes they’ll swim right up to your mask, which can startle the heck out of you,” says Greg. “But the kids love it.” Canandaigua Lake abounds with interesting rock formations (see sidebar) and sunken boats. Bottle hunting is great near Squaw Island at the shallow north end of the lake. Check out the drop-off point near Naples where fishermen usually cluster. Here you’re likely to find lures, anchors,

Diving Resources great hill overlooking Canandaigua Lake. There, in a dream, a boy and girl were told to make a bow of white pine, a string from the girl’s hair, and an arrow of dogwood tipped with a pure white arrowhead. These two, the last survivors, shot and killed the serpent. As the snake died, its body rolled down the hill into Canandaigua Lake, disgorging human skulls. To this day, no trees have grown where the serpent rolled down the hill. It is said that the round stones at the bottom of the lake are the skulls. The boy and girl were the first People of the Great Hill, the founders of the Seneca Nation.

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Contact the following businesses to obtain equipment and find out about diving trips in the Finger Lakes: Aquatic Center of Rochester 2725 East Henrietta Road Henrietta, NY 14467 • (585) 334-1670 http://aquaticcenterroch.com Pisces School of Dive Inc. 783 Fairport Road East Rochester, NY 14445 • (585) 381-2842 http://www.piscesdivers.com

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Sarsaparilla Bottles and even fishing rods in water from 20 to 60 feet. Mud puppies, also known as water dogs, live in Canandaigua Lake. They can grow up to 15 inches long and live sluggish lives on the bottom of lakes and streams. They’re harmless amphibians with external gills and four squat legs, and although you probably wouldn’t want to touch them, they’re easy to pick up. “They look like something out of your worst nightmare,” Greg says. “Imagine a giant, brown salamander with the head of a snake and the body of a lizard.” Conesus Lake is also good for bottle and plate hunting. Greg recommends avoiding the north end of the lake due to weedy conditions. Rumor has it that a payload of gold was dumped into the lake during the Sullivan Campaign, with an estimated worth of up to $2.4 million. You’ll find great fish viewing in this lake, including very large walleye and muskee, especially if you’re diving at night. And if you’re unlucky enough to come upon a mud puppy, you’ll not soon forget the experience.

Words of Advice According to Greg, diving in the Finger Lakes is best done early or late in the year, before algae growth impairs visibility. “It’s a trade-off. The lakes are cold in the spring and fall, but you can see better. You’ll definitely need a wet suit,

Sarsaparilla was a tonic made in the early 1800’s from roots of the smilax vine. Advertised most widely as a cure for syphilis, it was also known to aid the “perspiratory functions of the skin” and to impart “tone and vigor to debilitated constitutions.” Sarsaparilla bottles were hand blown in the mid1800s before bottle molds were used. When the glassblower was ready to finish the neck of a bottle, he would dip an iron rod, or “pontil,” in molten glass and fuse it to the bottom of the bottle. The bottle was then free of the blowpipe and ready for finishing. When the pontil was broken from the bottle, it left a characteristic ring-shaped scar on the base, called the “pontil mark.” On more expensive bottles, this mark was polished off. The bottle shown here is from an apothecary in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph by Dody Paul.

but in the summer you can get away with wearing a ‘shortie.’” Greg advises not to dive after it rains or after a heat wave, when algae growth is at its highest. “And avoid Canadice and Hemlock Lakes altogether,” he adds, “since they supply water for Monroe County.”

Greg is a certified commercial hard hat diver from The Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving in California. Later, he became a scuba instructor certified by PADI. He lives in Henrietta with his wife, Dody. Joy Underhill is a writer who is enthusiastic about the Finger Lakes and what the area has to offer.

In order to become Certified PADI Scuba Divers, these children are in the process of completing check out dives. Pictured from left to right: Greg’s daughter Amanda Paul, Greg Paul, Greg’s son Joshua Paul, Michele Goodrich and her son Joseph Goodrich. Photo courtesy Greg Paul

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the Waterways of the Finger Lakes By Chris Sharman

“There is magic in the feel of a paddle and movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude and peace...” -Sigurd F. Olsen Wilderness Days pend a few hours among the “paddling” enthusiasts from our region, and you’ll soon learn that the Finger Lakes is full of rivers, streams and lakes ideal for canoeing and kayaking. While Native Americans once crafted birch bark canoes to navigate the natural waterways of our region, and European explorers adopted them to reach new lands, canoeing is still very much a sport of discovery. With paddle in hand, we can journey through unspoiled lands, wildlife sanctuaries and experience the living history of the Erie Canal. Paddling refers to the sports of canoeing and kayaking where a short paddle is used instead of a longer and differently shaped oar to power a small boat. A canoeist kneels or sits and uses a single-bladed paddle; a kayaker sits and uses a double blade paddle to glide through the water. “Paddle sports are not just great for the exercise itself,” Jody Mutschler of Kayak Quest in Macedon related. “They are the best way to experience the beautiful waterways of our region. She is among a group of paddling enthusiasts that serve as guides, initiating paddlers to the beauty of the Finger Lakes’ waterways. The waterways of Central New York drain into four main watersheds and a great paddling experience can be had within the lakes, streams and rivers that they contain. The Susquehanna River Watershed represents the southern flow; the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Watershed makes up the northern flow while the Mohawk Watershed constitutes the eastern flow. Many popular paddling routes lie within the Finger Lakes - Oneida Watershed, the fourth central flow watershed in this region of our state.

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The present day course of the Clyde River has much to 89 do with the development of the New York State Barge Canal. Constructed between 1904 and 1918, the Barge Canal was an expansion of the original Erie Canal which had reached into central New York by the early 1820s. Construction of the original Erie Canal had begun in Rome, New York, as early as 1817. The lower section of the Clyde River was incorporated into the Barge Canal, while the upper portion was left to fend for itself. This partly explains the Clyde’s unmistakable twists and turns. An ideal put-in spot is lock 26 on the Barge Canal. This is found just outside the city of Clyde to the east. The take-out spot is at Mays Point, near the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge. From this launch site the Clyde loops back and forth, taking you by the town of Galen. The Clyde then joins back up with the Barge Canal, only to separate and reconnect several more times on this excursion. “Bird watchers really appreciate the area near Montezuma,” Randy French of Pack Paddle Ski told us. “Herons can be seen at many points along the Clyde,” he added. Orioles can be seen nesting in the high willows during summer. Don’t be surprised if a

