Life in the Finger Lakes Summer 2011 by Fahy-Williams Publishing

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PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE

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The Region’s Premier Magazine Summer 2011

Seeing the Sights Along

5 and 20 Canadice and Hemlock Lakes:

Back From the Brink Summer Book Reviews Visiting Watkins Glen LifeintheFingerLakes.com GREAT PRICE! $3.95

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CELEBRATING

YEARS Volume 11, Number 2 • Summer 2011

F E A T U R E S

BACK FROM THE BRINK

A ROAD WELL TRAVELED

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES

This summer, the Finger Lakes Museum will proudly launch a three-part program that tells the “back from the brink” stories of Canadice and Hemlock Lakes. By Michele Howland Banaszewski and Bill Banaszewski

Routes 5 and 20 give travelers a taste of Americana Photos and story Kristian S. Reynolds

Phillip Bonn, Shari Stratton and Cindy Ruggieri are three photographers showcasing their unique interpretaion of summer in the Finger Lakes

WATKINS GLEN Fast cars, falling water and fine wines are just the beginning. Compiled by Anya Harris

Below: These family dogs are enjoying a beautiful August day at Keuka Lake. They are, counterclockwise from top left, KaLa's Frizzante Bianco Vino CGC (Gavi), a Spinone Italiano; Jax, a beagle; Tucker, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever; and Boone, a German Shorthaired Pointer. The dogs enjoy the Finger Lakes as much as we two-leggers do and want nothing more than to swim back and forth retrieving sticks! Photo by Christina Beckerman

Cover: Sunflowers along Route 5 in Camillus. Photo by Linda Torrey

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Some of the more than 30 local artist-members

Bill Mowson

who own Handwork are artists and photographers

Richard Welch

Stop by - they may be working!

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D E P A R T M E N T S 3 4 4 6 8

LETTERS

HUMAN INTEREST - ELDERCARE PART 2 Eldercare – how to recognize signs of trouble

MY OWN WORDS NEWSBITS FINGER LAKES MAP A LOOK BACK - CELEBRATING 10 YEARS Summer covers

NAUTICAL Paddling the Chemung River and other little miracles

GARDENING Banking on black gold – Tompkins County composting programs paying big dividends

A PROUD COMMUNITY Waverly

OUTDOORS Cicadas are the sound of summer

HOME IMPROVEMENT Bully Hill transformed by timber framing

FOOD & WINE Knapp Vineyard Restaurant, Cayuga Ridge Winery’s Copper Oven, and Sheldrake Point Winery’s Simply Red Bistro

BOOK LOOK Finger Lakes reads – summer 2011

HISTORY How it began – the roots of Finger Lakes wine

REMINISCE Skaneateles, when visiting was an art

92 97 104

CALENDAR: FESTIVALS & EVENTS FAST FACTS AD INFO OFF THE EASEL The paintings of Kathleen Schneider

HANDWORK Ithaca’s Cooperative Craft Store

102 West State Street The Commons, Ithaca www.handwork.coop 607-273-9400 FAST FACTS INFO PAGE 97

Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival Photos courtesy Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce

L E T T E R S Seeing the article about Verne Morton’s photos (Winter 2010) and follow-up about the desk (Spring 2011) I am compelled to contact you. My family were farmers in Groton for over 100 years. When the first book of Morton’s photos came out my father and grandmother were ecstatic because they both knew many of the people and places. Also within the book are photos of my father, grandmother, grandfather and great uncle. Also among the photos is the Metzgar school. Leo Metzgar, my great-grandfather, donated the land for the school. My Dad died last year. I have no children. So I am the last living male of the line of these Metzgers. I have most of the photos and paraphernalia of the Metzger past. As you see, your article conjured up quite a bit of my sentiments. Chris Metzger, Middlesex I read with great interest “My Own Words” in the Spring 2011 issue. I have over 100 letters written by my ancestors the Spauldings during the Civil War. In 2005 I started reading and transcribing these letters into a notebook form. My grandfather, Francis Spaulding, had preserved them for many years in a desk made by one of the Spaulding men. That has led me on a 5-year journey of discovery of my heritage which began in Jamestown in 1619. Without these letters I doubt that I would ever have delved into the past and learned a great deal about my ancestors. You are so correct when you wonder how history will look at us. What can replace a handwritten letter from an historic time? Terry Holt, Newark

I love the new electronic version of your magazine! Great format, easy to use, fairly quick to load up and to navigate. Plus I can share it with friends around the country who don’t subscribe at the moment. Phillip Bonn, Fayetteville FAST FACTS INFO PAGE 97

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Summer and All That It Offers

hope by the time this issue hits subscriber’s mailboxes and newsstands the weather has improved in the Finger Lakes Region. This spring has been one of the wettest that I can remember in recent times, and as I’m writing this I’m sure there are many frustrated local farmers who still haven’t planted their fields because they’re too wet. When we do get a nice day it is definitely not taken for granted and everyone is outside enjoying it. I’m looking forward to a beautiful summer, with warm sunny days and the heat that’s almost therapeutic to some degree, although my body still doesn’t like the humidity. Even when I was a skinny little kid I can remember having trouble dealing with the higher humidity days. But, those also seem to be the days that we hear curious buzzing sounds in the trees most often. To those of us not schooled in what that noise is, Ralph DeFelice tells us a little bit about cicadas and his experiences with them from childhood. To Ralph, the buzzing cicadas symbolize what summer is. I’m sure we all have personal symbols of what summer means to us. Read more about his observations on page 27. Summer can also be a time set aside for visiting family. On page 89 Kristine Meldrum Denholm writes about her visits to Skaneateles when she was a child. She lived in Cleveland with her family, but her grandparents and other relatives lived in the Finger Lakes. They would make treks every summer over that long distance. To Kristine, summers and visits to Skaneateles will forever be linked. I’m sure Kristine’s visits to Skaneateles coincided with time on Route 20, which connects with Route 5 several miles to the west in Auburn.

Locals call the combined roads Routes 5 and 20. The roadway goes all the way to Avon, where they split again into their respective route numbers. Routes 5 and 20 is sort of a local version of the famous Route 66. There’s a variety of curious shops and tourist-related stops along the way. Many visitors to this part of New York State typically breeze through the area on the New York State Thruway, but taking a little extra time and driving on 5 and 20 takes you through towns and villages that epitomize what this region is all about. The true spirit of small town America is still present and lived every day by local residents. Writer and photographer Kristian Reynolds presents a beautiful pictorial of 5 and 20 on page 42. Jason Feulner once again brings us excellent examples of culinary and wine combinations on page 70. We focused on Knapp Vineyard, Cayuga Ridge and Sheldrake Point Wineries. Their delicious culinary examples showcase top-notch chefs and winemakers who typically would be at the top of their game in larger metropolitan areas; we are lucky to have such talent available in the rural Finger Lakes. After visiting family, driving along historic and interesting roads, sampling fine foods and wines and listening to the sounds of summer, you can then unwind by reading some Finger Lakes related books. Laurel Wemett reviews some great books on page 76. Check out what she thinks about them and make your own decision on which one to read first. Happy summer!

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Town of Candor celebrates bicentennial Although Candor was settled in 1794, it wasn’t until February 22, 1811, that the Town of Candor was officially established when the New York State Senate and Assembly acted to “set aside” the town by an act of law. The first town meeting was to be held at the house of Abel Hart – now the Candor Masonic Lodge. New York State indicated that the town would be “set aside” on the first Monday following the February date, which was March 4, 1811. The First Town Meeting was held on March 5, 1811. Celebration events are scheduled for the month of July, to coincide with Candor’s four-day Fourth of July celebration, and again in October to include Candor’s Fall Festival of Events. For more information, visit www.candornychamber.com or www.carolhenry.org.

