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Volume 4, Number 4 • Winter 2004

F E A T U R E S

D E P A R T M E N T S

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FROZEN IMAGES

MY OWN WORDS

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OPEN SKY AND OPEN ROAD

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2004 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

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FRUIT OF THE VINE Keep Warm This Winter by Visiting Keuka Lake Wineries

RIDING THE SAILS OF TRADITION

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BOOK LOOK 2004 Finger Lakes Reads

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SPORT Ice Is Nice

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CALENDAR: FESTIVALS & EVENTS

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS & FINGER LAKES MAP

The ice photographs of Ralph Thompson

Glenn Curtiss and the museum that honors him

By Kirk House

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Boat builder Sterling Klinck of East Hill Gallery introduces us to his craft

By Heather Merrell

Below: Keuka Lake, looking west Photo by Steve Knapp

Cover: Snowy terrain along Route 20 near Avon Photo by Dan Nolan

LETTERS NEWSBITS LIFESTYLE Spa Trail

OFF THE EASEL Scott and Sean Weaver, Goldsmiths

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inter. This season can be a quiet time, a time for reflection and contemplation. For most of us, the outdoor chores have dwindled from gar-

This photo, taken by Jeanne Burke of Dewitt, New York, is one of my favorite entries for the photo contest. Jeanne shot this digital image at night on a street in Skaneateles. dening, grass cutting and house maintenance to shoveling snow and collecting firewood from the shed. Some of us take on different tasks and revisit hobbies of ours that might not get as much attention during warmer months. I personally like to catch up on my oil painting during this season. It’s a cozy kind of feeling, working in the warm studio while the wind howls just outside the window.

Sterling Klinck is a craftsman who lives and works at East Hill Farm in Middlesex. He started out refurbishing boats and ended up creating a boat himself. He enjoys working all year. In fact, he may be even more productive during the winter season. You can read more about him on page 39.

Reading good books is a favorite activity of mine, and during the winter months the volume of published material that I read certainly increases. Our “Book Look” department is becoming something of a tradition. Laurel Wemett conducts the reviews throughout the year and puts her thoughts to print for the winter issue. You’ll find a wide variety of books to choose from; history, fiction, guidebook, and children’s stories are some of the genres presented.

Of course, the tradition of showcasing local photography in our annual contest is still alive and well. Every year we receive numerous entries from talented individuals, and 2004 is no exception. Flip to page 32 for a diverse view of Finger Lakes imagery.

Settle in and enjoy your winter. I’ll see you next spring!

mark@lifeinthefingerlakes.com

Areas of interest in this magazine issue Clifton Springs

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Middlesex Dansville

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L E T T E R S Mark, As a longtime subscriber, I am pleased with the excellence of Life in the Finger Lakes. But I think you have outdone yourself with the Fall 2004 issue. Your vision is coming into focus.

I am a lifelong fan of Keuka Lake, having spent summers there for over 30 years. I am also a huge supporter of Finger Lakes wineries, as I believe they now are making some of the best Rieslings, Cab Franc, and Pinot Noir of anywhere in the world. And of course the food – so many wonderful places to dine.

The photos are fantastic – keep them coming.

Mark, Rochester This summer our daughter had a “Finger Lakes Wedding.” The bride and groom are both Thistle (a type of boat) sailors and race regularly at Seneca Yacht Club. After the wedding at Zion Lutheran Church, they walked under an arch made of spinnaker poles. The poles were decorated in purple and green – the colors of the

Thistles and were held up by fellow sailors. This arch is a tradition at sailors’ weddings.

The couple sailed across Seneca Lake to the Seneca Yacht Club where the reception was held. A chicken and rib BBQ was held. The tables were decorated with flowers from the Geneva Farmer’s Market and by the guests’ artwork.

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N E W S B I T S Mendon Ponds Winterfest Scheduled for January

Bring the whole family to enjoy exciting and fun winter activities at Mendon Ponds Winterfest, to be held Sunday, January 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Monroe County’s Mendon Ponds Park. Celebrating its 10th year at the park, this free event welcomes about 5,000 people who learn about

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and try activities such as ice fishing, snowshoeing and ice boating.

The Monroe County Parks Department has donated the entire use of the park for Winterfest. Everyone else participating in the event – businesses, individuals and organizations – do so as volunteers and offer demonstrations, free services, raffle prizes or grants.

For more information, visit www.mendonpondswinterfest.org.

“Light Up Canandaigua” Returns

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“Light Up Canandaigua,” which was last held in 1999, returns December 9, 10 and 11, thanks to the Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber is organizing the event, a light competition in which local residents and business owners vie for bragging rights as the best-looking place in Canandaigua.

Bus rides to view the entrants will be provided on all three evenings, with Thursday night designated exclusively for seniors. The chamber will also provide maps for those wishing to take a private tour anytime from December 9 through 26.

New this year, the chamber will host a free gift-wrapping station on December 10 and 11, from 11 a.m. to

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N E W S B I T S 4 p.m. at the Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce. The service is only available to patrons who made their purchases from city businesses.

Sterling Nature Center Showcases “Cayuga Naturally”

The beauty of Cayuga County’s streams, lakes, trees, wildflowers, birds and animals are on display in the Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest at the Sterling Nature Center. The exhibit features the works of 29 photographers who captured their favorite places in the county to hike, canoe, fish, hunt and view wildlife. First place

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“Misty Road” by Linda Chapman was given to Linda Chapman, of Auburn, for her photo “Misty Road.”

The exhibit, which includes 69 photographs, is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until the end of the year.

Sonnenberg Acquired

by New York State

In October, Governor George E. Pataki announced that New York State would acquire Sonnenberg Mansion and Gardens in Canandaigua, and designate it a state historic park. That action ensures its continued operation, through a partnership between the site’s existing nonprofit corporation and the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

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would retain responsibility for day-today operations of the grounds and buildings. State Parks would review and approve the annual budget and the hiring of principal employees. The state would also have a role in the operation of the corporate board of directors.

The final purchase price will be determined based on two appraisals.

Since 1995, the state has invested over $500,000 for the operation and restoration of the facility.

Sonnenberg, which includes a 40room Victorian mansion and 10 formal gardens, is part of a 52-acre estate that was developed between 1863 and 1923 as a summer home for New York City banker Frederick Ferris Thompson and his wife, civic leader Mary Clark Thompson. Opened to the public as a tourist destination in 1973, Sonnenberg is currently run by a nonprofit organization. The site is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Properties.

Tioga County’s Travel Guide Honored

• Special Holiday Celebrations • Fine Dining

• Elegant Guest Suites • Full Gourmet Breakfast

• Private Parties • Intimate Weddings

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The Tioga County Tourism Office was recently honored by the state for producing the “Best Travel Guide” in New York State. On its cover, the 2004 “River Country Visitor’s Guide” features a canoeist floating on the Susquehanna River. Local residents, through the tourism office’s 2003 Annual Photo Contest, submitted vivid photos that are used throughout the guide.

Tioga County has been active in promoting tourism for the last 10 years, and received a first-runner-up award from the state in 2000 for its 1999 guide. County travel guides are judged on visual impact, editorial content, layout, quality of photos and ease of locating information.

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This fall a groundbreaking ceremony was held for Cobtree Cottages, a group of vacation houses near Seneca Lake in Geneva. A farmhouse on the 64-acre site is currently being rented

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N E W S B I T S out, and plans call for four cottagestyle villas to be built by April. Town approval allows for up to 10. The first four cottages have been christened Cayuga, Keuka, Seneca and Owasco.

The developer of the land is Robert Lawty, of Maidstone, Kent, England, who has a similar operation in the United Kingdom. Lawty purchased the property before ever seeing it.

Two years ago, Lawty and his family discovered the Finger Lakes after a recommendation from a waitress in Buffalo. The beauty of the area and the friendliness of the people they met attracted them. Lawty said because his trip to this area was not preplanned, he found it difficult to secure family accommodations. “It was then that our vision was born,” he said. “My wife and I had been operating two vacation rental cottages in England and we believed that we could make a success of such a business in the Finger Lakes region.”

Lawty has been renting out the farmhouse on the property for almost a year and a half, with a nearly 70 percent occupancy rate. He said he hopes to eventually move into the farmhouse with his family and serve as an on-site manager.

New Wine Guide Recognizes Dr. Frank’s

The Wine Report 2005, a reference guide for wine enthusiasts, has named Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars the “Greatest Wine Producer” in the Atlantic Northeast. Dr. Frank’s has won 32 gold medals in national and international wine competitions in 2004.

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This turn of the century farmhouse is now a luxurious country inn and working equestrian farm. We offer a complimentary full homemade breakfast and rooms overlooking vineyards and the lake.

Hammondsport Residents Banding Together to Save Park

P.A.R.K., the Public Alliance to Rescue Keuka, is seeking to create a public park on an 11-acre parcel of land in the town of Urbana, in which the village of Hammondsport is located. The group is seeking private funding to purchase the land, an abandoned railroad property on the shore of

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Downtown Ithaca Bernie Milton Pavilion & Center Ithaca

December 4: 11am: Santa’s Grand Arrival from the Sky 11am-5pm: Pictures with Santa, magicians, roasted chestnuts, face painting, music, puppets, jugglers, dancers, ice sculpture & more!

1-2:45pm: Kid’s Movie Getaway with Magician at Cinemapolis (Drop your kids off and shop downtown alone, sponsored by First Niagara Bank)

1:15-2:30: International Dessert Cooking School sponsored by First Niagara Bank

Keuka Lake. Based on current appraisals, $1.35 million is needed to purchase the property from B&H Railroad shareholders.

According to P.A.R.K., over 70 percent of responders to a questionnaire mailed to citizens of the community want the parcel to become a park.

A film is being created by Mark Naples of Stress Medicine to help raise awareness of the project. Area residents and tourists will be able to view it on the Internet, at fundraisers and in other public places.

For more information, or to make a donation, visit www.hammondsport park.org or call 607-776-2633.

December 5: 1pm: Peace Tree Ceremony by ACT and Ten Thousand Villages Noon-4pm: Pictures with Santa, Face Painting Elf, Hilby the Juggler, Tom Knight Puppets, bagpipe music, carolers, ice sculpture demo, and more!

