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Volume 7, Number 2 • Summer 2007

F E A T U R E S

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MY OWN WORDS

MADE IN THE FINGER LAKES Flair for the fabulous

DAY TRIP Horses, carriages, history, romance: the Walnut Hill Driving Competition

WILDLIFE PROFILE It’s time to spot fox

MUSIC Excitement mounts for the annual bluegrass festival in Lodi

PHOTOGRAPHY Choosing a location for your wedding photographs

ALL ABOARD FOR A CRAZY CARDBOARD BOAT RACE

OUTDOORS The making of an emerald necklace of forest lands

Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival attracts thousands of fans each June By Michelle R. LaDue

REMINISCE Carefree days in Moravia

FRUIT OF THE VINE Not your average wine tastings

DAY IN THE LIFE A lesson in backyard archaeology

DOWNTOWN Skaneateles

PORCHES OF PENN YAN The front porch is still an emblem of welcome, representing a time when people would stop to sit a spell and talk Photos and story by Darlene Bordwell

THE JOY OF GEO-CACHING An activity that provides opportunities to learn about the environment and geometry, while discovering treasures By JulieAnn Krajci

ARMORY SQUARE Big city splendor in Syracuse, without the big city Photos and story by James P. Hughes

LETTERS NEWSBITS OFFBEAT LIFESTYLE Do you know your neighbors? A commentary on suburban life

GET AWAY TO OWEGO This historic southern Finger Lakes village is a great place to dine and shop Photos and story by Bill Wingell

Cover: Sipping wine on a vintage boat is the epitome of summer in the Finger Lakes. Photo by Kristian S. Reynolds

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FINGER LAKES SCRAPBOOK CALENDAR: FESTIVALS AND EVENTS INDEX OF ADVERTISERS OFF THE EASEL The art quilts of Holly Knott

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here’s a general consensus that upstate New York’s population is declining. Understanding the economics and politics of the region is not one of my strong points, but I think the incredibly high tax rate and lack of good-paying jobs drives our young people away after they graduate from our area’s high schools and prestigious colleges. They don’t see the potential for personal career growth here as much as they do with some states in our country. There may be one way we can change our high tax situation for the better. Wind power has been a hotly debated subject around the area I live, and I’m sure throughout all of New York. Wind turbines are said to be a blight upon the landscape, they possibly interfere with migratory patterns of birds, they don’t generate enough energy for their cost, and they are noisy. Necessary access roads to them may run through some prime farmland. Okay, I got some of the cons out of the way. Now the pros. Wind turbines generate clean energy – there are no emissions or waste like there are from power plants using fossil fuels. I can’t think of any way that wind will be used up from producing too many turbines in the world, but fossil fuels are finite. Frankly, the scars upon our landscape from collecting fossil fuels are far worse than a view of graceful wind turbines. Speaking of the visuals, I’m sure when electricity was invented and we decided to string power lines on poles to reach homes and business-

es that there was a general outcry against the unsightly structures, but they have become a part of our daily life, as have paved roads and cell phone towers, and both technologies benefit us greatly. Tom Golisano, the billionaire owner of Paychex and resident of the Finger Lakes, once was against having wind turbines. Now he sees the beneficial aspects of wind power to the region. In fact, he is the co-founder, along with Keith Pitman, of a company called Empire State Wind Energy. This Oneida-based company is proposing producing wind energy, but with a twist. They will build the wind turbines and take a small cut from the profits, but they will turn the rest of the profit over to the town that houses the structures, which in turn can help pay the town’s taxes. The potential positive results for residents in towns within New York state that don’t have much of a tax base are incredible. This industry alone can turn around upstate New York like no other industry in existence, and yes, maybe even our young people will see the potential. I look forward to hearing from you. You can visit lifeinthefingerlakes.com and comment directly on my editorial or you can send an e-mail or a letter.

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L E T T E R S Dear Mark, The feature “When Lake Boats Ruled Our Waves” was great. As always, great photography and printing is outstanding. I look forward to this magazine every time I see it in the mailbox. Bob, Vestal

The following letter was written to John Adamski, author of the article, “Valley of Dreams” that appeared in our last issue. Dear John, What a wonderful surprise that the Muller family received upon opening Life in the Finger Lakes magazine this quarter. The article that you wrote, together with the photography by Bill Banaszewski, were a wonderful tribute to the Muller Field Station and all the dreams that have been put into making it what it has turned out to be today. Frankly, I was not aware of this magazine until this article came out, but I think its format and the detailed articles are just wonderful. Thank you, John. It is rare that when an article is written, the subject matter is 100 percent true and complimentary. Florence Muller, Rochester

I am a full-time adult student at Finger Lakes Community College and you can imagine my joy when I read your Spring 2007 issue and found “Valley of Dreams.” I made my first visit to the Muller Field Station last week and was just thrilled with it. What a generous and gorgeous gift our school was given. Incidentally, John Van Neil is my professor and advisor and I can’t say enough about the (Continued on next page)

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top-notch education I am receiving at FLCC. All my professors make learning fun and exciting. It’s a great school. I am so proud you chose to do an article on this, and I am happy to be a part of this awesome experience. Thanks again so much. Lisa, Canandaigua

Well, the weather finally got good enough to go to Montezuma. I was ready to leave and was driving up Route 89 to my home. There is an osprey nest in a telephone pole, right by the road. The birds were rebuilding their nest, so I stopped to take some shots.

After taking quite a few, I thought I’d be bold and see how close to the telephone pole I could get. The osprey didn’t think it was a good idea and swooped down to scare me off. It worked! Mike, Williamson Send your thoughts and letters to mark@lifeinthefingerlakes.com or Life in the Finger Lakes Letters P.O. Box 1080, Geneva, NY 14456. Circle Reader Service Number 185

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EDITORIAL & PRODUCTION EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Stash mark@lifeinthefingerlakes.com ART DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Williamson GRAPHIC ARTIST . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Srmack ASSOCIATE EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina Manzer ASSISTANT EDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . Kari Anderson

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The Lois McClure Makes “Grand Canal Journey” The canal schooner Lois McClure will embark on an unprecedented “Grand Canal Journey” this summer, traveling 1000 miles in 100 days, as she sails from her home port on Lake Champlain to visit 25 historic ports-of-call along the scenic Erie Canal and the New York State Canal System. The McClure is a full scale working replica of an 1862 canal schooner, a unique example of working vessels that carried goods throughout northeastern waterways during the 19th century. The expedition is made possible by a partnership between the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, New York State Canal Corporation and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Canal side communities will celebrate their distinct contribution to the canal culture by creating their own events to embrace the arrival of the Lois McClure at their ports. Tours of the boat and interpretive presentations, wayside exhibits and educational materials will be provided free to the public at each stop. The Lois McClure will begin its grand tour in Vermont and travel to Albany, the Finger Lakes region and then to Buffalo and back.

Local Company Provides Healthy Alternative to Commercial Pet Foods The tainted pet food scare this year has pet owners scurrying for the safest foods to feed their animals. That’s why Beowulf Natural Feed in DeWitt, makers of Back to Basics pet food, has seen a jump in sales. In just one day alone, the company sent out more than 100 samples. Beowulf has been producing its USDA-certified hormonefree and antibiotic-free chicken and pork pet food in Onondaga County for over 10 years. Back to Basics has become an international brand and ranks as one of the highest quality pet foods in America. “It’s an honest food, made with ingredients good enough for humans to eat,” said Sarah Everett, Beowulf’s marketing director. “We use the same suppliers as Uncle Ben’s brown rice and Quaker oatmeal.” Everett advises pet owners that when they’re reading labels, a good rule of thumb is, “If it doesn’t sound good, it probably isn’t. If you see the term ‘by-products,’ set the food down. The same goes for ‘beet pulp.’ Set the food down.” Organic and all-natural foods cost more, but Back to Basics tries to keep costs as low as possible so that everyday pet owners can invest in their animals’ health. Many dog and cat lovers feel that it’s worth the added expense. Everett said, “At the end of the day, you won’t have a lot of vet bills and your animal will live a lot longer.” Back to Basics is available online and from retailers across the country. For more information, visit www.beowulfs.com.

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House Tour Showcases Corning’s Distinct Homes The Corning-Painted Post Historical Society and the Corning Hospital Auxiliary are sponsoring a house tour in the Corning area on June 2. The tour will feature six distinctive homes of various ages and architectural styles. Corning is known for its Historic Market Street in the Gaffer District and the many Victorian-period homes on its Southside Hill. Featured are three Southside Hill historic homes, a former Houghton home on Spencer Hill, and two contemporary homes – one each in the Aurene and Woodland Park developments. The 1895 stone Episcopal Church on 1st Street is also included on this year’s tour. It is noted for its beautiful stained glass windows, several of which were produced by Tiffany.

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Lamoreaux Landing Dog Becomes Celebrity Max, a friendly yellow Labrador retriever, is the mascot of Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars in Lodi. He enjoys celebrity status now that he is one of the 21 featured dogs in the state of New York in the book Wine Dogs USA Edition: The Dogs of North American Wineries. Published last fall by Giant Dog Publishing of Australia, the book is written by Craig McGill and Susan Elliott. The book features over 300 wineries across the country and 450 photos of their loyal hounds. The pictures are interspersed with short essays by Robert Parker Jr., Dan Berger, Bruce Cass, Ralph Steadman, Cole Danehower, ML Hilton, Harvey Posert, Adam Lechmere, Darryl Roberts, Jack Burton, Joshua Greene, Sally Ashton, Zar Brooks and Craig McGill. Mark Wagner, Lamoreaux Landing’s owner, has made available special copies of the book “autographed” by Max with a paw print.

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Gigliotti Gas Station in Geneva Named to “Seven to Save” List The Preservation League of New York State named the former Gigliotti Gas Station in Geneva to the nonprofit group’s annual list of the Empire State’s most threatened historic resources, Seven to Save. This 1920s, semi-circular, colonnaded gas station is an unusual and rare example of early roadside architecture, and appears to be unique in New York State. Purchased by the City of Geneva as part of a now-defunct expansion plan for an adjacent site, the building is now vacant, neglected and threatened with demolition. The City Council has voted for demolition despite a purchase offer and redevelopment proposal. Like many former gas stations, the site may be contaminated with hazardous substances. Local advocates and League staff, however, believe that “brownfield” issues can be addressed without demolition, and that the building can once again become a focal point in a pedestrian-friendly downtown street. The Preservation League is pledging its support to identify strategies for dealing with the threats and opportunities that this distinctive building is facing.

Web Community Targets Upstate Waterfalls and Photography Founded in April 2006 by Rochester native Matthew Conheady, NYFalls.com is a fast-growing information source and online community for upstate New York waterfall, waterscape and photography enthusiasts. The site profiles many local waterfalls and lakes found in upstate New York. Factual and historical information is given on each waterfall or lake, as well as links to many local bed and breakfasts, eateries and shops. Descriptions and maps for hiking trails are also given, as well as weather forecasts, tips on how to get the best views and even where to park a car. Users will also find a robust community section where fans can discuss their favorite parks, plan outings and post photos and maps. Often visitors will share secret locations and “newly discovered” waterfalls and interesting geological places. Although the site’s mission calls for the “promotion, preservation and enjoyment of upstate New York watersheds and the wonderful waterfalls and gorges present in the area,” Matt’s goals for the organization continue to develop. “I want to eventually grow our community to a point where we can be an influential force, and help to preserve more locations by working with land trusts and land owners to preserve and protect these unique areas for future generations.” He also plans to organize amateur nature photographers into a conglomerate, complete with a touring gallery and photographic prints for sale at local art and craft shows. Have news? Send information three months in advance to stacy@lifeinthefingerlakes.com.

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Antique Boat Show at the Sodus Bay Yacht Club

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Finger Lakes Live Steamers Open House See and ride large scale model trains. Free admission. Food and souvenirs available. www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org

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July 4th Celebration Concert, Open house at the museum, Breakfast on the Bluff, Arts & Crafts, 5k race, kids race and more! www.soduspointlighthouse.org

July 12 - 15, 2007 Lyons Peppermint Days Food vendors, entertainment, farmers’ market, Arts & Crafts, car show, tractor show, kiddie parade, Grand Parade, fireworks.

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Olde Tyme Country Faire Pet Parade, 5k race, Arts & Crafts vendors, food vendors. www.sodusny.com

July 21 & 22, 2007 Pultneyville Homecoming Arts, antiques and collectibles on sale throughout the Hamlet.

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Turning parking meters into works of art

Songs inspired by Finger Lakes In 1941, Woody Guthrie received a federal grant to travel around Washington State, collect stories, and write songs about modern progress on the Columbia River. Inspired by Guthrie’s project, Ithaca musician and songwriter Joe Crookston is traveling, collecting stories, and writing songs that celebrate the people, places and culture in the Finger Lakes. He will perform these “Songs from the Finger Lakes” in a series of concerts in the summer and fall of 2007. Visit www.joecrookston.com for more details.

Four years ago, the city of Syracuse installed Parking Pay Stations, electronic boxes that dispense tickets, leaving defunct parking meter posts all over downtown. In 2006, the Downtown Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today (TNT) community members

partnered with the Cultural Resources Council, the Downtown Committee, Syracuse University and the Armory Square Association to commission 10 unique pieces of art called totems to cover the old parking meter posts. After hearing about the project, the 40 Below Public Arts Task Force, a group of local professionals that initiates public art projects and works to create a vibrant cultural life in Syracuse, wanted to get onboard. The group began “Phase II” of the project, in which they invited artists to send in their proposals. 40 Below chose five totems, in addition to the 10 selected by the partnership. The totems will be installed by mid to late summer.

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Fashion goes green When Wendy Skinner, a public relations specialist in Ithaca, started researching and writing about the sustainability movement several years ago, she noticed that there wasn’t much happening in the fashion industry. Last year, she combined her two passions, clothes and sustainability, and came up with the Eco-Fashion Design Contest. Entrants had to create a “new” item of clothing from unwanted or unused pieces. The response from the community was so impressive that Wendy decided to showcase the unique designs in an Re-Imagine Fashion Show.

This year, the show was held on April 22 as part of the Earth Day celebration at the Ithaca Farmers Market pavilion. In addition to “re-fashioned” items of clothing, people were invited to enter their “eco-fashion” designs, original items made from earth-friendly fabrics, such as organic cotton, hemp, bamboo and wild silk.

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hen I was less than a year old, my family moved to Fremont, a new suburb seven or so miles outside of Syracuse. My house and its neighbors were built on an old apple orchard. Behind us was an old trolley line that had run between Syracuse and Minoa. For a long time after that, the country still blossomed not far from my house. With other boys of the neighborhood, I used to go exploring.

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We would walk or ride our bikes over unused farm fields, or we would ride down to the Erie Canal towpath. We played combat in a little forest made up of trees from the old orchard. On more than one occasion, we were chased out of cornfields by farmers. One farmer started firing his shotgun. When a cop stopped by to ask him, he said, “I was just firing in the air to scare ’em.” Remnants of the trolley tracks

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were everywhere. We used to dig up ties from the track. One of our favorite hangouts was a broken-down bridge that had once extended over the trolley line. Many adults in my suburb had grown up in villages or even cities. As suburbs in their present form were then new, they expected the “community” to have many of the features of village life. The developer told the new homeowners that Fremont would have, among other things, stores, a post office and a fire station. There was talk of a Catholic church to be built in the area. But few of these projects materialized. There were no stores except a grocery store and drug store, both located in a plaza a mile from my house. There weren’t as many cars then, but people walked. Many people walked between Fremont and East Syracuse, a neighboring village located about three miles to the west. After years of practicing law in downtown Syracuse, I can see that a childhood spent in a suburb such as mine was a gift. We were still close to nature. The streets were quiet. The neighbors were friendly, especially in the early years. Children were sheltered and safe. But by the time I turned 10, I was bored. Summers were long. There was little to do except look at comic books or watch TV. It is almost a universal belief among adolescents and preadolescents in suburbs that life is suspended for them and will not begin again until they are 16 and able to drive. It seems to them that among the principal duties of their parents is that of chauffeur. The car is the symbol of freedom. The suburb was built on the automobile. The suburb is an artificial organism, just as Erie Boulevard, built through Syracuse over the old Erie Canal, is artificial. Its builders had no plan by which people would walk from one of its myriad stores to another. Circle Reader Service Number 188

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mented, we have gone from being a nation of front porches to one of back decks.

Life in the age of technology

Today, the vestiges of rural life surrounding my suburb have all but disappeared. A need for human interaction Colorless houses have continued to be built over almost Village settings are not Eastwood still shows many of the signs of the thriving village it every unused piece of land. readily available in suburbs, was in the 1920s and ’30s. Photo by J.T. Lee We have regretted this and the art of easy interaction demise while we have, each of us, conhas become all but lost. The village near Fayetteville. When I run or ski tributed to it. offers us a model by which to organize through the woods there, I am taken So programmed are we by the and reorganize our communities. The aback by the number of people who use noise and technocomforts of our subursuburb has given us a false sense of selfcell phones on their jaunts. They fail to ban lives that we have shut out much sufficiency. We are, as Aristotle said, share moments with their dogs or of the natural world. The Greek political creatures. We need each other. human acquaintances. The sounds of philosopher Pythagorus said that the The village offers us such neceswater running or the wind blowing stars in their movement make a heavsary buildings as churches, schools, through the trees are lost on them. enly music. But we are so tuned by the restaurants and stores within walking That is not all that has been lost. noise and chaos of our daily lives that distance. This will become increasingYears ago, my grandparents would ly urgent as our society ages and more we fail to hear the cosmic harmony. spend their summer nights on their citizens become unable to drive. It Now more than ever before, we front porch talking with their neighalso becomes necessary with the shut out the natural world. I spend conbors. Today we barely know our neighsiderable time at Green Lakes, located increased emphasis on health and our bors. As a friend of mine has com-

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need to walk again. Finally, the village reminds us that we are not alone. We have obligations to each other. It therefore becomes a model upon which political units are built. Each city is, in many ways, a composite of villages. New York City has myriad neighborhoods, each with its own characteristics. Greenwich Village was originally just that. Talking with strangers

I now live in Eastwood, an older village that was absorbed into the city of Syracuse. Parts of James Street, the main drag, are run down, but Eastwood still shows many of the signs of the thriving village it was in the 1920s and ’30s. A large number of homes and its side streets have an individuality and I comeliness that many recent suburban areas lack.