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Seneca River The Seneca River is known as the largest of the big three rivers of central New York, which also include Oneida and Oswego. Many regional paddlers consider the Seneca River and Clyde River some of the best areas for a leisurely paddle on the water. A great way to experience the beauty of the Seneca is a day-long trek around Howland Island Wildlife Management Area. This area is filled with man-made ponds of varying size, built as a nesting ground for native and migratory waterfowl. Unlike Montezuma, you may pull your boat to the riverbank and then walk the island. Depending on the season, you might encounter geese, hawks, turkey vultures and smaller shore birds. Motorized boats usually stay clear of this area, so it is often a calm, scenery-filled experience. “This part of the Seneca is perfect for mid-summer paddling,” French said. To paddle around Howland Island, you put in and take out at the same location. The island has its own

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boat-launching site, which can be reached by taking Route 38 north from the town of Port Byron. From Port Byron it is two miles to the launch site on Yellow School House Road. It is approximately 10 miles around Howland Island, so be prepared for a full day on the water. By day’s end you’ll have seen some beautiful marshlands, trees lining the river and numerous waterfowl-a good trade-off for those over-tired arms.

Lower Seneca - Onondage Lake The lower portion of Seneca River leads into Onondaga Lake. If speed is what you need, Onondaga Lake is an excellent place to train for canoe racing, using a longer, thinner boat than those used for recreational paddling. Sea kayakers can also be found perfecting their paddling skills. These longer, sturdier kayaks have a retractable rudder and are meant to withstand the wind and waves of open water. This summer, Onondaga Lake will be the site of the paddling sports events in the Empire State Games scheduled for August 3rd. Recreational paddlers might opt to follow the Seneca River into Onondaga Lake and enjoy a picnic along the shore of Onondaga Lake State Park.

Canandaigua Outlet For an excursion on the Canandaigua Outlet, put in your canoe or kayak at the public boat launch within the village of Phelps. This small town is located on Route 96, approximately seven miles northwest of Geneva. This route puts you in an easterly direction pointing towards the town of Lyons and the Barge Canal. You will find the Canandaigua Outlet a moderate to fast-moving stream. The entire outlet is 36 miles in length from Canandaigua Lake to Lyons. There is enough water here for several day trips, and fortunately there are several access points along the outlet allowing you to get in and take out. What paddlers first notice about this waterway is the diversity of trees. From late May to early June, it looks as if it is snowing as the many cottonwood trees release their feathery seedlings into the air. If you then look down into the water of the outlet, you’ll find a diversity of aquatic plants, and the water is generally clear.

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Canadice Lake is positioned in the southwest portion of Ontario County, around 30 miles from the city of Rochester. In size, it is the smallest of the Finger Lakes, measuring three miles in length and covering 649 acres. Canadice is not only the smallest of the Finger Lakes, but also the highest in elevation at an impressive 1,100 feet. By comparison, Canandaigua Lake lies less than 700 feet above sea level. Seneca Lake is less than 450 feet above sea level and Cayuga has the lowest elevation among the Finger Lakes at 383 feet. “It has a much different character because of this elevation,” Dave Curtis of Hemlock Canoe tells me. Hemlock Canoe Works guides the most unusual outing in the area. On summer nights of the full moon, they organize a group of fellow paddlers for a Full Moon Cruise. The canoe paddlers meet at the Canadice Lake Boat Launch, which parallels Canadice Lake Road on the east side. After paddling into the center of the lake, they wait for the moon to rise. They encourage acoustic musicians and storytellers to paddle along and enhance the scene. “The stars are brilliant without the light intrusion from the city. On certain nights the moon is so bright that you will actually throw shadows against the water,” Curtis revealed. Hemlock Canoe does not charge paddlers a fee to serve as a tour guide. With prior notice, they will supply canoes and a permit which is required to paddle this pristine lake. Dave and Carol Curtis own a company that makes seven different canoe models. Hemlock Canoe builds contemporary canoes from composite materials of very high quality. They specialize in solo canoes and are always eager to initiate new paddlers. They’ve been involved with paddle sports in the northeast United States for over 30 years and began their business in 1975.

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Hemlock Lake To the west of Canadice Lake is Hemlock Lake. It is positioned in the southeast portion of Livingston county, and 25 miles south of Rochester. It is seven miles long and covers a land area that is equal to 1,800 acres. “During the mid 1800s, there were hotels, homes and vacation spots on Hemlock,” Pack Paddle Ski’s French told us. Randy said that people on his excursions are very curious to see old foundations and signs of development along this lake. If you walk the shore, you will find remnants of a time when Hemlock Lake had an entirely different character. With a paddle around Hemlock, you have a chance to see a beautiful, preserved area and might just see a national icon in the process as bald eagles are known to nest in the area. “Hemlock is a true wilderness lake, and I’ve paddled in many areas throughout the Northeast,” Dave Curtis added. Fishermen are not allowed to bring a boat on Hemlock measuring more than 16 feet in length or to use a motor that exceeds 10 horsepower. Swimming or even wading in Hemlock or Canadice Lake is not allowed. As they are protected water sources for Rochester, you must obtain a free permit at the public boat launch positioned at Hemlock Lake’s northern end. Canoeing and kayaking require skills that are easily learned, though paddling with a professional guide can certainly enhance the experience. Once basic techniques and safety precautions are addressed, you’ll be well on your way to discovering the rivers, streams and lakes of the Finger Lakes in your paddle-powered boat.

Get Prepared to Paddle! Contact these regional guides to get started. Pack Paddle Ski South Lima www.packpaddleski.com (585) 346-5597 Hemlock Canoe Works Hemlock www.hemlockcanoe.com (585) 367-3040 Kayak Quest Macedon (585) 377-2416

Chris Sharman is a freelance writer living in Elmira, New York. He is published in numerous regional publications. He may be reached at chris@christocommunications.com.