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Finger Lakes Threatened by “Sprawl Without Growth”

The Genesee/Finger Lakes region is suffering from a “sprawl without population growth” phenomenon, according to Evan Lowenstein, director of the Common Good Planning Center. That organization works in the nine-county Genesee/Finger Lakes region to promote land use and development that is economical, ecological and equitable.

To demonstrate the phenomenon, Lowenstein cites the following example: From 1992 to 1997, the upstate population grew only one-half of one percent, while during the same period 14 percent more land was developed.

That means the area is developing its land at over 25 times the rate of its population growth.

“As cities and villages lose residents and businesses to outlying towns, we lose the vitality of those ‘cores,’ while the rural areas are besieged by development that threatens their rural character and ecology,” Lowenstein said.

There are many reasons for this pattern, as well as alternatives.

“Revisiting outmodeled plans and zoning codes, and planning for land use and development more regionally are important ways to shift us to smarter growth,” he said. More information can be found on the Common Good Planning Center’s website at www.cgpc.org.

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Happy Trails to You

By Tina Manzer

Using the highly successful network of New York State wine trails as a model, an energetic group of health practitioners, tourism professionals, historians and entrepreneurs hopes to work the same kind of magic with spas.

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n May, 2003, The New York Spa Promotion Alliance (NYSPA) was formed to support communities interested in revitalizing and restoring their historic spas. At one time, spas made towns like Avon, Clifton Springs and Dansville famous. Along with its revitalization help, NYSPA plans to organize the spas and health resorts along “trails” so that they can be promoted collectively. Similar trails of

wineries helped the Uncork New York campaign jump-start the state’s burgeoning wine industry in the early 1980s.

Alliance members believe it will pay off in a big way for everyone involved. Given the nationwide trend toward preventing illness and promoting fitness, the tourism potential is enormous. The group hopes that it will spawn economic development and increase revitalization efforts. In addition, because they will be so accessible, the natural health therapies will improve the well-being of residents.

For the past year and a half, NYSPA has researched spas across the

state, both active and inactive, and visited historic communities to discuss the feasibility of spa revitalization. They’ve also made an inventory of the state’s natural springs. Charlotte Wytias, manager of The Springs of Clifton, and an NYSPA leader, has scheduled a Spa Symposium on May 19, 2005, when the group plans to present its findings to the state’s elected officials, offices of economic development, tourism leaders, entrepreneurs, historians and others.

Did New York invent spas?

At one time, New York State was a natural medicine mecca. People from all over the country traveled here by the trainload to take advantage of such innovative treatments (at the time) as massage, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, physical activity and nutrition. Some historians believe that the practice of natural medicine was invented in New York. Thomsonian Herbalism, hydropathy and hydrotherapy, homeopathy and naturopathy, and a host of other natural cures originated in New York.

The 1914-1915 edition of Polk’s Medical Register and Directory of North America listed no less than 115 sanitariums across the state that treated ailments ranging from tuberculosis to nervous and mental diseases. Among the biggest were Clifton Springs Sanitarium, Dansville’s Jackson Health Resort, and Sheldrake Springs Sanitarium. New York quickly became the host of the first thriving spa industry in the country, and remained its leader until traditional Western mediCircle Reader Service Number 117

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cine forced natural cures to “go underground” 60 or 70 years ago. Most of the sanitariums, in their original form, did not survive.

But since the 1960s, natural medicine has been experiencing a slow and quiet resurgence, as more and more people realized that Western science was not the only game in town. In 1992, The New England Journal of Medicine reported that increasing amounts of out-of-pocket money were being spent on “alternative” therapies such as acupuncture and chiropractic.

A 1996 update showed those numbers still climbing.

The Springs of Clifton Through it all, Clifton Springs remained an innovator in healing and wellness. Within the traditional medical hospital that he started in 1850, Henry Foster, M.D., made it a center for

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The International SPA Association (ISPA) provides an interesting snapshot of the industry. Here are some facts from a 2002 report.

1. People see spas as more than a “pampering” experience, and think of them as a requisite to staying healthy and looking good.

2. Consumers want simplicity and are returning to more traditional spa treatments.

3. The Eastern/Asian influence continues to be very strong and impacts products, services and spa design.

4. The number of spa locations in the U.S. has doubled every four years. In the past eight years, they’ve increased by an average of 20 percent annually.

5. Mineral springs spas are growing faster than the industry average.

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water cures. He continued to expand its therapies, then built a sanitarium that offered the best of conventional, natural and physical medicine. A pioneer in mental health, he believed that the mind, body and spirit were one, in health, illness and healing.

A new building with physicians’ offices and expanded hospital services was erected in 1926, and in 1971 a modern hospital was dedicated. The medicine practiced there was decidedly conventional Western, but Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic always maintained its spiritual core.

As interest renewed in some of the original treatments practiced by Dr. Foster, plans were made for The Springs of Clifton Integrated Health Department. As a wing of the hospital, The Springs reopens the sulphur baths, and also offers acupuncture, aromatherapy, ayurveda, chiropractic, classical

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Chinese medicine, Hatha yoga, healing touch, holistic nursing consultations, massage, medical hypnosis, QiGong, Taijiquan, and nutritional and spiritual counseling.

The New York Spa Promotion Alliance is currently being funded through Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic. “Thanks to its sulphur springs, the village of Clifton Springs has a long history of health and healing,” said Valerie Knoblauch, director of tourism for Ontario County, and NYSPA participant. “The practitioners there were really the impetus for the spa trail.”

There must be something in the water The secret’s in the springs. New York State is loaded with them. Their wonderful curative and rejuvenating powers were enjoyed by generations of Native Americans well before white pioneers discovered them and built entire settlements around them.

Geological reports credit the state with “a larger number of localities than any of her sisters in the union,” notes the book Mineral Springs and Wells of the United States. It adds, however, that our state’s springs may be documented and studied more than others because of the success of Saratoga Springs, one of the oldest resorts in the country.

Some springs are known for their purity, and others are praised for their high mineral content, so high that in many cases that you can smell it in the air. Research has shown that sulphur waters effectively treat a variety of illnesses including rheumatoid conditions, respiratory illness, some metabolic disorders and many skin diseases.

Whether you drink it, inhale it or bathe in it, experts have recognized that New York State spring waters have the same potential as New York State grapes – they can form the backbone of a unique industry that has potential for development all over the state.

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Tina Manzer’s spa experiences include stays in Saratoga Springs and Geneseo.

She looks forward to visiting all of the others along the proposed spa trail.

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The Wineries of Keuka Lake 1. Keuka Spring Vineyards 2. Rooster Hill Vineyards 3. Barrington Cellars/Buzzard Crest Vineyards 4. McGregor Vineyard Winery 5. Keuka Overlook Wine Cellars

6. Chateau Renaissance 7. Bully Hill Vineyards 8. Heron Hill Winery 9. Dr. Konstantin Frank’s 10. Hunt Country Vineyards

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here is nothing better to take the chill out of a winter day than a taste of wine next to a warm hearth overlooking the placid landscape along the shores of the Finger Lakes. The wineries along the Keuka Lake wine trail offer robust as well as 1 delicate wines to suit the palates of wintertime entertaining.

Visitors to Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport will feel as if they have arrived through the proverbial woods to Grandmother’s house, as the refurbished barn and surrounding fields have been in the Hunt family since 1820. One can enjoy a walk or a hay wagon tour through the vineyards or appreciate the quiet solitude and amazing views from high above Keuka Lake. Since the first vineyards were planted in 1904, the site has expanded to a 4000-square-foot facility, capable of accommodating browsers, travelers and wine enthusiasts under one roof.

Hunt Country produces wines that are well-suited for crisp afternoons, specializing in full-bodied, oak barrel-aged wines that can stand alongside a hearty meal. Especially tempting are the Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc, with hints of fruit accompanying a mellow finish. Hunt Country’s dessert wines are a complex and tasteful finale to a flavorful meal. The native grape flavor of the “Foxy Lady” wines are refreshing accompaniments to casual entertaining.

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continuing south on Route 54 will lead a visitor to the new location of Keuka Spring Winery. Its exterior features panoramic views of Keuka Lake, while the interior is spacious and bright, yet cozy. Owners Len and Judy Wilberger succeed in providing a friendly and professional atmosphere for their customers. Says Judy, “It’s not just about the wine…it’s about how you’re treated, how the staff gives suggestions on how to serve the wine, how your questions are answered.”

Particular specialties of Keuka Spring’s collection are the dry, soft red Lemberger as well as the mellow Cabernet Franc with subtle raspberry overtones. The Celebrate is aptly named for its versatility for soothing or spicy dishes, and the Gewürztraminer is a well-crafted, dry, zesty companion to light entrees.

Just south of Keuka Spring is Rooster Hill Winery. A broad, roomy veranda invites a visitor to appreciate the picturesque view of Keuka Lake, while the tasting area with its circular oak bar offers ample space to chat with the staff or fellow visitors. The airy gift shop features farm and rooster themed gifts and accessories (naturally!).

Rooster Hill focuses on quality and specialty reds, particularly their Cabernet Sauvignon for roast lamb and grilled foods. Owners Amy and David Hoffman state, “We fell in love with Keuka Lake at first sight, and we know visitors will experience the same deep sense of peace that it and the surrounding region offer anyone who visits it.”

Continuing south on Route 54 is Barrington Cellars, a small, familyowned-and-operated winery in the town of Barrington. Visitors can enjoy affordable quality Labrusca (native), French-Hybrid, and Vinifera wines made from grapes grown at Buzzard Crest Vineyards or from grapes of a few close neighbors. Aficionados of fruity wines will find favor with the Niagara, Bliss, and Isabella Ice wines.

Further along Route 54 south, a

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left turn onto Hyatt Hill Road followed by another left turn onto Dutch Street will bring a visitor to MacGregor Winery. Visitors are invited to linger on an enclosed tasting deck, featuring background Celtic music and a visit from Bacchus the cat. Here, visitors can enjoy the sweeping view of Keuka Lake while enjoying a wide selection of award-winning Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Vignoles, Muscat Ottonel and Cayuga from its extensive wine list. Unique to the area and grown by MacGregor and very few others in the country are hardy Russian Vinifera: Sereksia, Saperavi and Rkaziteli.