James Street features stores, restaurants and churches. Perhaps its bestknown site is the Palace, a movie theater dating back to 1924. Independent of any movie chain, the Palace is attractive in its reasonable prices and splendid old auditorium, recently refinished. On a very hot night last summer, my house lost power. I went out to wander the streets in search of the source of the problem. A large number of people were also out on the streets discussing the matter. They were asking strangers and learning that a transformer had blown up, probably due to the heat. I walked over to watch the transformer, located near the intersection of Plymouth and James. By this time, the fire department and power company were there. A large number of people stood watching and talking. A huge fire was burning near the

top of the pole where the transformer had been. Apparently when the transformer had erupted, it had set a nearby car on fire. With my curiosity now satisfied, I walked back toward my house. People were still standing together on the streets, excited and talking. By now their conversations had drifted to other topics. I had not seen such happy nosiness in years, certainly not in the suburbs. It seemed that the people in my new neighborhood had not talked with so many others in a long time. We still possess the civic instinct. It waits in us for redevelopment.

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f you’ve ever driven down Van Anden Street in Auburn, you’ve probably noticed a house with a multi-colored picket fence. This is the home of Jesse Kline, a commercial and residential decorator, and her husband, Greg Munno. Jesse’s services include home and office makeovers, party décor, retail window displays and commercial environments. Although she has worked on a variety of projects, perhaps the most eye-catching is her own house. The colorful fence is just the beginning. Each room is decorated from floor to ceiling with one-of-a-kind furniture, brilliant patterns and unusual pieces of art. In fact, Jesse’s house is so exceptional that it caught some national attention: In January, it was featured in an episode of “Offbeat America,” an HGTV program that showcases unique and creative residences across the country.

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Greg, a writer for The PostStandard, said that Jesse will occasionally bounce ideas off of him, but the artistic vision for styling their house was completely hers. “I must say, I love living in this house. Every project she undertakes, no matter how odd it seems to me at first, ends up looking fantastic,” Greg said.

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Colorful beginnings For Jesse, living in such a creative environment is the norm. “My parents were hippies, and when I was growing up they were very open to using bright colors and patterns all throughout the house,” she said. “My mother is also an artist and has many artistic friends whose work adorned our walls.” As a child, Jesse was constantly drawing and displaying her work on her bedroom walls. As a teen, she was a collector of unusual items and quirky furniture, and she developed the habit of rearranging her room to find the perfect place for everything. In school, she took as many art classes as she could. A career in interior design seemed like the natural choice for Jesse. “I’d been helping friends and relatives with their home projects for years. Then, a close friend of mine challenged me to define my ultimate career, and interior decorating was my obvious choice. I then realized I would regret it deeply if I didn’t pursue it,” Jesse explained.

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The creative process When starting a new project, Jesse, who has a master’s degree in art history and museum studies, doesn’t like to approach it as a science. “I work first as an artist, second as a decorator,” she said. “I approach projects in a way that focuses on the interesting objects. The challenge lies in how best to display everything in an inviting setting.” Jesse listens carefully to clients so that she can fully understand what they are trying to achieve and assess their comfort level with change. One unique object or piece of material can give Jesse the inspiration she needs for a whole project. She also finds that traveling can spur a great many ideas. “I’ve gone to Mexico on several occasions, and seeing all the bright and decorative colors they use fearlessly was very inspiring to me,” she

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said. “The color palette on the east coast tends to be very conservative, so I have to work against that every day.” Collecting the materials to bring her ideas to life can be a lot of fun, and according to Jesse, very inexpensive. “Thrift store shopping and garage sales play an important role in my ability to be resourceful,” she said. “Also, you may very well see my car pulled over on the side of the road because I’m ‘dumpster diving.’ I’m amazed at what people throw away.” On some occasions, Jesse doesn’t even have to leave her client’s house to find what she needs. “Some of my clients simply hire me for a ‘rearrangement.’ You certainly don’t have to buy new things to achieve a different look. Rummaging through a client’s attic and basement, I’ve often found exactly what

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we needed. The piece just craved a little love and attention, which can be achieved through paint, a new seat cover, different knobs or a lampshade.” After Jesse has all the components of the project set, she makes sure that the whole space is pulled together. “Those final details are what give the room a polished look,” she said. “Of course, I always remember that each room has to carry throughout the entire house as well.”

An artist and an altruist Jesse also works as communications specialist for the Cayuga County Office of Tourism three days a week, leaving the other four days for her to focus on her design work. This arrangement works out well, according to Jesse, who is an active volunteer. She can maintain

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Jesse is looking forward to working on more challenging and unique projects. The majority of her experiences have been in residential design, but she is hoping to do more commercial projects. “I’ve had a fun time doing window displays and small business redo’s, but I’m craving that funky club or lounge environment,” she said. Jesse would also like to explore a relationship with a retail venue to sell items. “I’ve been ‘refabbing’ retro pieces of furniture with all kinds of paper products like wallpaper, contact paper and wrapping paper,” she said. “Then I tart them up more with 3-D objects like glass beads. I’m also redoing vintage lamps and making funky pillows. I’d like to think these pieces would sell if they were in the right market.” Whether it be an old lamp, a pillow or an entire room, with the Jesse Kline touch, anything that was once plain or ordinary will surely never be so again.

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Cortland Arts and Wine Festival Planned

hat better way to enjoy great art than with a taste of wine, great music, good food and a gorgeous setting? The Cultural Council of Cortland County is planning the first Cortland Arts and Wine Festival, which will be held in beautiful Courthouse Park in Cortland on Saturday, August 4, 2007. The festival, which is an expansion of the Arts in the Park Festival, will feature wines from many of New York’s finest wineries, a juried art show with well-known local and regional artists, a full day of music from some very talented musicians and plenty of food. The arts, food and music will be located throughout the grounds and access will be free and open to the public. The wineries will be located in a large tent that will be under controlled access with a fee charged for admission. For this nominal fee, participants will be able to experience some of the finest wines in the Finger Lakes and New York State, all in one convenient location. “People are already getting excited about this,” said David Beale, executive director of the Council. “When it was presented to the Cortland Common Council for approval, there was a lot of enthusiasm and it passed unanimously. It’s almost a natural. Cortland, the eastern gateway to the Finger Lakes and New York State wines, will be a great draw. With the abundance of great artists, music and food in the area, we expect this to be a big hit. When you think of it, isn’t wine tasting an artform?” The Council is also looking for sponsors who would like to be associated with the event to help defray the costs. Anyone interested in participating in any way may check out the website at www.cortlandartsandwine.com, contact David Beale at 607-753-7786 or David Blatchley, program chairperson, at 607-753-3534.

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A majestic Morgan Horse put to a road cart driven by Jim Leo of Rochester boldly travels through the Walnut Hill Wide Waters on the cross-country course. Photo by Bill Remley

The Kateland Farms American Miniature Horses are put to a flower wagon driven by Katie Rodas with Rachael Rice during the pleasure drive through Mendon Ponds Park. Photo by Bill Remley

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ach year, the Pittsford Carriage Association hosts an international celebration of the sport and tradition of carriage driving. Held at beautiful Walnut Hill Farm on West Bloomfield Road in Pittsford, the Walnut Hill Driving Competition is the largest gathering of carriages and coach horses in the world. Now in its 36th year, the fiveday event plays out like a country fair complete with 19th-century refreshments, tent-housed boutiques and Jack Russell Terrier races, in addition to the many classes of competition. Since its inception in 1972, the competition has grown from an informal marathon drive that featured 14 vehicles, to a five-day international “event” that today has more driving competitors than it can handle. Spectators have an opportunity to view wonderful examples of 19th century carriages operated by over 250 competitors from some 20 states, Canada and Europe. Antique vehicles range from tiny pony carts to huge road coaches drawn by four horses (called “four-inhand”). They participate in many phases of classical driving using a crosscountry obstacle course, an elegant ring and a special driving route through the Pittsford-Mendon area. Simulating the conditions of the 1890s is a major consideration at

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This Year at Walnut Hill Wednesday, August 15 through Sunday, August 19, 2007 Daily events begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Spectator tickets are available at the gate: $10 for adults, $5 for children. For a complete schedule, visit www.walnuthillfarm.com, or call 585-385-2555. Walnut Hill. The obstacles that make up the cross-country course include farm animals, water hazards, an abandoned sugar shed, a covered bridge, woods, open country and farm machinery. All courses at Walnut Hill are challenging, yet can also be driven by novices or once-a-year amateurs. Spectators have always enjoyed shopping the vendor booths set up outdoors under tents. They offer sporting art, antiques, books, jewelry, clothing, tack and other horse-related items. A full and fun-filled schedule of events The 2007 competition schedule includes the Park Driving Division, which features the kind of carriages driven by the Gilded Age wealthy. The beautifully designed vehicles with their elegant profiles create an impressive display. Juxtaposed with Park Driving is the Commercial Division, which is limited to vehicles used for work, delivery, or in the trades. Their drivers and horses will be judged on their ability to perform specific tasks of the 1890s. One of the most intriguing competitions, a Coach-Dog Performance Class, is open to any breed of dog and any style of horse/pony turnout. Judges rate the dogs’ performance and attitude. Besides the competitions, spectators and participants have the opportunity to watch and take part in a

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The Country Porch Featuring Primitive Collections and touches of country for your home.

You must stop in to see the new merchandise arriving daily! Treenware, Pottery, Candles, Nesting Boxes, Signs & Samples, Unique Primitive Items, Yellowware & Redware, Country Furniture & Lighting and much, much more...

Located at: 1431 Route 5 & 20, Geneva, NY 14541 • 315-789-8562 Mon-Sat: 10am - 5pm • Sun: 12pm - 4pm **Hours are Subject to Change**

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Canandaigua Wine Trail. The classrooms in our 1915 schoolhouse are filled with a mix of unique merchandise to meet all your gift-giving and decorating needs. • • • • • •

Lang Center Boyd Jewelry Candles Books Framed Prints

• Throws • Mailbox Covers • Crystal Wine Glasses • Local Gourmet Foods

VISIT OUR SCHOOLHOUSE DELI

23rd Annual Cheshire Union Antique Show Aug. 11 4244 Rt. 21 So., 5 miles South of Canandaigua

Open 7 days 10-5

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Authentic Amish/Mennonite Quilts/Crafts Auction Sat. July 7 @ 9:30 a.m. Sat. Sept. 1 @ 9:30 a.m.

Beautiful quilts, furniture and other hand crafts are sold the old fashion way at public auction! Sale held at Finger Lakes Produce Auction Facility For more info on these auctions contact the Finger Lakes Produce Auction Inc. Office at

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Suzie Buchanan of Unionville, Pennsylvania, drove her Dutch Warmblood to the 2006 Ladies’ Wicker Phaeton Championship. Photo by Bill Remley

host of unique showcase activities. Among the special guests are nationally acclaimed horse trainer Clay Maier and his elegant Friesian horses. Friesians are known for their intelligence, athletic ability and “symphony of movement,” traits they’ll showcase in a demonstration of dressage. With them, Clay will perform breathtaking feats of Roman Riding (standing on two horses), and other fancy and surprising tricks. The Kateland Farm American Miniature Horse Dressage Drill Team will offer an amazing exhibition of

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precision and an entertaining musical drive, and the Morrisville College Belgian Six-Horse Hitch will demonstrate the challenges of delivering heavy cargo. The Wegmans Ascot Picnic Night, featuring a gourmet picnic supper, will be held on Friday, August 17. The Rochester Scottish Pipe Band will perform on Sunday, August 19. Making it happen Walnut Hill is owned by Bill and Sue Remley, who purchased the farm

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“Bringing world-class music home” in 1969. According to the Walnut Hill website, “Sue Remley was an avid horsewoman with a barn and riding horses firmly entrenched by 1972. Bill, on the other hand, knew little about the beasts and desired to know even less, but his interest in history and innate romanticism led to a middle ground in the Remley family. That middle ground was of the carriage horse and an earlier and statelier era, when horse-drawn vehicles were important to our growing nation’s transportation, cultural and social systems.” In 1972, Bill’s idea of re-creating a drive through Central Park circa 1890 became a reality when he organized an informal marathon through Mendon Ponds Park. Then, he and his carriageenthusiast friends began to formulate plans for a showcase specifically for carriages, and the Pittsford Carriage Association was born. Today, it is the not-for-profit educational organization that hosts the Walnut Hill Driving Competition. Its purpose in doing so is to advance the art and traditions of driving, and to promote public interest in the contributions made by the horse and carriage to our country’s cultural, social and economic history. Bill Remley is the association’s president. Walnut Hill’s success extends far beyond Pittsford and Rochester. Its ripple effect influenced similar events in Bath, Elmira, the Genesee Valley, East Aurora and Cazenovia. The Canadian Carriage Driving Classic, held each year north of Toronto, was modeled after Walnut Hill and has become a major driving event. The Walnut Hill Farm Driving Competition is the epitome of a wellorchestrated and crowd-pleasing event. With the support of its dedicated directors, members, exhibitors and spectators, the competition will continue to innovate and prosper.

August 16-26 • Four exciting Festival Series concerts • Engaging children’s and community events • World-class artists and ensembles

Tickets on Sale Now! For full details, visit www.lakechambermusic.org or call (585) 690-1220. Circle Reader Service Number 175

The Preston H. Thomas Theatre in the

MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE merry-go-round.com 2007 Season of Musicals

We’re tuning up for another exciting season of “Broadway in the Finger Lakes.” Join us. Get your tickets now! Miss Saigon Peter Pan Thoroughly Modern Millie Ain’t Misbehavin’ Always...Patsy Cline

May 30 - June 21 June 27 - July 20 July 25 - August 17 August 22 - Sept. 8 September 12 - 27

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Porches of Penn Yan

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Paul Dickey, former Marine and World War II veteran, unfurls his American flag while wife Joanne watches

n the days before the car, the front porch was the approved and styles, from grandiose to humble, decorated with every spot for courting couples, kept under the watchful eye of type of furniture, flower and flag. In Penn Yan, as in many family. Hearts were broken and griefs consoled on front other Finger Lakes towns of a certain vintage, the front porch porches. Summer noontimes or rainy days found children playis still an emblem of welcome, of a time when people had ing under the protection of the porch roof. In the time before leisure to sit a spell and talk, to be “dressed up” at Halloween TVs, blogs and podcasts, local politics and Christmas – an emblem of home were debated and scandals gossiped itself and of ourselves. In other If the world had a front porch like we words, your porch is more than just a about on the front porch. Friends came for tea or picnics. On place to hang your flag. did back then, We’d still have our patriotic holidays the porch, bedecked Being from the Penn Yan problems, but we’d all be friends. in bunting, offered front-row seats for area and having gabbed and Tracy Lawrence, lyrics, “If the World parades. Family parties marking school napped on my share of its porches, Had a Front Porch” graduations and babies’ births became I believe they still represent the all-inclusive neighborhood celebrations. spirit of neighborliness and appreNews from the outside world was delivered to the front porch in ciation for the outdoors that is now, at last, enjoying a postcards and letters along with the daily paper. Anxious family resurgence. Don’t misunderstand me – the folks of Penn members listened for soldiers and sailors returning from war; as Yan are no backwoods anachronisms; they’ve got their they stepped onto the porch, the creak of the top step signaled share of PCs, cell phones and wireless Internet hotspots. they were home safe at last. But here, families and friends also find time to chat with one another and watch the world go by. The porch is a A Symbol of America private place with a public view, or a public space where Drive along Main Street in this village at the northern tip of you can be private. When you think about it, the conKeuka Lake and you’ll see well-kept porches of all shapes, sizes, cept is quite magical.

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Share Your Stories

The story of the rise, decline and resurgence of the American porch is the story of America itself. European homes generally do not feature what we think of as porches – broad, roofed expanses that extend our living space into the outdoors and create a pleasing transition from street to entryway. The development of the American porch is somewhat exceptional, a uniquely American architectural appendage that symbolizes our traditions of welcome, hospitality, and close-knit community. Some cultural experts even link the decline in popularity and use of the front porch with the decline of the health and well-being of the nuclear family since the 1950s. Just the words “Let’s sit on the porch” conjure up cozy images of iced tea in tall glasses, your tired frame sinking into the depths of a well-padded wicker chair, a light breeze ruffling your hair and desultory talk drifting you through a summer afternoon. Hammocks swing, newspapers are abandoned over snoozing faces. The regular creak of rocking chairs and porch swings murmurs along with the gentle snores of companionable napping and the shush of passing cars. The household cat or dog joins in, sprawling in that sunny spot in the corner. The porch is a comforting place, the welcoming arms of home, setting the tone for what a visitor will find inside.

Did you grow up living the porch life? Are you continuing that lifestyle, or are you a new convert? Contribute your own reminiscences, funny or poignant stories, decorating and building ideas, and tall tales at the author’s front-porch blog at frontporchmemories.blogspot.com.

Simple Pleasures

One recent summer day I decided to take a walk around my old hometown with my camera to document some of the porches I passed. The town was strangely quiet that warm Saturday morning, but I found a few folks working on do-it-yourself projects (on their porches, of course), gardening, or just relaxing with a magazine. Though I knew none of them personally, all were happy to have me photograph their porches, and even themselves, with no prior notice – trust that’s rare, and

The Trimmer House (circa 1891), a bed and breakfast on East Main Street, Penn Yan

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Mama used to roll her hair Back before the central air We’d sit outside and watch the stars at night She’d tell me to make a wish I’d wish we both could fly I don’t think she’s seen the sky Since we got the satellite dish James McMurtry, lyrics, “Levelland”

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inspiring, in our post-9/11 world. The woman I caught sweeping her porch, the family celebrating their young folks’ morning swim across Keuka Lake with a hearty front-porch brunch and lots of laughter – their connection to the world outside their living rooms caught me, a stranger passing by, in their lives and stories, if only for a few moments. What

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else is community but that? My walk that morning brought back sharp memories of when I was a kid almost a half-century ago, growing up on a farm outside Penn Yan. Summertime meant being outdoors all day and into the evening. As my grandmother had before us, my mother, sister and I sat on the porch to shell freshly picked peas

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Two rocking chairs on a welcoming porch are an open invitation for visitors

into pots clenched between our knees. Scents of lilac, trellised roses and lily of the valley reached us from the bushes and flower beds my grandmother tended long ago. After a hard day of work in the fields, my father and uncle would stretch out along the porch steps, cold longnecked bottles of Genesee Cream Ale in hand, hay chaff adhering to the sweat on

their sunburned necks, to talk over the day’s frustrations – the tractor that wouldn’t start, the weather that wouldn’t cooperate – and make decisions about tomorrow’s chores. Evening on the porch was the most enchanted time. A hush descended, then slowly filled with the chirrups and croaks of night creatures. The stars were

brighter then, it seems, sharply sparkling, joined by the mysterious, intermittent twinkling of lightning bugs. We kids would dash around the lawn, attempting to catch them in our cupped hands. One especially cherished night, my mother and I sat close together in the stillness of our porch and watched flashes of the aurora borealis light up the sky.