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1. An atmospheric perspective of Canandaigua Lake. Steve Chesler 2. Skaneateles Lake and the village of Skaneateles, looking south. John McCarthy 3. A dramatic northern view of Keuka Lake and the bluff. John McCarthy 4. A kiss of fall touches Otisco Lake’s shoreline. John McCarthy 5. Honeoye Lake depths reach about 30 feet. Bill Banaszewski 1

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1. Seneca Lake and Geneva, looking south. John McCarthy 2. Waneta and Lamoka Lakes, which are not Finger Lakes, lie between Keuka and Seneca Lakes. John McCarthy 3. Canandaigua Lake and the shoreline of the city of Canandaigua. John McCarthy 4. A southwest view of Keuka Lake. Steve Chesler 5. Hemlock Lake is a water source for Rochester. Bill Banaszewski 6. Owasco Lake looking south. John McCarthy

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1. Conesus Lake is the Finger Lake that lies the farthest west. Bill Banaszewski 2. Cayuga Lake, looking south, has about 95 miles of shoreline. John McCarthy 3. Canadice Lake is the highest above sea level, at 1,099 feet. Bill Banaszewski

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Coming Full Circle The Clifton Springs Sanitarium: Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic By Charlotte Wytias, RN

he warm, red sandstone Sanitarium stands today as welcoming to the visitor as when its beneficent founder, Henry Foster, MD, stood, welcoming guests in the late 1800s. The San, as it has been affectionately called for most of its 107 years, was the grand, final building that Dr. Foster erected in 1896 on the sulphur brook in the village of Clifton Springs, to provide a healing place for body, mind and spirit. Dr. Henry Foster was born in Norwich, Vermont, on January 18, 1821, of pioneer New England Methodist stock. He grew up with a strong religious outlook, which became the centerpiece of his future work. As a very young man, he helped support his parents and family when his father’s linseed oil manufacturing company failed. In his later teens he moved to Ohio to live with his brother, Dr. Hubbard Foster and his wife. Henry attended Milan Normal School in Ohio, and, under the tutelage of his brother and his brother-in-law, Dr. Horner, learned homeopathy and hydrotherapy. He then attended Western Reserve Medical College in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating, he became the Medical Director at the New Graefenberg Water Cure, near Utica, New York. His work became

Above: Dr. Foster, during the early 1860s. Right: A view of the Sanitarium from Spring Street. Photos Courtesy Clifton Springs Hospital.

well known, and he soon was being courted by three other water-cure institutions. He declined these lucrative positions because of an experience in which he felt a call from God to a different life: “When I came to myself, I was a changed man, with other principles, ambitions and aspirations in my heart. I had started out with the determination to succeed in business and make a position for myself…I was taken out of these things…in a way marvelous to me. I believe thoroughly that He planned this institution long before I lived; …so, He finally chose me, and some others with me, to develop what you now see.” — Samuel Hawley Adams, The Life of Henry Foster, MD, Clifton Springs Library Association. The sulphur brook at Clifton Springs had been used by generations of Native American People to “heal the sick and refresh the weary”. In the early 19th century the first white pioneers came and a small settlement grew around the springs, with an inn, a smithy and a half dozen houses. The pioneers learned about the curative powers of the sulphur brook and, around 1825, built a shed-like bathhouse with a trough near the main spring. Many came on horseback and carriage from Geneva and Canandaigua to fill jugs with the sulphur water. It was the reputation of those springs and a mandate from God to SUMMER 2002 ~

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create a water cure based on Christian principles that brought Dr. Foster to the sulphur springs. In 1849, he purchased the wild sulphur brook and marsh with 10 acres of ground for $750 from Mr. Oliver Phelps of the Phelps & Gorham Purchase. He brought his year’s savings of $1,000 from his work at New Graefenberg, sold 20 shares of stock valued at $500 each and set about to build a wooden water cure at a cost of $23,000. Guests were charged $5 to $8 per week for room, board and medical care. The venture was soon successful and a dividend was paid the shareholders. This first building Dr. Foster constructed was dedicated and opened with a waiting line of patients on September 13, 1850. In 1854 it became known as the Clifton Springs Water Cure. The popularity of the water cure brought the need for expanded facilities. Construction of a second set of buildings, made of brick, was started in 1856 and, when completed in 1871, became known as the Clifton Springs Sanitarium Company.

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Finger Lakes Campgrounds Many therapies were added to the care available, including hand massage, Turkish and salt baths, and a gymnasium for indoor exercise. The grounds had walking paths along creeks, gardens, tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course. In 1882, Dr. Foster demolished the west half of the building and began the grand structure of his vision, the stately sanitarium. It is 244 feet long, five stories in height, with a large, glassed area on the roof known as the Solarium and, as in all of the buildings, a chapel. The building had electric lights, gas and the most modern of medical equipment. Guests flocked to the Clifton Springs San. The Sanitarium is only the shell of the story. Within its walls could be found some of the finest and best of medical care in the region. Dr. Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach was holistic and comprehensive, drawing the best from conventional Western medicine, from homeopathy and hydrotherapy, and physical medicine. In addition, being a pioneer in mental health, he believed that the mind and body were one, in health, ill-

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ness and healing. And he believed that the spirit was to be the first focus in treating people.

course, prayer. The Sanitarium provided free or low cost rest and recuperation for missionaries on furlow. People who could not afford the treatments were provided care just as any guests of the San. People came from around the world for the restorative treatments and to be cared for in the finest tradition. Dr. Foster was a dedicated professional who kept up with the latest advances in all fields related to the care of people.The water cure was the first hospital in the region. The Sanitarium was the second hospital in the nation to have x-ray capability. He pioneered the opening of a laboratory for the study and diagnosis of disease. He introduced a surgical department and an eye, ear, nose and throat division. The Occupational Therapy Association was started at Clifton Springs, and it started the first open-

“The more I studied…one thing became certain in my mind, that if we were to do the largest amount of good, we must give to the elements in man’s being the same order in importance that God gives. He always mentioned the soul first and the body second. He has put the two together, but always towering above the interests of the body are the interests of the soul…even when we are searching for physical health.” The approaches to care were preventative as well as curative. Guests were taught the importance of fresh air, good eating habits, exercise and, of

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were chosen by the board and others held their trusteeships ex officio, by virtue of their offices in certain religious organizations, with several denominations being represented on the board. All profits must go back into patient care and the plant. The institution is to maintain a chapel and provide a chaplaincy service. The Sanitarium chapel, which was used in Dr. Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for daily services for patients and staff, still provides a spiritual haven with its stunning stainedglass windows and Tiffany Mosaic of the Last Supper over the altar. An addition, the Woodbury Building, was built in 1926, providing physician offices and expanded hospital services. With the onset of many political and financial considerations throughout the 1930s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40s, the sanitarium went through a variety of changes. Unfortunately, the 1950s

Another view of the sanitarium from Main Street, looking west. Photo Courtesy Clifton Springs Hospital.