MacGregor prides itself on treating customers like family. Knowledgeable and patient commentary is provided about their wines, in addition to vertical tasting where one can sample different vintages of the same wine. Crayons and drawing paper are also provided for those with children. In addition, throughout the year, McGregor Winery celebrates the release of their new wines with creative, compatible treats so visitors can enjoy new wine and food sensations. Of course, a tartanthemed winery would not be complete without a Robbie Burns supper in late January, celebrating the birthday of the Scottish bard.

The assistant manager describes the success of MacGregor Winery as “working with the most up-to-date grapegrowing and wine-making techniques to produce wines that best express the unique character and quality of our vineyards. Our wines are hand-crafted, and started on the vines. We don’t overcrop, so we make half the wine that’s twice as good.”

Keuka Overlook is just around the corner from MacGregor’s on County Road 17 (Bath Road). A visitor shouldn’t let the unassuming rustic facility influence his or her appreciation of their small but vibrant collection of wines. Owners Bob and Terri Barrett feature bold and complex wines such as their Cabernet Franc and

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Cabernet Sauvignon. These same varieties are mixed with hints of raspberry and chocolate to create their scrumptious Cabernet Franc Amarone, a meaningful dessert by itself. The Chardonnay is a unique, barrel-aged, full-bodied wine with distinct pineapple and honeysuckle aromas.

A drive along the east side of Keuka Lake, going south along 54, will bring a visitor through the quaint village of Hammondsport. Signs on the way out of the village will lead to Chateau Renaissance on Hatchery Road (County Road 88). Upon seeing the European chateau in the midst of extensive vineyards, one realizes the importance of its family tradition in the “methode d’champenoise.”

With jazz playing in the background and a diorama from the Louire valley above the tasting bar, Patrice DeMay encourages his patrons to savor unusual and impressive champagnes, varying from vintage whites to new “niche” wines made from 100-percent fruit. “Only in the U.S. do people save champagnes for special or formal occasions…in Europe champagne can go with everything.” Visitors who are hesitant to try champagne will find the “doux” line of champagnes a welcome, luscious surprise to accompany even the most familiar meals.

While exploring the west side of Keuka Lake, a visitor can follow County Road 88 to Route 54A to Heron Hill Winery. Its airy yet gracious tasting room features a breathtaking view of Keuka Lake. The background of world beat harmonies combines well with Heron’s Hill’s extensive gallery of wines. The Eclipse is a full-bodied, velvety, red wine with flavors of cherry and currant. In contrast, the Semi-dry Reisling is delicate yet complex, sweet yet crisp, with a flowery and fruity bouquet.

Winemaker Thomas Laszlo specializes in wines that the Finger Lakes are known for, such as its Reislings.

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help people feel that wine is accessible to everybody”, stated LeeAnn, a personable and professional sales representative on this writer’s visit.

With that in mind, Heron Hill has its Blue Heron Café, with the expertise of the chefs from the locally wellregarded Village Tavern in Hammondsport. Its elegant facility is also available for private or formal events and gatherings. “Wine should be fun but educational,” continues LeeAnn. “We want people to appreciate that wine is an experience.”

The final stop on the Keuka Lake wine trail has been instrumental for bringing the idea of a wine industry to the Finger Lakes. In 1962, Dr. Konstantin Frank designed the first Finger Lakes winery to produce truly world-class table wines. His Reisling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Sauvignon and other European varieties formed the backbone of highly regarded wines and champagnes.

Visitors will feel right at home in Dr. Frank’s tasting room, reminiscent of parlor conversations on a Sunday family visit. In addition to vintage viniferas, the Cuveé Blanc is a dry, elegant, smooth accompaniment to all dishes calling for a dry white wine.

The spicy Rkatsiteli evokes herbs, strawberries and fresh ground pepper, a wonderful companion to salmon or grilled tuna. For those seeking more versatility, the Salmon Run line of wines offers award-wining taste at a great value.

Despite the chill in the air and snow on the ground, winter can be a great time to travel and relax over the composition and craftsmanship of a fine wine. The Keuka Lake wine trail is welcoming and open for visitors to enjoy the fruits of the harvest in any season.

Linda D. Pratt is a freelance writer from Rochester who enjoys any vacation as long as there is wine.

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here continues to be many books by local authors to include in this annual feature. It is encouraging to see “local author signings” at locations other than libraries of course, such as at Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellar and the South Bristol Cultural Center. These gatherings provide exposure for new and seasoned writers. Hopefully, this trend will continue.

If these reviews pique your interest, it’s worth mentioning that many of these authors have other books to their credit.

Wolves & Honey, A Hidden History of the Natural World

By Susan Brind Morrow Houghton Mifflin, 2004 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com

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his is a captivating work based on the author’s years growing up in the Finger Lakes region. Susan Brind Morrow brings keen powers of observation to bear on the area, especially Geneva and Seneca Lake.

fragrant in the sun, to a shack of weathered boards in a wooded dip beside a creek.”

Morrow makes connections with the history of the region, ranging from General Sullivan’s campaign against the Iroquois to the beginnings of the women’s rights and spiritualism movements, to the scientific development of agriculture. Such details provide the book with a strong sense of place and will sharpen the reader’s own perception of the region.

The Feathered Crown

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The book is a tribute to two friends who die tragically, one a hunter and beekeeper, and the other a trapper.

The reader sees the natural world they inhabited through the author’s formidable descriptive skills.

Morrow, a classicist, linguist, and translator of ancient Egyptian folklore and mythology, demonstrates an evocative use of language, as when she describes the land her father once owned: “On our land a mud path led through tall white pines, deliciously

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F R O Z E N I M A G E S Photographs by Ralph Thompson

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alph Thompson is a photographer/artist who resides in Canandaigua. He owned a contracting business for over 26 years in Washington, D.C., and has been shooting pictures on and off since the late 1960s as a way of expressing himself.

In 1999, Ralph left his general contracting business and moved to Oklahoma when his wife’s employment was relocated there. At that time, Ralph began to aggressively pursue his passion for photography. He freelanced for an Oklahoma City newspaper, The Black Chronicle, where he covered events that included the dedication ceremony of the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial, dedication ceremony for the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center Museum, 4th Foreign Policy Conference with Mikhail Gorbachev, and the IGA US Indoor Tennis Championships.

Ralph captures photographic images around him no matter where he is. He finds beauty portraying nature, events, people and cityscapes.

Ralph’s upcoming 2005 schedule includes five photographic exhibits and artist lectures of his Frozen Images: Ice Art Series in five Finger Lakes counties. The upcoming events will be held at the Geneva Free Library, Penn Yan Public Library, Seymour Public Library, Waterloo Library & Historical Society and the Macedon Library. Please call your library of choice to learn more about the exhibits.

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Ice Is Nice

By Todd Miner, Cornell Outdoor Education

Finger Lakes climbers are hoping that ice climbing eventually becomes a mainstream winter sport.

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ike Cross leans out from a dead vertical column of blue-tinged ice to peer ahead. The ice above bulges out beyond vertical.

He quickly looks down at his belayer, double checking that the rope is tight and takes a huge breath. Then, with quick but confident moves he pulls a boot out and away from the ice, hanging on his two ice axes, their lethal-looking picks buried in the ice. Cross moves his foot up 18 inches and lightly – almost delicately – kicks his metal-spiked crampon into the ice. He repeats the move with his other foot until he is crouching, his body in a tensed X. Cross suddenly pulls out one of the ice axes, at the same time moving from his crouch to standing straight up. His reach now longer, Cross gracefully swings his freed axe above his head, and with a snap of his wrist, pops it into a slight depression in the ice. Ice crystals, explode out from the wall to form ephemeral diamonds, flashing in the weak winter sun.

The tool makes a satisfying deep “thunk,” Mike Cross climbs Tinkers Falls near Cortland, one of the few legally open locations to ice climb in the Finger Lakes region.

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almost two feet above where it previously resided.

Replicating the move with the other ice tool, Cross is on the bulge, the crux of the climb.

His belayer, carefully watching the action and playing out the rope as Cross ascends, shouts up, “Nice move, Mike, you got it now!”

Cross grins briefly, before looking back up the ice and slowly continuing his ascent.

Cutting-Edge Climbing Ice climbing is a relatively new sport, one that grew out of alpine mountaineering. As climbers began to ascend steeper and increasingly daunting peaks and faces, snow gullies and glaciers became more appealing routes.

Climbers evolved their tools and style to take advantage of the new medium. Hobnail boots began to be replaced by crampons, the metal spikes attached to climbers’ boots. Axes that were little more than three-footlong, straight poles used for balance, became shorter, with dangerous-looking teeth cut into their business end. Once climbers realized how effective the new tools and techniques were, it wasn’t long before they began to use them on the ice of frozen waterfalls, and anywhere else there were cliffs and winter temperatures.

The Finger Lakes region, and Ithaca in particular, have world-class ice and, more significantly, accessible ice. No other place has the variety and amount of ice one can walk to with a cappuccino still hot. Ithaca and the Finger Lakes could be – should be – the ice capital of the Central Northeast.

More Ice Needed Unfortunately, only a very small percentage of the great ice in the region is legally open for climbing.

Hundreds of local ice climbers would benefit greatly if more local ice was accessible. Instead of having to drive up to the Adirondaks in the winter, they could recreate in their own backyard public lands (and perhaps eventually some private lands, too). Not only would healthy recreation be provided, local dollars would be kept in the community.

However, it is not just climbers who would benefit.

Residents, visitors and the local economy would also be winners. In 2004, local climbers highlighted ice climbing at (Continued on page 59)

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Open Sky an OpenRoad

The orange and yellow biplane is a 1919 Curtiss Oriole; the silver biplane is a 1917 Standard J-1 (not a Curtiss), on loan from the Henry Ford Museum.

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ne thing above all else catches the eye at Hammondsport’s Curtiss Museum: wings. They may be big, but they’re also fragile – fabric stretched over wooden frameworks and braced with wire. Glenn Curtiss bet his life on those wings, a hundred years ago, and won.