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Front-porch lovers are an enthusiastic bunch. Not content to rest in their hammocks, they constantly tinker with and improve their porches using ornaments, flower boxes and containers, and woodcrafts. The classic American porch has inspired a whole library of beautiful coffee-table books to motivate the most exacting porch lover. Just search front porch on your favorite bookstore website, or better yet, browse the DIY or architecture collection in person at your local bookshop. In Penn Yan, visit Long’s Cards and Books at 115 Main or Belknap Hill Books across the street at 106 Main. Similarly, there are loads of DIY websites to inspire you to dress up your own porch or, should you be porchless, find plans to build your own. We recommend buying locally to support neighborhood businesses.

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Even the baby joins in this Saturday brunch on the porch, celebrating a successful cross-lake swim by Alejandrina Vastrep, Yesenia Meisch and Veronica Spencer of Arizona and Garret Skinner of Penn Yan

Our pleasures seem antiquated today, but we had fun with our imaginative, video-free play and slept soundly after. To me and many others, the porch is an emblem of that simpler, more “connected” life, a tangible reminder that seasonal outdoor living can link us to a greater, richer world of nature and imagination. Special Visits

Every summer, we kids were granted the special treat of staying with our “town aunts” in Penn Yan. This was always a cause for excitement because being in town meant an easy walk to the old Elmwood Theater for movie matinees or to the public library, Joe Powers’ for comic books and Mad magazines, and Jen’s and Jimmy’s for milkshakes. Red Jacket Park on the lake was a refuge from midday heat. And not least, evenings were spent on the

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porch with our aunts and uncles and whatever visitors happened by. “Cocktails on the porch” were an evening tradition. As the adults chatted, we kids soaked up the murmur of their voices without always understanding the content but feeling the security of being connected to lives, and life, beyond the porch railings. Since then I’ve lived in New England seaside towns, crowded suburbs, and big cities far from my hometown. I’ve been a porchless apartment dweller, and I’ve lived in urban townhouses where you wouldn’t sit on the front steps for fear of being mugged or mistaken for a panhandler, or worse. Looking back, Penn Yan and its abundant homes of welcoming porches are doubly special to me, and I notice and appreciate them whenever I visit. Now when I sit with my aunt and a neighbor or two on her front porch, not

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Paul Dickey and his wife Joanne love sitting on their East Elm Street porch on summer days

much has changed about us besides the inevitable aging and losses and gains. We’re likely to be treated to the sight of trotting horse-drawn carriages of local Mennonites who have bought up many of the outlying farms, reminding us that what comes around does indeed go around, and sometimes the important things don’t change. Now keep the tradition alive and pass this story along to a friend over iced glasses of your beverage of choice on – where else? – your front porch.

Darlene Bordwell is a photographer and writer now living in the Taconic Mountains of New York. See more of her Finger Lakes photos at www.DarleneBordwell.com.

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aples, located at the south end of Canandaigua Lake, is a wonderful location to spend a summer day or weekend. There are many events during this time of year that beckon the visitor. Artizanns: Gifts from the Finger Lakes presents an eight-week series entitled “On the Front Porch ... Artists in Action.” Experience firsthand what 24 prominent and talented Finger Lakes artisans do for passion, as well as a living. Presentations and demonstrations will allow guests to interpret their technique, view their work, talk with the artists, and touch and purchase their pieces. Visit www.artizanns.com or call 585-374-6740 for more information. The Bristol Valley Theater has several great live shows playing

this summer. Come see All Night Strut, Lend Me a Tenor, Man of La Mancha, The Drawer Boy and Sleuth. There is also a children’s play entitled The Adventures of Mystery Mouse and the Camembert Kid. For more information visit www.bvtnaples.org or call the box office at 585-374-6318. Wineries, golf courses, farm markets, boat tours, art galleries

and antique shops are just a few more ideas for visitors. Eat some grape pies, see some waterfalls and walk the quaint streets of downtown Naples while you shop. Visit www.naplesvalleyny.com, www.visitfingerlakes.com or call 800-FUN-IN-NY for more information about the beautiful community of Naples.4/18/07 11:44 AM MP-MonierManor

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Gifts from the Finger Lakes

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Widmer Wine Cellars is home to: ˜ Brickstone Cellars ˜ ˜ Manischewitz ˜ ˜ Lake Niagara ˜ Open All Year • Tours and Tastings Daily Buses Welcome

Widmer Wine Cellars 1-800-836-LAKE (5253) www.widmerwine.com 1 Lake Niagara Lane, Naples, NY 14512 A member of The Canandaigua Wine Trail

JOSEPH’S WAYSIDE MARKET 201 S. Main St. Naples, NY 14512

Enjoy over 170 Finger Lakes artisans’ works from pottery to jewelry, glass, textiles, paintings, sculptures, photography and more!

NEW…“Artists in Action…On The Front Porch” An 8 week series of artists’ demonstrations. Sat/Sun May 12-July1, casual, intimate artisans’ demonstrations listed on our web.

OPEN YEAR ROUND Tues-Sat 11-5:30, Sun Noon-5, Seasonal Mondays, or whenever the flag is flying!

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Handmade Amish Lawn Furniture OPEN MAY-NOV•DAILY 8A.M. TO 7P.M. 118 North Main St, Naples, NY 585-374-6740 • www.artizanns.com • handicap friendly

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GEO-CACHING by JulieAnn Krajci

Hunting for the cache can be tricky. Look carefully in hollow logs, under rock ledges, or near the base of a tree. Photo by JulieAnn Krajci

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A great place to search for a cache is at Grimes Glen near Naples.

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y family has hiked many New York State parks, from Stony Brook to Watkins Glen. For many years, we never knew that hidden treasures – or “caches” – existed in them as part of an activity called geo-caching. Geo-caching led us to rediscover the parks and their beauty. Because searching for the cache often leads us off the main trails, we’ve discovered spots we didn’t know existed, didn’t realize were part of public land. Geo-caching is exciting for children, who can be very persistent when it comes to finding treasures. My own children are always eager and determined to find the cache, searching for hours, if that’s what it takes. Besides being great exercise, geo-caching is an opportunity to learn about the environment and about geometry. It’s fun, and even comes with a reward if you succeed. Here are some tips to get you started. To learn more, log on to www.geocaching.com.

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Are there treasures hidden in these hills near Naples? A geo-cacher will tell you “yes.” Photo by JulieAnn Krajci

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The Tools Geo-caching is an entertaining adventure game that can be “played” by families and other groups of people of all ages. Hunting for a cache is very similar to going on a scavenger hunt. Many caches are hidden in natural park-like settings, usually under a rock, in a hollow tree or log. Most are hidden in containers designed to blend into the environment.

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All that’s needed to participate in a cache hunt is a Global Positioning System (GPS), a computer with Internet access, and a desire to explore nature. By using the absolute location (latitude and longitude) of a specific spot, GPS users try to find the cache. The absolute location of caches by city or zip code is provided online at www.geocaching.com. It’s all an adventure, much like searching for

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Home Away From Home buried treasure. A GPS unit is a hand-held electronic device that determines your location by using coordinates in degrees of latitude and longitude within 5 to 20 feet. It can be used to navigate from your current location to another specific location by plugging in your current coordinates and the desired coordinates. Some units have built-in compasses and maps. GPS units range in price from $100 to $1,000 depending on the complexity of the unit and its array of built-in features. Some sophisticated units, found in newer cars and trucks, have voice navigation to guide you on your journey. Even if you have GPS, it’s helpful to carry a compass when you go geocaching. During periods of thick cloud coverage, a hand-held compass can help you find the cache easier.

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The Treasure

Get in on the action! Don’t miss golf’s stars of tomorrow! August 16-19, 2007 Irondequoit Country Club Grounds passes available courtesy of ESL Weekly Grounds and Clubhouse Passes available at Ticketmaster charge by phone 232-1900, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and in person at the Auditorium Theatre box office. For tournament information, please visit www.xeroxclassic.com or call 585-232-7760 x3226.

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The cache is usually made up of little treasures and other items that can fit inside a small container. Many people shop the dollar store for small trinkets and inexpensive “treasures.” Sometimes they’ll come up with signature items to place inside the cache to represent themselves. For instance, a New York Yankees fan might place Yankees pencils in all the caches they find. Waterproof or plastic items work best, just in case the container gets too wet or leaks during a heavy rain. A notebook and a pen or pencil is placed inside so geo-cachers can log their visit. If you live in a climate where winters fall below freezing, it’s best to bring along a pencil as ink can freeze. Caches differ depending on their level of difficulty. Regular caches are made up of average-sized containers such as waterproof ammunition boxes or plastic pretzel containers. Both can easily be hidden within the natural environment. Micro caches are tiny containers (think film canisters) that make finding the treasure more challenging. There are also multi-caches where coordinates are given online for the first part of the cache and when you find it, inside is a paper with the second set of coordinates that lead you to the next part of the cache. Most multi-caches have two to four parts, but in Allegany State Park, there is a 20-part multi-cache for real enthusiasts. “Virtual” caches lead hikers to existing landmarks, such as a statue or tombstone. Be prepared to answer a question from the information given on the landmark to prove that you actually found it.

More Variations Another great idea spawned from the creative cacher’s mind is a travel bug. Travel bugs are metal key chains, similar to dog tags, with identifiable numbers on them. A geo-cacher develops a goal for his travel bug and then sets it free in a local cache. As Circle Reader Service Number 155

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geo-cachers travel from site to site, they move the travel bug around to different caches to help it reach its goal. My son created a 50-states travel bug; its goal is to travel to all 50 of the United States. People often place pictures or momentos on the key chain and online to show its trail. My son can monitor the progress of his travel bug online at any time. We can watch the travel bug reach its goal as it moves from state to state. At each stop on its journey, we can read notes from cachers with information about that particular area. It’s a great way to encourage children to learn about geography and the environment. Some travel bugs have gone all over the world. You can even create your own cache. Last summer when my family and I veered off the hiking path at Canadice Lake in Springwater, we found a unique man-made structure in which we decided to hide our own cache. If you never go off the path, you will never see this amazing site, so our goal has been to draw more attention to it. Since August of 2005, over 30 geo-cachers have visited our cache. Geo-caching in the Finger Lakes region provides a way to discover sights that you never knew existed. One time we were led to a tall waterfall hidden in the countryside only 6 miles from our house. While you hunt for treasure, explore the Finger Lakes and enjoy the new places you’ll find. JulieAnn Krajci is a local photographer who specializes in weddings, high school seniors, families and children portraiture. Visit her website at www.majorcreationsstudio.com

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A warm summer day provides fresh air for diners along Walton Street.

ow about visiting a place that suggests a trendy urban neighborhood in Boston or New York City, without the long drive? Interested in stylish shopping and exceptional food, casual to fine dining? Do you enjoy varied entertainment, music and nightlife? It’s time to discover Syracuse’s Armory Square, where you’ll find it all. Not so many years ago, “The Square” was a decaying district of dirty streets, dingy warehouses, and empty factories in a forgotten corner of downtown Syracuse. A few remaining businesses struggled to survive within the walls of architecturally historic buildings, their ornate arched windows, cornices, and brickwork deteriorating with time

and neglect. That grimy image has changed dramatically, and the neighborhood continues to evolve. Armory Square’s tree-lined streets and bricktrimmed sidewalks now offer visitors access to everything from specialty chocolates to live music to gourmet meals at fine restaurants, among the best in all of upstate New York. There is a science and technology museum, an IMAX theater, a multi-function art house, and outdoor events during the spring, summer and fall. There are shops and boutiques offering crafts, fashionable apparel, and unique food items. There are pubs and clubs. In short, Armory Square has emerged as an eclectic neighborhood, a very cool place to live or visit. SUMMER 2007 ~

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Above: Red brick, flowers, and flags enhance the front of Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub on West Fayette Street. Below: This view of West Fayette Street shows the shabbiness of the district in decades past. The building in the foreground now houses Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub.

Before its demise, the sector was once a bustling Syracuse neighborhood. In an earlier era, when the Erie Canal flowed through the heart of the city, and later when the main line of the New York Central puffed its way through downtown on Washington Street, it presented a fitting location for industry and commerce. Hotels, businesses, factories, and warehouses flourished. The New York Central Passenger Station stood proudly at the corner of West Fayette and Franklin, just a short block from the center of present day Armory Square. But after World War I the new and larger Barge Canal was routed north of the city, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Erieâ&#x20AC;? was filled in. Then, in the 1930s, the railroad and New York Central Station moved to a new elevated location many blocks away. Over the next few decades the district experienced a steady decline as many businesses moved out or ceased operations altogether. COMING BACK TO LIFE Fortunately, people with vision began to emerge in the early 1980s, people who were able to

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see something in the deteriorating buildings beyond grit and crumbling brick. One of the first was Eddie Butler, who opened The Packing House Café in the Hall-McChesney Building (c1892) at the corner of Walton and Franklin. Others recognizing the area’s potential opened a bakery, a framing studio, a craft studio, and an antiques shop. Bob Doucette, a local real estate developer, and his partner George Curry, who doubles as a professor of landscape architecture, were early moving forces in the renaissance of Armory Square. “George and I were having dinner one evening at a local restaurant,” Bob remembers. “We were lamenting that the lively city life available in places like Boston and New York City should, and could, be available in Syracuse. The historic buildings were here; the layout and compactness were here.” Bob chuckles when he recalls, “By the time we had finished our first or second bottle of wine we had become true visionaries and were formulating a strategy – no money, no experience, just a vision and a strategy.” They decided the district could be successful only if it evolved as a mixeduse urban neighborhood – retail outlets on the street level, office and residential space on the floors above. Residency would be absolutely critical. “Without people actually living there and walking its streets, Armory Square would never have the vitality an urban neighborhood needs and demands,” says Bob. The partners drove their plan forward in 1983, purchasing and beginning renovation on the Labor Temple Building, an 1887 structure that had seen better days. Incorporating a mix of Renaissance, Romanesque, and Italianate style features, the building once housed a manufacturing plant, and later served as offices for several labor unions.

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Relaxing at the Blue Tusk, one of the many pubs and restaurants in the Armory Square District.

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Music sometimes accompanies fine food at Pastabilities.

Bob and George convinced the young owners of a quirky new restaurant, Pastabilities, to inhabit their firstfloor retail space. Bob recalls, “It was a perfect fit.” Over two decades later, Pastabilities remains one of Armory Square’s most popular eateries, testimony to a wise decision. Owner Karyn Korteling has no plans to leave. “We love being here, being part of Armory Square,” she says. It’s just one of many restaurants in The Square where diners can relax in the ambiance of aged brick walls and rustic woodwork, or sit outside in a pleasant courtyard when Central New York weather allows. Armory Square’s name derives from an imposing tan brick structure nearby, a former state armory building. A longtime fixture on its grassy oval plot at the end of Jefferson Street, the building now houses the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST). The museum offers numerous hands-on exhibits, a telecommunications lab, the Silverman Planetarium, a climbing maze, and the Bristol IMAX Omnitheater, where a six story dome envelopes visitors in spectacular sight and sound. During The Square’s early development, activity focused on a few buildings near the four corners at Franklin and Walton Streets. Bob and his partners built Center

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In 1984, the placement of Armory Square on the National Register of Historic Places proved to be an asset for the district’s continuing revitalization. Distinctive shops, bistros, and taverns have continued their spread to surrounding streets – South Clinton, West Fayette, West Jefferson – and growth shows no signs of slowing. Innovative businesses continue to test the Armory Square waters and new residents occupy available apartments and lofts. There are always newcomers to the Armory Square scene. After a decade living in New York City and working at several upscale Manhattan restaurants, Bill and Sara Collins decided to return to their roots and families in Central New York. Their “downtown casual” eatery, bc Restaurant, opened in 2004. Its decor and unique menu suggest their Manhattan experiences. “Armory Square felt like SoHo in New York,” says Bill. “We saw a positive past here and an even more positive future.”

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For lovers of the arts, a welcome addition to the area has been The Redhouse. Located in a three-story brick building at the corner of Fayette and West Streets, this multi-function art house creates a comfortable forum for live theater, cinema, music, lectures, and exhibitions of fine art. The Redhouse’s wide-ranging presentations spotlight local, national, and international artists in an intimate atmosphere. The Landmark Theater (formerly Loew’s State) on Salina Street offers another entertainment venue, and is just a block from the old armory. It is the last of Syracuse’s classic movie

palaces, the only one to escape the wrecker’s ball. Rescued and restored to its original splendor, the Landmark’s interior with its oriental carpets, chandeliers, vibrant murals, and grand staircase is often hailed as a Hindu-Moorish fantasy. The theater hosts first-rate concerts, shows, and events year around. Recently, “New York City style” living space was added to the upper levels of the Landmark building. For short-term visitors, Hawthorn Suites has established a fine hotel at the corner of Clinton and Jefferson. Chosen as the chain’s “Hawthorn of the Year” in 2003, the hotel is located at The

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1. Shoppers stroll by Center Armory shops on Jefferson Street. 2. Syracuse University created The Warehouse in Armory Square, providing modern facilities for its architecture and design students. 3. Music, cinema, and theater are spotlighted in a comfortable forum at The Redhouse. 4. Bill and Sara Collins have added a touch of Manhattan with their bc Restaurant on West Fayette Street. 5. Courtyard and sidewalk dining are warm weather staples in Armory Square. 6. Fresh bread displayed at Pasta's Daily Bread shop on Franklin Street.

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Square’s doorstep, providing easy access to all the district has to offer. PLANT A SEED AND A TREE GROWS Bob and George agree that there has been no grand plan for Armory Square; its success and growth are the result of hard work and persistence by countless individuals, city planners, and entrepreneurs. Owing to a continuing civic belief in the vision, there is always something new and different happening. Syracuse University, showing faith in The Square’s future, recently transformed a rundown 1920s-era warehouse on West Fayette into a dynamic learning laboratory for architecture and design students. After a $9 million renovation, The Warehouse opened in early 2006, offering students fresh classrooms, studios, computer labs, an atrium, and lecture space. Businesses have come and gone in the 20 plus years since Eddie Butler opened his Packing House Café, and problems have been faced and overcome along the way. Difficulties aside, Bob Doucette sees a bright future in Armory Square for individuals and city government as well. “One should think of downtown development as an investment. Plant a seed and a tree grows. The tree will eventually bear fruit and everyone realizes a return for the investment.” Armory Square has surely born fruit since those days three decades ago when the area was down and out, filthy and forgotten. Now its bright lights and cozy corners beckon spirited crowds, young and old alike, to visit once again. And summertime? That may be the best time of all to sample those fruits.

Jim Hughes, a retired teacher living in Syracuse, enjoys the history and beauty of the Finger Lakes and regularly roams the region. He has contributed several articles to Life in the Finger Lakes.