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The inside of the chapel - present day. Photo Courtesy Todd Jennings brought the closing of the sulphur baths. In 1971, the board of trustees dedicated a new, modern hospital on the grounds behind the San. Through the commitment of concerned citizens, the San was saved and transformed into apartments for senior citizens. The hospital’s perspective had become conventional Western medical therapeutics, but it always maintained its spiritual focus. Recently the Spiritual Care Department was established. It has a program that provides trained volunteers twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In the later part of the 20th century, there was a renewed interest in the healing modalities of Dr. Foster’s day as well as other therapies. In the 1990s, a wave of research was initiated by the U.S. government and other institutions to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of “alternative/complementary” therapies because so many people were seeking these modalities. Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic is reinstituting the traditional water therapies and providing other complementary and alternative therapies at The Springs of Clifton, Integrated Health Department. The feasibility of reopening the sulphur baths in a wing of the hospital is being pursued. The Circle Reader Service Number 172

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baths (hydrotherapy) would be offered along with the other therapies found at The Springs: acupuncture, aromatherapy, ayurveda, chiropractic, classical Chinese medicine, Hatha yoga, healing touch, holistic nursing consultations, hydrotherapy, massage, medical hypnosis, naturopathy, QiGong, Taijiquan, nutritional and spiritual counseling. The wish of Dr. Foster to provide the best medical care, conventional Western medicine and other effective therapies, continues to be his living legacy, literally in the shadow of the San. “It is my wish that the Medical department be conducted upon the most liberal and scientific principles, always seeking the highest good of the patient, morally and physically.” — Henry Foster, MD, 18211901, Founder of Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic.

Charlotte Wytias, RN, is a Colorado native, happily transplanted in the Finger Lakes of New York. She is the program manager of The Springs of Clifton, Integrated Health Department, Clifton Springs Hospital.

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ll over the Finger Lakes 53 oversized deer have migrated to the region from Nebraska and have been transformed into beautiful works of art by area artists. Each deer is made by hand by Charlie Spencer and his team of fiberglass artisans at Pruitt Fiberglass Animals, a third generation family business out of Gibbon, Nebraska. Just having these incredible, painted works of art for anybody to see is not enough. This community arts project will also raise a considerable amount of money for the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation, sponsors of the Deer on Parade project. Located in Canandaigua, the

Heather Heffernan’s finished deer is an example of the quality of artwork that represents Deer on Parade.

Finger Lakes Community College is one of the region’s biggest educational hubs, with over 4,000 students every year. Overlooking the lake, the 250acre campus, with satellite centers in Victor, Newark, and Geneva, has set the standard for community colleges across the state. The Finger Lakes Community College Foundation helps set that standard by providing the college with scholarships and funding for various programs. The Foundation is always looking for ways to raise money, and after seeing similar community arts projects produce a considerable

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amount of funds throughout the country they were encouraged to do it in their own back yard. Found throughout the Finger Lakes Region, the whitetail deer is one of New York State’s most abundant forms of wildlife. An animal that once provided food and other necessities to Native Americans and early settlers in the 18th century will now provide education for the 21st century. More than 40 artists have worked on the Deer on Parade community arts project. All of the artists are local and some have worked on similar projects in the area. Heather Heffernan is one of the artists who has called the Finger Lakes Region her home for many years. Having worked on last year’s successful Horses on Parade project in Rochester, Ms. Heffernan enjoys working on projects that the whole community can appreciate.

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“The Finger Lakes community is what I enjoy being a part of,” said Heffernan. “This project not only allows me to share my art with the community, but it also gives me the opportunity to support such a wonderful institution.” To provide scholarships to FLCC

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ACCOMMODATIONS 9. 10,000 Delights B&B 1170 West Lake Rd, Branchport 607-868-3731 – see our ad on page 53 10. Colonial Motel 175 Lower West Lake Rd, Penn Yan 800-724-3008, 315-536-3056 – see our ad on page 57 11. Viking Resort 680 East Lake Rd/Rte 54, Penn Yan 315-536-9757, 315-536-7061 www.vikingresort.com

ATTRACTIONS 12. Viking Spirit Tour & Party Boat 680 East Lake Rd, Penn Yan 315-536-7061, 315-536-9757 www.vikingresort.com 13. The Windmill Farm & Craft Market Rte. 54, Penn Yan 315-536-3032 www.thewindmill.com – see our ad on page 54 If you want your company listed in the next issue, please call 800-344-0559 for details.

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Visit Canandaigua Lake Attractions ATTRACTIONS

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1. Hunt Hollow Club 7532 County Rd 36, Naples 585-374-5428 www.hunthollow.com

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Vine Valley

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5. Canandaigua Lady 205 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua 585-394-5365

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Naples

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The following businesses have sponsored deer displays in the Canandaigua area. How many of the works of art have you seen?

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(“Nautical” continued from page 23) ancestors were actually sea captains out of New England. “It surprised me,” he says, and then adds with a wink, “but it explains why my grandmother had brown bread and beans every Saturday night of her life.” The Hoffman clan, consisting of Gray, his wife Dee, and nine children, bought the narrated boat tour business in 1972, and every member of the family participated in its operation. Dee became known as the “Ticket Lady,” and according to the Captain, “is the reason that we’re still here today. She

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Above: The old Sandra Lee. Courtesy of Captain Gray. always was the business person in this partnership.” Jadon was only 11 when the business was purchased, but he says that he and his siblings were very much a part of the day-to-day operations. “We caught lines, sold tickets, played a lot of pinball, and were practically raised at Roseland Park,” Jadon says with a reminiscent smile. “We all had to pull our weight and pitch in. We couldn’t avoid it. It was our family business, and we’ve always been a close family.” The old wooden boat purchased with the business was called the Sandra Lee. The Sandra Lee was the first tour boat that ever sailed Canandaigua Lake, running half-hour tours out of Roseland Park in 1957. Gray purchased a second boat, the Jennifer Mac, in the early 80s, but

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ake it a day in the country. From fine furniture and gifts, fresh flowers and dried floral arrangements, to casually elegant luncheon dining, our shops offer a unique shopping experience. Take a walk...feed the ducks or relax and enjoy the country. The Loomis Barn... A complete selection of high quality home furnishings featuring country, traditional and American Traditional. Corn House Cafe.... Enjoy a lunch of seasonal homemade soups, specialty sandwiches and homebaked desserts. Colonial Bouquets.. Featuring dried flowers and herbal arrangements, wreaths, garlands, fresh flowers and plants The Back Room....... A shop within a store filled with unique accessories, gifts, and accent items. Fully handicap accessible Cafe Hours Tues. - Sat. 11:30 - 2:30 • Sun. 12:00 - 3:00 • Closed Mon. Store Hours Tues. - Sat. 10:00 - 5:30 • Sun. 12:00 - 4:00 • Closed Mon. 4942 Loomis Road • Rushville, NY 14544 800-716-2276 • (585) 554-3154 www.loomisbarn.com Please call for directions. Circle Reader Service Number 151