Boston Pops celebrates America’s pasttimes ... baseball, movies and rock ’n’ roll Conductor Keith Lockhart and America’s Orchestra, the famed Boston Pops, will present their first-ever Minor League Ballparks tour, visiting 10 cities stretching from Birmingham, Alabama, to Buffalo, New York, August 16 to 30. Iconic singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins will join Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra for a tour program that features music inspired by three of this country’s favorite pastimes – baseball, movies and rock ’n’ roll. The common thread throughout the program will be legendary film music themes, featuring music from one of the most memorable baseball films of our time, The Natural, a tribute to renownedfilm composer John Williams, and Kenny Loggins singing “Footloose”, from the popular film of

the same name. On the New York leg of the tour, the orchestra performs at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo on Friday, August 26, and Frontier Field in Rochester on Saturday, August 27.

Artist demonstrations in Naples Artizanns, a gallery featuring 200 of the finest Finger Lakes artisans, is excited about the fifth anniversary of the special series entitled, “Artists in Action ... on the front porch.” From Mother’s Day weekend until Labor Day weekend, guests can enjoy regional artists’ demonstrations, as well as local musical groups on the front porch from noon to 3 p.m., both Saturdays and Sundays. This is a great way for people to understand the artists’ techniques in an intimate setting. Artizanns is located at 118 North Main Street in Naples. View the entire program at www.artizanns.com. Please call 585-374-6740 with questions.

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Summit Has Sweet Results At the end of March, more than 500 people from across the state, mostly under 40, came together on the Cornell campus for the We Live NY Summit Conference. To insure a broad range of young adults would attend this first-ever statewide event, sessions were held on everything from politics to cuisine, health to venture capital. The message was clear: young professionals need to make their voices heard and their views known by getting invested in their communities. Working to build a network of young professional organizations across the state, the We Live NY Summit is devoted to showcasing how young adults have found purpose and are making progress in New York. For more information, visit www.weliveny summit.com. FAST FACTS INFO PAGE 97

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Map is for general reference only. No part of this map may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission from the publisher.

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ummer is probably the time of year that the Finger Lakes Region is enjoyed the most. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of fun packed into a short period of time. As you can see from most of the covers, water recreation makes up a huge part of summer activities.

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Cover photo by Roger Soule

Cover photo by Dick Sherwood

Cover photo by Bill Banaszewski

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Cover photo by Daniel J. Nolan

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Eldercare - how to recognize signs of trouble Part 2 of a 4-part series on eldercare by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

s residents of the Finger Lakes region worry about aging parents, spouses, other older relatives, friends, even themselves, it helps to know something about the warning signs that might indicate the need for outside help, a change of residence, and other aspects of eldercare. This segment of the Life in the Finger Lakes four-part series on eldercare offers insights into such warning signs. Subsequent segments will look at trends and regional options in the rapidly growing arena of senior life services, and at regional resources for coping with these issues as they arise. Even though people today are living longer, bodies and minds still change over time, and everyone ages a little differently. Some people remain alert and active into their 80s, even their 90s. Others start to lose ground mentally or physically in their 60s. Some people seem to age overnight, while others age more slowly and gracefully. AARP has said that almost 30 percent of people ages 65 to 74 have limitations on daily living activities; by age 70, that reaches 50 percent. Having trouble keeping up with housework, driving, hygiene, health care, remembering appointments and more are all signs of aging issues. Start now to think of ways to bring up such things as examples of common problems, perhaps as situations observed in other family members and friends – and to think about practical solutions that are as uninvasive as possible and focus on helping people stay in their familiar, beloved homes as long as it is safe and

feasible to do so. As people age, the immune system tends to weaken, which is why formerly routine, easily overcome illnesses can become dangerous and many older people go from colds and coughs or simple fractures into major decline. Some warning signs of age-related problems can be harder to see than others, because people become quite clever at hiding the extent of their health and lifestyle problems. These are some of the things that could indicate a parent, other older friend or relative, or spouse may need some help. • Slower reaction times • Vision problems • Forgetfulness • Higher blood pressure • Dry, papery skin; changes in skin pigmentation • Constipation and digestion problems • Lack of appetite • Lower immune function • Hearing loss • Fragility, loss of bone mass • Less tolerance for alcohol and for over-the-counter and prescription medications • Diminished sense of taste or smell • Reduced ability to tolerate extreme cold or heat Make a point of getting to know the basic details of a parent’s routine and of recent events that could indicate the beginnings of problems. If you live out of town, establish or strengthen connections with family and neighbors; a rabbi, pastor, priest or other religious figure; and friends of your own

Memory loss can make life more complicated for the average person. Sometime severe memory loss is attributed to dementia and other diseases.

age who might check in for you. You are not asking people to spy; you are asking them to help you keep someone safe. Memory loss Memory loss, from minor to severe, is probably the first and most noticeable aspect of getting older. As we age, SUMMER 2011 ~

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we often seem to simply run out of space to store new information. Short-term memory loss does not necessarily mean someone can no longer function, but it does make life much more complicated. It means forgetting about appointments and losing track of familiar routines – taking medications, cooking and eating, even bathing; things that get in the way of not just managing, but enjoying, daily life. One of the biggest fears of people as they get older is Alzheimer’s disease, the progressive, degenerative brain disease that is the most familiar, common, and feared example of dementia – a group of symptoms relating to decline in cognitive skills – because it robs people of their identity. (Rapid, sudden changes may mean other problems; dementia tends to develop over time.) Here are the

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warning signs of Alzheimer’s. • Forgetting recent and long-ago events • Difficulty with familiar tasks • Problems talking clearly and understanding other people, managing abstract ideas • Getting lost en route to familiar destinations; trying to go back to past jobs or homes; confusing the identities of familiar people, especially spouses and children • Losing and misplacing things • Mood, behavior and personality changes • Loss of initiative and unwillingness to engage in society, favorite activities and hobbies • Declining alertness in late afternoon and early evening (“sundowning”) • Body or breath odor

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times. Warning signs include driving much slower than the speed limit, using the whole road instead of one lane, missing stop signs and exits, not noticing approaching sirens, forgetting to signal and getting lost. Frame the conversation about driving as concern for the parent’s safety and the safety of anyone riding with them – especially grandchildren. Many people will do something for their grandchildren that they might not do for their children or themselves. Personality changes Aging can bring changes in temperament and personality – someone low-key and quiet becomes argumentative, loud, and disruptive; someone organized and efficient suddenly loses track of basic information and routine; an outgoing extrovert turns into an introverted recluse; someone neat and

tidy stops bathing and lets the house become a mess. Regular phone calls and visits are the best way to keep track of these changes. Try not to take it personally if a parent suddenly becomes difficult or mean. These changes can be reactions to frustration over reduced hearing, vision, strength and memory, or a function of serious health issues. Nutrition Many older people start having problems with nutrition because it becomes painful or exhausting to stay on their feet long enough to cook or prepare a meal. A few missed meals and appetite drops as well. Fiscal matters Try to pay attention to a parent’s financial situation, tricky as that can be. Discussing money is never easy, but

bounced checks, late bill payments, and collection calls are signs that a parent is no longer managing important daily issues and may be in jeopardy of losing a home. From noticing to coping Being aware of these warning signs is the first step to managing the issues they represent. The next segment of this series will look at trends and options in the Finger Lakes Region, and the final segment will provide resources for answers and support.

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter is an award-winning freelance writer/editor who is her mother’s primary caregiver and co-author, with Jill R. E. Yesko, of The Who, What and Where of Elder Care: A handy, step-by-step guide to help navigate the maze of caregiving (2006).