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Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

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undreds of years ago, the Finger Lakes region was covered by a dense forest. Since gray fox prefer forest and brushy habitat, and reds inhabit open fields and forest edges, fox were not plentiful in this area until European gentry imported red fox from the old world for their hunting pleasure. As the fox preyed upon the free-roaming poultry of pioneer farmers, their populations increased. Journals written by farmers in the early 1800s revealed that fox were becoming more than a nuisance, “They were constantly raiding the hen house.” In Bengley’s Natural History, published in 1878, he describes the prevailing attitude of the time: “Fox are the most sagacious and crafty beast of prey. His craftiness is discovered by his schemes to catch lambs, geese, hens … An exceedingly voracious animal, when farm food fails him he makes war against rats, mice, and serpents, and this is the only service he appears to do mankind.” Given the importance of farm animals for the pioneers’ survival, it is not surprising that bounties were established on fox in the early 1800s. They existed in some counties until 1945. After the bounties were abolished, regulations were established on hunting and trapping, and the decimated fox population began increasing. Today in this region, fox are quite common. Although infrequently sighted, this secretive ghost of forest and field may have watched you many times and remained unnoticed. Red and gray fox have overlapping ranges, but they do not easily tolerate each other. In fact, red fox

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take care to avoid grays. Both have a similar diet, feeding on mice, birds, bird eggs, carrion, insects, fruit, and whatever wanders their way. The best time to observe both species is late spring when their curious kits are playing outside of their dens with the vixen nearby. Although both foxes are similar in appearance, the gray fox is not as flamboyant as the red. Grays have a grizzled gray coat, orange to rust coloring on their sides, a white throat and black on

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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

the tip of their tails. Red fox have a stunning rusty-red to orange coat, white throat and cheeks, and velvet black on their legs and the back of the ears. They have a long, flowing, blacktipped tail. The gray fox, also called the tree fox because it climbs trees to escape enemies, is active at night. Reds, on the other hand, are afield night and day and, therefore, are sighted more often. I am especially drawn to the red

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fox because if ever the face of an animal showed cunning and intellect, it is the face of the red fox. I’ve photographed reds more than grays, and over the years I’ve been fortunate to capture some wonderful images in my mind and on film: A red fox trying to catch frogs at the water’s edge, but like a cat, taking care not to get its feet wet. Red fox pups wagging their tails like dogs when they spot their mother returning from a hunting foray, and kits outside of their den playing tug of

war with each other’s tail or comically trying to catch a passing butterfly. The Finger Lakes offers unlimited wildlife viewing – get out and enjoy.

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atricia Hansen opened The Hand of Man more than 30 years ago as a farmer’s market. Today, her Owego shop is filled floor-to-ceiling with a breathtaking assortment of Victorian gifts and antiques, fragrances, gourmet foods and holiday decorations. The shop’s River Rose Café is popular for lunches, especially in the warmer months when diners can enjoy the flower-fringed rear deck that overlooks the Susquehanna River. Four times a year Hansen sells out the seating for her extraordinary “high teas,” complete with flute or guitar soloists. Her business serves as an anchor for the “Riverow” block of unique shops and restaurants along Front Street in Owego. Both east and west of the shopping district, the river-flanked street offers visitors a walking-tour array of historic homes rich in architectural heritage. Dozens of Greek Revival, Victorian and Mansard-style gems have been remarkably preserved. In fact, almost the entire village of Owego, with a population of about 4,000, is classified a historic district by federal and New York State historic preservation agencies. The district encompasses 287 historically certified buildings, of which 151 are homes. One of those residences is occupied by Kim Trahan, a physician’s assistant. She also serves as chairperson of the Owego Historic Preservation Commission, the body that oversees and maintains the village’s historic district. “Our job is to evaluate potential changes to historic structures,” she said. “We ensure that changes to the exterior of a building enhance and preserve its

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architectural integrity and appearance, that they fit in with the surroundings and add to the look of the entire village. “Over the course of many years, buildings that incorporate many interesting styles of architecture have been built in the village,” she continued. “A few years ago, representatives from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, one of the banner organizations that supports historic preservation, toured Owego. They noted that the 2-squaremile radius of our community is one of the best examples in the country of varied American architecture. We have

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everything from early Federal to Postmodern and almost everything in between, including Victorian, Georgian, Colonial, Greek and Italianate.” Her own house, at 275 Front Street, happens to be one of oldest structures in the village. Built in 1802, only 15 years after Owego was settled, the Greek Revival building was originally constructed as a land surveyor’s office. It also served as a hardware store and post office, and for a time housed the Owego Gazette newspaper on its second floor. The building was converted to a residence in 1848.

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“It’s a great old house,” Trahan said. “I’ve tried to keep it somewhat primitive, tried to keep the kitchen and bathroom somewhat evocative of the period prior to the introduction of granite and stainless steel.” A block east from Trahan’s house, on the corner of Front and Ross Streets, is a white Gothic residence with yellow trim and two plaques on the front wall. One is an architectural merit award

from the Owego Historic Preservation Commission. The other states simply, “Built in 1805.” At 351 Front Street stands the oldest continuously occupied home in the village. A book, Early Owego, published by the Owego Gazette in 1907, reports that the Front Street house was occupied in its early years by one of the few families in the village to own slaves. Local legend holds that the residence later

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became a “station” on the Underground Railroad. The home’s current owners, Merlin and Marcia Lessler, recently escorted a visitor to the residence’s second floor, where they showed him a closet with a hidden passageway at the back leading to a windowless attic room. They speculated that the space could have been a hiding place for escaped slaves. “This house has gone both ways on the slavery issue,” Merlin said. What’s it like to live in such a historic home? “It’s no different than any other. It’s a double-wide with character,” Lessler said with a laugh. Interestingly, one of the home’s owners in the 19th century was a retired United States naval officer named Benjamin W. Loring. In 1865, Loring was serving in Washington and happened to be present at Ford’s Theater on the night that President

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Abraham Lincoln was shot. Loring was one of the men who carried the dying president from the theater. The uniform jacket that he wore that night is on loan at the Tioga County Historical Society’s museum on Front Street. It is rumored to be stained with the president’s blood, noted Emma M. Sedore, Tioga County historian. While he lived at 351 Front Street, Loring had two sons. One of them, J. Alden Loring, became a noted naturalist and accompanied Theodore Roosevelt on his celebrated African expedition of 1909. Roosevelt presented him with a rifle, which now resides in the vault at the county historical society’s museum, along with Roosevelt’s humidor made from a rhinoceros foot. Perhaps the most noteworthy items among the county museum’s historical treasures are a daybook and 300 photographic prints of famed Civil War era

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Robin Catlin Wainwright, a visitor from Maryland with family ties to Tioga County, appears pleased with the books he has found at Owegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riverow Bookshop, widely known for its selection of some 75,000 new, used and rare volumes as well as fine prints and drawings.

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photographer Mathew Brady. The Brady collection came from the estate of the widow of Andrew Burgess, a Brady assistant who later became the photographer’s partner. He was given the record book and photographs when the insolvent Brady could not repay a debt. Burgess had settled in the Owego area upon marrying a local resident. Of all the attractions in Owego, nothing is more popular than the village’s annual Strawberry Festival. Begun in 1981 as a sidewalk fair, the event has become a celebration featuring a wide selection of strawberry treats, live music, an hour-long parade and numerous craft vendors. More than 10,000 people attend each year. Owego will benefit this year from a $900,000 state grant that will provide new street lighting, sidewalk benches, trees and other plantings in the business district. Next year, a $1.6 million project involving Susquehanna riverbank stabilization and a new walkway behind the Riverow shops gets underway. Last June, when floodwaters devastated the Southern Tier, Patricia Hansen’s riverside shop suffered about $20,000 in damage. “I had 8 feet of water in my basement; it was unprecedented,” she noted, adding with a laugh: “I was in denial the whole time.” Nevertheless, she remains optimistic. “Residents of Owego are very proud of their community; many will work to preserve it. I think as years go by, we’ll see our history and unique architecture become a draw for more visitors. People like to stroll the streets of a quaint village and eat in unique restaurants; I think they’ll tire of the plasticness of malls. We hope that Owego will continue to delight as a destination.”

Bill Wingell, who lives in Apalachin, not far from Owego, is a freelance photojournalist who enjoys photographing and writing about subjects related to history. He has a difficult time not stopping to read every historic marker he passes along the highway.

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f you’re looking for a fun and unique way to spend a June day, bring a cooler and a lawn chair to the southern tip of Seneca Lake on June 16 for the 13th Annual Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival and Cardboard Boat Regatta. Though the event includes music, food and vendors, the annual highlight is the Cardboard Boat Regatta. It kicks off with a parade of boats at noon, followed by the race at 2 p.m. Some of the sailors carry their boats by hand, others borrow a trailer or a truck from a friend. The festive parade winds its way from 3rd Street down to the lakefront, showing off the boats and their costumed crews, often including taped music, singing, chanting, and candy-throwing. In 2006, one cardboard boat was transported by an all-cardboard trailer. It’s a colorful, crazy concoction that proceeds north along State Route 14, while traffic continues in the southbound lane. I can only imagine what those travelers must be thinking! The boats, made only out of cardboard and duct tape, will amaze you, the costumes will amuse you, and you’ll take bets with your friends whether each boat – loaded with anywhere from 1 to 30 passengers – will cross the finish line. It’s as fun as a fireworks show; you’ll “ooh” and “ah” at the construction and the paint themes as you walk around and check out the boats pre-race. “What is it made out of?” “How many people are rowing?”

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The crew of Duff Diver III row their cardboard 6-pack past the crowd of 20,000 at the Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival in June 2006.

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This medical entry in the 2006 Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival is an oversized hypodermic needle, created by Team Guthrie.

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“Where’d you come up with the theme?” are common questions. Judges roam from boat to boat, team to team, checking for rule-breakers, safety precautions (every paddler must wear a safety vest), and picking the winners in a laundry list of categories awarded at the end of the day. Awards include Best Looking, Best Construction, Goodies Headache, and Titanic Sinking. Live bands and radio DJs play in the background between the parade and race. Spectators grab lunch from a variety of food vendors, shop from craft vendors, take on the rock-climbing wall, get their faces painted, and secure an ideal viewing spot. The water can be as cold as 40 degrees Fahrenheit depending on the spring weather. I can tell you from experience the year my duck-themed boat sank right at the finish line – that water takes your breath away! Once the boats load into the water, the crowd cheers them on as they furiously row around the docked boats and piers to the finish line. “Whoa” the crowd will moan as a boat tips to one side or another, and “Aw” when a boat collapses into the water and turns into a heavy, wet lump of corrugated brown paper. The loud speaker-broadcast play-by-

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play tells you what’s happening at each turn, as if you were at the NASCAR races up the road at Watkins Glen International. This boat is struggling. That boat is going sideways and rammed into a powerboat parked at the pier. This boat is shooting water at its competition. That boat is taking on water. Who’s in the lead? Who’s on the starting line? Who lost his paddle? Who just jumped out of his boat and is swimming for shore? Safety crews in kayaks and on jet skis assist stragglers and pull out those whose ship has sunk. But it’s all in fun – and mayhem – and smiles are seen on the faces of all ages, both in the water and on the shore. There’s lots of cheering and applause, picture taking, jumping up and down. In 2006, thousands of spectators lined the shore, pier and breakwall at Seneca Harbor Park, where we saw boats resembling a hypodermic needle (a hospital entry), a school bus, a dragon, a whale, a battleship, and the very impressive Noah’s Ark. In past years, I remember a frying pan entry that had a hard time going forward due to its circular design, cow boats, pig boats, race cars, and the amazing and legendary pirate ship of Weyerhaeuser Company, now a festival sponsor. In 2006, “4 Frogs and a Tadpole” lined up at the start with five miniature “boats” tied together, but made a quick-change decision to unhook and go it alone. As several mini-boats sunk near the finish line, others spun in circles while their reclining captains tried to row. We saw hobos, hula girls, ducks, football players, the Blues Brothers, and Watkins Glen teachers, calling themselves “School of Sharks” and wearing cardboard shark hats. We even saw politicians literally launching their campaigns in cardboard. Hats, costumes, music, your beverage of choice, and a clever name are all must-haves on the most popular of boats.

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Boats are built by people from age 10 to adult, with groups including schools, friends and coworkers, civic organizations, scouts, and more. Some build out of curiosity – I can build a better boat than them! For others, it’s pride, upholding their reputation from a previous year’s race. Some do it for publicity, like Watkins Glen State Park’s fastest time “Mini Ha Ha” cardboard canoe, built to spread the word of the Park’s 100th anniversary. Others do it for team-building, like the county employees’ entry, “SS Schuyler.” The biggest and rowdiest boat of 2006, the Exxon Valdez, which actually made it to the finish line and did not spill its nearly 30 passengers, then rowed its way north on Seneca Lake toward the Anchor Inn & Marina’s Tiki Bar for an annual post-race celebration. While some boats are months in the making, others are literally taped together the night before. Cardboard is typically collected from appliance and furniture stores; bigger pieces require less duct tape. Boats may be square like a box, single hull or multi-hull. Some have pontoons made out of either boxes or the very buoyant, but very heavy, carpet tubes. (Carpet tubes do add buoyancy, but are also very heavy to carry from

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the trailer to staging area to the race and then back out of the water. Again, I speak from experience – our “cow” had six tubes and required us soliciting extra volunteers to lug around!). As for duct tape, if you’re paranoid about your boat sinking, as I was in my first few gorounds, you could use 10 rolls of duct tape or more to cover any open areas, folds, splices. What comes first, a theme or a name? Well, it all depends on who’s building and designing the boat. I suspect that some names may even be created the morning of the race! In all, over 40 boats entered the 2006 race, paddling two by two from one end of the harbor to the other. The Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival may not be the biggest cardboard boat race in the world (I believe I read about a “World Championships” in the Midwest somewhere), but it is in a beautiful location and tremendously entertaining. You can watch a 4-minute video showing highlights of the 2006 event at www.4utraining.com/demos/regatta06/ msh.htm. For information on the festival, which adds a second day of entertainment on June 15 in 2007, go to www.watkinsglen.com/festival/.

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“Good People, Good Music and a Beautiful Place.” Excitement mounts for the annual bluegrass festival in Lodi Photos and story by Bill Wingell

Bluegrass enthusiasts Karen Cochran of Chesapeake, Virginia, foreground, and Cris Morgan of Durham, North Carolina, wheel their instruments back to the campground after attending a festival workshop. The four-day Lodi gathering has become an annual event for the two friends and their husbands, Morgan notes, adding “We have such a good time, and the Finger Lakes area is just gorgeous.”

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World-class fiddler Jimmy Mattingly of the Grascals bluegrass band works his magic with a bow at the festival in Lodi.

Pickin’ in the Pasture Thursday, August 23 through Sunday, August 26, 2007 A four-day festival ticket, which includes five days of free camping, is $70. Prices for day tickets are: Thursday, $15; Friday and Saturday, $25 per day; and Sunday, $10. Youths under age 16 accompanied by an adult are admitted free. For information, call 607-582-6363 or visit www.pickininthepasture.com.

or the past nine years, as many as 2,000 bluegrass fans have gathered each summer at a sheep farm in Lodi, just a few miles from the eastern shoreline of Seneca Lake, to enjoy four days of music played by some of the finest performers in the genre. Hosted by genial sheep farmers and avocational bluegrass musicians Andy and Susan Alexander, the festival is called “Pickin’ in the Pasture,” and it draws visitors from across the eastern United States and Canada. Many come for the entire four-day event and set up campers and recreational vehicles on the farm’s festival grounds. With many musicians among those visitors, the campground pasture rings with the music of impromptu jam sessions long into the night. Asked how a popular bluegrass festival happened to blossom on a Lodi sheep farm, Andy Alexander explained, “Both my wife and I were in bluegrass bands and also attended a lot of festivals, and we thought there was a need in this part of the state to have a festival that had professional-caliber entertainment.” Alexander said he and his wife “got lucky that first year”

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The Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum

Still a welcoming site more than 130 years later, the Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum awaits to welcome you. Climb the Victorian staircase, enjoy views of the Bay and Lake Ontario from the beautiful lighthouse gardens, take pleasure in our free open air concerts on Sundays! Whatever the reason, sneak away and enjoy the simple pleasures only time and history, provide us. See you at the Lighthouse!

About 1,500 bluegrass fans attended last summer’s ninth annual “Pickin’ in the Pasture” bluegrass festival. Here’s the view from the farmhouse porch-turned-stage at the sheep farm of hosts Andy and Susan Alexander.

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Giving it all they’ve got, mandolin player Mickey Boles and band leader David Peterson, in his signature hat, perform with their Nashville-based group 1946, named for the year when bluegrass took off as a musical genre.

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when bluegrass and country-music legend Ralph Stanley agreed to perform at the new venue. Since then, “It’s become a fairly prestigious festival here in the Northeast,” Alexander said. “For traditional bluegrass, it’s ranked right up there.” Among the dozen bands performing at last year’s event were David Peterson and 1946, Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass, and the Nashville-based Grascals, who went on to win the 2006 International Bluegrass Music Association’s “Entertainers of the Year” award. Jimmy Mattingly, the Grascals’ worldclass fiddler, was touring in Europe this spring with Dolly Parton; this is what he had to say about his band’s experience at “Pickin’ in the Pasture.” “The Lodi festival is for sure one of the festivals you will always go back to. It’s good people, good music and a beautiful place to attend a festival. One of the best for sure.” Highlighting this year’s lineup of performers will be Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia River Boys, the Lonesome River Band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, the Lewis Family, Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys and Smokey Greene. Jesse McReynold’s appearance at the festival is part of this bluegrass legend’s 60th anniversary farewell tour and will probably be his final performance in the Northeast, according to festival organizers.

A freelancer for a number of magazines and newspapers, Bill Wingell first encountered genuine mountain music in the 1960s when he made frequent visits to eastern Kentucky reporting on working and living conditions in that strife-torn coal-mining region. Since then he has continued to enjoy bluegrass as well as jazz and the blues.