1913 Curtiss Model E

The Father of American Aviation Curtiss was already a famed motorcycle racer and manufacturer before he took up airplanes. Indeed, one reason he turned to the skies seems to have been that he’d

done everything a man could do on two-wheelers – including roaring down Ormond Beach at 136 miles per hour, on the world’s first V-8 motorcycle, in 1907.

Teaming up with Alexander Graham Bell and others to create flying machines, Curtiss quickly leapt to the forefront of the fledgling industry. Working out innovations still found on today’s aircraft (up to and including the Space Shuttle), he took the speed prize at the world’s first international air meet (in France) in 1909. By 1911 he was creating the first practical

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seaplanes, and he became a multimillionaire in World War I, capturing perhaps three-fourths of America’s aviation business.

Nellie Cox) celebrate America’s pioneer women pilots. In fact, Rochester’s Blanche Stuart Scott became America’s very first woman pilot, at Hammondsport, in 1910.

Her flying hood and gauntlets are proudly showcased in the women aviators’ gallery.

A Visit to the Museum A few steps into the Curtiss Museum takes you back to the dawn of Detail of the 1913 Curtiss Model E the 20th century. Hundred-year-old Curtiss motorcycles, some of the oldest such machines in A Hub of Activity the world, strain to get out once again and tackle the hills Hammondsport before World War I was an “airplane labaround Hammondsport. The Curtiss Jenny (pictured on oratory,” where villagers rubbed shoulders with Alexander page 28), in army training colors from the Great War, waits Graham Bell, dirigibles circled overhead, and young people patiently for a student to creep into the front cockpit. The casually discussed the experimental airfoils being tested with postwar Curtiss Seagull flying boat (owned by Evengeline seaplanes on the lake. Most of the action passed away after Dahlinger) and Curtiss Oriole (like the one owned by the war, when Curtiss built giant new factories in Buffalo, but

Curtiss motorcycle shop circa 1909 (the V8 machine in the window is Curtiss’ 1907 134 MPH world record holder)

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it was still a living memory when forof early Curtiss aircraft – and take mer Curtiss machinist Otto Kohl them into the air. Flights of the “June opened the museum in 1961.

Bug” (pictured on page 28) in 1976, Otto’s cramped collection is a Model E flying boat (1999) and Curtiss memory itself now, as the museum Junior (2000) are still remembered spreads its wings in a 56,000-squarewith excitement. In September the foot facility on the edge of the village. museum flew a reproduction 1911 But visitors still get “up close and per- 1908 Curtiss V-Twin with a wicker-chair sidecar Curtiss float plane that became “A-1,” sonal” with airplanes of the same types the very first U.S. naval aircraft. as those flown by such aviation greats as Charles Lindbergh, After the first world war, Curtiss himself was less involved with aviation, but his company (which is still Amelia Earhart, and Bessie Coleman. In fact, individual airactive today) remained the biggest name in the field. One of craft in the museum were personally flown by such pioneer their biggest successes was the 1928 Curtiss Robin, a goodaviation heroes as Glenn Curtiss, Jack Vilas, “Windy” Smith handling, easy-maintenance, closed-cabin monoplane that and Harvey Mummert. proved its worth spectacularly in 1938. Douglas Corrigan While about half the aircraft in the collection are origi“accidentally” flew his Robin solo from New York to Ireland, nals, museum volunteers also make painstaking reproductions

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A reproduction of Curtiss’s famous “June Bug” from 1908 cheerfully insisting that he’d been headed for California when he got lost in heavy clouds. Since aviation officials had repeatedly rejected his transatlantic flight plan, more than a few people were skeptical, but “Wrong-Way” Corrigan became an instant international folk hero. The museum’s Robin is the same model as Corrigan’s.

Helping the War Effort In World War II, of course, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation was a big builder of Allied equipment. Mounted outside is a C-46 Curtiss “Commando,” one of the huge twin-

engined cargo planes that flew “over the Hump” of the Himalayas to keep China in the war; the U.S. military was still flying Commandos in Vietnam. The “Flying Tigers” of World War II fame flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawks in China, working on gravel and under camouflage netting, just like the reproduction P-40 on exhibit.

Since Curtiss was very much a man of his village, the museum also tries to recreate a slice of daily life “Over Here” in World War I, besides celebrating the winemaking history of Keuka Lake with its own gallery. An even more lavish gallery shows off some 400 treasures that Mrs. Curtiss gathered for

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Use American Express ® Cards and Travelers Cheques at these and other fine establishments.

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As a community museum, Curtiss is full of surprises. Each year in the holiday season the galleries are host to an outstanding collection of doll houses, miniatures, model trains and antique toys.

Besides the sheer numbers, the variety can be staggering. Elaborate hand-crafted dollhouses shine alongside mass-produced cardboard units from the Baby Boom. A 19th-century Bliss House with lithographed wallpaper shares space with rough-hewn folk Photo by Kirk House toys. Easily half the miniaturists are men, and the exhibit often includes an elaborate miniature sawmill, in addition to model trains of every scale.

The permanent exhibit includes an extensive antique doll collection.

One museum trustee recalled an elderly lady in a wheelchair pressed against the glass, whispering, “I had a doll just like that one” – happily carried across the decades.

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Hammondsport is about 15 minutes from Exit 38 on I-86, formerly Route 17 or the Southern Tier Expressway. Visitors from the Rochester area may take I-390 to pick up I-86. Those coming from the east on the New York State Thruway might get off at Geneva, follow Route 14 to Penn Yan, then go south on Route 54.

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Getting the Big Picture Tom Watson and his partner, Rob Howard, specialize in large-format digital photography and panoramas. They use an ultra-high resolution digital system and a proprietary camera to produce single photographs and continuous panoramas.

The digital output of this system is sharper and more colorful than film.

All of the larger photographs in this article are panoramas. Some distortion can be seen in the curved floor on page 26 and the wings of “June Bug” on page 28. This curvilinear distortion was caused by the choice of lens and the position of the camera. In the “Jenny” photograph, on the bottom of page 28, this distortion was eliminated by using a longer lens. The largest panorama done for the Curtiss Museum was 210 degrees of rotation. their 1920s mansion in Miami Springs, built not long before Glenn’s untimely death at age 52.

Curtiss Returns to Road Travel Just a few steps away from the Florida gallery, the Curtiss “Aerocar” demonstrates Glenn’s last manufacturing venture – luxurious streamlined art-deco travel trailers. At the unexpected end of his life, Glenn was enthusiastically back to road travel, assiduously reducing weight and reducing drag in his endless quest for speed.

Glenn, who started out in bikes, loved just about every type of vehicle the 20th century had, and he always found a way to make them faster.

Kirk House, who lives in Bath, is a former director of the Curtiss Museum. He has published books on Glenn Curtiss, pioneer women aviators, Bath and Corning. When he’s not writing, you can often find him on the Finger Lakes Trail.

Tom Watson holds a private pilot’s license.

Rob Howard is an avid cyclist. They both live in Skaneateles.

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hoosing winners for this year’s photo contest was no easy task. The quality of entries has steadily improved since our first contest, and this year brought us more entries than ever before in both the blackand-white and color categories. The fact that our grand-prize winner is a black-and-white photo proves that good photography isn’t just limited to color.

In judging the photos, we first looked at how visually striking each one was overall. Second, we examined the techniques used and clarity of each submission. Finally, we considered how well each picture represented the Finger Lakes region. Here, we share our favorites with you.

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Boating on Seneca Lake Andrea Cohen Painted Post, New York

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Mennonite horse and buggy, Route14A in Penn Yan Alicia Avellaneda Penn Yan, New York

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“Patchwork Porch” Porticos of the Finger Lakes, #3 Beth Lyons Honeoye, New York

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Barn Interior – Gorham, New York Cynthia Fay Rochester, New York

Ice Storm 2003 Brian Donnelly Phelps, New York

Ferns in Wayne County Carol M. Lee Sodus Point, New York

Fishing at Ithaca Falls Richard P. Ruswick Ithaca, New York

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Riding the Sails of Tradition

by Heather Merrell wo winters ago Sterling Klinck stood in his workshop at East Hill Boat Shop in Middlesex restoring a Keuka Lake trout boat. He had been refurbishing wooden boats for almost 20 years, but this one, a creation of well-known boat builder Ben Reno, was rotted down to the planks and proving to be more difficult than most. As he stepped back to survey his work, Sterling was struck with an idea.

“I thought, ‘What a pain! I might as well build a boat from scratch. I practically did that with this project,’” he recalled.

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Yes, this pair of planks will fit that boat! The “S” curve will disappear when they are applied to the boat. Now she shows about two-thirds planked.

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beautiful wooden boats. “There are a lot of old boats still kicking around,” he said. “People love them.” It seemed that making a boat from scratch was the next logical step in developing his skill.

Although he had never built a boat, Sterling was confident that it was a project he could tackle. After all, for over 35 years he’s been making furniture and constructing buildings at East Hill Farm, also known as the Rochester Folk Art Guild.

But this would be an undertaking of a different type.

“When you restore you don’t need to know as much about putting the boat together as the guy who built it did,” he explained. “I wanted to know the whole process.”

Starting from scratch Sterling acquired plans from Wooden Boat magazine and in October, 2003, began building the frame for a 12-foot-8-inch sailing dinghy. “I chose this type of boat because it is very accommodating,” he said. “It’s a nice fishing boat, it’s good for rowing and it is sailable.”

As he stands next to the completed boat, Sterling can’t begin to count the man hours spent on the project.

His plans for the finished boat are simple. “I’ve made it, now I want to sell it,” he said with a laugh.

When asked what the most difficult part of the project was, he explained the steps of planking.

“Planking” is the process of making and applying the boat’s planks to the ribs (frames) which have been steamed or boiled and bent in place over the building mold. Each piece of the white-cedar planking had to be cut so that it would fit at the bow (narrowest), the stern (second narrowest), and amidships (widest), and show a “fair” line between. Though each plank is actually more or less “s” shaped, when on the boat the upper ones will appear to follow the shear line (top edge and Circle Reader Service Number 142

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1. This picture shows the construction mold setup. The stem, keel and transom (out of sight) have been joined together and temporarily screwed to the mold. The dark vertical strips are the white-oak ribs bent in place.