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decided to launch that boat from a site behind Canandaigua’s Inn on the Lake. The two boats ran simultaneously until the amusement park closed in 1985. The Sandra Lee was then sold, and business continued with the 38passenger Jennifer Mac. As time passed, however, the capacity of tour busses grew, and increasingly the Hoffmans found that the boat couldn’t accommodate a full busload of people. So, in 1990, Jadon and his wife, Ann, bought their second boat, the Eleanor Gray, from the Wisconsin Gulf area. The Eleanor Gray seats 65 people and has a restroom aboard, something that enabled them to expand their operation from simply one-hour tours, to two- and three-hour tours, and to catering private parties. One Sunday morning visitor described his journey with Captain Gray as “a real stress reliever,” and that’s a pretty good description of what it’s like. It’s a calm, easy, peaceful ride, and Captain Gray’s melodious narration is almost as soothing as the water lapping gently against the hull of the craft. Moreover, if you enjoy history, there’s no better place to hear it told, and it all begins with the purchase of a ticket at the Gazebo behind the Inn on the Lake. The “Traditional” One-Hour Tour Captain Gray and his crew take you approximately one third of the way down the west side of Canandaigua Lake, crossing over to a point near Thendara on the east side, and then bring you home down the east side. Captain Gray will enchant you with legends of the Seneca people, will transport you back to the glory days of the steamboats, and introduce you to a host of colorful historical characters that are the reason Canandaigua exists today. From General Sullivan’s campaign against the Senecas in 1779, to the construction of the historic City Pier, to even Canandaigua’s recent

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struggles with the zebra mussels, Captain Gray will share the local heritage, and entertain you with stories you’ve never heard before. Tours run daily from July through Labor Day with departures at 11 a.m., and 1-3-5-7 p.m. Daily departures are also available in September and October weather permitting. Coffee With The Captain Enjoy all the elements of the traditional tour and more. Sit back and enjoy a warm cup of coffee while the Captain weaves through the Canandaigua Yacht racing fleet and takes you two thirds of the way down Canandaigua Lake, regaling you with little known facts of both past and present. Are you aware that the water in all the Finger Lakes flows from south to north? Do you know why? The Captain will tell you! Coffee tours are two hours long and generally run from 9 – 11 a.m. on Saturdays in July and August. What a wonderful way to start the day! Around The Lake Cruises If two hours of sunshine and beautiful views aren’t enough, you may decide to “do it all.” Around-the-lake cruises are offered every other Sunday starting in July and continue through mid-October. This three “plus” hour tour allows you to enjoy the full beauty of the Bristol Hills with a journey all the way to Naples and back. Circle Reader Service Number 123

Create Your Own Private parties are a large part of Captain Gray’s tour business, and the only limit to these is your own imagination. Enjoying the beauty of the water with good friends, family, or business colleagues, either with a light snack or a full meal, provides a wonderful and memorable experience. Captain Gray’s works with both caterers and waterfront restaurants to help make your party a successful one for

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9. East Bluff Harbour/Keuka Bay Marine 654 East Bluff Dr Penn Yan, 14527 315-536-8236, 607-569-2777 www.keukaonline.com

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17. Trade-A-Yacht Inc Hibiscus Harbor 31-34 Hibiscus Harbor Ln Union Springs, 13160 www.tradeayacht.com 18. Cross Lake Marina & Inn 12946 Dugar Rd Cato, 13033 315-626-6718 19. Midway Marina & Service 2898 Ditmar Rd Weedsport, 13166 315-834-6829 20. Riverforest Marina 9439 Riverforest Rd Weedsport, 13166 315-834-9458 21. Cayuga Boat Rental 381 Enfield Main Rd Ithaca, 14850 607-277-5072, 607-227-4095 cayugaboatrent@attworldnet.net - see our ad on page 64 22. Otisco Lake Marina 1697 Otisco Valley Rd Marietta, 13110 315-636-8807

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you and your guests. Captain Gray’s also offers fall foliage cruises, one of the most popular tours they host. September and October, if the weather cooperates, are the two most beautiful months on the lake. Many people believe that the view from the lake in the fall is more breathtaking than at any other time of year. Another very popular cruise, according to the Captain, is the Ring of Fire Cruise, and as he explains the cruise, his “storyteller side” comes out… “In the fall, the Seneca people would gather on the sacred hill, Genundowa (also known as Bare Hill), lighting a sacred bonfire to give thanks to the Great Spirit for good hunting, good fishing and good crops. Members of the tribe would light similar fires all around the lake, forming a circle of fires. Canandaigua echoes that tradition each year on the Saturday before Labor Day with its “Ring of Fire.” The business now has seven Captains, and more than a dozen crew who help with a number of varying duties. Rarely, however, is there a time when you won’t find at least one of the Hoffman family on duty. Even though Captain Gray confesses to “weaning” himself away, he admits that the love of the job is still with him. “It’s never been about money for me, and I guess some people might say I’m not a very good businessman in that respect,” he says, adjusting his signature Captain’s hat, something he never leaves shore without. “Sure, money is important, but to me, it’s always been secondary. Taking the people out in the boat, and watching kids’ eyes light up when they hear the stories and the legends, that’s what it’s all about for me. After 30 years, I still don’t tire of that.”

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WELCOME

DOWNTOWN GENEVA

Historic downtown Geneva is located on beautiful Seneca Lake in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region. Together with the fine scenery, shops and eateries offered you will find numerous local attractions and the city’s 60-acre lakefront featuring walking and biking trails, picnicking areas and a public boat launch. Geneva is easily accessible from NYS (I-90), Exit 42. Geneva has made considerable improvements in downtown infrastructure. All downtown streets and sidewalks have been improved, and more diagonal parking spaces have been added. Decorative Victorian lampposts have been installed and brick accents have been placed along sidewalks to complement the historic atmosphere of downtown Geneva. The Business Improvement District was formed in 1986 to preserve, revitalize, and market the downtown district. It is now one of the oldest and most effective downtown organizations in the state of New York. For information on beginning a business in the BID or participating in a downtown event please call 315-789-0102. Inkblotz Writing Studio and Art Gallery No heavy lifting, just really cool stuff!