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White Springs Winery New on the Wine Trail, Steeped in Tradition t the beginning of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail is the new tasting room and gift shop of White Springs Winery. You’re invited to sample White Springs’ wide selection of wines, made from local grapes, in the midst of spectacular views of Seneca Lake. The vineyard and winery are young, but their fine Finger Lakes agricultural roots are old, dating back to the 1700s. White Springs Farm, named for the beautiful clear springs on the property, was home to world-famous sheep and Guernsey cattle before it became one of the foremost fruit farms in the northeast. Carl Fribolin, Geneva philanthropist and Plan a visit to our spacious new tasting room and gift shop entrepreneur, bought White Springs Farm in 1973, and used the deep sandy soil to produce seeds for his company, Seedway. In 2003 he began White Springs Winery by planting the first 13 acres of grapes. In four years, 13 acres has grown to 30, and includes vineyards of Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir grapes, as well as Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc. “Our vineyards are tucked away at White Springs Farm, about five miles north of the tasting room,” said company president and winemaker Derek Wilber. “The weather conditions there coupled with the strength of the soil contribute to the high quality of our grapes.” He ought to know – Wilber grew up on a fruit farm in Penn Yan, and has been in the wine

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business for nearly 25 years, creating wines for Widmer, Hunt Country, Anthony Road and Swedish Hill wineries before joining White Springs. With Derek’s brother Andrew as cellar master, and Warren Colvin as vineyard manager, White Springs has assembled one of the strongest teams of winemakers in the country. “Andrew manages the day-to-day operations of our state-of-the art production facility, making sure the presses and pumps are running smoothly,” said Derek. “He’s worked in the grape and wine industry for over 25 years, and has developed a great nose and eye for wine. We’re lucky to have him.” Colvin, a native of Hammondsport, managed the vineyards of Chateau Frank’s before coming to Geneva three years ago. “The strength of our wine lies in the quality of our vineyards; Warren makes sure it’s always consistent.” White Springs Winery is located at 4200 State Route 14, just a whisper south of Geneva. Stop in for a tasting! We are open every day this summer from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 315-781-9463 or visit www.whitespringswinery.com for more information.

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Visit one of Seneca Lake’s newest wineries! Within its Tuscan setting, Ventosa offers a friendly atmosphere, premium wine tasting and a café serving lunch daily. The elegant décor & breathtaking view of Seneca Lake makes Ventosa the ideal place for your reception or party. Open daily year ’round

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fine wines for the everyday celebration of life

Fifth Annual Martini-Reinhardt Selection Winemaker’s Dinner • June 16, 2007 Save the Date Federweisser - Sept 15th, 2-5pm Live Music, beverages and German-inspired foods

Overlooking Seneca Lake’s west side 10 miles south of Geneva, just off of Route 14 You are invited to our visitors’center tasting room and gift shop: Mon-Sat:10am until 5pm Sundays: Noon until 5pm Open all year. 1020 Anthony Road, Penn Yan 315-536-2182 • 800-559-2182

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Choosing a Location for Your Wedding Photographs by Hank Yasses and Honey DeLapa

he Finger Lakes region features some of the most picturesque backdrops in all of the United States. Throughout the area are beautiful lakes, rolling hills, and parks with views that will take your breath away. You will have no trouble finding a spot to create beautiful images of your special day. Some of the areas that come to mind are Letchworth State Park, sometimes called the “Grand Canyon of the East” near Mount Morris, a (Continued on page 82)

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Renting the Perfect Spot on the Water Finger Lakes Premier Properties, the largest rental and real estate business in the Finger Lakes, can help with your search. here’s nothing like waking up on a warm summer or fall morning and strolling down to the dock, coffee cup in hand. It’s calm and quiet, a time before the canoes start to glide by and the skiers carve graceful lines on the water’s surface. Vacationing on the water in the Finger Lakes is easy, although few know the secret. Finger Lakes Premier Properties, the largest vacation rental and real estate business in the Finger Lakes, manages more than 225 rental homes on the water. If you, your family or friends want to spend a week or two on Conesus, Honeoye, Canandaigua, Keuka or Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes Premier Properties know the secret. All it takes is deciding what you’d like to do at the lake, how much you’d like to spend and how much time you have. If you want to boat for hours, tour the vineyards, take the children to a museum, eat great ice cream or fish for lake trout, they know which lake best suits your needs. Prices range from $900 to $6,500 a week. Unlike some vacations, renting on the lake is all-inclusive. You have your accommodation, meals and entertainment all under one roof. Founded in 1992 by Brian Zerges, Finger Lakes Premier Properties grew from humble beginnings in Branchport, New York. “The first vacation home I managed was my father’s and it grew from there,” says Brian. “I did everything. I took the reservations, cleaned the houses and fixed anything that needed fixing. It was hard in the beginning, but there’s nothing like watching children catch their first fish

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or jump into the lake. That’s what I also got to do.” The company now employs 15 people year-round and 45 seasonal workers. Their offices are located at 142 Lake Street in Penn Yan and 22 Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua. The Penn Yan office is housed in a beautifully painted Victorian home and the Canandaigua office is right across from Kershaw Park. Enjoying time at the lake is easy. To view lakefront properties and rates, visit www.FingerLakes PremierProperties.com. To contact a representative about buying, selling or renting a waterfront home, or if you own a vacation home on the lake that you’d like to rent to guests, call 888-414-5253 (LAKE) or e-mail vacation@FingerLakesPremierProperties.com. The view from the dock is spectacular.

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The Farr Inn - Geneva Here’s a lovely 1929 Tudor on a quiet city street but close to everything! The home has been completely renovated and is currently run as a successful Bed & Breakfast (www.thefarrinn.com). This home has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths that must be seen. If your dream is to own a B&B, this is for you, or you may occupy it as a gracious family home.

variety of spots along Canandaigua Lake, Sonnenberg Gardens, and the “Sunken Gardens” at Highland Park in Rochester. Elmira College has an area called “The Pond” which appeals to many brides and grooms, and the waterfalls throughout the Finger Lakes region are always picturesque. When you begin planning your wedding, take some time to travel and seek out the naturally stunning locations that will enhance your images and make them special. Your chosen spot does not have to be

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large – it takes a much narrower background than you might think to make beautiful wedding portraits. For more information on scenic photographic locations in your area, call a member of the Finger Lakes Professional Photographers Society of New York State. To find a professional in your area, go to our website at www.flppsny.com.

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The Making of an Emerald Necklace The Finger Lakes Land Trust works to conserve a string of forest land rounding the south end of Cayuga Lake by Eban McLane

Wetlands, such as these at the Land Trust’s Goetchius Wetland Preserve in Tompkins County, provide excellent wildlife habitat. Photo by Marie Read

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he City of Ithaca is ringed, in part, by tracts of public forest highlands, stretching from the Finger Lakes National Forest in the northwest to Hammond Hill State Forest in the east. These ancient highlands once were cleared for farming, but gradual retirement of much of the area’s marginal farmland over the last 50 years has now returned the landscape to forest. The highlands are the source of clean headwaters feeding Cayuga Lake and a portion of the Susquehanna River watershed and, as such, are vital to the quality of life of area residents. They offer unique habitats for an extraordinary variety of wildlife, including wideroaming species such as black bear and coyote. The National Audubon Society has designated areas within the highlands as important habitat for threatened migratory songbirds. The area also provides exciting recreational opportunities for Finger Lakes residents and visitors. Hunters have long been familiar with these forested hills. For hikers, the Finger Lakes Trail meanders through much of this hilly, “gorges” terrain. Camping, fishing, biking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are increasingly popular. As part of its conservation mission throughout the Finger Lakes, the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has begun a multiyear project known as the Emerald Necklace. The plan is to identify, pre-

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serve and manage lands that, when strung together and added to the existing public properties, will protect a chain of pristine forest arcing below the south end of Cayuga Lake. Working with a variety of public and private partners, the FLLT hopes to establish the Emerald Necklace as a model for similar land-protection efforts in the Northeast. Securing a high quality of life

The FLLT works cooperatively with landowners and local communities to conserve the landscapes that make the Finger Lakes distinctive. Since it was established in 1989, the group has protected more than 8,800 acres of the region’s open space by establishing nature preserves, protecting private land from future development and providing technical assistance and educational programs to area communities. “With the Emerald Necklace, we’re launching an ambitious project that could go on for many years,” said FLLT executive director Andrew Zepp. “Securing these lands is not just a wonderful thing for our quality of life – the quality of our water, for example – but also a boon to local economies through increased awareness of the area as a recreational resource.” Fifty thousand acres of public land are already secure from future develop-

ment in the Emerald Necklace. The largest emeralds are the Finger Lakes National Forest and the state-owned forests of Texas Hollow, Connecticut Hill, Danby, Shindagin Hollow, Hammond Hill and Yellow Barn. Smaller, but no less significant, gems include Robert H. Treman and Buttermilk Falls State Parks, several Tompkins County Reforestation Lands and six FLLT nature preserves. In all, the necklace spans portions of four counties: Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins and Tioga. A quick look at a map (see page 86) makes it clear just how close these protected public lands are to each other and how realistic a prospect it would be to link them. The FLLT aims to strengthen the necklace by securing lands between the larger tracts of forest, effectively creating a green corridor across these hills. Conservation corridors linking patches of fragmented habitat allow greater movement of plants and animals, which in turn leads to generally healthier populations. The FLLT can point to its LindsayParsons Biodiversity Preserve, in west Danby, and several other established preserves scattered throughout the highlands as examples of its own contributions to the necklace. All the properties are remarkable for their beauty and their unique possibilities for ecological education as well as limited recreational use.

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Conservation Lands of the Emerald Necklace Finger Lakes National Forest

Yellow Barn State Forest

Texas Hollow State Forest

Robert H. Treman State Park

Buttermilk Falls State Park

Hammond Hill State Forest

Robinson Hollow State Forest

Legend Finger Lakes Trail

Connecticut Hill State Wildlife Management Area

Potato Hill State Forest

FLLT Conservation Easements Cornell Natural Areas Tompkins County Reforestation Lands

Cliffside State Forest

Arnot Teaching and Research Forest

Danby State Forest

Shindagin Hollow State Forest

NYS-owned Forest FLLT Nature Preserve

Carrying out the plan

The first step in the long-term process of completing the necklace involves working with landowners, recreational groups and government offices to forge a consensus as to which lands are the highest priorities for conservation. Ecological sensitivity, importance to the connectivity of the necklace and scenic beauty are three of the main factors weighed in determining key pieces of land to protect. The New York State Open Space Conservation Plan identifies the Emerald Necklace as a conservation priority, noting the increasing pressures of housing development in the area on forest habitat and recreational opportunities. The plan boldly envisions â&#x20AC;&#x153;a world-class ecological, recreational and educational resource.â&#x20AC;? Tompkins County and several town planning boards within the Emerald Necklace have expressed interest in achieving similar goals.

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The next step for the FLLT is to coordinate efforts with the three counties, the eight towns within the Emerald Necklace and other concerned partners, such as local sporting and community groups, the Finger Lakes Trail Conference, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Cornell University, among many others. This phase will involve the FLLT in energetic outreach efforts to explain the project goals, establish a dialogue to further identify priority lands and determine areas of mutual interest. Since announcing the Emerald Necklace initiative in 2006, the FLLT quickly moved to purchase a 115-acre property bordering Robert Treman State Park as well as other protected open space. A high priority for protection, this property hosts a portion of the Finger Lakes Trail and includes more than a mile of frontage on the Cayuga Inlet. The FLLT also recently secured a

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200-acre parcel of forest in Schuyler County through the use of a conservation easement agreement with the property owners. Although the FLLT plans to continue land conservation within the Emerald Necklace through limited property purchases, the scope of the project requires a greater role for conservation easements. These easements are legal agreements between conservation organizations and property owners that establish clear restrictions on the future development of their land, protecting it from development while keeping it in private ownership. Involving the Public

Part of the challenge in embarking on this project is fostering broader awareness of the public value of these highlands. Most Finger Lakes residents have little idea of the potential recreational resources of the Emerald Necklace. To draw attention to the need

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to conserve this resource, the FLLT, Finger Lakes Trail Conference and Cayuga Trails Club will hold a five-day “Emerald Necklace Hike” in September 2007, traversing more than 70 miles of the Finger Lakes Trail within the Emerald Necklace. The Finger Lakes National Forest has the highest profile of any of the public lands within the Emerald Necklace. It is well-known both within and without the region as a recreational and educational resource. Interpretive sites scattered throughout the national forest make it easy for visitors to find their way around and take full advantage of what the land offers. State parks within the Emerald Necklace are also relatively user-friendly. But large blocks of state forest land are virtually unknown to most people and lack even basic interpretive sites. A vital long-range strategy of the Emerald Necklace project will be working with state and local government agencies, along with volunteer community groups, to make those lands that can tolerate greater recreational use more accessible to the public. Increasing the number and quality of interpretive sites, as well as other amenities such as parking, would go a long way in providing greater enjoyment and wiser use of these forests. The Emerald Necklace will be years in the making, requiring an unprecedented web of cooperation and partnership between conservationists, private and public landowners, government agencies and communities. As each link in the chain is forged, Finger Lakes residents will benefit as they gain greater access to open space.

Eben McLane is a freelance writer and editor who lives on Owasco Lake. He’s contributed magazine and newspaper articles focusing mainly on issues in forest ecology, and he writes for and edits the Finger Lakes Land Trust's quarterly newsletter, The Land Steward.

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Carefree Days By Tom Heffernan

can remember those days as vividly as if they happened yesterday. We would all pile into the car and head for the country, to the place where my father was raised: Moravia. It’s a small town nestled in at the southern end of Owasco Lake. My three brothers and I jammed into the blue Chevy station wagon with Mom and Dad up front. The trip only lasted a little over an hour, but it seemed to drag on forever. The thoughts of the wooded hillside, minnow-filled streams and the smell of freshly baked cookies eased the wait. There it was, the majestic white farmhouse. Little had changed since it was built in the 1800s. As we ran down the sidewalk toward the homestead, the feelings of warmth and love would swoop down upon us. Aunt Pat, Aunt Lucy and Aunt Nora would come out the screen door to greet us on the porch. They were possibly the three kindest people I have ever been fortunate enough to know. Hugs and kisses would abound as we tried with no avail to squirm and sneak by them into the old house. Once inside, it was as if time stood still. Milehigh ceilings and large crystal chandeliers graced the dining room entrance. The smell of cookies hit us like a wall of hot, humid air. In the kitchen, pine cupboards reached from the floor to the ceiling. Oak rockers were strategically located to be most accessible to the wiry cooks. In the corner stood the giant iron woodstove. Split white ash and cherry was piled high on the back porch, waiting the next refueling. The smell of burned wood filled the kitchen air. Then there was the large rocker by the big window. Many arguments over that rocker took place, since it was the most exciting place in the kitchen. From this vantage point, one could view the many bird feeders spread around the bank, as well as the fast-moving stream carving its way down the hillside.

Top: Pile in! Jeep ride at Uncle Bum’s farm. First stop: coconut shell spring. Middle: The Homestead at 86 North Main Street. Left to right, front: Joe, Jim (back), John and Tom. Left to right, back: Aunt Pat, Aunt Lucy and Aunt Nora. Bottom: Navigating the inlet to Owasco Lake on the pontoon boat The Lucky Bum.

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Making mischief Also visible from the rocker was the old haunted house. Across the creek, overgrown with years of weeds and moss, was one of the most exciting adventures a kid could dream of. Once Aunt Pat’s home years ago, this old dwelling was Photos from the Heffernan Family Album

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now home to wasps and mice. We had to explore this, even though it was spooky enough to give one chills even from the distance of the rocker. My brothers and I ventured across the overgrown field. For some reason, the big black clouds always seemed to hang right over the old house. We walked around the house to the back door. The old rusty padlock on the weather-beaten door had been broken free. Jim, the oldest, would enter first, pushing open the dusty, creaking door. Cobwebs would greet us as we entered. A blanket of dust covered the walls and floors. As we continued through, a trail would be left from our presence. Light streamed through the cracks in the boarded windows, illuminating the dust we stirred loose. Tales of huge bats and ghosts would be in our minds as we eased our way into the rooms. We never explored the basement. Maybe it was because even my oldest brother had limits to his courage. There was never much to be found in that old house besides a feeling of adventure and closeness among us. We walked back to the homestead, covered head to toe in cobwebs and ghost dust. Aunt Pat always made us take off our shoes on the back patio, since we were so filthy. Flowers capped the large stone wall lining the patio, home for many chipmunks and the object of many chipmunk hunts for us. The patio was our home base. After every adventure, whether it be hiking in the woods or exploring the cattails in the swamp below, this was our point of return. On one such adventure, we made our way down below the road to search for pheasants in the high cattail swamp. Almost at seed stage, the cattails were starting to shed their silk interiors. We each collected as many as a little kid could hold in two hands and made our way back up the hillside to the patio. Melee ensued with the biggest cattail fight ever known to man. Stalks with cattails on the end were swung about, crashing into each other with loud smacks. Silk flew all over, as if a major snow storm had just moved into the area. Cattail silk was

in our ears, shirts and shorts. It covered every square inch of the stonelined patio. Clean up time. With a broom in hand I thought to myself, “This is the only time I have ever seen Aunt Pat angry. Ever!” Adventures with Uncle Bum Uncle Bum lived about a mile down the road from the aunts’ homestead. His farm was full of animals, as well as many other things to lead kids into a heap of trouble. My two oldest brothers, Jim and John, would always want to walk the mile stretch of road to Uncle Bum’s farm. Joe and I were still too young to walk the country roads, so we would blast by them with Dad in the Chevy. We’d run across the road and

Brother Joe getting a refreshing drink of cold spring water using the coconut shell. twenty years after our childhood adventures, the shell still hung on the same branch, awaiting the thirsty traveler.

into the barn doors. Uncle Bum always had a Jeep, a red one to be specific. The cab would hold two people: my father and Uncle Bum. The open benches in the back provided just enough room for us four kids. Jim and John would always get the outside. They were, of course, the oldest.