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gunwale) and th lower ones the keel.

When bending in the ribs, you have about one minute while it is hot enough to get in place without breaking.

Not an easy job for one person.

Fortunately, a local retired man who had a shared interest in wooden boats, and some free time, volunteered his services.

As Sterling looks at the finished vessel, he says it is almost anticlimatic for him. After working with the individual parts for so long, it’s hard to see them together as a completed whole.

“Sometimes it takes a visitor’s point of view to help me see the big picture,” he said.

A lifelong love of boating As a child, Sterling, a Rochester native, often visited a family cottage on the Canadian side of Lake Erie.

“We spent glorious summers at the cottage, canoeing, sailing and fishing. It seemed like I was in the water all summer,” he recalled. “It was there that I experienced the joy of boating in a wooden vessel, which I took for granted at the time.”

A fishing trip years later led him to start restoring those boats. “I was in an aluminum canoe one day 16 or 18 years ago, and realized what a racket they make,” he explained. “They’re not very nice to be in, at least not after you’ve been in a wooden one.”

After hearing about his less-thanideal experience, a friend gave him a 1915 canoe to restore. Sterling completed that project and still has the canoe. His collection also includes a 1943 16-foot Snipe racing sailboat and a 27-foot Quincy Adams keelboat, also built in the early 1940s. “I’ve been told the Quincy Adams is the most beautiful boat on Keuka Lake,” he says proudly.

“And it’s fast.”

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“I Love Him Who Loves Work” Louise March founded the Rochester Folk Art Guild in 1957 as a place for people who wanted to make a difference, but were frustrated trying to work within the current system. “In the 1950s and ’60s, she saw young people unable to find a direction to suit them,” explained guild member Sterling Klinck, who has been with the group since its inception. “If your forte was not your head, but instead your heart or body, or a combination of both, your options were limited.”

In the beginning, the guild was a loosely organized group of artists who would meet on weekends in one member’s basement. Its underlying purpose was to use craftwork as a means to achieve a Photo courtesy East Hill Farm greater understanding of oneself.

As membership grew, March began to look for a place where the group could perform a wider selection of activities. In 1967 the guild moved to a 350-acre farm in Middlesex, where it is now located and known as East Hill Farm.

March was a student of Greco-Armenian-Georgian mystic and philosopher George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. His ideas about the importance of individuals focusing attention on each activity of daily life are the backbone of the guild’s philosophy. A mantra of East Hill can be summed up by a quote from Gurdjieff, “I love him who loves work.”

At one point, East Hill Farm counted over 40 members. Currently, about 16 people live there, sharing in community tasks, such as building maintenance and orchard and garden work.

The gallery is known for its finely crafted products, including handmade furniture, sewing, weaving, toys, and pottery. Two or three people may contribute to any one piece of art, a method popular in folk art traditions, which adds to each creation’s uniqueness.

“That approach allows people to find their strengths and weaknesses, and work on both,” Klinck said.

“Looking deeper at our everyday actions is what our life is all about.”

East Hill holds an open house each year in the fall. Other events are occasionally held there. For more information, call 585-554-3539 or visit www.rfag.org.

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visitors are met with the smell of fresh sawdust. Machinery large and small is arranged around the work area, and rows of tools are organized along the walls. Some instruments are expected – sanders, hammers, clamps, electric saws, scrapers, stain. Others, like Japanese hand saws, are more unusual.

“They have a thinner blade than Western saws,” Sterling points out.

“They also cut on the backstroke.”

He designed the barn, which was built four years ago by local Mennonites, to allow him to work yearround. Sterling wants to add another 4 feet to the width of the structure, which would provide much needed extra space for maneuvering large boats.

Looking ahead, Sterling says he’d like to continue making boats, and is FL already planning to build a second. It will be the same model, because putting the frame together was too difficult and time consuming to use it only once. (He explained one of the challenges of frame building: “The floor isn’t level, but the boat has to be.”)

His goal is to eventually build a boat starting from the “lofting” stage, which is the link between the twodimensional lines laid down by the designer and the three-dimensional forms created by the boat builder.

For Sterling, building wooden boats connects him to a larger tradition, one that he hopes to continue to learn about and be a part of.

“The type of boat that I built has been made over and over throughout the years,” he said. “I just put it together. I’m grateful that I was able to do it. There’s a feeling of appreciation and of being in the company of the whole tradition, but I’m really still on the outskirts of it.”

Heather Merrell grew up boating on the lakes, ponds and rivers of northeastern Pennsylvania. She now lives in Geneva with her husband.

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(“Book Look” continued from page 17) to journey to the Middle East to greet the birth of the Christ child.

This picture book takes a fresh approach to the story of the Nativity. It is told in rhyming verse which children ages four to eight years will no doubt enjoy hearing often, no matter what the season. The watercolor illustrations by French artist, Bernadette Pons are perfectly matched with the story. Their warm colors and the sweetly expressive birds depicted in flight or as they join together to make a nest for the infant, underscore the book’s maternal generosity and hopeful themes.

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appeal, thanks to the cherubic-faced children and Wilkin’s attention to detail. Wilkin also designed dolls (illustrated in The Golden Years) and other children’s merchandise, now avidly sought by collectors.

This biography coincides with Wilkin’s 100th birthday. Springett draws upon her mother’s written recollections of her art training, her early

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career, and her collaboration with her sister Esther, a writer. There are anecdotes about the Wilkins family life and the artist’s political activism in the 1960s. Springett, who grew up in Canandaigua, also writes about the publication of a book of her own poems, illustrated by her mother.

The Golden Years, with its 25 photographs and 23 illustrations, three of which were previously unpublished, is a lasting tribute to a gifted illustrator.

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While this book of 100 most “notable” Cornellians covers the first 100 years of Cornell, ending in 1975, it is bound to appeal to alumni and non-alumni alike.

In at least one case, the term “notable” is interchangeable with “notorious.” It makes fascinating armchair reading to peruse the detailed background biographies and accomplishments of the various Nobel Prize winners, entrepreneurs, and holders of high office who spent

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their first college years, “high above Cayuga’s waters.”

The three authors, all Cornell professors, set criteria for their selection which focused on “the individual contribution to American society and the world, not necessarily to Cornell.” They limited their choices to recipients of undergraduate degrees, which eliminated those who earned degrees at the graduate-school level. One can foresee a sequel or two.

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The author includes a number of examples of lake shore wildlife one may encounter such as the cormorant, a bird disliked by fishermen. It may be seen floating offshore, “its long thin neck looking like a U-boat periscope as it surveys its surroundings.” By contrast, edge walkers may catch a view of a bald eagle soaring over the bluffs.

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It’s all about discovery, writes the couple – finding the solitude that accompanies paddling in the 35 ponds and small lakes and over 370 miles of streams and rivers they include in the book on the Finger Lakes region. For the naturalist, there are an abundance of plants and wildlife that reveal themselves during a watery retreat. For the history buff, there is the appeal of exploring the Erie Canal. For those who seek exercise, the authors rank the difficulty of each paddling experience.

The book offers maps, driving directions and related instructions such as how to locate the launch and takeout sites, where to find the current water conditions on the Internet and the approximate time it will take to paddle. The authors highlight fun family diversions: where to camp next to or near the waterway, when each waterway hits its best season, where to rent canoes or kayaks, and where to find commercial shuttle services to return to the launching area.

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Holiday Shopping Spree December 4 & 5, 2004

Mardi Gras February, 26 & 27, 2005

2005 Season’s Pass Incredible Savings!

Meet the Winemaker 25% Discount

March 19, 2005

On all Five Events Single Pass: $60.00*

Wine & Herb April 23 & 24, 2005 April 30 & May 1, 2005

Couple Pass: $105.00* *plus handling fee and tax

Wine Cards Wild Weekend June 25 & 26, 2005

1-800-684-5217 WWW.CAYUGAWINETRAIL.COM Circle Reader Service Number 104

4 miles south of the City of Geneva on Route 14, set within 64 acres of grounds which include a wooded area with a woodland nature trail and spectacular views overlooking the eastern shore of Seneca Lake and beyond, “Cobtree” offers Deluxe Self-Catering Family Accommodations for visitors to the Finger Lakes region of New York state.

This recently remodeled Colonial Style farmhouse offers accommodations for up to 10 people and 3 bedroom Villas for 6-8 people. Please visit www.cobtree.com or call 315-789-1144.

Circle Reader Service Number 110

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C A L E N D A R THE CHESHIRE UNION Gift Shop & Antique Center

Located along the

Canandaigua Wine Trail.

In a 1915 brick schoolhouse, you will find the

Cheshire Union Gift Shop & Antique Center.

Our Classrooms are filled with the finest for your holiday gift giving and decorating needs.

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Lang Center Boyd Jewelry Candles Books Framed Prints

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

VISIT OUR SCHOOLHOUSE DELI Rt. 21S, 5 miles South of Canandaigua Open Daily 10-5 • Thurs & Fri til 8

PLEASE REFERENCE THIS AD VALID THRU FEB. 2005

585-394-5530

Circle Reader Service Number 146

Circle Reader Service Number 105

Can We Help You? We designed www.PhelpsNY.com The official web site for the Town, Village and Phelps Chamber of Commerce

Let us help you increase business by using the web.

Call today to find out how easy and affordable it is!

www.cobblesoft.com

Toll-Free 1.866.380.6716 Circle Reader Service Number 109

Dec 2-12…20th Annual Festival of the Trees The Everson Museum of Art’s annual holiday celebration. Syracuse.

315-474-6064 Dec 3…Light Your Way To Christmas Music and entertainment bring downtown Owego alive for this old fashioned Christmas celebration.

800-671-7772 Dec 4…Ring In The Season The Finger Lakes Bronze Handbell Ensemble performs medieval to contemporary sacred and secular carols at The Smith Opera House.

315-781-LIVE Dec 4…Holiday Party The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art celebrates the holiday season with live music, refreshments, and free gallery tours with Santa! Ithaca.

607-255-6464 Dec 4-5…Holidays Around the World Downtown Ithaca is alive with family entertainment featuring Santa and many other performers, music and activities. See our ad.