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Paddling the Chemung River and Other Little Miracles photos and story by Angela Cannon-Crothers

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y daughter and I planned to paddle some of the Chemung River, just north of Elmira, but the morning was drizzly and gray. She’s a gutsy little girl who just turned 10, and she agreed that passing showers shouldn’t deter us. But when the forecast called for thunder boomers, I left my loaded pack-basket by the door and canceled. We spent an hour in gloomy reverie until I couldn’t take it any longer. “Aw heck,” I said, “let’s just go and take our chances!” In minutes we were out the door driving the hour down I-86 from Prattsburgh. For our canoe shuttle, we met Brian Campbell, proprietor of On The River Canoe Outfitters at Fitches Bridge off Rt. 352. Soon we were standing in the Chemung River at Miniers Field Landing with hundreds of black tadpoles dancing around our muddy toes. We loaded in. Our first little miracle happened then. As we began to paddle leisurely downstream, with me giving the cursory paddle stroke technique reminders (draw left, C-stroke, J-Stroke, and break) the clouds parted. Sunlight burst against clear sepia waters under brilliant blue sky. The river gods welcomed us. Paddling a river is different than paddling on one of the Finger Lakes. A river is a journey of constant discovery – anticipating the next bend, the best route, and what lies ahead. Less than a mile downstream in a wide berth of slow flowing water below the impressive palisades, two bald eagles soared back and forth low over the river. One of them caught a fish right in front of us and flapped back up to a tree snag for lunch. Seven years ago, Jim Pfiffer, a resident of Elmira, was also canoeing along the Chemung River when he was fortunate enough to catch an array of colors on the flowing water’s surface at sunset. He took a picture. When he developed the image, however, he was disturbed to find that garbage distorted an entire corner of his shot. Pfiffer decided to put together some volunteers to clean the riverbanks. The group has managed to haul a lot of garbage from the river

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(more than 10 tons to date) in a water system that supplies 68 percent of the local municipality’s drinking water. Pfiffer knew the garbage would just keep coming if things didn’t change. As if by fate, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) announced a grant to do a study on the perception of the Chemung River. Pfiffer got involved. In 2007, CCE obtained a follow-up grant to create a master plan on the use, protection and future development of the Chemung River, thus creating the Chemung River Council. “The master plan was full of great ideas to help get people connected to the river with trails, a whitewater sluice at the dam for kayakers, picnic areas, boating derbies, concerts and

eco-education,” said Pfiffer. “Unfortunately, there weren’t any funds to make it happen.” But Pfiffer was too hooked on the river to let the plan stall. He found financial support from Chemung County, the municipalities of Elmira, Big Flats, Southport, Chemung, and Casella Waste Systems and their private donations. It helped to fund a nonprofit organization to implement the master plan through 2013. In 2008, Pfiffer quit his journalism career of 27 years and became the director of The Friends of the Chemung River Watershed. Since then, the goals of the original Chemung River Council master plan have been roiling ahead like a river after ice breakup. “We’re more than just the Chemung River,” Pfiffer tells me. “Because the Chemung River eventually feeds the Susquehanna and then the Chesapeake Bay, tributaries like the

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Cohocton, the Canisteo, Cowanesque and Tioga, as well as the surrounding hills and valleys, are all part of the watershed.” The river’s system now includes boat and fishing access areas with kiosks explaining the unique history and qualities of each site. River and tributary hosts help maintain and check each area. After talking with Pfiffer about the river, I knew I had to experience some of it for myself. Paddling along the river with my daughter, a steep gully-ridged hillside of evergreens and ash passed on our right, and the rural banks of silver maple and willow slipped by on our left. Numerous islands diverted the river’s flow, causing several tributary braids of rifflerapids along the way. It was exciting to read little vnotch white caps for holes and boulders while shouting and laughing, “Draw left! Draw right! Now paddle hard!” to my daughter up front. At one point we spooked a white tail deer that splashed wildly across a river shallow. We spotted geese and coots, a great blue heron and kingfisher as well. We talked and sang and drank lemonade to wash down our Nuttella sandwiches. Sometimes I just paddled, and Maeya peered silently over the bow. She asked when was the first time I took her paddling. I told her she was 1 year old and had stood herself up holding the runners of the bow. I watched her as she tried to imagine what it must have been like back then, crouching low against the front of the canoe. Time, like a river, is such a fast flowing thing. Our two-and-a-half-hour trip eventually brought us toward more habituated banks, but not until the last one-half mile or so. As if taking a river journey through time, we paddled from pristine areas with not a sign of human activity anywhere, to slowly finding camps scattered here and there, and finally to year-round homes as Fitches Bridge finally came into view. With tired arms and satisfied spirits, Brian Campbell’s wife called to us, “Did you have fun? Isn’t it beautiful?” she asked. “I’ll be right over to get the boat!” The treasures of the day were many, and I was thankful for people like Jim Pffiffer, who cared enough to get involved, and the Friends of the Chemung River Watershed. I felt blessed by the fair weather, and seeing so much wildlife along our journey. There are many memories I hope my children will hold in their hearts when they grow up. For my daughter I hope someday she will recall with me that sweet day on a wild Finger Lakes’ river when we almost didn’t go, but ended up with the rewards of sunshine, wildlife and tired arms; both of us totally breathless with the river’s charm.

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Banking on Black Gold Tompkins County composting programs are paying big dividends photos and story by Kara Cusolito

n a warm, wet night this spring, a group of compost devotees booted up, trudging into and over a massive compost pile. Up they went, through discarded orange peels, bread dough and forks made from cornstarch, in order to avoid the six-inchdeep gray muck below. The spring ground is muddy at Cayuga Compost’s Trumansburg facility, but if you’re a dedicated composter, navigating the windrow field here is no issue at all. “That’s devotion!” called out Adam Michaelides, program manager of the Master Composters. He brought his compost educator trainees here tonight for their culminating class. The visit happens every year, with every new class, to give a clear a working model of how to close a broken, wasteful food cycle in a community. These two organizations – Master Composters and Cayuga Compost – are two-thirds of a Tompkins County trifecta working to make “compost” a household word. With Tompkins County Solid Waste Management as their support and benefactor, Master Composters works to educate, and Compost Manager Mark Wittig and his folks at Cayuga Compost actively divert waste from the landfill. The basics Whether composting at home or commercially, you need the same basic ingredients: greens (food scraps), browns (things like leaves, hay or straw),

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water (piles must be kept moist) and oxygen (turning piles regularly keeps them healthy and aerated). Cayuga Compost is made up of these basic, but important, elements. The first stop on Wittig’s tour is his greens – row upon row of big blue totes, the 64- and 98-gallon bins that come in weekly, filled with food scraps and other compostables from local businesses. Next, he points out his browns – a massive pile of tree stumps and brush, leaves and alreadychipped wood.

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What’s chipped will be incorporated with food scraps into long windrows; what isn’t, waits to be shredded by a massive $500-per-hour machine. Wittig said it takes six to eight weeks to build up a four- to six-foot tall, 300-foot long windrow with these two ingredient types, greens and browns. Once together, piles are turned regularly with a front-end loader, to keep them at a healthy temperature and to prevent them from becoming anaerobic. In a year to a year-and-a-half, what comes in will go out as finished compost.