First stop up the flower-covered hills was the coconut. Fresh spring water poured from a pipe Uncle Bum had placed in the bank. This cool water treat was for the cows to drink, as well as refreshment for excited kids. Dangling on a rusty wire hook high up in a beech tree, out of the reach of hungry cows, hung a coconut shell. Nothing to this day tastes as refreshing as the cool spring water we drank out of the coconut. Rocky, dirt roads twisted through the woods and into open pastures. We splashed through the creek up to the next hillside. Curious cows would meander up to the jeep as Uncle Bum made his way back down the hillside. One quick stop for a bellyful of mouthwatering black long berries, then down the pasture and into the barn we went. A large door on the north side of the barn opened to the creek, 15 feet below. We could see minnows darting into the shadows as we swung open the creaking wooden door. Cane fishing poles, rigged with string, a bobber, and a hook, were nestled in the corner of the barn. Some of these poles stood over 10 feet tall. They were always covered in a thick layer of dust, collected since our last visit. After a short trip to John’s Grocery for night crawlers, we headed back for the inlet. Bluegill and bullhead were enticed to bite our hooks as we all took our preferred secret spots on the water’s edge. Then the adventure moved onto the boat named Lucky Bum. Pontoons held the large platform boat high atop the water. A colorful canvas stretched over a pole frame to create a sun shield covering the seats and the large white steering wheel. Each of us took turns commanding the ship, even though Uncle Bum never let go of the wheel. After we grew tired of the boat trip, the fishing, and the exploration of the barn, we would head back to Aunt Pat’s for dinner and bedtime. Resting and refueling for another day of fun The stairway leading upstairs was so steep, we had to hang on to the step above us as we climbed to the SUMMER 2007 ~

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rooms above. The landing was like the summit reached upon successful climbing of Mount Staircase. At the top of the steps, a right turn would lead into the hallway or a left would lead into the bathroom. Hopping across the landing of the stairs, the bedrooms would be to the right or left. I always slept in the large brass bed, sitting high above the floor. One step down led into the back rooms, small and cozy, each decorated in old country furniture from years gone by. The smell of mothballs and linen filled the rooms. The country nights were darker than dark, no streetlights, no city lights. Sleep came quickly to us kids. The day’s adventures were enough to tire anyone, and the adults were very thankful for that. I would always wake first from the smell of fresh perked coffee drifting up the staircase. Bacon and eggs could be heard sizzling in the cast iron pans on the wood stove. I would walk down the treacherous stairs and across the oriental rugs, feeling the cool wool fibers under my bare feet. Dad, Mom and Aunt Nora would be seated at the table with their cups of morning coffee. Aunt Pat and Aunt Lucy were always hard at work making breakfast for all us rested kids. One by one, Jim, John and Joe ventured down to the kitchen. Each of us took our reserved seats at the table, preparing to refuel for another day of adventures. These memories are as great today as they were during the trip back home in the old Chevy wagon. Now, each day my own boys wake to the smell of fresh coffee and walk across those exact rugs, which are now in our home. Maybe someday they will remember growing up with the feel of the wool between their toes. I know I still do. Tom Heffernan lives in Corning with his wife and two sons. Even though Tom and his brothers are separated by many states, they are still as close to each other now as they were when they explored the old dusty barn thirty years ago.

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Not Your Average Wine Tastings by Richard Frisbie

wine tasting is the quest for perfection in an imperfect world. A lifetime’s experience and a season’s work are set before you in one glass, with everything riding on the first sip. No wonder vintners and wineries go to such great lengths to make it a memorable experience. Regular readers will remember the incredible meals I was served at the Glenora, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and Red Newt wineries – all to brilliantly showcase their wines. But how do wineries without restaurants show off their wares? I’ll show you how incredibly creative wine tastings are in the Finger Lakes. Tasting outside the Finger Lakes region First, let me explain that I’ve toured wineries and sat in on tastings in most of the major wine-producing regions of the world. While all are basically the same, every vintner has a way of making his or her own wine stand out. In the Catalonia region of Spain, I once toured a vineyard with an armed escort. While the grower explained the cultivation and pruning of the vines, our guard kept a lookout for the wild boars that had been marauding their crop. Imagine the pesky whitetail deer population around here being so aggressively life-threatening that it isn’t safe to be in the vineyard without a gun! The wine tasting in Catalonia was held outdoors at a huge trestle table set under a blooming wisteria vine in one of the most naturally beautiful settings I’ve ever had the pleasure to experience. It is a shame that the best I could say about the wine was that I liked its color. Since then, a friend on Cayuga Lake who makes a point of saying he doesn’t own a winery, he just has a few acres down in vines so he can make wine for personal consumption, told me how to handle

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such a delicate situation. He said his neighbors, who are all big-name vintners, taught him that one can always say something nice about a wine. In his case it was that his wine “poured nicely.” Well, in Catalonia, it poured nicely and had a nice color, too. Nearby, in the Rioja region, it was again the setting that took precedence over the wine, but in this case the wine was fantastic. Still, when you bring in a world-class architect like Frank Gehry to design your bodega (that’s what they call wineries in Spain), it has to top everything else – and it did! On the island of Madeira in Portugal, the vines are grown upright and allowed to spread overhead, so the vineyard looks like a blanket of grape leaves laid on the terraced hillside. The reasoning there is that when the leaves drop, the land below can be cultivated for potatoes and then cold crops, thoroughly using the island’s limited farmland. I could discern no benefit to the wine’s taste, but the farmer’s lot was definitely improved with the double and

triple crops he could grow on one plot. In Chile, the wineries don’t have formal tastings yet. They’ll just open a bottle for you if you show up, so occasionally the hotels and restaurants will organize them over meals, featuring the local wines with their food. You can bet that when Chile’s new wine market matures there will be bus tours and more, just like here in the Finger Lakes. Until then, you are pretty much on your own. Lastly, they are growing grapes like crazy in China. Look for it to become the leading producer of wine in the world, underpricing other markets with low-cost vintages. Until then, my favorite tasting there was of a 25-yearold Portuguese port. Because of the age, instead of attempting to remove a crumbling cork, special tongs were heated to glowing and clamped around the bottle’s neck. Once the glass was scored by the hot metal, the top was broken off cleanly, avoiding any contamination by the aged cork. This impressive production took place in the wine museum of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, just off the Chinese mainland. Macau is amazing, and the quarter-century-old port was a tawny and delicious treat. Where better to enjoy a perfect vintage than a museum celebrating the history of wine? Funny you should ask that. Finger Lakes wineries have some fun In this country, specifically here in the Finger Lakes, the ways to taste wine are varied and limited only by the imagination of the winery. Judging from the offerings I’ve seen, our wineries are very creative! I suppose the smartest thing we have is the different limo or bus tours available. The coach driver serves as the designated driver, a serious consideration in this day and age, and the SUMMER 2007 ~

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passengers can taste with abandon, driven from winery to winery in luxurious comfort. What a way to hit the wine trails! It seems as if each lake has an organized wine trail with a Web page to promote the many planned events. Theme wine tastings happen yearround. During cold weather, tropics weekends are a perfect cure for the winter blues. Murder mystery tours are popular, too, along with progressive dinner tours. Each involves different types of food and fun, and the more people in your party, the merrier it will be. As the season progresses, on Seneca Lake there are herb and wine festivals, cheese and wine festivals, even pasta and wine pairings. Name a food and there is a wine tasting or tour planned around it. (If not yet, then soon!) Summer events include a beach party and even a birthday party at Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards. Around Keuka Lake things are jumpin’ in the summer time. Among other things, eight wineries will be offering their best BBQ foods and recipes paired with a selection of great wines and local BBQ sauces. All told, there are 10 scheduled events ranging in price from $20 to $35. Besides the great food and wine (and fun!), each participant will receive a beautiful Keuka Lake Wine Trail wine glass with ticket purchase. Along with variations on many of the above offerings, the Cayuga Lake wineries have events as diverse as a summer carnival, a celebration of all things Swedish, chocolate weekends, and many musical events from bluegrass and folk to classical. There’s no end to the many ways we can enjoy wine and wine tasting events in the Finger Lakes region. The big event The highlight of this and every summer is the Finger Lakes Wine Festival in Watkins Glen. The Corning Museum of Glass sponsors the largest showcase of New York State wines, with over 75 wineries represented from throughout the region. If you only have one weekend to spend in the Finger Lakes this summer, July 20 through 22

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is the time to be here. You’ll have the widest selection of wines to taste in one place in all of New York, plus cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors, and plenty of live entertainment. This is an event not to be missed. Of all the wine tastings I’ve attended, and of all the events scheduled in the Finger Lakes for the summer of 2007, I saved the best for last. While you are in Watkins Glen for the Wine Festival, why not treat yourself to my favorite wine tasting aboard Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards’ Malabar X racing schooner? You’ll find your sea legs while treading the mahogany decks of this 1930 and 1932 Bermuda Cup winner. There’s nothing grander than a leisurely summer sail on Seneca Lake, and the Hazlitt wines, passed with cheese, complement the day and the setting perfectly. Last summer, I pretended to be the captain on this historic schooner, while the real captain and crew attended to their passengers. The cares of the day peeled away as I kept the sails filled with wind and the crew kept my glass filled with good wine. We had a three-hour sail up the east shore and down the west, with natural features like Hector Falls and industries like the salt mines pointed out along the way. History, hospitality and a relaxing afternoon on the deep waters of Seneca Lake. What could be better than that? I’m looking forward to another cruise this year, and another good glass of Red Cat. Where to begin www.FingerLakesWineCountry.com www.CayugaWineTrail.com www.KeukaWineTrail.com www.SenecaLakeWine.com www.FLWineFest.com www.SenecaDaySails.com www.CMOG.org www.Glenora.com www.RedNewt.com www.SchuylerNY.com www.LocalWineEvents.com

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erry York digs up abandoned outhouse pits. Voluntarily. He assures me that the bottom 2 feet of the eventual 12-foot hole he digs is where to find the best stuff. The “stuff” in question is medicine bottles the likes of “Pumley’s Iron & Wahoo Tonic,” “Monticello’s Rub-MyTism Liquid,” and “Healy & Bigelow Kickapoo Oil,” as well as bitters bottles like “Polar Star,” “Poor Man’s Family” and “Dr. Hick’s Stomach & Liver.” Terry York is looking for history. He’s a backyard archaeologist. In their day, our rural grandparents had only three choices for trash removal: Burn it, bury it or put it down the outhouse hole. The outhouse was handy, expeditious and very private. It was a retreat with secondary employment if hard liquor was not allowed in the Outhouse locations are harder to find if the structure is home. The offensive bottle gone, so Terry York developed his own method of detection. might be hidden in the woodPhoto by Jerah Augello pile (which was often close to sight under the bench for easy retrieval. the outhouse so one trip down the path Those who resorted to this method might accomplish two purposes), and of secrecy were dedicated drinkers. then brought into the outhouse for sequestered consumption. When the How the digging is done bottle was empty it went the way of all I first met Terry at one of my unwanted bottles, down the hole. favorite haunts, a hiking trail on If the woodpile hiding place was Conesus Lake. I thought maybe he had ever found out, a plan B became neceslost something. He was looking intently sary. The tippler simply wrapped a wire into a scrubby area near the parking lot. securely around the bottle’s neck with “Lose something?” I asked. another longer wire attached. The bot“No, just looking,” he said. tle was then lowered (tightly corked!) Never knowing when to keep my down the hole while the loose end of nose out of others’ business, I asked, wire was attached somewhere out of

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“Oh, for what?” Apparently he had gotten this question many times before and was ready with a quick answer. “Bottles.” My mind instantly took me back to my childhood days of collecting pop bottles for their deposit money, though we never went so far as to dig for them. But here was a grown man who didn’t look like he was down on his luck (he was driving a pretty nice truck) yet was digging for bottles. An environmentalist perhaps, doing his bit for the ecology. I was about to offer a couple of empty Coke cans from the floor of my backseat when he launched into the rest of his explanation. “I heard there used to be a dumpsite here, long time ago. Hoping to find antique bottles. It’s a hobby of mine. Usually I dig them out of old outhouse pits but dumps are good, too.” Outhouse pits? I was hooked now. I began to pepper him with questions, being somewhat of a collector myself. Besides, I never could walk away from a good story. We went back to the parking area as he talked. He reached into the bed of his truck and brought out a long, thin metal pole with a T-shaped handle at one end. “This is the probe I use to find the exact location of an outhouse hole when there’s no building left,” he told me, “though I can pretty much tell where it’s going to be, even without the probe. There’ll be this little depression in the backyard, about 30 paces from the back door. It’s off to the left or right,

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hardly ever in the middle of the yard. I just push the probe down in the ground; it’ll go real easy if I’ve found the right spot. I can feel it. Once I dig most of the hole, I can probe again and hear the clinkity-clink of the bottles.” I didn’t think I could keep this guy answering all the questions exploding in my head, so I did the next best thing. “Could you come and speak to the history club in my town, and would you mind if I wrote about you because I’m a writer and this is great stuff,” I reeled off without taking a breath. I was afraid he would stop me mid-sentence if I paused to inhale. He grinned the tiniest bit and told me he could do that. He said that he had spoken to other groups and had a whole program worked up with lots of examples of the things he has found in outhouse holes and lots of stories, too. Evidently I wasn’t the only one who thought this was a fascinating subject. Locating the hole

It was a while before I heard from Terry; he runs a busy contracting business. Finally we connected and I was invited to go along on a dig. The property where Terry and his son, Troy, would be digging was a busy dental office with a small area of lawn out back. It was expected to be a really good dig. Terry uses Sanford Fire Insurance maps to locate sites in cities. After a century, people lose track of where the old outhouses have been. Many residents don’t even realize their home once had a little shack out back. Terry is happy to let them know and to ask permission to dig a hole 12 feet deep in their yard. Dig day. My alarm went off at 6:30 a.m. and even though the sun was not yet fully up, I could see that it was overcast and nasty outside. I got to the dig area before Terry and wondered what proper attire for digging up an outhouse might be. I decided I was dressed okay in barn boots and a Mackinaw. When Terry and Troy pulled in, they hopped out of the pickup, obviously pumped up for the day. They unloaded shovels, probes and tarps while dentists and assistants began to arrive.

Terry unrolled his map (which was amazingly intricate), stared at it a few minutes, looked up at the property, back at the map, the property, the map, then re-rolled it and commenced probing. The motion put me in mind of someone pumping the handle of a railroad handcar. He wasn’t happy with the sound or the feel and tried again. And again, and again. Dentists and assistants walked past with befuddled looks on their faces. I smiled at them as I pulled up an overturned pail and sat down. By 8:30, he’s satisfied with the 47th probe. Troy marked the spot and laid out a tarp. Terry began probing for a second site because the map showed two outhouses. Nine o’clock. The second site was found, and another tarp put into place. Terry and Troy chose their sites and began digging. They kept up a running commentary of what they were finding. “I’m hitting a bunch of roots.” “This might be the liner here.” “I got some broken glass.” “Hitting some ash now.” “Throw me that little claw shovel.” No excited exclamations of the big find were heard until Troy came up with a broken Warner’s bottle. “You find a Warner’s, you keep digging,” Terry explained to me over the top of the hole. There was little talk after this point. My dumb questions were met with patient answers from Terry; Troy kept his

head down and his shovel moving. Every now and then someone dressed in white peeked out the office window. The drizzle had been promoted to a steady rain. I was thankful for the hood on my Mac that kept the drips from running down the back of my neck. My glasses fogged up and my feet went numb. I stood up and stomped around my pail, and tried to look hopeful. Two hours into the dig Terry hit the “usage layer.” It looked like old coffee grounds. “This is the actual old poop layer,” he told me. “Oh,” I said. He went on, “Below this is where you find the good stuff, bottles.” But he didn’t.

Liquor, bitters and medicine bottles are valuable outhouse finds.Photo by Jerah Augello

A pipe and a complete set of dentures are among Terry York’s outhouse treasures.

Photo by Jerah Augello

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Branch & 24 hour ATM locations: Addison • (607) 359-2251 Bath • (607) 776-2156 Big Flats/Horseheads • (607) 796-6910 Elmira • (607) 733-5533 Canandaigua • (585) 394-7200 Cato • (315) 626-2132 Clifton Springs Plaza • (315) 462-9593 Corning 150 W. Market St. • (607) 962-2461 N. Corning 331 W. Pulteney St. • (607) 937-5471 Geneva • (315) 789-7700 Geneva Town & Country (Atm only) Hammondsport • (607) 569-2188 Interlaken • (607) 532-8333 Moravia • (315) 497-3047 Newark Plaza 710 W. Miller St. • (315) 331-3032 Naples • (585) 374-2827 Nichols • (607)699-7424 Ovid • (607) 869-9637 Owego • (607) 687-8125 Palmyra • (315) 597-3835 Phelps • (315) 548-2511 Penn Yan 151 Main St. • (315) 536-3331 Penn Yan 272 Lake St. • (315) 536-8104 Rushville • (585) 554-6322 Seneca Falls Downtown • (315) 568-5821 Skaneateles • (315) 685-8324 Waterloo • (315) 539-9261 Watkins Glen • (607) 535-2702

“I’d drive to Timbuktu for a good outhouse site.” Terry York is eager to hear about your old outhouse. To arrange a dig, contact him at 585-335-3637. Photo by Jerah Augello

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Break time and we headed off to find a McDonald’s for coffee and a bathroom (a bit of irony that I found amusing). I went back to the site before they did, to scribble some of my thoughts while they were still fresh. I sat in my car with the heater up full blast trying to dry my coat and thaw my feet. After three hours of digging, they were 3 feet down and beginning to think they might have missed the exact spots. Terry said that’s how it goes sometimes. You can make a good probe and still be 3 or 4 feet off. Then Terry found the corner of a liner and started bringing up ash, apparently a good sign. Half an hour later, more wood from the liner but nothing else. The joking and talking had stopped. “Thinking maybe it’s time to throw in the towel on this one,” Terry said, but he kept digging anyway, scraping the sides of the hole with a hand trowel. The sky was darkening more, looking grim. Then, “That’s it,” he said, “Hole number two is finished.” Terry started to back fill from the mound of dirt he had carefully piled up on the huge yellow tarp. He shoveled the soil back in and stamped it down with resignation, leaving little evidence that he’d been there. It amazed me how little time it took to fill in a hole that took over four hours to dig. Troy dug on until Terry said, “We’re done.” Troy climbed out and together

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Leave the highway, take the BYWAY. they filled in hole number one. They were as disappointed for me, I suspected, as they were for themselves, and apologized several times for their lack of success. “It works like that sometimes. You never know. Wish we could have found you something.” There were a few finds, though, shards of pottery and broken bottles. The pieces went back into the holes with the dirt that had hidden them for more than a century, except for a poker chip that Terry tossed to me back in the early going of the dig. “This isn’t old,” he had said, but I kept it anyway. I had to have something to show for an entire morning sitting on an overturned pail in a steady rain. All of this has led me to surmise about the outhouses that were once fixtures in my own backyard. I’ve stood at my door and tried to imagine the layout of 100 years ago. There have been only a few changes in that amount of time. We took down a decrepit carriage house after we moved in 22 years ago. It had to go: It was a wrongful death lawsuit just waiting to happen. In addition, there were reminders of trees that had sprouted, grown tall and then succumbed to some blight or another, after shading the yard for generations. From that door, I’ve spotted several of those little depressions Terry talked about, although a couple of them are pretty close to the middle of the yard. At least one of them is where the leach field is now situated, but all of them are about 30 paces from the door. I measured. My husband, Dan, has humored me in many of my harebrained pursuits, but I hold out very little hope of his trenching up the backyard for me as I look for old privies. I’m thinking he might be right, though. I don’t know what’s stranger, two men digging up old outhouses in the rain or one wet woman on a pail watching them. Gloria Slater is a freelance writer living in Scottsville, New York. She writes a humor column entitled “My Front Porch” for local newspapers, yet somehow manages to stay on the good side of authorities, elected officials, and close relatives.