607-277-8679 Dec 4-5…Holiday Open House and Sale The Corning Museum of Glass celebrates with free admission, local musicians, and hands-on displays. Come early to enjoy breakfast with Santa.

800-732-6845 or 607-937-5371 Dec 4-5…Holiday Shopping Spree Visit any or all wineries on the Cayuga Wine Trail and collect holiday souvenirs and ornaments.

800-684-5217 Dec 4-5…Deck The Halls Receive a grapevine wreath with ornaments, ribbon, and recipe book at 25 participating Seneca Lake wineries.

877-536-2717 Dec 5...Open House at Phelps Community Historical Society Holiday exhibit featuring Toys, Santa and Christmas decorations, ongoing through February.

315-548-4940 Dec 6…Sage Chapel Christmas A candlelit service sung by the Sage Chapel Choir with traditional readings.

607-255-4760 Dec 7…Handel’s Messiah The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra performs Handel’s classic at the Ithaca State Theater.

607-273-6633 Dec 8-18…Ginger Bread Tour and Silent Auction Gingerbread houses will be on display and visitors can bid on their favorite in a silent auction.

Canandaigua.

585-394-4975 Dec 9…Burns Sisters Band A Holiday concert in Owego.

607-687-0785

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Dec 9-26…Light Up Canandaigua!

Maps of the lighted wonderland are available from the Chamber of Commerce.

585-394-4400, ext. 208

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C A L E N D A R Dec 10-12…The Nutcracker The Ithaca Ballet performs the holiday classic at the Ithaca State Theater.

607-273-6633 Dec 11…The New York Klezmer Orchestra Central and European influenced traditional klezmer music will be performed at The Smith Opera House.

315-781-LIVE Dec 11…28th Annual Christmas in the Park Caroling, sleigh ride, a visit from Santa, and more!

Village Square. Hammondsport.

607-569-2989 Dec 12…Breakfast with Santa The Bristol Harbour Resort hosts a very merry breakfast.

585-396-2200, ext. 416 Dec 14-16…Holiday Christmas Tea The Glenmary Inn hosts their 5th annual Christmas celebration. Owego.

607-687-8819 Dec 15…O’Tannenbaum Holiday Showcase The Tioga County Historical Museum will host a silent auction drawing for the adults, and Santa Claus and holiday crafts will be available for the kids.

315-687-2460 Dec 16…A Night of Beethoven Francis Heilbut performs the great composer’s works at The Smith Opera House.

315-781-LIVE Dec 17…The Flumerflutes Holiday Concert Flute Choir will perform traditional holiday music at the Pyramid Mall.

607-257-5338 Dec 17…Heron Hill Winemaker Dinner The local winery will feature their wines during at dinner at The Bristol Harbour Resort.

585-396-2200 Dec 18-19…The Christmas Carol Ithaca State Theater presents the alternative Dickens event with puppets, mask work, song and dance.

607-273-6633 Dec 19…Elisabeth Von Trapp Performs The granddaughter of the Sound of Music Von Trapps, Elisabeth will perform holiday tunes in Skaneateles.

315-685-0552 Dec 24…Live Nativity The Living Water Baptist Church offers a living Christmas card to the community. Owego.

607-687-3030 Dec 31…Salsa New Years Eve Gala Tioga Trails Café offers a buffet and champagne toast.

800-872-8067

Circle Reader Service Number 111

Voted One of the Most Romantic Places in New York State!

Experience Belhurst Winery • Visit the Luxurious Vinifera Inn Relax at Stonecutters Lounge • Dine at Edgar’s in the Castle Find Romance at our Chambers in the Castle • Unwind at White Springs Manor Celebrate Your Special Event at The Castle Ballroom or Brand New Meritage Ballroom.

JANUARY Thru Jan 2…“Beyond Venice” Display The Corning Museum of Glass has extended this exhibition of 16th, 17th and 18th century Venetian Style glass.

800-732-6845 or 607-937-5371

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Rte 14 South, Geneva Call for more information 315-781-0201 Or visit us at www.belhurst.com Circle Reader Service Number 103

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fine wines for the everyday celebration of life 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: Mondays-Saturdays: 10am until 5pm Sundays: Noon until 5pm Open all year.

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1020 Anthony Road Penn Yan 315-536-2182 800-559-2182

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Try our Award-Winning Fine Wines.

5055 Rt. 414 • Hector, NY 800.331.7323 www.atwatervineyards.com We invite you to taste our truly memorable wines in a vineyard setting 150 years mature. Located on the south-eastern shore of Seneca Lake

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Along the Cayuga Wine Trail Route 89 • Ovid • 888-467-9463 www.hosmerwinery.com

Open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5

QUALITY WINERY TOURS DRIVER/GUIDE & THE VEHICLE

WILL PROVIDE THE Open Daily – 10-5 Sundays – 11:30-5

With more than 74 wineries in this region, our driver guides can assist you with a custom tour, or you can select from one of ours: the Canandaigua Keuka Tour; Seneca Wine Tour; or the Keuka Tour. Driver guides can also suggest places to shop or dine along the way.

(Call in Jan., Feb. & March for exact hours) Come & enjoy our award-winning Meads, Fruit Wines, and Grape Wines, with something for every palate - from dry to sweet.

Browse through our unique gift shop with a full line of honey products, and observe a live, working beehive in action.

New Tasting Room open at Torrey Ridge at 2770 Rte. 14, Penn Yan, NY 14527

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meadery@hotmail.com • www.meadery.com

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Tours Available Year ‘Round

(877) 424-7004 • (585) 455-8291 www.qualitytran.com

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Joyce and Art Hunt invite You to tour and taste at Our 6th generation Family farm winery Enjoy the view and a Glass of wine with lunch From our ‘Picnic Station!’

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Open Year-round 1 mi. up Italy Hill from Rt. 54A in Branchport on Keuka Lake 1-800-946-3289 www.huntcountryvineyards.com

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Holiday Shopping Here

Life in the Finger Lakes makes a Great, Affordable Gift Enjoy a bottle with friends on our deck and take in the view!

Daily 10-5; Sunday 11-5 2634 Route 14 • Penn Yan 315-536-7524

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Estate grown and bottled by:

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One of Seneca Lake’s newest and most modern wineries, Torrey Ridge is a destination you won’t want to miss. Taste a variety of premium wines while enjoying one of the lake’s most panoramic views.

New Tasting Room is now open for Earle Estates Meadery.

2770 State Route 14 Penn Yan NY 14527

Torrey Ridge Winery

4 issues per year!

GIFT Subscriptions 1st Gift ..................................$12.95 2nd Gift ................................$10.95 Each Add’l Gift ........................$8.95

www.torreyridgewinery.com torreyr@eznet.net Open Daily – 10-5 Sundays – 11:30-5 (Call in Jan., Feb. & March for exact hours)

315-536-1210

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MUSEUMS C A L E N D A R (Continued from page 53)

Chemung Valley History Museum www.chemungvalleymuseum.org

Jan 28-30…Godspell The classic Broadway hit at the Ti-Ahwaga Players Performing Center.

800-671-7772 ext. 45

“THE FOSTER COTTAGE”

Experience the stories behind Mark Twain’s Elmira, local immigrant life, Chemung County’s role in the Civil War and so much more! Explore your history in the Booth Research Library and shop for special books in the Museum Store.

Open seven days a week. 607-734-4167

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Seward House

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8419 State Rte 54 Hammondsport, NY 14840 Ph: (607)569-2160 www.linkny.com/curtissmuseum

Home of the Clifton Springs Historical Society 9 E. Main St., Clifton Springs, NY 14432 315-462-7394 • www.fostercottage.org

A Registered National Historic Landmark We invite you to visit Seward House, the historic home of statesman William H. Seward and his family.

Historic Maritime District

315-342-0480

www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com

Phelps Community Historical Society

Seward House features an extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia, early Alaskan artifacts and mementoes collected during Seward’s travels.

Dec.-Feb. Holiday Exhibit featuring Toys, Santas and Christmas Decorations.

Open house Dec. 5th 1pm-4pm Thursdays and Fridays 10-4

33 South Street Auburn (315)252-1283 www.sewardhouse.org

66 Main Street • 315-548-4940

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Seneca Falls Historical Society Founded in 1896, our mission is to acquire, preserve and present documents and objects that relate to the history of Seneca Falls and Seneca County. We maintain a 23-room Queen Anne Style Victorian Mansion and present the first floor and a portion of the second, as they might have been circa 1890, as a home of a wealthy Victorian family. We have rooms dedicated to local industries, changing and seasonal exhibits and a gift shop.

55 Cayuga St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148 Ph: (315)568-8412 www.sfhistoricalsociety.org 5

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.

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Jan 28-30…Upstate NY Golf Show Everything associated with golf - an event for the whole family. See our ad. Rochester.

888-537-7964

FEBRUARY

West 1st Street Pier, Oswego Since 1982

Jan 28…Dr. Frank’s Winemaker Dinner The local winery will feature its wines during at dinner at The Bristol Harbour Resort.

585-396-2200

Jan 29…Winterfest Snow and ice sculpture, dog sled rides, a chili cook-off, winter golf, and live music make this annual event fun for the whole family.

Skaneateles.

315-685-9511

Open Daily May 15 thru Dec. 23 1-5 pm July & August 10-5 pm (Jan.-Apr., open Mon.-Sat., Sundays by Appointment)

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Jan 28-30…Light In Winter Festival International performers will embrace again this year to take part in “Light in Winter,” a three-day festival that celebrates the fusion of music, art and science.

607-273-4497, 800-284-8422

Feb 4…Blacks in Classical Music Onondaga Community College presents a lecture and presentation to be followed by a short recital featuring the music of black composers, performers and conductors since the 16th century.

315-498-ARTS Feb 9…Pianist Dr. Kevin Moore Moore will perform selctions by Bach, Rachmaninoff, and Schumann at Onondaga Community College.

315-498-ARTS Feb 12…Paper Play View the work of Raphaela McCormack and make a paper sculpture of your own at the University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery.

585-389-2949

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A Gift of Life in the Finger Lakes Lasts All Year!