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strange and obscure, explained Michaelides. Today, he and Liz Falk run the group. Volunteer trainees spend 20 hours in the classroom learning about compost and how to teach others to do it, and then once trained, spend at least 20 more actively educating their communities. “Our vision is that everyone in Tompkins County will know about compost and reduce their waste through practicing it,” said Michaelides. Replicating a natural system So far, the program’s done pretty well for itself. About 290 people have been trained as Master Composters, with 20 training in this year’s class. These volunteers have a heavy presence in the community. Many of them spend

Beating the bad rap Cayuga Compost is a closed-loop system, explained Wittig. It began with the desire to fit this specific community’s solid waste problems. “It has an organic smell – not certified organic,” he joked. “We’re in the belly of the beast here, but there’s no overwhelming stench.” And he’s right. The four-acre composting lot smells of, well, earth – as it should. There’s an occasional waft of cedar mulch, and some pungent mud at your feet, but it cer- Mark Wittig, brainmaster and compost manager of Cayuga Compost, checks the temperature on his newest windrow. tainly doesn’t smell like rotting or ammonia, or any of those other things you time manning compost education might think of when you think of booths and assisting with food waste decaying food particles. This is in large collection at local festivals. part because of good upkeep on Wittig’s Grassroots is the big event of the end. He turns his massive windrows year. Since the group started collecting religiously. waste at the four-day-long summer That’s the trouble with compostmusic and arts festival, they’ve diverted ing: somewhere along the line, it got a more than 64 tons of food and other bad rap. So, while Wittig is the comcompostable waste from the landfill. In post farmer, the chef and scientist mix2010 alone, 17,440 pounds of food and ing greens and browns to derive black other waste were sent to Cayuga gold, the Master Composters are the Compost from Grassroots. local police and educational force Michaelides has been in charge working against that “compost is icky” since 2001, and Falk began when she stereotype. relocated to Ithaca last year from The Master Composters program Washington, D.C., where she started has been around since 1991, at a time Common Good City Farm and was when composting was alternative, heavily involved in food security issues.

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Both are passionate about compostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste-reducing, garden enhancing virtues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compost is magical,â&#x20AC;? Falk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s replicating a natural system.â&#x20AC;? Falk added that convincing people they should compost can be challenging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the notion itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smelly, or that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult. People need to be held accountable for the waste they generate, she said, even if that means charging far more than current fees in garbage disposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge disconnect from what happens to waste,â&#x20AC;? she said. Wittig agrees. He gets 4,100 compostable school lunch trays every day. In the past, before people in the region became so compost-savvy, schools used styrofoam trays that littered the landfill after their short lifespan was up. A positive ripple effect In 2009, Cayuga Compost diverted just under 4,000 tons of food waste from the landfill and created something like 3,500 cubic yards of compost. Wittig uses it in his own garden, and Cayuga Compost sells to landscapers, homeowners and gardeners, and about 10 farmers in the area. That means the program has also been pretty instrumental in creating a whole lot of good, healthy, local food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like that ripple effect. I like taking credit for positive things,â&#x20AC;? he said. Decay happens naturally, he pointed out, adding that he and his four or so coworkers just create an environment to maximize its function. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a rocket scientist,â&#x20AC;? said Wittig. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being a bit modest; with so few people composting nationally, he is at the forefront of a movement in waste reduction that we can hope will catch on eventually. Still, he insists that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only doing what nature called for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compost has been happening since day two,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Decay has always been around. Composting is not new.â&#x20AC;?

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Baked goods at Soprano’s market

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ommunities of every size and sort spread across the Finger Lakes terrain, many snuggled into a lakeside nook or lodged on a sloping hillside overlooking vineyards and sparkling water. Still, the majority of area towns carry on just fine without a glimpse of the region’s uniquely slender lakes. Almost forty miles separate Waverly, Tioga County’s largest village, from the tips of the two closest Finger Lakes, Cayuga and Seneca, while Pennsylvania is just a stone’s throw away – literally! At spots along Broad Street, Waverly’s main thoroughfare, a person with a good arm could fling a stone across the railroad tracks into the Keystone State.

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Waverly blends so completely with the Pennsylvania towns of Sayre and Athens, area folks often regard the three as a single community, considering themselves residents of “The Valley.” Issues vary from state to state, and each burg has its own identity and government, but there is certainly a hometown feel to life in The Valley. “Rotating Memorial Day celebrations and close cooperation among the fire companies are just two of many areas where the three villages find common ground,” said Waverly mayor Kyle McDuffee. Waverly has a rich history. Initially thought to be in Pennsylvania, resurveying found the early 18th century milling settlement just over the New

Waverly homes display a variety of architectural styles.

York line. In the early 1900s, railroads and prosperity came to The Valley. Hotels, restaurants and factories flourished as 40 trains stopped in the village each day. Broad Street buzzed with activity. Along with furniture, gloves and many other items, the Manoil Manufacturing Company was widely known in the toy industry of the 1930s and ’40s for the products made here in The Valley. Besides toy airplanes and cars, their popular hollow-cast toy soldiers were treasured by many a youngster of that earlier generation (this writer included). Business remains lively. Encouraged by former longtime mayor Dan Leary, the Leprino Food Company came to Waverly in 1979 and employs more than 200 people, and a new CVS Distribution center employing hundreds more will open soon. Don and Carol Merrill afford visitors an exceptional opportunity to learn about the history of Waverly – and more. Over a lifetime, they have built a private collection that puts many museums to shame. The Merrills’ collection contains more than 1,300 framed photographs, tens of thousands of items relating to Waverly, 15 classic automobiles, special interest license plates, antique toys and scores of curious items. Their array of exhibits, arranged in two immaculate buildings and in parts of their 1896 Victorian home, is open to groups by appointment at no charge. “Waverly was dubbed ‘The rodeo capital of the East’ in the days when Jim Eskew’s Rodeo Ranch and all its Wild West trappings called the village home,” Don recalled. “The show traveled widely, always including a thrilling Fourth of July performance in Waverly, often drawing famous guests such as Tom Mix, Gene Autry or Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.” Another Merrill display touts the 1940s exploits of Elmer “Dare Devil” Bruffy, an intriguing local character who traveled widely performing his act. Bruffy walked on nail beds and razorsharp sword blades, and was renowned for performing his “selfhanging” stunt from a 60-foot tower. That feat ended his career in 1945 when a miscue led to his death. The Waverly Little League, established in 1948, traditionally opens each baseball season with a large parade, one of the few communities in the country to do so on such a grand scale. Without fail, the procession of teams, coaches, fire trucks, marching bands and service organizations draws huge crowds

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Left: Outfit worn by trick rider Charlotte Parks during the heyday of the J.E. Rodeo in Waverly. Parks performed with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The Merrill Collection. Right: Chemung Valley view from O’Brien’s on Waverly Hill.

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and newspaper coverage, but no parade ever quite matches the Old Home Week parade of 1910 when flag and bunting-draped buildings stretched the length of Broad Street. Photographs show people stacked ten-deep watching the four-hour-long spectacle. Muldoon Park with its quaint Victorian gazebo is the community’s focal point for summer band concerts, the weekly farmers’ market, and a Waverly tradition, the Tinsel-n-Lights festival held annually in mid-December. “With holiday music, live prancing reindeer, cozy wagon rides, an ice sculpting competition, warming bonfires, a live Nativity, loads of food – even a visit from Santa and fireworks, it’s a family event with something for everyone.” explained committee member Kim Depew. Summer in the village brings more events, among them the Waverly Car and Truck Show in July. Free to participants and the public alike, natty vehicles from the Southern Tier and northern Pennsylvania are displayed in a lively atmosphere of music, food and good will. For decades, O’Brien’s Inn at its lofty perch along the old Route 17 was a “must” stop for hungry travelers. One magazine called its panoramic view of the Chemung Valley “heaven on a hilltop.” Over the years notable visitors savored the food and the view, among them Jackie Gleason, Evel Knievel, and Hollywood legend, Pat O’Brien. Closed in 1997, the inn has since reopened for banquets and bar service, and currently offers a tavern menu. Sample what Waverly has to offer – fine downtown shops, good eateries, special events, the Merrill Collection and two splendid golf courses. Include in your visit a stop at Soprano’s. The family-operated market on Cayuta Street is an Italian oasis of great sandwiches, homemade specialties and mouth-watering baked goods – a worthy topper to a successful outing. To learn more, visit the Village of Waverly/Town of Barton website at www.waverlybarton.com. To schedule a visit to the Merrill collection, contact Don and Carol at 607-565-7365 or via e-mail at dmerrill3@stny.rr.com.