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Summer Recipes for the Grill By Bobbie Randall

Enjoy friendly hospitality, beautiful suites furnished by Stickley, romantic peacefulness and the allure of the New York Finger LakesWine Country.

y husband and I spend most of our summer on Seneca Lake, cooking most of our meals on the grill in aluminum tins and aluminum foil. There are a few recipes I do ahead of time and some salads that will last for several days. I find it easy to marinate the meat in a zip lock bag and freeze it. While it defrosts it is still marinating. I also flavor a lot of our meals with spices such as cinnamon, Italian seasonings, and lemon & pepper seasoning, as well as basil and rosemary. I use chicken broth to cook vegetables and rice. Below are a few of my favorite recipes that I hope you will enjoy. Grilled lemon & pepper chicken or pork chops. Lightly coat chicken or pork chops with olive oil and sprinkle with lemon & pepper seasoning. Cook on grill until done. For a different flavor, coat meats with oil and sprinkle with rosemary. Polish Kielbasa I cook Polish Kielbasa on the grill for something different, usually basting the meat with sweet & sour sauce or barbecue sauce. You can also cook it plain and serve it on a roll with hot mustard. Seasoned Baked Potatoes For a seasoned baked potato on the grill, slice a baking potato in half, pierce the potato with a fork, spread butter or margarine on it and sprinkle with lemon & pepper seasoning. Wrap tightly in foil. Place on grill for 25

Ready to eat! Fresh asparagus and seasoned baked potatoes. Photo by Ov Randall

minutes, turn and cook until tender, usually another 20 minutes. Seasoned Steak For a good seasoned steak, sprinkle seasoned salt, black pepper and cinnamon on a piece of foil or cookie sheet, and rub the steak into it. Grill steak till done.

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Fresh asparagus For fresh asparagus, place it on aluminum foil, pour balsamic vinegar over it, add margarine or butter, 1/4 cup white wine and sprinkle with lemon & pepper seasoning. Wrap tightly in foil; place on grill and cook for approximately 20 to 30 minutes until tender. Rice pilaf Rice pilaf is easy to make in an aluminum tin. Open one can of chicken broth and pour into tin. Cut up 2 scallions and add to broth. Add l tablespoon margarine or butter and l cup of minute rice. Cover tin tightly with foil and cook for approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Baby carrots or peas When cooking small baby carrots or peas on the grill, I place them in a baking tin and add l/2 cup of chicken broth, l tablespoon margarine or butter and sprinkle with basil. Cover the tin tightly with foil and cook until tender. Carrots usually take 30 to 40 minutes. Peas about l5 minutes.

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SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

May 29 - June 15

CHICAGO

JULY

Kander, Ebb, & Fosse

3 ........City’s Annual Fireworks Display P&C Stadium-Syracuse 315-473-4330

June 19 - July 6

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Rodgers & Hammerstein

3 ........Great Flag Rally 55 N. Main St-Canandaigua 585-394-4975

July 16 - Aug 1

TITANIC

3 ........Fireworks and Syracuse Symphony Emerson Park-Auburn 315-253-5611

Peter Stone & Maury Yeston

August 7 - August 31

315 255-1305

3-4 ....Canandaigua Free Days Sonnenberg Gardens 585-394-4922

Until April 26, 2002 Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM May 6 through August 31 Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

315 255-1785 • 800 457-8897 Circle Reader Service Number 154

4 ........Independence Days Celebration at Genesee Country Village Flint Hill Rd-Mumford 585-538-6822 5-7.....Arkport Summer Fest Park St-Arkport 607-295-7346

Weaver-View Farms

Amish Country Store

6 ........Emancipation Day Celebration Washington Square Park-Rochester 585-546-7029, ext 34 June 19-July 6.....“Chicago” Merry-Go-Round Playhouse-Auburn 1-800-457-8897 6-7......Springwater Gala 2002 School Street-Springwater 585-669-2478 6, 27-28.....Trotting Bred Racing off Rt 38-Moravia Downs 315-497-0623

Open year-round -CLOSED SUNDAYS

(315) 781-2571

Bellona Station Rd.

to Geneva

Earls ★ Hill Rd.

Rte. 14

Seneca Lake

WEAVER-VIEW FARMS Located off Rte. 14, 6 mi. south of Geneva

9-Aug27.....“Learn About Letchworth” Lecture Series Letchworth State Park 585-493-3600

❥ Baby Clothes & Gifts ❥ Handmade Amish Furniture ❥ Aprons, Sunbonnets ❥ Baked Goods ❥ Jams, Jellies, Honey

Pre-emption Rd.

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13 ......Canandaigua Art Festival South Main ST-Canandaigua 585-473-2525 13 ......43rd Annual Outdoor Antique Show and Sale Elton Park, Rt 5 & 20-Bloomsfield 585-657-7664 13 ......Lucas Vineyards “21st Anniversary Party” 3862 County Rd-Interlaken 607-532-4825 13-14 ..11th Annual Book Bonanza Rts. 5& 20, Fingerlakes Mall-Auburn 315-730-1670 13-14 ..Civil War Re-enactment at Genesee Country Village Flint Hill Rd-Mumford 585-538-6822 14-21 ..8th annual Rochester Musicfest Rochester 585-222-5000 or 585-232-1900 16 ......MOST’s Annual Gala 315-425-9068, x2121 16-20 ..Seneca County Fair Waterloo Fairgrounds-Waterloo 315-539-2868 18-20 ..22nd Annual Convention Days People’s Park-Seneca Falls 315-568-2991 18-21 ..Skaneateles Curbstone Festival Village Streets-Skaneateles 315-685-0552 18-21 ..Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival Trumansburg Fairgrounds-Trumansburg 607-387-5144 19-21 ..Finger Lakes Wine Festival Watkins Glen International-Watkins Glen 607-535-2481 19-21 ..Great American Antiquefest Long Branch Park 315-457-6954

10-August 1.....“Sound Of Music” Merry-GO Round Playhouse-Auburn 1-800-457-8897

19-21 ..Syracuse Nationals Car Happenings NYS Fairgrounds/Empire Expo Center 315-668-9703

10, 24.....Erie Canal Dinner Cruise Devoe Rd-Camillus 315-488-6103 or 315-487-1352

19-21 ..11th Annual NYS Rhythm and Blues Festival Downtown Syracuse and Hotel Syracuse 315-435-2168 or 315-470-1910