GIFT Subscriptions (4 Issues) 1st Gift ........................................$12.95 2nd Gift........................................$10.95 Each Add’l Gift ............................$8.95

800-344-0559 www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com

Feb 13…All Things Antique The 6th annual Antique Show and Sale in Canandaigua.

585-369-0087 Feb 17…The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra The Smith Opera House hosts the group. Geneva.

315-781-LIVE Feb 25-27…Empire State Winter Games The 25th Annual Winter Empire State Games in Lake Placid.

518-474-8889 Feb 26-27…Mardi Gras at the Wineries The wineries of the Cayuga Wine Trail offer food samples, beads and a glass. Costumed guests will be eligible to win King and Queen of Mardi Gras.

800-684-5217

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 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.

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American Express ..............................Info #100 Aurora Inn..........................................Info #101 Beaver Mountain Log & Cedar Homes ..........................Info #102 Belhurst Castle & White Springs Manor ....................Info #103 Cayuga Wine Trail ..............................Info #104 The Cheshire Union Gift Shop ..........Info #105 Church Creative Flooring ..................Info #106 Cicero Hoist & Dock, Inc. ..................Info #107 the cinnamon stick ............................Info #108 CobbleSoft International ....................Info #109 Cobtree Corporation ..........................Info #110 Community Bank ..............................Info #111 Country Inn & Suites by Carlson ......Info #112 Creators of Time ................................Info #160 Dr. Konstantin Frank Wines ..............Info #113

Earth Works Art Gallery ....................Info #114 Eaves Dental/Cosmetic Dentistry ......Info #115 Finger Lakes Dermatology ................Info #116 Finger Lakes Inn/Activity Center ........Info #117 Finger Lakes Tourism ........................Info #118 Fox Run Vineyards ............................Info #119 Gault Auto Sport BMW ......................Info #120 Geneva On The Lake ..........................Info #121 Guards Cards ....................................Info #122 Heat-Line Corp...................................Info #123 Henry B's Authentic Italian Restaurant Heron Hill Winery ..............................Info #125 Hobbit Hollow Farm B&B ..................Info #126 Ithaca Downtown Partnership............Info #127 Keuka Lake Wine Trail........................Info #158 King Ferry Winery, Inc. ......................Info #128 Lake Country Homes ........................Info #156 Leather House Furniture ....................Info #129 Light in Winter ..................................Info #130 Log Home Show ................................Info #139 The Loomis Barn ..............................Info #131 Lyons National Bank ..........................Info #132 MacKenzie-Childs Ltd. ......................Info #133 Marvin Windows of New York, Inc. ..Info #134

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McBooks Press..................................Info #135 Northern Design & Building Assoc. ..Info #136 Packwood House ..............................Info #137 Panorama Outfitters ..........................Info #138 Pyramid Mall......................................Info #140 Quality Winery Tours ........................Info #159 Roses and Oak Ranch........................Info #141 Seneca Lake Winery Association ......Info #142 Sherwood Inn ....................................Info #143 Spa Apartments ................................Info #144 Spatial Innovation! ............................Info #145 Standing Stone Vineyards..................Info #146 Syracuse China Factory Outlet ..........Info #147 Taughannock Farms Inn ....................Info #148 Thendara Inn & Restaurant................Info #149 Timber Frames, Inc. ..........................Info #150 Timberpeg East, Inc. ..........................Info #151 Tioga County Tourism Upstate New York Golf Show ............Info #157 Village Camera Shop..........................Info #152 Waterloo Premium Outlets ................Info #153 Wilcox Press......................................Info #154 Woodstock Soapstone Co., Inc. ........Info #155

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ACCOMMODATIONS A B&B with Gracious Hospitality and Restful Surroundings

Ithaca Downtown

WINTER IS HOT IN ITHACA

• Enjoy the Holiday Shopping, Theatres, Art and More...

• New Rooms, Pillow Top Mattresses • Heated Indoor Pool, Fitness Area • Many Packages Available — Winery Tours, Theatre, Family Fun, Lovers Escape, Girls Outing, Skiing and More...

Rufus Tanner House Elmira-Corning area. Enjoy the outdoor hot tub, cross country ski, snow shoe, relax by the fire.

Nearby attractions: Corning Museum of Glass, wineries, Wings of Eagle Discovery Center, Mark Twain historic sites, Arnot Art Museum, Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. Open year round. Gift certificates available. www.rufustanner.com 607-732-0213

222 S. Cayuga St • Ithaca, NY 14850 607.272.1000 • 800.HOLIDAY

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Lindenwald Haus

Bed & Breakfast & Catering 18 Rooms Available Private Parties for All Occasions

Specializing in get-away retreats • quilters family, class or friendship reunions.

8613 Denman Rd • Port Byron, NY 13140 2

1526 Grand Central Ave • Elmira, New York 14901 (607) 733-8753 • (800) 440-4287

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www.BNBFinder.com

(315) 776-8632 • www.lavenderpatchretreat.com

The Hound & Hare Bed and Breakfast Recapture the Romance

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Jacuzzi • AC Fireplace Antiques Romantic Breakfast by Candlelight

(607) 257-2821 • 800-652-2821 1031 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 AAA Approved

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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.

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

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LaFayette Bed & Breakfast

75 North Street • Route 34 • Auburn (315)253-4531 • www.hiauburn.com

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585- 657-4643 www.thequietplace.com

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107 LaFayette Avenue, Geneva, NY Toll-Free (866) 781-0068

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Your Hosts: Shirley & Jack Camp lafay107@rochester.rr.com • lafayettegenevany.com New for 2004: Wi-Fi

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Waterloo/Seneca Falls

In the Heart of the Finger Lakes 2468 NYS Rte 414 • Waterloo, NY 13165

315-539-5011

www.hiwaterloo.com

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ATTRACTIONS THE VAGABOND INN

(“Ice Is Nice” continued from page 22)

14 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.

Naples, NY • (585) 554-6271 • www.thevagabondinn.com

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MorganSamuelsInn.com ...the difference between ordinary and legendary

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www.ridersrest.com A self-contained luxury country suite with SPA, Fireplace, Stereo, Swimming, Privacy Located in the Heart of the Finger Lakes Wine Country near Canandaigua & Keuka Lakes

1-888-629-0581

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“A Heartfelt Place To Connect”

“Charming Brick Italianate in a Family Atmosphere”

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108 Virginia St., Waterloo, NY 13165 1-866-272-1270 www.throughthegrapevine.us

the inaugural Light in Winter Festival, held in Ithaca. The performance and demonstration drew an estimated crowd of over 200 people, with little advertising, and on a cold January Sunday. As shown by this exciting public display, ice climbing is a unique and fascinating spectator sport. Ice festivals across the country attract thousands of spectators every year. The Finger Lakes economy could benefit from similar tourism dollars, right at a time when hotel rooms stand empty and restaurants are quiet.

Because it occurs on a renewable resource – frozen water – ice climbing is a non-impact sport. It is environmentally friendly. It doesn’t displace any other recreational activities, it helps create a new one, and it does so in the cold of winter when residents and visitors need activities to get outside and stay healthy Probably the biggest barrier to opening up ice climbing is the fear of liability. However, there has never been a reported successful lawsuit in the state of New York against a property owner for an injury or fatality suffered by a climber (ice or rock). Legal mechanisms exist to protect land managers and private land owners. Liability concerns are overblown and misplaced, and ice climbers are busy trying to educate the relevant parties to communicate this fact.

Ithaca already has a reputation as a great outdoor town. It was rated as one of the 10 best towns for mountain biking in the country, and one of the best college outdoor towns in the country (both in Outside magazine and USA Today). Combine ice climbing with mountain biking, gorges, wineries, the lakes, and fall colors, and you have a full-season adventure tourist destination. Perhaps soon the locally ubiquitous “Ithaca is Gorges!” t-shirts will be supplanted by t-shirts proclaiming “Ithaca Ice Is Nice!”

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(888)231-3268 215 Tuttle Hill Rd. • Candor NY 13743 www.Buckridge Park.com

GOLF SODUS BAY HEIGHTS GOLF CLUB, INC. 7030 Bayview Drive, Sodus Point, NY

315-483-2094 • www.SodusBayHeightsGC.com

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Dr. Todd Miner is the Lindseth Executive Director of Cornell Outdoor Education, the largest, most comprehensive collegiate outdoor education program in the nation.

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• Covering the Finger Lakes Region • Over 300 Professional Sales Associates working together for YOU! Historic Octagon Home! Known as the VanBurkirk-Raines house, it was the home of John Raines. Raines who served in the American Civil War at 21, later became a very popular NYS Senator. This home features 4 large BR’s, 2 baths, 3 fireplaces, Cherry kitchen, new windows and roof. It’s located on 116 Gorham St., a lovely and friendly neighborhood. A must see at $229,000.

Manlius 682-7197 100 E. Seneca Street

North Regional 622-1700 8302 Provo Drive

West Regional 488-2926 5854 Belle Isle Road

Chittenango 687-6109 601 Lakeport Road

DeWitt 446-4681 6849 E. Genesee Street

Oneida 363-5533 340 Main Street

Cicero 699-3200 7913 Route 11

Cazenovia 655-8300 95 Albany Street

Call Marty McMillan at 585-394-1970 x102 336 N. Main St., Canandaigua, NY www.mcmillanrealty.com

CAROL-ANN WILLIAMS REALTOR Broker-Associate CBR, SRES

CANANDAIGUA LAKE SPECIALIST

Representing FINE HOMES of The Finger Lakes Relocation Director and Advisor Seasoned Negotiator Baby Boomers - Call me FREE MARKET ANALYSIS Senior Living Real Estate Specialist Free Referrals Call Carol-Ann today Office: 585-394-7615 or 585-313-0404 E-mail: caa1@localnet.com Canandaigua New York Expert McMillan Realty, Inc. 336 Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 www.mcmillanrealty.com

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Cayuga Lake West Side

326 W. Genesee Street Auburn, New York 13021

Pleasant two-bedroom ranch in historic Sheldrake, just a few yards from public launch site. Fireplace, den, laundry room, screened-in porch, oversized garage on half-acre lot. All contents included in sale. $179,900.