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The Sounds of Summer photo and story by Ralph DeFelice

I spent my boyhood summers on Seneca Lake. The sounds there were very different from the ones I heard in the city suburb I lived in during the school year. What’s more, the day sounds at the lake were not the same as the nighttime ones. At night the peepers (tree frogs) were big-time noisemakers. Bullfrogs contributed their share to the racquet, as did owls. During the day, birds sang their hearts out as they mated, nested and raised their young. But the high-pitched drone resounding from the treetops each afternoon always fascinated me. When I asked the locals what it was, they told me it was locusts. The noise was so loud that I imagined them to be huge, although I had never seen one. Yes, the locals confirmed when I asked for more details, locusts were big, fat, ugly bugs. I went to my trusty field guide and looked them up. Locusts looked like grasshoppers, but I knew about grasshoppers – I saw them every day. They were not big and black; they were gray like the gravel and sand of the beach. They clicked as they flew, and showed orange under their wings. The noise I was hearing did not come from locusts, of that I was sure. My cousin Bill (now Professor Willard Harman at SUNY Oneonta) finally clued me in – cicadas made the noise. Cicadas at the lake, he told me, were also referred to as “dog day” cicadas because of the droning sound they make during long, hot, summer afternoons. Their noisy treetop display is related to mating. After they mate, the female lays eggs on the twigs of trees and when they hatch, the larvae fall to the ground and burrow in. The resulting nymphs stay underground eating and growing for two to 17 years, depending upon the species. When they emerge it is to start the cycle over. Yes, Bill said, some can have a lifespan of 13 or 17

About 30 years ago Ralph DeFelice was fortunate enough to observe and photograph a cicada climbing up out of the ground, emerging from its exoskeleton, drying its wings and flying off. It was a process that took hours, he said. The cicada in this photo is many times its actual size. An adult cicada is usually about 1 to 2 inches long. SUMMER 2011 ~

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years, and then emerge from the ground all at once with a spectacularly loud display. Here in the Finger Lakes, cicadas have an overlapping life span of two to five years so some appear every year. By sheer luck I had caught a few and showed them to Bill. He was, and is, a collector. He helped me with my butterfly collection and taught me a lot about the natural world. During this particular science lesson, Bill and I put the cicadas under our shirts and got a big kick out of it when they buzzed like crazy. It tickled, too. There don’t seem to be as many cicadas now as there were in my boyhood, but I still occasionally see and collect the exoskeletons they leave behind after they emerge. I am told that development, disease, farming and forestry practices, plus, lawn and agricultural pesticides are reducing their numbers. Cicadas need vertical surfaces to push against in order to emerge from their secretive underground world, so when trees, old fences and buildings are removed they get “stuck” underground. It turns out there are some 2,500 species of cicada worldwide, many of which are eaten. Personally, I have never eaten one, but I learned that most insects are very sweet because they have high lipid content. I was in Virginia one summer during the emergence of the 17-year cicadas. They, too, are big black bugs but look a little different than the cicada we have here in the Finger Lakes. They have red eyes, for example; whereas, ours have black eyes. Historically there were several places in New York State, mostly in the southeast, where 17-year broods emerged. The number may have by now decreased to as little as two places. The next emergence is expected in 2013. It is often said that frogs and other amphibians are on a mysterious downturn, a shame for sure. We wouldn’t think of wetlands the same without frogs. I wouldn’t think of summer the same without the sounds of cicadas screaming from the treetops.

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This summer, the Finger Lakes Museum will proudly launch a three-part program that tells the â&#x20AC;&#x153;back from the brinkâ&#x20AC;? stories of Canadice and Hemlock Lakes. by Bill Banaszewski and Michele Howland Banaszewski

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Previous spread: The tranquil waters of Canadice Lake. Photo by Dick Thomas Above: Hemlock Lake is the birthplace of one of the most successful conservation efforts in North America – the restoration of the bald eagle. Photo by Bill Banaszewski

he museum developed this specific program from among thousands of potential Finger Lakes stories because of its significance to the region and New York State and, in fact, its relevance across North America. Beginning this June and extending to September, the series will be presented at three venues, the Rochester Museum and Science Center, Keuka College, and the Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca. One of North America’s most successful conservation efforts, the restoration of the bald eagle, began in the Finger Lakes at Hemlock Lake. In

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1965, the last known pair of bald eagles in New York State attempted to nest at the south end of the lake. Although they were not successful, the same bald eagles would later become the pioneers of a 50-year groundbreaking wildlife management effort. In July 2010 after more than a century of persistent community efforts, this very special place, home to the pioneering bald eagles, was permanently protected. A landmark conservation agreement was signed, creating the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest. The agreement between the City of

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Rochester and New York State not only protected the “two jewels” of the Finger Lakes, but also protected nearly 7,000 acres of undeveloped land in the watersheds. “This was without a doubt, the most important land acquisition project the state has undertaken outside of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks in more than a generation,” proclaimed Pete Grannis, then-commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). The first presentation in the series, “From the Brink of Extinction: The

Bald Eagles of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes” begins with the story of amateur naturalist and utility lineman, Tom Rauber, who in 1965 discovered the bald eagle nest on Hemlock Lake. He spent the next 27 years, secretly at first, observing and photographing the eagles. In the mid-1970s, he was introduced to Mike Allen, a new wildlife technician with the NYS DEC. Mike grew up in the Finger Lakes and was one of the first graduates of the conservation program offered at the Community College of the Finger Lakes in Canandaigua. He would later become one of the state’s foremost bald eagle experts. With images and anecdotes, Allen will tell of the innovative and groundbreaking bald eagle restoration efforts that occurred at Hemlock Lake. A magnificent rehabilitated bald eagle will accompany Allen to help tell the story. Today, the once-endangered bald eagle population has grown from the lone nesting pair on Hemlock Lake to more than 40 nesting territories in Central New York, well over 200 territories in New York State, and, amazingly, more than 10,000 known nesting pairs across the lower 48 states. The bald eagle, the icon of the Finger Lakes Museum, is a sentinel or indicator species, meaning that it is sensitive to the living conditions in a particular habitat. That they initially chose and continue to nest in the HemlockCanadice ecosystem is testimony to the area’s pristine environment.

Once a rare sight, bald eagles are increasingly nesting throughout the Finger Lakes. Photo by Scott Rando

If you are looking for peace and quiet, Canadice is the place to be. Photo by Bill Banaszewski

art Two of the series will take us back over 150 years to help us understand how this pristine environment evolved. “Blue Blood to Blue Water: From Cottages, Hotels and Steamboats to Drinking Water for Rochester” will be presented by Lima Town historian Douglas Morgan. Antique photographs taken from 1875 to 1945 will be featured as he tells the tales of early cottage life and the people who came to both Canadice and Hemlock Lakes for recreation and entertainment. Back then, Canadice was known as the local lake, while Hemlock was called

In June 2010, Canadice and Hemlock Lakes were permanently protected within the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest. Photo courtesy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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the blue blood lake and was the site for summer homes of wealthy Rochesterians. At its peak in the early 1890s, five hotels thrived on Hemlock Lake, and steamboats ferried residents and tourists up and down the lake. Today there is little evidence of those grand old days. In the mid 1800s a deadly waterborn cholera outbreak ravaged the City of Rochester. Unable to eradicate the disease from its cisterns and wells, the city looked south to Hemlock and Canadice Lakes for clean and reliable water. Morgan will explain the 135 year history of Rochester’s use of the lakes for its water supply and why the lakes started going wild again for the sake of drinking water.