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D O W N T O W N

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clear blue lake alongside a main street filled with unique shops and restaurants combine for a one-of-a-kind, relaxing experience. The village of Skaneateles sits at the north end of the eastern Finger Lake by the same name. Its tree-lined streets with flower pots tended by the local garden club and well-kept historic homes bring you back to a time with a slower, easier pace of life. This year the Sherwood Inn in Skaneateles will celebrate 200 years of entertaining travelers coming and going along historic Route 20. The Sherwood was built by Isaac Sherwood in 1807, back when Route 20 was just a dirt trail for stagecoaches. The Inn has been restored to all its original beauty (with all the modern conveniences) and boasts 24 unique rooms (some with fireplace and Jacuzzi), a tavern complete with a wood-burning

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fireplace, an elegant dining room, as well as two porches to dine and enjoy the lake view. The Sherwood is just one of over 30 lodging possibilities in the Skaneateles area. There are bed and breakfasts, a hotel, a four-star inn and spa, and the more conventional roadside motels. Be sure to get out on Skaneateles Lake when you come to visit. It is one of the cleanest lakes in the world. It’s so clean, in fact, that it is the unfiltered drinking water source for the city of Syracuse. You can rent a boat, kayak, sail, canoe or let Mid-Lakes Navigation do the driving aboard the Judge Ben Wiles. Mid-Lakes offers lunch, dinner and sightseeing cruises, and you can even help deliver mail to lakeside cottages during the months of July and August. Several local companies also do fishing charters. Skaneateles is sure to be your “stress free zone” this summer!

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Population: Village – 2660 Town – 7323 Established: 1833

Recognition: Chosen vacation spot of President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton, Skaneateles Lake is one of the cleanest lakes in the world

Landmarks: The Gazebo in Clift Park is the site of summertime concerts; the Krebs restaurant – four generations serving a traditional seven course meal, The Pier, a 500-foot-long jetty to walk right out onto the lake; and Doug’s Fish Fry are all world renowned!

Events in Skaneateles: Concerts in the Park – Every Friday night in July and August

What’s in a name? Skaneateles pronounced “skan-ee-at-less” is an Iroquois word meaning “long lake.”

The Skaneateles Festival – Chamber Music by the Lake in August

Home to: Welch Allyn, an innovator of medical equipment; Tim Green, announcer for FOX sports and former SU and Atlanta Falcons football player; John D. Barrow Art Gallery; the teasel industry in the 1800s

Dickens Christmas – every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas

The Curbstone Festival – 3rd weekend in July Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show – last weekend in July

Skanraces – swimming, biking and running – Labor Day weekend

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Amish Country Store Weaver-View Farms

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Amish Quilts b Quilting Fabrics Pillows, Wall Hangings b Dolls & Toys Local Books & Prints b Wrought Iron Kitchenware & Cookbooks b Baked Goods Baby Clothes & Gifts b Aprons, Sunbonnets Handmade Amish Furniture Jams, Jellies, Honey

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F I N G E R

L A K E S

S C R A P B O O K

Readers show us their favorite Finger Lakes photographs

“This photo was taken at the pond we built for our grandchildren. They love catching the frogs and admiring the water lilies.” – Dawn Allyn, Skaneateles

“My grandson Timothy on his first visit to Keuka.” – Carole Conlon, Penn Yan

“My grandchildren, Nicole and Sara, taking a stroll down our Crows Nest Road last Fall.” – Jacqueline Holcombe, Hammondsport Please send photos to: Finger Lakes Scrapbook P.O. Box 1080 • Geneva, NY 14456 e-mail: Mark@LifeintheFingerLakes.com

“I took this snapshot on my way home from Penn Yan a few miles south of Gorham.” W W Victor W. L I F E I N T H E F I N G E R L A K E S . C O M –100 Dale~Reed,

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CAMPING

Clute Memorial Park & Campground

Montour Falls Municipal Campground

155 S. Clute Park Drive Watkins Glen, NY 14891 Ph: (607)535-4438 • www.watkinsglen.us

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Conesus Lake Campground

3 mi. west of Waterloo Premium Outlets. Call for directions.

• Free WiFi • Large Grassy Tent Sites • Full Hook-ups w/Cable • Pool Open Memorial Day to Labor Day • Boat Rental & Dockage • On Site Trailer & Cabin Rentals • Planned Activities • Full Service Store & Game Room • Centrally Located to Rochester and All Finger Lakes Attractions

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Cheerful Valley Campground

Family Camping at its Best Free Vintage Fire Truck Rides • Real Log Cabins Planned Activities • Themed Weekend • All Type Sites Large Swimming Pool • Ceramic Tile Rest Rooms Rec. Hall • Playground • Great Fishing • Large Fields Peaceful River Valley • Large Grassy Sites 1412 Rt. 14 Phelps, NY 14532 Ph: 315-781-1222 • cheerfulvalley@rochester.rr.com www.cheerfulvalleycampground.com

CHERRY GROVE CAMPGROUND

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Categories: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes for: • Best Color • Best Black-and-White • Grand prize to best overall photograph. • Photographs may also be selected for honorable mention. MORE INFORMATION S LifeintheFingerLakes.com • 315-789-0458

• 100 Acres • 60´x80´ sites w/ Full Hook-ups • Modern Facilities

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Located near Lake Ontario. Family oriented park with seasonal and overnight accommodations. Heated pool • Cabins available Group discounts for 6+ Easy pull-through sites • 30/50 amp hook-ups

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ACCOMMODATIONS

Auburn

Featuring the finest meeting and banquet facilities for 6-600 people.

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Bristol Views Bed & Breakfast 6932 County Rd. 12 Naples, NY 14512

374-8875 www.bristolviews.com Henry and Barb Owens

Located high above Canandaigua Lake with breathtaking views. Our seven landscaped acres offer access to hiking trails, waterfalls and relaxation. A recent letter noted â&#x20AC;&#x153;20 years of B&Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ing and we finally found the BEST.â&#x20AC;?

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Two, fully furnished, pet friendly cabins nestled on 42 secluded acres near the national forest and wine trails. Available year round.

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This is just one of the views from our Bed & Breakfast which is situated on 5 plus treed acres with 340 feet on the water. Restaurants, marinas, golf, gift shops, fishing, and galleries surround the Cliffs. Spend some time with us and we guarantee you will leave relaxed.

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ACCOMMODATIONS FOR RENT

CANANDAIGUA LAKE HOME

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THE QUIET PLACE Spend a night or two in peaceful rustic luxury. With a maximum occupancy of two, The Quiet Place offers complete privacy. One bedroom, living room, fireplace, kitchen, jacuzzi & bath.

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Located in the Bristol Hills

• Authentic Log Cabin with cozy loft & jacuzzi tub. • Sleeps 6 • Enjoy spectacular sunsets! • Close to wine trails, golf. Hiking, mountain biking, birdwatching on Hi-Tor State Land. • Located between Keuka & Canandaigua Lakes.

Your home away from home! 800-727-2775 • www.fingerlakesinn.com

Tudor Hall Bed & Breakfast on Keuka Lake

Call 585.944.6301 www.hi-torhideaway.com A unique bed and breakfast located in the wooded hills of Canandaigua. Choose from three luxurious suites with fireplaces and private baths.

Experience romantic elegance and personal pampering as you enjoy panoramic views on our decks or in the spa/hot tub before falling asleep to the soothing sounds of the lake lapping just outside your window. 315-536-9962 tudorhall@hotmail.com • www.p-port.com/tudorhallbb

The Glenmary Inn

Spectacularly renovated 1840’s Italianate Inn. Seven beautifully appointed guest rooms, each with private bath, television, telephone and high speed Internet access. Jacuzzi baths in our Bridal Suite and Groom’s Room. Elegant breakfast. 5 Star Service. Children welcome. 537 Glenmary Drive Owego, NY 13827 607-687-8819 www.glenmaryinn.com

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Serenity, total renewal and rejuvenation are yours at the Vagabond Inn. Alone on a mountain, this 7,000 square foot inn offers total seclusion. Grand fireplace and hot tub/jacuzzi suites are available.

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C A L E N D A R Life in the Finger Lakes recommends that you call ahead for details on these listings. JUNE 2…Old Ways Day at the Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural Museum Horse drawn wagon rides, old-fashioned lawn games, live farm animals, crafts 315-497-1824 www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum 6-9…Painted Post Colonial Days Outdoor festival with midway rides, food, music and a parade 607-962-3745 www.paintedpostny.com

JULY

AUGUST

14…Seward House Garden Party Enjoy a free, self-guided tour of Seward House, then stroll into the garden for children’s crafts and lawn games 315-252-1283 www.sewardhouse.org

3...Watkins Glen Italian-American Festival Food, live entertainment, games, a parade and fireworks 607-574-7361 www.watkinsglenitalianfestival.com

14-15…Corn Hill Arts Festival Over 500 of the country’s finest artists and craftspeople 585-262-3142 www.cornhill.org 20-22…Finger Lakes Wine Festival One of the largest showcases of New York State wines, plus gourmet foods, wine seminars and cooking demos 866-461-7223 www.flwinefest.com

16…Owego Strawberry Festival Over 120 craft aconcession booths, a parade and bands 607-687-2556 www.owegostrawberryfestival.com

20-22…Wine Country Classic Boats Boat Show and Regatta Held in Hammondsport, the event will also include a wine tasting reception, a parade and a chicken BBQ 585-526-6934

17-September 2…Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery Showcases recent work by emerging and established artists from upstate New York 585-473-7720 http://mag.rochester.edu

22…ARTWalk Muse-A-Thon A fundraiser walkathon for ARTWalk with musicians and visual artists selling their work 585-234-6670 www.rochesterARTWalk.org

23-24…Cayuga Wine Trail Carnival Cook-Off Wineries will compete in a cheesy cook-off sponsored by McCadam Cheese 800-684-5217 www.cayugawinetrail.com

27-29…Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show A judged show in a picturesque setting, parade and flyby, concerts in the park and great dining 315-685-0552 www.Skaneateles.com

4…Cortland Arts and Wine Festival Wine tasting, artists, food vendors and live music 607-756-7786 www.cortlandartsandwine.com 4-5…Fox Run Vineyards Glorious Garlic Festival Vendors, music, food and a Corning Museum of Glass Show 315-536-4616 www.foxrunvineyards.com 8-September 1…2007 Skaneateles Festival World- class musicians will perform chamber music by the lake 315-685-7418 www.skanfest.org 17-28…Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Fest Featuring counter)induction, the Corigliano Quartet and the Ying Quartet 585-690-1220 www.lakechambermusic.org 19…Granger Homestead & Carriage Museum Country Fair Celebrate agriculture and leisure in 19th century Canandaigua 585-394-1472 www.grangerhomestead.org To view a complete calendar, please visit www.LIfeintheFingerLakes.com and click on “calendar.” W

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Offering 27 challenging holes Call for a tee time 3069 State Rt. 352, Big Flats, NY 14814

(607)562-8898 • www.willowcreekgolfclub.com

Montour Falls Municipal Marina

607-535-9397 (As of May 1st)

Marina Road, Montour Falls, NY 14865

18 hole par 3. One of The Finger Lakes’ most challenging and fun to play!

315-672-8677 westhillgolfcourse.com Route 5 in Camillus, just 15 minutes from Skaneateles Play Croquet & lawn Bowling on the largest courts in CNY. 104 ~

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Roy’s Marina, Inc. on Seneca Lake

Boat Rental, Cottage Rental, Repairs Fuel Dockage, Storage “Over 50yrs. experience”

4398 Clarks Pt. 3 miles South of Geneva off Rt. 14

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INDEX OF ADVER TISERS FREE information by mail. Life in the Finger Lakes offers you the opportunity to request free brochures and information from our advertisers. Simply circle the numbers on the adjacent postage-paid card and mail. The advertisers will send information directly to you.

For a quicker response, visit www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/vendorinfo.php and request information from advertisers online. Pg. 23

Ameriprise Financial ........................Info #164

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Leo A Kline ......................................Info #145

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Antique Revival ................................Info #106

Pg. 61

The Loomis Barn ............................Info #126

Pg. 47

Aurora Inn ........................................Info #101

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Lyons National Bank ........................Info #127

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Bears Outdoor Play Products ..........Info #144

Pg. 11

Marine Blue ......................................Info #170

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Belhurst Castle ................................Info #102

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Marine Innovations ..........................Info #128

Pg. 90

Best Western Vineyard Inn ..............Info #103

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Marvin Windows & Doors ................Info #129

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Bristol Builders ................................Info #163

Pg. 31

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse ............Info #146

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Builder’s Best Design Center ............Info #104

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Morrell Builders................................Info #185

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Campground Owners of NY..............Info #105

Pg. 62

New Energy Works TimberFramers ..Info #130

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Canandaigua Inn on the Lake ..........Info #174

Pg. 63

Northern Design & Building Assoc...Info #131

Pg. 31

Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival ..................Info #175

Pg. 55

Old and Everlasting ..........................Info #147

Pg. 65

Olde Homer House ..........................Info #148

Pg. 44

Cayuga Wine Trail ............................Info #165

Pg. 22

Operation Auburn ............................Info #157

Pg. 96

The Chalet of Canandaigua ..............Info #176

Pg. 65

Prejean Winery ................................Info #153

Pg. 30

The Cheshire Union Gift Shop ........Info #107

Pg. 55

Raynor Overhead Door Sales Co Inc. Info #186

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Church Creative Flooring ..................Info #161

Pg. 61

Red Jacket Orchards ........................Info #151

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Cicero Hoist & Dock Inc ..................Info #108

Pg. 65

Rex Simpson Architect ....................Info #132

Pg. 75

the cinnamon stick ..........................Info #109

Pg. 64

Rochester Folk Art Guild ..................Info #133

Pg. 93

Clifton Springs Hearing Center ........Info #177

Pg. 97

Roseland Water Park ........................Info #187

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Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic ......Info #110

Pg. 87

Roses and Oak Ranch ......................Info #192

Pg. 45

Cobtree Corporation ........................Info #111

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Community Bank ..............................Info #112

Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce ....................Info #188

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Corn Hill Arts Festival ......................Info #178

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Seaweed Mat Systems ....................Info #189

Pg. 26-27 Cortland County CVB........................Info #160

Pg. 97

Seneca County Tourism....................Info #134

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The Country Porch ..........................Info #142

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Seneca Harbor Station

Pg. 92

Design Works Architecture P.C. ........Info #114

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ShoreMaster ....................................Info #171

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Dr. Konstantin Frank Wines ..............Info #115

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ShoreStation ....................................Info #135

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Earth Works Art Gallery & Studio ....Info #116

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Elm Croft Manor Bed & Breakfast ....Info #179

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Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum ......Info #100

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Esperanza Mansion ..........................Info #117

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Spa Apartments................................Info #136

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Finger Lakes Conveyors Inc. ............Info #166

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Taughannock Farms Inn ..................Info #137

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Finger Lakes Dermatology ................Info #118

Pg. 90

Thomas Hartwell Photography ........Info #173

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Finger Lakes Premium Properties

Pg. 64

Thomas Hartwell Photography ........Info #190

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Finger Lakes Produce Auction ..........Info #180

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Timber Frames Inc............................Info #138

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Finger Lakes Railway ........................Info #162

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Timberpeg East Inc ..........................Info #139

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Fingerlakes Mall................................Info #152

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Torrey Ridge Winery ........................Info #143

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Five Star Bank ..................................Info #167

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Walnut Hill Driving Competition ......Info #154

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Floors & Walls ..................................Info #181

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Waterloo Premium Outlets ..............Info #140

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Foster Custom Kitchens ..................Info #172

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Wayne County Tourism ....................Info #149

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The Furniture Doctor Inc. ................Info #119

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White Springs Winery

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Gault Auto Sport BMW ....................Info #120

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Weaver View Farms ..........................Info #191

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Geneva On The Lake ........................Info #121

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Wilderness Log Homes ....................Info #141

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Hansen Products ..............................Info #168

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Xerox Classic Tournament ................Info #150

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Harris Hill ........................................Info #182

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Heat-Line Corp., Div. of CML............Info #155

MARKETPLACE ADVERTISING

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Hilton Garden Inn ............................Info #122

Accommodations ............................................Pgs. 102-103

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Holtz House of Vehicles....................Info #183

Attractions........................................................Pgs. 110-111

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House Portraits ................................Info #184

Bed & Breakfasts ........................................................Pg. 71

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Kendal at Ithaca................................Info #123

Camping ....................................................................Pg. 101

Pg. 97

Ketmar Development Corp. ..............Info #159

Golfing and Marinas ..................................................Pg. 104

Pg. 99

Ketmar Development Corp. ..............Info #158

Visit Naples! ........................................................Pgs. 40-41

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Keuka Family Dentistry ....................Info #124

Photographers ............................................................Pg. 79

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King Ferry Winery Inc.......................Info #125

Real Estate............................................................Pgs. 80-83

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Lakeview Lawn & Landscape Inc. ....Info #169

Shop Here! Retail & Business ........................Pgs. 105-109

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Lazy Acre Alpacas ............................Info #156

Wineries ..............................................................Pgs. 76-78

• B&W and Color Photocopies • Printing - Newsletters, Stationary, Business Cards, Business Forms, Tickets • Mailing Services • USPS Delivery & Postal Permit www.keukalakeenterprises.com • 315-536-1274 226 Sheppard Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527

“YOUR FINGER LAKES CHOICE FOR QUALITY CONSTRUCTION AT A FAIR PRICE”

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Remodeling & Renovations New Home Construction Additions & Garages Bathrooms & Kitchens Sunrooms & Decks Windows

(315) 531-9074 www.djbuilders.net LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR OVER 20 YEARS

Classic Women’s Apparel & Accessories • Brighton Accessories • Design Options • Icelandic Design • Marisa Christina • French Dressing Jeans • Blue Willi’s of Denmark • Nomadic Traders • Sandals by Soft/Quark • Unique Jewelry & Tasteful Gifts • And Much More 79 S. Main St. 18 East Genesee St. Downtown Canandaigua Skaneateles 585-396-9580 315-685-9580 Open 7 Days • www.countryewe.com

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A 300+ ARTIST FANTASY LAND

HIGH ART, EXQUISITE CRAFT, FUN

AND

FOOD!