Margaret Hobbie, Associate Broker Audrey Edelman & Associates Real Estate (607) 220-5334 www.MargaretHobbie.com

• PROFESSIONAL VACATION & RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • VACATION HOMES, CONDOS, TOWNHOUSES, RESIDENTIAL HOMES • PERSONAL ONE ON ONE SERVICE • FALL FOLIAGE & WINE TOUR PACKAGES • SKI & GOLF PACKAGES

CALL RENNA D. KILLIAN President

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RESORT PROPERTY RENTALS 336 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 Creating New Standards of Service and Integrity

ROBERTA L. SMITH, Associate Broker 502 S. Main St. Canandaigua, NY 14424 www.BristolHills-Realty.com 585-394-2170 ext. 13 or 585-394-6311

NAPLES AREA TRANQUIL RETREAT

Your home search begins with Nothnagle.com

172+/- acres, 2 stocked ponds, 2+/- miles marked/maintained walking trails & property lines. Custom built ranch style home, attached garage & shop, pole barn. Perfect for recreational use/wildlife sanctuary w/ sustainable timber harvest currently under 30 year Forestry Plan!

PRICE $342,500 #4531

384 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424

MAKITRA REAL ESTATE, INC.

Ph: (585)398-2140 www.nothnagle.com

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4 West Steuben Street Bath, New York 14810 Office: 607-776-2468 www.makitrarealestate.com

A FINGER LAKES GEM New to the market! 10-year young contemporary on 94´ lakefrontage w/3-BR, 2-Baths. Nestled in the woods & is very private. Mint condition. Great Room has beautiful fireplace. Deck & screened porch. 10 steps to lovely beach & dock incl. $399,000. Midge Fricano, Broker, cell: 315-729-0985.

EAST SIDE OWASCO LAKE Year-round 3-Bedroom, 2-Bath home on 100´ level waterfront. Full kitchen equipped w/island, DW, Range & fridge as w/Washer & Dryer.

Cozy LR fireplace for winter evenings. Screened porch.

Det. 2-car garage w/workshop.

Manicured lawn, concrete seawall & great beach. $469,000.

Tim Hlywa Lic. Slsp. Ext. 202 or cell: 315-729-4140.

WATERFRONT PARADISE Contemporary year-round 3BR, 2-Bath home w/open floor plan.

On 50´ level Owasco Lake. Fireplace, built-in bookcases, light oak kitchen w/breakfast bar is open to living room w/wall of glass. Master BR suite w/sitting area that overlooks lake. Det. 2-car garage w/loft. Great swimming! Dock included. $489,000. Midge Fricano, Broker, Ext. 201 or cell: 315-729-0985

Tel: 315.258.9147 • Fax: 315.258.3194 E-mail: info@lakecountryrealestateny.com www.lakecountryrealestateny.com

UNIQUE LAKEFRONT PENINSULA

22 ACRES + 700' PERFECT LAKEFRONT: Unique, level and spectacular lake property on east shore of Seneca Lake. Trout stream with wonderful 35' waterfalls. Exceedingly private and pristine. $1,200,000.

Senecayuga Properties For more information call: Mel Russo, Broker at (315) 568-9404.

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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!

Exceptional Sweaters and apparel from around the world • • • • • •

www.fingerlakescoffee.com Pittsford Plaza Monroe Ave. (Next to Michael’s) 585-385-0750 Farmington Bushnell’s Basin Corner of Routes Route 96 96 & 332 (CVS Plaza) (Next to Abbots) 585-742-6210 585-249-9310

Blue Willi’s of Denmark Geiger of Austria Icelandic Design Dale of Norway Susan Bristol And much more!

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18 East Genesee St. • Skaneateles, NY 315-685-9580

All Interior & Exterior Painting Power Washing of Vinyl & Aluminum Siding

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The First Rural Farm & Craft Market in New York State

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OVER 250 VENDORS! Remodeling & Renovations New Home Construction Additions & Garages Bathrooms & Kitchens Foundations/Masonry Work Sunrooms & Decks Windows

(315) 531-9074 LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR OVER 20 YEARS

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Susan Bristol • Vera Bradley • Frank Lyman • Fat Hat

• Carol Anderson • Sigrid Olsen •

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

Brighton Shoes & Accessories • Barry Bricken • Jewelry

• Farm Produce • Crafts • Collectibles • Pottery • Amish & Mennonite Goods • Clothing • Tools • Baskets • Antiques • Food • Baked Goods • Chiropractic Service • ATM in office Handicap Accessible Free Admission • Free Parking Tour Buses Welcome “Often Imitated, Never Duplicated.”

Open Saturdays ~ 8AM - 4:30PM Last Sat. in Apr. ~ 2nd Sat. in Dec. To Reach the Windmill Call: 315-536-3032 Rt. 14A, between Penn Yan & Dundee

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Headquarters for

THE FIRE SHOP Gifts and supplies for Firefighters, EMS, Police Statues • Mugs Patches • Lights Decals • Clocks T-shirts • Pins

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2915 Rt. 96S • Waterloo, NY 13165 Local, Interstate and International Movers

And unique sewn items

Sewing Joys 102 Main St. Phelps, NY (315)548-8736

Hours: T-Th-F 10-1, 2-6 Sat 10-1

How to make your own wine!

www.fallbright.com

See us in Lown’s House of Shoppes

Secure Online Shopping — 24 Hours —

131 Main St. Penn Yan

Lake Country Moving & Storage

American Girl Doll Clothes

Grapes, Juices, Brewing & Winemaking Supplies Store Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-5pm

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Packing Service • Packing Materials • Storage DOT#32239

1-800-479-3188

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POSTER 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˝. (Reference Code LFL404 when ordering.)

Paper Poster: $22.95 • Laminated Poster: $29.95

Call 1-800-331-7323 to order.

Dealer inquires invited.

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The Furniture Doctor, Inc. Home, Garden and Patio Furnishings, Sold at Carolina Prices

The Finger Lakes Most Complete Model Train Shop Model Trains in Scales N, HO, O • Rockets Thomas the Tank • Accessories

U-cut or Pre-cuts Inside Potted Trees • Tree stands • Wreaths Garland • Evergreen Kissing Balls Pony Rides: 11am-2pm, December 5 & 12 Santa: 11am-2pm, December 4 & 12 Food on weekends in December.

Finger Lakes Headquarters for:

Free wagon rides, shaking and baling of trees, candy canes and coloring books.

Rustic, Adirondack and Cottage Styles: Plus Accessories, Lighting and more

Open Nov. 26-Dec 23 9am- 6pm

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501 Exchange St. • Geneva 315-781-6397 (next to Cinema Theater)

Mon-Sat 10-5 • Thurs ’til 9pm

Unique Gifts & Home Decor

Open Daily 315.781.0529

Geneva 266 Hamilton St.

(Rts 5 & 20 next to Arby’s)

Visit The Attique for your gift giving needs!

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UPS Shipping available. Master Card and VISA accepted.

10 minutes North of Ithaca on Route 34 575 Auburn Rd • Lansing, NY 14882 www.mooretrees.com • (888) 597-TREE

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THE CHRISTMAS HOUSE The Charm of an Old Fashioned Christmas Awaits You…

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www.christmas-house.com • (607) 734-9547

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Northfield Common • Pittsford, NY 585-248-8660 • 877-493-3091 www.myoilclothconnection.com

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The Olde Canning Factory Fine Gifts • Apparel • Gourmet

Spring Valley Garden Center and Gift Shop A quiet relaxed atmosphere in an old brick house dating back to the 1800’s.

Visit our cozy gift shop for your holiday shopping!

Find just the right piece from our home accents.

3100 Cty Rd. 10, Canandaigua, NY 14424 (1/8th mile North of Route 5 & 20 on Cty. Rd. 10)

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Holiday Extravaganza!

9 Spectacularly Decorated Rooms November & December 19 Special Events Weekly 4789 Rte 31 • Vernon • NYS Thruway Exit 33 www.theoldecanningfactory.com Tuesday-Saturday 10-5pm • Sunday 12-5pm

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Monica’s Pies Holiday Pies, Cookies & Breads Made Fresh Everyday.

Shipping & Gift Certificates available!

Call 2 Days Ahead for Special Orders.

7599 Route 21, Naples

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“Champagne Flute” pendant – 14kt white gold with custom cut champagne quartz and diamonds

“Lake View” pendants – 14 kt yellow or white gold with blue enamel

Scott and Sean Weaver, Jewelers

By Melissa Sue Sorrells

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he Finger Lakes region is full of great beauty. Rolling hills give way to acres of farmland and magnificent waterfalls. Shimmering lakes offer peaceful respite and opportunities for fun. Breathtaking in every season, it’s no wonder that the Finger Lakes region has become a top destination for tourists and an inspiration to artists.

Scott and Sean Weaver are brothers and artists, and are deeply inspired by the Finger Lakes, despite the fact that they were born in Troy, Pennsylvania. The two fell into goldsmithing when Scott took a course on jewelry-making at Mansfield University. They studied their craft as apprentices, learning the finer points of crafting gold by hand. They spent years doing wholesale designs for large retailers before moving to Elmira in 2001 to open their own shop.

Scott and Sean have developed a real feel for the area and have created a line of Finger Lakes-inspired jewelry that has captured the attention of local designers and buyers.

Their enameled lake pendants are highly stylized, resembling wearable, framed portraits of the individual lakes. Since this

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area is the second largest wine region in the country, Scott and Sean have created pendants in the shape of glasses and bottles of wine and champagne. They use perfect gems, like amber-green quartz, to represent champagne.

The brothers make all of their exquisite pieces by hand; they don’t carve their designs in wax and then cast their jewelry, like many other jewelers. The Weaver brothers spend hours shaping and forming every piece they create, which gives their jewelry a unique, distinctive look.

Scott and Sean hope to help revitalize downtown Elmira while displaying their own unique jewelry as well as the work of other artisans. They continue to design their Finger Lakesinspired line and are currently searching for the perfect gem to create a blush-wine pendant.

Scott and Sean Weaver welcome custom orders and are happy to talk to those interested in their jewelry. To view their work or contact them about commissions, call the brothers at 607-733-1300 or visit their store, Weaver Goldsmithing, in Elmira.

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