“L During the late 1800s Hemlock Lake was the playground for wealthy Rochesterians. Photo courtesy Doug Morgan, Lima Town Historian

Low impact recreation continues to protect the City of Rochester’s water supply. Photo by Bill Banaszewski

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akes Go Wild,” third in the series, continues the story into the 20th century, which led to the permanent protection of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. Jim Howe, executive director of the Central New York Chapter of the Nature Conservancy; Don Root, the Hemlock-Canadice Watershed Conservationist for the past 30 years; Steve Lewandowski of the Coalition for Hemlock and Canadice Lakes; and Paul D’Amato, Regional Director for NYS DEC Region 8 were leading activists in this saga and will present this program. They will explain the beginnings of watershed protection that started in the 1890s and tell of the trials and tribulations that eventually culminated with the creation of the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest in 2010. Their chapter begins when another new hotel and resort was proposed on Hemlock Lake in the 1890s. The planned development prompted the City of Rochester to begin purchasing properties in the watershed to protect its water supply. By 1950, nearly 7,000 acres including all shoreline property and much of the surrounding hillsides were acquired. Hotels and cottages were removed, agricultural land was reforested and development was prohibited. With the advent of higher federal (See events on page 36, Story continued on page 39)

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Back from the Brink: The Story of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes, the three-part series will be presented in June at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, in July at Keuka College, and in August at the Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca. See the beauty of our lakes, landscapes, wildlife and people through the lens of premier Finger Lakes photographers featured in each program. Admission is free. Pre-registration is requested. Donations are welcome. Visit www.fingerlakesmuseum.org or call 315-595-2200 to learn more about the Finger Lakes Museum and Back from the Brink: The Story of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. From the Brink of Extinction: The Bald Eagles of Hemlock and Canadice The Inaugural Program of the Finger Lakes Museum tells one of North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest conservation stories, the restoration of the bald eagle, and how it all began on Hemlock Lake. A magnificent rehabilitated bald eagle will be featured. Saturday, June 4 ............2 p.m. ....Rochester Museum and Science Center, Eisenhart Auditorium Saturday, July 2 ............2 p.m. ....Keuka College, Lightner Library Saturday, August 6 ........2 p.m. ....Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca

Blue Blood to Blue Water: From Cottages, Hotels, Steamboats to Drinking Water for Rochester The Inaugural Program of the Finger Lakes Museum, featuring antique photographs from 1875 to 1945, tells the story of cottage life at Hemlock and Canadice Lakes in the 1800s and why little evidence of that era remains. Thursday, June 16 ..........7 p.m. ....Rochester Museum and Science Center, Eisenhart Auditorium Thursday, July 14 ..........7 p.m. ....Keuka College, Lightner Library Thursday, August 18 ....7 p.m. ....Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca

Lakes Go Wild: Permanent Protection for Hemlock and Canadice Lakes The Inaugural Program of the Finger Lakes Museum tells the story of the only two undeveloped Finger Lakes and how they came to be permanently protected after a century of community action. Thursday, June 23 ..........7 p.m. ....Rochester Museum and Science Center, Eisenhart Auditorium Thursday, July 28 ..........7 p.m. ....Keuka College, Lightner Library Thursday, Sept. 1 ..........7 p.m. ....Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca

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An historic agreement to protect Hemlock and Canadice Lakes is signed by then-Mayor Robert Duffy and NYS DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis. Photo by Bill Banaszewski

water quality standards in the 1980s, Rochester was required to build a water treatment plant. Fearing that the city no longer needed to protect its lands with the treatment plant in operation, concerned citizens speculated that the valuable lands would be sold to developers. When some city lawmakers openly discussed the potential sale of the land, a new coalition to preserve both the lakes and the surrounding lands was born. After a century of dramatic efforts involving local communities, the Nature Conservancy, the Finger Lakes Land Trust, NYS DEC and the City of Rochester, Hemlock and Canadice Lakes are now and will remain “two jewels,” wild and undeveloped. Because of the landmark conservation agreement that created the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest, these lakes will offer visitors, now and for generations to come, a glimpse of the past when all of the Finger Lakes were wild. Today it’s unimaginable that any of our developed Finger Lakes would go the way of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes, reverting from thriving recreational destinations to forested preserves. However, history may repeat itself in other ways. Not unlike the water-born cholera epidemic that occurred in Rochester in the 1800s, other forces could pose serious risks to the treasured water resources of the Finger Lakes, such as careless and unregulated land development, natural gas drilling, landfills and other pressures. The remarkable history of public vision and collective community action to protect and preserve Hemlock and Canadice Lakes will ideally teach a valuable lesson. The mission of the Finger Lakes Museum is to document and interpret the very special stories of places like Hemlock and Canadice Lakes, so we may understand our past, be fascinated with the present and celebrate and protect the wonderful Finger Lakes for generations to come.

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A Road Well Traveled story and photos by Kristian S. Reynolds

hat began as a footpath for Native Americans across the north end of the Finger Lakes region has evolved into a leisurely, if busy,

east-west corridor that gives all who travel it a taste of Americana. Affectionately called â&#x20AC;&#x153;5 and 20â&#x20AC;? by Finger Lakes locals, it actually is two separate routes, but 60 miles of it are on the same pavement. That small stretch features five beautiful lakes, a number of impressive farms, vibrant communities, wineries and a variety of wonderful restaurant choices.

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A Native American footpath has evolved into an authentic American road called Routes 5 and 20. Today, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll cruise by five beautiful lakes, witness impressive farms, taste homegrown food and enjoy vibrant downtowns.

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Don’t miss the historic Harriet Tubman Home on South Street in Auburn, the location where she lived and died in freedom. Known as “The Moses of Her People,” she not only lead slaves to freedom, but helped bring blacks and whites together in a time of incredible opposition.

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tour of it could start in the east, on Route 20 in Skaneateles, about seven miles from Auburn, where the two routes converge into one. Skaneateles, known for its historic downtown with shops and galleries on Skaneateles Lake, dates back to 1796. Enjoy unique shopping, upscale lodging and dining, and locally grown food. Summer concerts are held in a gazebo by the lake. Heading west to Owasco Lake and historic Auburn, you’ll find the Schweinfurth Museum Art Center and the Ward O’Hara Agricultural Museum. Also there are the Harriet Tubman Home and the William H. Seward House. There’s lots to see in Auburn, from the architecture at Willard Memorial Chapel to the live stage productions at the Auburn Public Theatre. Sample some wine at Aurelius Winery. If you continue west, you’ll cross the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. Look for the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on the right, a resting area for thousands of waterfowl and other migrating birds. You might even see bald eagles in huge nests atop the electric towers on the highway. Stop for wine tasting at Montezuma Winery.

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Far left: Since the early 1800s, the Seneca River (now the Cayuga-Seneca Canal) has been an economic engine for the region. From here you can boat to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean. Left: Home to the first Memorial Day celebration in 1866, the Village of Waterloo is host to the National Memorial Day Museum. The museum has completed a total makeover of its interpretive exhibits to better tell the story of the Civil War and the current meaning of this somber holiday. Below: Located at the north end of Cayuga Lake, the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge provides resting, feeding and nesting habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds. Be sure to keep your eyes open for the magnificent bald eagles that make the refuge their home.

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o accommodate their wagons and sleds, pioneer settlers here widened the narrow trails created and used by Native Americans for thousands of years. Between 1790 and 1820, those trails became the main eastwest arteries of commerce for New York State. The communities that popped up along them – Skaneateles, Auburn, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Geneva, Canandaigua, Bloomfield, Lima and Avon – thrived. But wellkept roads were not a priority as the transportation focus moved to the Erie Canal in 1825, and to the railroads in the 1850s. But when the automobile was introduced a little more than 50 years later, people began traveling the scenic Finger Lakes roads again. Between 1925 and 1954, Routes 5 and 20 were the most traveled east-west highways in the state. Traffic was reduced in 1954 when the New York State Thruway was completed, to just the right amount for scenic tours. Today, travelers can tour the same historic spots enjoyed by visitors in the 1800s.