Gallery & Cafe´

a Lake Senec

his is the story, of two artists, (Barbara & Gregg) whose place was so incredible they finally had to open it up to the public. Imagine an artsy, renovated barn with a two story tree in the café, surrounded by gardens, a labyrinth and farm animals, all of this overlooking Seneca Lake. It all started because Barbara was a potter. It gave Gregg the excuse to entertain his brilliant idea (every man’s dream) of taking their 200 year old historic barn and renovating it in the most wild, whimsical and fun way he could dream up. Three years of creating a grand banked entrance, punching a hole into the second floor to cantilever a starburst balcony above the entrance, reinstalling cow stanchions to be funny, piping cement with a pastry icing bag between floor slates to inlay glass and scrabble beads into wise words, quoting Emily Dickinson on the wall, and hoisting an immense tree into the building to use as the center support for a spiral stair…, and then it was ready. That was 7 years ago. Now, SkyLand boasts over 300 local and regional artists with a continuous stream of new artists, new work and new ideas. There is something new every single day! One section of the upstairs is dedicated to the fine arts. At the entrance to this more exclusive section are baskets with red and green balls, and a chute that goes right through the floor to the cash register area. It reminded me of a high tech smoke signal system. A sign above the green balls reads: “I just had to throw a ball down for fun”. I did just that and heard a bell jingle and giggles from downstairs. The red balls state: “I need help upstairs”. To have an excuse to slide one more ball down, a red one this time, I gave in to the temptation to buy a beautiful platter. What also makes SkyLand stand out, is how the art is displayed. For example, one walks underneath an arch of sparkling lit-up glass stars. Or, upstairs, a tree branch heavy with hand-blown glass balls is suspended over a dining table. This gave me the idea to create something like a chandelier made of glass balls to hang over my own dining room table. In a little moss covered corner I found a small flower-decorated bench holding fairy soap, fairy candy and fairy pictures made from flower petals. Scarves, jewelry, pottery. More jewelry more pottery...the list just goes on and on. You just have to see it for yourself. Every year SkyLand opens the season with something new. This year, SkyLand has invited a leading restaurant from Corning to tip the scales. The specialty sandwiches, the 20+ flavors of gelato, and desserts will remain but “high cuisine” lunch specials with an Italian/American twist will be added. (They hand make their pastas from scratch - flour, eggs...). There is also the promise of Fri. & Sat. dinners and Sunday brunches starting mid July. Here is finally a place where we can ALL have a fantastic and leisurely dinner. The kids can play in the kids area within eyesight, we girls can get up anytime and browse the store while the guys sit outside on one of the love seat sofas, soak in the breathtaking view of the lake and hold down the fort with a glass of local wine. SkyLand describes itself as “A FANTASY LAND of HIGH ART, EXQUISITE CRAFT, and FUN & FOOD”. It truly is that and more. This is a place where I will do all of my Christmas shopping and I want all my friends to shop for me. I almost forgot. Even the bathroom is a must see. Kind quotes line its wall, and the 16 plus soaps and lotions beckon to be tried out. The fish sink is so stylish. And the wavy mirror made me feel slimmer. The accolades are well deserved but the hours limited. So note the seasonal hours, call ahead for Dinner and Sunday brunch times, and give yourself at least two hours to shop and eat and shop some Syracuse Rochester more. Come Holiday Fall Summer 414 hungry and bring Dec. 14-23 Sept. 7-Dec. 9 June 22-Sept. 3 Hector someone you Daily 11-5 Wed-Sun 11-5 Fri, Sat, Sun 11-5 14 would like to 7 miles north of Watkins Glen 607-546-5050 spend some Watkins www.skylandfarm.net Directly on Rte 414 in Hector time with. Naples

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Discover...

Two Floors of Distinctive Gifts, Including Our Year ’Round Christmas Shop Come and Visit: Mon-Fri, 10-5, Sat 10-3, Closed Sundays

2 West Main Street, Clifton Springs 315-548-4438 Heluva® Good Cheese Country Store

TAKE BACK YOUR WATERFRONT!

NO WEED MAT

6152 Barclay Road, Sodus, NY

Weed Free Swimming and Docking

NO CHEMICALS • NO MACHINERY • NO MESS • NO WEEDS Summer Special: Order By June 10th for Free Shipping (877) 295-5560 •

WWW.NOWEEDMAT.COM

• (585) 458-5560

Stop in for a visit and a sample. Heluva Good products, cheese cut off the block, country gifts, and in store specials. Not Just Good...Heluva Good.

800-445-0269

The Carpet Rack Furniture Center Three Floors of: • • • • •

Fireplace Faux-Marble

• Hand-Painted Canvases & Architectual Elements • Period Restoration • Trompe L’oeil • Murals By Appointment Only

315-689-5037 www.tav-designs.com

Fine Furniture Flooring Mattresses Window Coverings Gifts & Accessories

“Downtown Cohocton’s FAVORITE place to shop for Home Decor” Exit 2 off I-390 8 Maple Ave, Cohocton, NY (585) 384-5507

Artist-Teresa Vitale

Let Us Introduce You to the World of Clematis • Clematis Specialists – Over 100 Varieties • Annuals & Perennials – Grown Locally in Our Own Greenhouses • Trees, Shrubs & Walk-through Display Gardens • Indoor Shopping

Spring Valley Gardens “Quality Growers since 1975” www.springvalleygreenhouse.com TWO GREAT LOCATIONS 3242 Daansen Rd. Walworth 315.597.9816

3100 County Rd. #10 Canandaigua 585.396.1460

32 YEARS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE & SATISFACTION

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Wanted WWII Style Army Jeep Any Condition Jed Rotella 315-247-0336 jrotella@twcny.rr.com

Over 700 REAL LOG HOMES Built in the Finger Lakes Area Since 1971.

Call for Monthly OPEN HOUSES

www.loghomeguy.com www.realloghomes.com

Call Ed Schoen F 800-736-4360

TREEFORMS Furniture & Giftstore

Finger Lakes Images

Largest Futon selection anywhere!

treeformsfurniture.com

Solid Oak and Cherry Furniture made in the USA our store specialty since 1966!

-607-

272 2913

Bill Banaszewski Specializing in Outdoor Photography

Amish Built Outdoor Furniture SALE!

Delivery and Layaway Available 1302 Dryden Road Ithaca NewYork 14850 Log cabin at the intersections Rt 13 & 366 between Ithaca and Dryden

Over 200,000 Stock Photos • Custom Photo Shoots • Post Cards 315-536-1004 www.thefingerlakesimages.com P.O. Box 626, Canandaigua, NY 14424

B & D ART and FRAMING 117 EASTERN BLVD. • PARKWAY PLAZA CANANDAIGUA, NY 14424 PHONE 585-394-7840 • FAX 585-394-7644 canandaiguaspiceco@yahoo.com • Over 350 herbs, spices & seasonings • NEW Finger Lakes Meat Rub Collection & BBQ Rubs make great gifts • Specialty gourmet items as seen on the Food Channels • Locally roasted coffees & over 40 loose leaf teas, some very rare • Large organic and locally grown section • Gluten Free Room including home baked breads and desserts See our Spring Classes Schedule on our website www.canandaiguaspice.com

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Visit us in beautiful, historic Geneseo for a fine selection of art prints and custom picture framing services.

Folks from the beautiful Finger Lakes Region have enjoyed millions of cups of coffee from Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters for over seven years. Our travels and roasting experience allow us to locate the highest quality beans from all over the globe. Freshness is guaranteed. Please visit us or purchase a bag of beans online!

www.fingerlakescoffee.com 800-420-6154 Visit our locations.

Offering Pen & Ink house portraits (from your photo) by Donna Kelsey. Call us for details:

B&D Art and Framing 118 1/2 Main Street • Geneseo, NY 14454

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(585) 243-3060

Farmington Pittsford Plaza Corner of Routes Monroe Ave. 96 & 332 (CVS Plaza) (Next to Michael’s) 585-742-6210 585-385-0750 Strong Memorial Hospital Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY 585-273-4169

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INTRODUCING HISTORIC POST CARD PRINTS OF THE FINGER LAKES See the Finger Lakes back then and own a visual piece of these beautiful lakes including Canandaigua, Cayuga, Keuka, Owasco, Seneca and Skaneateles Lakes….And many other areas! These fine reproductions of originals approximately 100 years old are available for custom framing and other fine gifts.

Call 585 624-5979 for brochure and retailers in your area. Look for our new web site coming soon: www.popcornpix.com

finger Lakes soap co.

The symbol of the Finger Lakes

Seneca Moon, Cayuga Mist and Keuka Amore’ Soaps available at wineries and gift shops, or online at:

www.fingerlakessoap.com

New building design, renovation, urban planning.

The Produce Place

2099 West Ridge Road Rochester, NY 14626 585.225.4310 • Fax 585.225.5336 www.nharchitecture.com

Specializing in Fresh Local Fruits & Vegetables as they ripen.

Express your appreciation of this region with a decal or magnet! Available at select retailers such as Red Jacket Orchard & Keuka Spring Winery

Inquire for other retail locations. C

(Wholesale Inquiries Welcome)

585-328-9470 • www.FLXNY.com

Largest Mum grower in the area.

How to make your own wine!

www.fallbright.com

Visit our Gift Shop to remember your trip through the Finger Lakes.

Secure Online Shopping — 24 Hours —

Landscape & Design

Rte 90, Union Springs, NY On the East Side of Cayuga Lake

Grapes, Juices, Winemaking & Brewing Supplies Visit our website for hours • location Keuka Lake East Side

(315)889-7611

Complete property care services:

Susan Bristol • Vera Bradley • Fat Hat

Landscape design and installation, plantings, patios and retaining walls. Decks, home remodeling general carpentry and handyman services. Year ‘round building and grounds maintenance.

Fine Women’s Clothing ...where your favorite outfit is waiting! 378 Main Street, Aurora, NY 13026 (315) 364-7715

• David Brooks • Spanner •

• Windridge • Sigrid Olsen •

Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe 10110 Hyatt Hill, Dundee 607-292-3995

Mon.-Sat. 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m. Sun. 11:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

Brighton • Elliott Lauren • Barry Bricken

Finger Lakes from Space

POSTER

585-261-4377 For For aa complete complete list list of of services services visit

www.croniselandscape.com

Pat Rini Rohrer

Gallery

Take the Finger Lakes home with you with this stunning poster of the Finger Lakes Region from Space! The photograph, taken by satellite, consists of high-detail satellite imagery with overlaid map information. The map detail consists of cities, towns, main and secondary highways as well as airports, the Erie Canal, state parks and many other features of interest. There is no other poster of the Finger Lakes as beautiful and informative as this one. Poster size - 25˝ x 39˝. Paper Poster: $22.95 • Laminated Poster: $29.95

Call 1-800-331-7323 to order. Dealer inquires invited.

www.atwatervineyards.com

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Terwilliger Museum Waterloo, NY Open Tue-Fri 1-4pm and by appointment

(315) 539-0533 The Terwilliger Museum tells the story of the development of Waterloo through 5 period rooms and exhibits which provide a window on how the early settlers lived and worked.

The Rose Hill Mansion is a National Historic Landmark and considered one of the finest examples of Greek Architecture in the United States. Housed in the 1829 Prouty-Chew House, the Geneva Historical Society Museum explores the history of Geneva and its diverse people and enterprises. The Museum features period rooms, a library and archive, and local history programs and exhibitions.

National Memorial Day Museum Waterloo, NY Open Tue-Sat 1-4pm, 15 May-23 Dec & By appointment

(315) 539-0533

The National Memorial Day Museum commemorates the founding of Memorial Day through period rooms (1866) and exhibits that highlight the service and sacrifice of our Veterans.

Historic Maritime District Open Daily 1-5pm, Mid May-Dec. Daily 10am-5pm, July-Aug. (Jan.-Apr., open Mon.-Sat., Sundays by Appointment)

543 South Main St., Geneva, NY 14456

(315)789-5151 www.genevahistoricalsociety.com

West 1st Street Pier, Oswego

315-342-0480

Since 1982

www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com

Colonial Belle Cruising The Historic Erie Canal bout Us A ruises Ask C e Them Our

Fun Enti for the re F ami ly

THE GRANGER HOMESTEAD AND CARRIAGE MUSEUM

Free and Open to the Public

295 N. Main Street, Canandaigua, New York (585) 394-1472 www.grangerhomestead.org

Pet Parade and Street Dance

We Make History Fun! Open June – October ers hart te C Priva ailable Av Enjoy a 11/2 to 3 Hour Narrated Cruise on the Most Picturesque Section of the Waterway ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Season from May thru October 3 Cruises Daily Tues thru Sat • 2 Cruises on Sunday Lunch, Dinner and Full Service Bar Available •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Call for Reservations 585-223-9470 • www.colonialbelle.com 400 Packett’s Landing • Fairport, NY

• Horse-drawn Carriage Tours of Historic Neighborhoods • Guided Tours of 1816 Federal Style Mansion and Carriage Museum • 19th Century Law Office, Museum Gift Shop and Special Events Jazz Brunch - August 12 Civil War Encampment - September 28 & 29 Hours: Tues & Weds 1-4pm • Thurs & Fri 11am-4pm Weekends June-September 1-4pm Closed on Mondays

Finger Lakes Boating Museum 10th Annual Boat Show

Friday July 20, 2007 Main St. Sodus Village Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of music and stars

7th Annual Olde Tyme Country Faire Saturday and Sunday, July 21 & 22 Sodus Point, NY - Rain or Shine Over 60 Venders in 2006 (Vendors Accepted)

Sodus Chamber of Commerce PO Box 187 • Sodus, NY 14551 315-398-8473 chamber14551@yahoo.com Other Local Events listed on our web site at

www.sodusny.com

Changing Exhibits of Regional Artists

Featuring the boats of the Penn Yan Boat Company, and others. On Rt 54 South of Penn Yan, next to Sarrasin’s

August 11 and 12, 2007 Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 10-3 (free admission) Boats and outboard motors on land Ships Store Boat hardware flea market and Boats for sale To show your Finger Lakes built boat, Contact: Bill Smith 585-586-0754

www.FLBM.org

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Detail of Moose Antler carved by local artist Bill Gittens.

15 Church St. Phelps, NY (315) 548-2095 Summer Hours: M, F, Sun 1-5 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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“Agricultural Memories” Museum

Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society Museums The L. Caroline Underwood Museum and the Oliver House Museum, home of Yates County history. Research center, period rooms, changing exhibits.

Open June-October By Appointment Mon-Sat • Sun 1-4 315-536-1206 • www.agriculturalmemoriesmuseum.com

ATTRACTIONS

200 Main Street, Penn Yan

1110 Townline Road, Penn Yan, NY Antique Tractors • Gasoline Engines Carriages • Toys • Misc

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Saturdays 9-1

315-536-7318 www.yatespast.org

Patterson Inn Museum 59 W. Pulteney St., Corning, NY

607-937-5281 A museum complex featuring a 1796 restored Inn, c. 1850 log cabin, a working 1878 schoolhouse, agricultural barn and blacksmith shop.

Open M-F 10:00am-4:00pm Guided tours available Open on Saturdays, June 23-Aug. 25, 10:30-4:00

www.historicpalmyrany.com

Glenn H. Fingerlakes Fly Fishing Guide Service and custom built fly rods

www.fingerlakesflyfishing.com Take a stroll through yesteryear along the Erie Canal. Alling Coverlet, Wm. Phelps General Store, Historical Museum and Palmyra Print Shop

You’ll Have a Great Time! • (315)597-6981

Guided fly fishing trips to local streams and ponds in the picturesque Finger Lakes region. From novice to expert. NYSOGA Licensed (#4405) and Insured.

Museum 8419 State Rte 54 Hammondsport, NY 14840 Ph: (607)569-2160 www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org

David Passmore • Ithaca, NY • 607-387-3792

Schuyler County Historical Society 607-535-9741 • 108 N. Catharine St. • Montour Falls, NY 14865

Historic 1828 brick tavern, eleven exhibit rooms. Tues.-Fri, 10am-4pm Saturday(Summer Only) 12-4pm www.rootsweb.com/~nyschs

WARD W. O’HARA AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM Open 7 days a week, 11 to 4, mid May to mid September Admission is FREE

Emerson Park, Auburn NY • 315-252-7644 www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum

Lost Lake Gallery

Customized Getaway Planning/Activities for Women. Antiques • Fine Arts • Handcrafted Items by Local Artisans For sale and display

Open Mon thru Sat 9-5 & some evenings 147 Main St., Dansville, NY 14437 585-335-8480

Waterfront Art Festival July 28 & 29

Kershaw Park, Lakeshore Dr Canandaigua

585.393.9365 www.SimplyJustForTheGirls.com

Seward House We invite you to visit Seward House, the historic home of statesman William H. Seward and his family.

• 180+ artisans • entertainment • demonstrations

…AND a beautiful day in the park for 34 years now! Free offsite parking with shuttle Admission $3 with 12 & under free www.waterfrontartfestival.com

July 14 – Garden Party Seward House features an extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia and early Alaskan artifacts.

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Not Your Average Canvas The Art quilts of Holly Knott by Stacy Majewicz

Skaneaateles Lake Sunset

olly Knott, a painter, photographer and graphic designer, loves working in different artistic mediums and admits she could never commit to just one. Her latest medium is fabric, which she fashions into Finger Lakes-inspired contemporary art quilts. Her quilts have been exhibited at juried art shows, quilt shows and galleries nationwide. Holly calls her venture into art quilting an “accidental discovery.” In 2001, she was shopping for an apron pattern when she came across some books on watercolor quilts, which are constructed out of tiny squares of floral fabrics and have a painterly look when completed. She began researching the technique further and came upon the world of contemporary art quilting. “Art quilts are a more freeing type of fabric art in that you don’t have to make several identical blocks as you might with a traditional quilt,” Holly explained. “My quilts are literally paintings, or pieces of art, created with fabric. The fabrics available today allow me to ‘paint’ my scenes. I couldn’t do this 20 years ago unless I dyed my own fabric.” When she first started making art quilts, Holly was working in the corporate world as a graphic designer and living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. “Both my husband

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and I wanted to live in a more scenic, less developed area of the country where we could better enjoy the gentle summers and where I could focus on my artwork full time,” Holly said. In 2004, they moved to the Finger Lakes region, where Holly found the natural inspiration she needs for her work. In addition to rural landscapes, historical sites, nature and architecture, Holly can find inspiration in a particular piece of fabric. “A variation in color in a piece of hand-dyed fabric, or a subtle print in a batik might be perfect to use for autumn trees in a landscape,” Holly said. From there, she sketches out her idea loosely, enlarges the image and begins cutting the various fabric shapes. Once she gets the scene arranged, she fuses or stitches the pieces down. “The last step is the quilting, which is analogous to a penand-ink drawing over a watercolor wash,” Holly explained. “This threadwork enhances and defines the fabrics by adding veins to a leaf, for example, or ripples on water.” When Holly exhibits her work, people are often amazed at how she can capture the essence of a location with fabric. “A male customer once told me that he’s not normally drawn to fabric, but my work really moved him,” Holly said. “That was a huge compliment to me!” Visit www.HollyKnott.com to see more of Holly’s work.

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