12-14 ..“Gypsy” Smith Opera House-Geneva 315-789-8985 13 ......AuroraFest Main ST, Rt 90-Aurora 315-364-7610

19-21 ..34th Annual Decoy & Wildlife Art Show & Auction Recreation Park Arena-Clayton 315-686-5794

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20 ......Barry Manilow Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center 585-222-5000 20 ......Tapas As You Like It Six Mile Creek Vineyard-Ithaca 607-272-WINE 20-21 ..Williamson Bicentennial Celebration B. Forman Park-Pultneyville 1-800-527-6510 21 ......Jazz Greats at Glenora 5435 Route 14-Dundee 1-800-243-5513 21 ......AACA Antique Auto Show Emerson Park RT 38A-Auburn 315-253-4357

27-28 ..Winetique Weekend Keuka Lake West Side-HammondsportBranchport 607-868-3945 27-28 ..Rt 90 Fifty- Mile Long Garage Sale Montezuma-Homer 315-889-5836 27-28 ..ARTfest 2002 Downtown Corning 607-974-6436 27-28 ..Native American Dance/Music Festival 1488 State Route 444-Victor 585-742-1690 28 ......3rd Annual “Motorcycles for the Missing” 585-924-3050 29-Aug 11.....Sterling Renaissance Festival 15385 Farden Rd-Sterling 1-800-879-4446 30-Aug 3.....Livingston County Agricultural Society and Fair at Caledonia Caledonia Fairgrounds-Caledonia 585-538-2168 or 585-768-8004

AUGUST 2 ........Y94FM Disco Reunion NYS Fairgrounds/Empire EXPO Center 315-422-4636 or 315-487-7711

21-27 .....“The Bon Ton Roulet” Bike Ride 315-258-9190

3 ........Greater Rushville Area Community Event (G.R.A.C.E.) Rushville 585-554-6735

22-27 ..Ontario County Fair Ontario County Fairgrounds, County Rd 10-Canandaigua 585-394-4987

2-4......Port Byron Canal Days Main St. Rt 31-Port Byron315-776-8632

22-23 ...Cayuga Wine Trail’s “Ports of Call” 685 Lake Rd-King Ferry & 1485 Lake Rd-Aurora 315-364-5100 26-27....Annual Attic Art Sale 119 East Elm Street-Penn Yan 315-536-6645 26-28 ..Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show Clift Park-Skaneateles 315-685-0552 27 ......New York Derby Fingerlakes Race Track, Rt 96-Farmington 585-924-3232 27, Aug 10.....Movie Night Sonnenburg Gardens-Canandaigua 585-394-4922

“We decided to enter the wine business because we believe that the Finger Lakes region can grow wines that are among the best in the world.” -Tom & Marti Macinski Owners

3 ........Corn Maze Opening 1020 Howell Rd off RT 38-Port Byron 315-776-8JOY 3 ........Lodi Lakefest Lodi State Marine Park 315-582-6670 3 ........Dansville Summer in the Village Clara Barton St-Dansville 585-335-3965 3 ........Melissa Ethridge Finger Lakes Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua 585-222-5000 3 ........Rochester Philaharmonic Festival Norton Chapel-Keuka College-Keuka Park 315-279-5602 3-4......Native American Festival Clinton Square-Syracuse 315-471-5250

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11th Annual

Book Bonanza To benefit St. Joseph School Fingerlakes Mall Rts. 5 & 20 west of Auburn Sat., July 13th - 9am-9pm Sun., July 14th - 11am-5pm Paperbacks and Children’s books - 50 cents Hardcovers - $1 “Better Books” - as marked $1 a bag all day Sunday

One of the largest used book sales in the Northeast! Over 80,000 books from which to choose! Info line: 315-730-1760 http://syracuse.community.com/ cc/bookbonanza Circle Reader Service Number 170

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585374-6318 151 S. Main St., Naples, NY www.bvtnaples.org

2002 SEASON JUNE 13-30

JULY 4JULY 14

CORPSE! JULY 18-28

3-4......10th Annual Garlic Festival 670 Route 14-Penn Yan 1-800-636-9786 3-4......POWWOW “Bath-Cameron Rd”-Bath 607-776-6776 or 607-776-7122 3-4......Waterfront Art Festival Kershaw Park, Lakeshore Drive-Canandaigua 585-383-1472 4 ........Phelps Sauerkraut Festival Ontario St-Phelps 315-548-3283 4 ........East side Wine and Dine 658 Lake Rd-King Ferry 315-364-5100

AUG. 1-18 AUG. 22SEPT. 1 SEASON

6 ........JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge Race Onondaga Lake Park-Syracuse 315-446-6285 6-8......Empire Farm Days Rodman Lott & Sons Farm-Seneca Falls 716-526-5356

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7-8......Wine Release Weekend Route 14-2 Miles North of Watkins Glen 607-535-8000 Circle Reader Service Number 105

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7-31 ....“Titanic” Merry-Go-Round Playhouse-Auburn 1-800-457-8897 8-11 ....Nascar Winston Cup at The Glen County Rt 16-Watkins Glen 607-535-2481 10 ......Canal Day Celebration Ryder Park and Dewitt Town Hall Grounds-Dewitt 315-446-9250 10 ......2nd Annual Benefit Motorcycle Run 6 Main St-Dansville 10 ......Avon Corn Festival Various locations in Avon 585-226-8195 10, 17 ..Candellight Series Armory Square-Syracuse 315-422-8284

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11 ......Light House Concert Series featuring the Chorus of Genesee The Lighthouse at Sodus Point 315-483-4936 11 ......The Great Race Emerson Park Rt 38-Auburn 315-252-7139

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11 ......Theatre Pipe Organ Concert NYS Fairgrounds/Empire EXPO Center 315-487-7711 12 ......Crouse Classic Golf Tournament Lafayette Golf and Country Club 315-470-7054