The next town, Seneca Falls, is home to the Women’s Rights National Historic Park and the National Women’s Hall of Fame. From here on the CayugaSeneca Canal, you could boat to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean. Visit Sauder’s Market with fresh produce and authentic Mennonite handmade furniture. Ride on to Waterloo, home to the first Memorial Day celebration, hosted in 1866. Don’t miss the recently updated National Memorial Day Museum. Next up is Seneca Lake and Geneva, home to Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the Smith Opera House. Soak up some sun and fun at Seneca Lake State Park and its “spray” ground. Take a stroll or bike ride along

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Left: Just off of Route 5 in Mumford lies the Genesee Country Village & Museum, one of the largest living history museums in the country. Costumed interpreters bring life to this 19th-century country village more than 60 restored historic buildings and heirloom gardens. Right: Seneca Lake State Park is located on the north end of Seneca Lake, adjacent to Geneva's Lakefront Park. Enjoy the 2-1/2mile-long biking and walking path along the shore, marina, athletic fields and the famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;sprayâ&#x20AC;? ground. Below: In mid-August, witness antique steam-powered vehicles in action at the Pageant of Steam in Canandaigua.

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Lakefront Park, a beautiful 2-1/2-mile flat stretch. Wine tasting is available at Three Brothers Wineries, Belhurst Winery, White Springs Winery and Fox Run Vineyards, all just a short distance from 5 and 20. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the view of Seneca Lake from Rose Hill Mansion. Continue west to Canandaigua, with a beautiful lakeside park and pier. Stroll through spectacular Sonnenburg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park, and the Granger Homestead. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the New York Wine and Culinary Institute with its restaurant, tasting room and hands-on culinary experiences. Past Canandaigua are beautiful rolling hills of farmland that continue through the communities of Bloomfield, Lima and Avon near Conesus Lake. Lunch at Tom Wahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Avon, a quintessential American drive-in. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where 5 and 20 go their separate ways again. However, if you keep going on Route 5, you can visit Genesee Country Village, the largest living history museum in New York. It features more than 60 historic homes and heirloom gardens. Keep going west to Batavia, Darien and Corfu for u-pick apple and berry farms, Kutterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cheese Factory and the JELL-O Museum. Visit www.routes5and20.com for more information.

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hen Lillian Taylor visited Bristol Harbour on Canandaigua Lake, she knew sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d found what she was looking for. The spacious open-air pavilion there afforded a full lake view, just the vision sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had for the renovation of Bully Hill Vineyards in Hammondsport. In short order, Lillian contacted New Energy Works Timber Framers in Farmington to see if they could replace an aging deck with a structure that was

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stylish, weather-hardy, and permanent. Bully Hill, long known for its fun wine tastings, wine museum, extensive winery tours and fine cuisine, was poised to change from a simple farm winery into an exceptional visitor experience. The new reception deck at Bully Hill was Phase 1 of an extensive renovation that both modernized the serv-

Oak wine barrel staves find new life as balusters.

Peeled beams and an expansive timber frame immediately convey craft and quality, reflecting the food and wine at Bully HIll.

Above: Renderings bring two-dimensional plans to life so clients can see the finished addition. The addition looks just as the rendering depicted. Right, Top: Diners enjoy a breathtaking view of Keuka Lake from the deck. Right, Bottom: Inside the restaurant, guests enjoy the sculpture of timber trusses.

ing areas and opened public places to a stunning view of Keuka Lake. The first phase of the project was completed in the spring of 2010, just in time for the busy summer and fall seasons. “Bully Hill wanted to elevate their guests’ experience,” says Ty Allen, design group manager at New Energy Works. “Since weather is always a wild card, it needed an outdoor space to host events in less-than-ideal conditions.” The main building was a 19th-century barn, so the design had to flow from old to new in a cohesive, natural way. “A timber frame design was the perfect complement to the agrarian history of the winery,” notes Allen. “We integrated elements such as simple, king post trusses and galvanized metal on sliding doors to pay homage to the old gabled barns so common in this area.” The new deck features roll-down curtains to protect visitors during blustery storms; and custom sliding doors that can be opened wide for an unobstructed view of Bully Hill. Care was taken to extend the blue roofing material between the old What Is Timber Framing? Timber framing is an ancient method of building extremely stable structures characterized by wide-open interiors and high ceilings. Unlike conventional construction which uses nails, timber frames use mortise and tenon joinery held firm with hardwood pegs. Many of the timber frames built in 11th-century northern Europe are still standing today. Here in the U.S., the craft of timber framing has grown in popularity since the 1970s. Because the weight of a timber frame structure is borne by the timbers, not the walls, it resists seismic shifts and supports heavy snow loads. Most timber frames can be raised quickly and are energy efficient, especially when wrapped with structural insulated panels.

Photos and illustrations courtesy New Energy Works and Bully Hill Winery

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ake it a day in the country. From fine furniture, gifts and collectibles to casually elegant luncheon dining, our shops offer a unique shopping experience. Relax and enjoy the country. The Loomis Barn - Fine home furnishings and accessories Corn House Cafe - Open for lunch specialty sandwiches, homemade soups Susan’s Shop - 20th century collectibles. Fun and functional The Back Room - Unique accessories, gifts and accent items Store Hours Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 12 -4, Cafe open for lunch, Both store and café closed Mon Just a 10-15 minute drive from Canandaigua, Penn Yan or Geneva. Call for directions. 4942 Loomis Road • Rushville

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and new sections, match fascias, and employ simple picket railings to maintain design continuity. The structure was raised in just two days, making it easier for craftsmen to complete Before the renovation, outside dining depending on the weather. the work under cover. With the overwhelming success of the reception deck, Lillian decided to upgrade the restaurant as well. Phase 2 involved removing the existing dining room, moving an outdoor patio, redoing the entryway, and updating the restaurant interior. The old restaurant featured small windows that hid the lake view. Hot sun and cold rain no longer keep guests from eating outside. One of the goals of the Phase 2 renovation was Bully Hill a unique experience in the to open up the interior to the outside Finger Lakes. The two renovations eleand create an easy flow from space to gantly marry history with modern conspace. After demolishing an existing venience. patio and a small deck, construction “It was important to us to upgrade began last November. the customer experience without sacri“We needed to open the restaurant ficing the original barn,” notes King. in May, so all of the construction had “Using the age-old tradition of timber to take place over the winter,” said framing was the perfect design solution Sean King, retail manager at Bully Hill and transformed the entire space into a Vineyards. “With the rich heritage of the winery, we wanted customers to feel functional, roomy structure perfect for casual dining and special events.” like they were stepping into an old wine cellar.” To achieve that effect, New Energy Challenges and Work’s fine woodworking group, Best Practices NEWwoodworks was brought in for cus• Plan well in advance if you have a tom finishing. Reclaimed wood supplied small construction window, or if by sister company, Pioneer Millworks service must be shut down during was used throughout the addition, from construction. For more complex jobs, antique ash flooring to the new staircase consider using a single vendor to and cypress sliding doors. Old wine barcoordinate the entire project. rels were employed in the design as • Use a custom architectural tabletops, and massive wine casks were resource when you must integrate mounted on the walls for an authentic radically different design elements, and unique look. such as old and new structures. To entice visitors with the view, • Expect challenges when working floor-to-ceiling windows were installed with old structures, such as settling, between the dining room and a second shifting and elements that have covered pavilion. Both indoor and outmoved out of plumb. door seating now have full access to an expansive view of Keuka Lake making

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Good Things Come in Threes Three photographers, each with a unique interpretaion of summer in the Finger Lakes

Watching the sunset, from Coopers Bluff, brush the clouds in vermilion before fading away

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Phillip Bonn

ed spires rise eerily above the shoreline like remnants from a lost city, as the waters of Lake Ontario hiss and sigh over rocks worn smooth over the ages. While boats drone on in the distance, seagulls hang like kites in the sky, occasionally plunging into the restless waters to fish. Lake Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bluffs are a great place to spend a summer

day. Here one can enjoy a refreshing dip, beachcomb or just soak up the sun. Chimney Bluffs, east of Sodus Bay, is known for its towering knife-edged cliffs, sculpted by nature into otherworldly shapes. McIntyre and Coopers Bluffs are between Fair Haven State Park and the Sterling Nature center. Phillip Bonn is a freelance photojournalist. You can see his work at www.philbosphotos.com.