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12-17 ..Wayne County Fair Wayne County Fairgrounds-Palmyra 315-597-5372 15 ......Historic Boat Tours of Canandaigua Lake Inn on the Lake-Canandaigua 585-394-4975 16 ......Vince Gill and Trisha Yearwood Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center-Canandaigua 585-22-5000 16-18 ..Seneca Lake Whale Watch Seneca Lake-Geneva 315-781-0820 16-Sept 2.....Lake Ontario County Fall Fishing Derby Fair Haven 1-888-REEL-2-IN 17 ......3rd Annual NYS Chili Championship Cook-off Hickories Park-Owego 877-791-1943 17 ......The Allman Brothers Band Six Flags Darien Lake-Buffalo 716-582-5000 17 ......Trotting Bred Racing Rt 38-Moravia Downs 315-497-0623 17-18 ..Heron Hill Fine Arts and Wines 9249 Country Rt 76-Hammondsport 1-800-41-4241 18 ......Lake Ontario Sail and Kayak Silver Waters Sailing-Fair Haven 315-594-1906 18 ......10th Annual Sweet Corn Festival 1342 Eddy Rd-Macedon 315-986-9821 18 ......The Guess Who Six Flags Darien Lake-Buffalo 716-852-5000 20 ......B.B.King, George Thoroughgood & the Destroyers Fingerlakes Performing Arts Center-Canandaigua 585-222-5000 22-25 ..Pickin’ In the Pasture 2515 Covert Rd-Lodi 607-582-6363 22-Sept 2...The 2002 Great New York State Fair NYS Fairgrounds/Empire EXPO Center 315-487-7711 or 1-800-475-FAIR 24-25 ..Letchworth Stone Tool Technology Show Letchworth State Park 585-493-3600 24-25 ..Arts at the Gardens Sonnenberg Gardens 585-394-4922

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28 ......Alabama with special guest Jaime O’Neal NYS Fair Grandstand 315-487-7711 or1-800-475-FAIR 29 ......New York State Festival of Balloons Dansville Airport-Dansville 585-335-8722 30 ......Toby Keith with special guest Montgomery Gentry NYS Fair Grandstand 315-487-7711 or 1-800-475-FAIR 31 ......New Fiddlers Picnic & Country Music Festival Long Point Park, Rt 256-Geneseo 585-243-3530 31 ......All Lake Regatta Skaneateles Lake 315-685-2325 31 ......Brooks and Dunn with special guest John Michael Montgomery NYS Fair Grandstand 315-487-771 or 1-800-475-FAIR 31 ......“Summer Bookends” 9249 Country Rt 76-Hammondsport 1-800-41-4241

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SEPTEMBER 1 ........6th Annual Cascata Clambake Cascata Winery, Route 14-2 Miles north of Watkins Glen 607-535-8000

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2 ........Letchworth Summer Farewell Festival Letchworth State Park 585-493-5600 6-8......3rd Annual Guinness Irish Day Celebration Clinton Square 315-435-2168 6-8......TomatoFest 6914 E. Lake Rd, Emerson Park-Auburn 315-253-5611 7 ........Last Chance Demo Caledonia Fairgrounds-Caledonia 585-2168 or 585-768-8004

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7-8......Keuka Lake Wine Trail: Rhineland Oktoberfest Keuka Lake Wine Trail 1-800-440-4898 7-8......Golden Harvest Festival Beaver Lake Nature Center 315-638-2519 8 ........Annual Seafood Jazz Fest Sherwood Inn-Skaneateles 315-685-3405

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13 ......TGIF Auction by Vera House, Inc Onondaga County Convention Center at Oncenter-Syracuse 315-435-8000 13-15 ..La Festa Italiana Downtown Syracuse 315-422-8284 or 315-457-4211 14 ......Plants For Life 2002 Cornell University Campus-Ithaca 607-387-9308 14-15 ..Clothesline Festival Rochester 585-473-7720 16 ......Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Bellevue Country Club 315-443-3275 18-Oct 12.....M. Butterfly on Syracuse Stage Syracuse Stage 315-443-3275 19 ......2300 Degrees Corning Museum of Glass-Corning 1-800-732-6845

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20-22 ..Oktoberfest Clinton Square-Syracuse 315-675-8321 21 ......Potato Festival Routes 79 & 38-Richford 607-255-7661 21-22 ..Sky Rides at Bristol Mountain 5662 Route 64-Canandaigua 585-374-6000 21-22 ..Chocolate & Red Wine McGregor Vineyard Winery, 5503 Dutch St., Dundee 585-374-6000

the many Finger Lakes Region attractions 124 Clean, Spacious Rooms Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool Family Activity Center

value rates

relaxed comfort

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28-29 ..29th Annual Hunting and Fishing Days 6274 Avon-Lima Rd-Avon 585-226-5333 28-29 ..Crazy for You by the Talent Company Empire Theatre at NYS Fairgrounds-Syracuse 315-484-8484 29 ......Tour de ‘Cuse benefits American Lung Association of CNY Clinton Square and downtown Syracuse 315-422-6142

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585-394-2800 • 800-727-2775 4343 State Routes 5 & 20 East Canandaigua, NY 14424 Website: www.fingerlakesinn.com Email: 4LIFE@fingerlakesinn.com

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Bald Eagle, cherry wood mounted on slate, 10˝W x 16˝H x 8˝D

Donald Buss, Bird Carver

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agles are large birds yet they are graceful in flight. Their hooked beaks, large eyebrows and penetrating eyes give them a fierce attitude. Because they represent our own ideas of freedom and strength, we have made the eagle our national bird. “To carve an eagle head I must first find a piece of wood with some interest or ‘character.’ It can be a root, burl, or crotch of a tree with splits, knots or decay. I like a dark wood —black walnut, cherry, and manzanita. I use a lot of cherry because splits occur or widen when it’s carved, and when finished, the color deepens with age. “My carvings are done with a mixture of knives, gouges, and power tools with rotary cutters. The more ‘character’ a piece of wood has, the more I use the power tools. The finish is either tung oil or traditional linseed oil. I don’t use the poly/plastic finishes because it’s hard to get an even coat on different parts of wood grain. I do a lot of sanding; then a coat of finish, sanding, finish, sanding…until it is smooth and looks great.” Don has studied art and sculpture at Rochester

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Institute of Technology (RIT) and has been carving for about 15 years. He was a featured artist at WXXI Fine Arts Showcase, Rochester’s Main Event, Lilac Art Show, Woods-N-Wetlands, and Folk Artists of Western New York. Don has also participated in the New York State Fair Wildlife Art Exhibit since 1988. Sharing his skills and talents with other people through teaching is something that Don really enjoys. He has taught carving at Greece Continuing Education and at Honeoye Falls Continuing Education, and he also has demonstrated carving at Genesee Country Museum, Cumming Nature Center, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Mendon Nature Center, Braddock Bay Park, and Letchworth State Park. Don’s next exhibits will be at the Clayton Wildlife Art Show, Lake Plains Fall Festival and Beaver Lake Woodcarving Show. Don Buss lives in Honeoye Falls and can be reached at 585-582-2693.

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