Over millennia, rocks fell from the bluffs, got tumbled in the surf, and morphed into round rocks known as cobbles.

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Left: Uncle Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boat lift can be almost as fun as the boat ride itself. Below, Left: Max and cousin Hannah exploring the Watkins Glen gorge Below: Max picking yummy seedless grapes at Steve Bondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vineyard in Hector

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Shari Stratton

y favorite part of summer is my family’s annual trip to the Finger Lakes to visit my sister and brother and to relax in the natural beauty that seems boundless there. I grew up with a close connection to nature, so it is easy to feel at home in the Finger Lakes. It is my hope that my son Max, and children everywhere, have the opportunity to learn and grow in the natural world.

Max loves hiking through the tunnels and beneath the waterfalls in the Watkins Glen gorge, and hearing stories of how it was formed by glaciers during the Ice Age. Of course, our trips would not be complete without multiple visits to our favorite restaurant, The Grist Mill Café. Fortunately for Max, Aunt Deb owns the café, which seems to have an endless supply of chocolate chip cookies!

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Cindy Ruggieri

’m a planner. When I take off on a photo road trip, my camera rides shotgun and my destination is planned. But it’s the unexpected finds along the way that have me hitting my brakes and changing my course. A field of wildflowers, the quirky roadside display, a produce stand filled with abundance, a waterfall flowing down the hillside, the

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perfect picnic spot, all are scenes that bring a smile to my heart. Take some time this summer for a road trip to a place you haven’t seen before in our beautiful Finger Lakes Region. Go with a plan, but be ready for the unexpected. Be prepared for what you see to bring a smile to your heart!

Right: A light drizzle couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep me away from this field of daylilies on Route 414 on the east side of Seneca Lake. Below: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find both nostalgia and great pancake mix when you visit New Hope Mills near Skaneateles Lake. Below, Right: Climbing vines have all but consumed this old barn located along the east side of Owasco Lake.

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compiled by Anya Harris Photos courtesy Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce

The history of motorsports has been intimately tied to the history of Watkins Glen for more than 60 years. Indicative of how technology is ever evolving, the pace car for the 2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen event is a hybrid. This race, held each August, is part of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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Watkins Glen

Fast cars, falling water and fine wines are just the beginning

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Watkins Glen

â&#x20AC;˘ Racing and Outdoor Activities

ocated at the south end of Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen is famous for giving American road racing its official rebirth after World War II. Between 1948 and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;52 people lined the hay bale-stacked streets of the village to watch the drivers vie for first place. The original 6.6-mile Grand Prix course, which is still drivable today, includes both village streets and country roads. Eventually, due to safety issues, racing was moved to Watkins Glen International (WGI), where it continues.

Right: Kayaking is one of the many ways to enjoy Seneca Lake. In the rear, the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, www.watkinsglen harborhotel.com, overlooks the marina. Opposite: Visitors to the Grand Prix Festival can see vintage race cars up close and then watch them take laps of the original 6.6-mile circuit in a special race tribute.

Rainbow Falls and Glen of Pools are inside Watkins Glen State Park. Trails were improved and features like these stonework stairs were added in the 1930s as part of the Federal WPA program.

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The 2.45-mile course at WGI is considered a road course, as it has both left and right hand turns, while most tracks are just oval shaped with left turns. WGI offers a full schedule of events, ranging from NASCAR to IndyCar to sports car, to vintage motorsports. Visitors can even drive the road course for themselves. “Thunder Road Tours,” available May through October, offer the adventurous visitor a chance to drive three paced laps around the historic course, beginning at noon each day. To learn more, stop by “The Shop,” the official retail store of WGI, located at 2 North Franklin Street, or call 607-535-2338. Learn about another driving experience by visiting www.phoenixcmr.com. Resources for race fans • For more info and a complete WGI schedule, visit www.theglen.com. • Learn more about the history of racing at the International Motor Racing Research Center at 610 S. Decatur Street. To learn more, see www.racingarchives.org. • The Grand Prix Festival, scheduled for September 9, celebrates Watkins Glen’s racing heritage. Learn more at www.grandprixfestival.com.

Watkins Glen takes its name from a gorge that cuts through the heart of the village. Now a state park, it features approximately 19 waterfalls, plus hiking trails, camping facilities and swimming. Numerous other waterfalls dot the region. Further, the surrounding hills afford many places for outdoor enthusiasts to hike, bike, camp and more. Among them is the Finger Lakes National Forest, the only National Forest in New York. To learn more, visit www.watkinsglenchamber.com.

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Watkins Glen

• Wineries and Dining

hat makes the Finger Lakes famous besides the natural beauty of the region? Wineries! The Finger Lakes wine country is known to some as the “Napa Valley of the East,” and Watkins Glen is in the heart of it. The Seneca Lake Wine Trail features almost 40 wineries. Seneca Lake, the deepest of the Finger Lakes, actually controls the climate on the surrounding hillsides. The lake never freezes over, and it retains

Right: Visitors to Finger Lakes Distilling can see the gleam of the giant pot still’s copper rectification column through the windows, all the way from Route 414. Opposite: Many of the area restaurants use locally sourced and/or organic ingredients, as does Suzanne Fine Regional Cuisine in Lodi.

A mechanical harvester collects grapes from a vineyard overlooking Seneca Lake.

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the summer warmth through the colder months of the year. This creates a unique microclimate that supports local agriculture, particularly viticulture. In addition to wineries, the region boasts several microbreweries, one of which is located right in downtown Watkins Glen. And, just six miles north of the village on Route 414 is Finger Lakes Distilling, which opened in 2008 and uses many local products, including grapes, in the production of its craft liquors. A wide variety of dining options is available in and around Watkins Glen as well – everything from diner fare, to family style restaurants, to cafés and

Resources for foodies • Seneca Lake Wine Trail www.senecalakewine.com • Rooster Fish Brewing www.roosterfishbrewing.com • Finger Lakes Distillery www.fingerlakesdistilling.com • The Finger Lakes Wine Festival will be held July 15 through 17 at WGI. Learn more at www.flwinefest.com • Restaurant directory www.watkinsglenchamber.com/Home/Visitors /Places-to-eat/Restaurant-Directory.aspx • Seneca Lake Cuisine Trail www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com/ cuisinetrail.aspx

bistros and four-star restaurants, some with a lake view. A stretch of Route 414 north of the village was recently designated the Seneca Lake Cuisine Trail by the State of New York Department of Agriculture and Markets. The trail, which runs between Burdett and Lodi, is one of only five cuisine trails designated by legislation in the state.

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Watkins Glen â&#x20AC;˘ The Lakes

Right: Seneca Sailing Adventures offers threehour sailboat excursions on the Lee Sea Anne I from early May to late October. Below: Captain Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers a wide range of themed lunch, brunch and dinner cruises on the Seneca Legacy, a 270-seat dining vessel. Opposite: The red pier house at the Watkins Glen waterfront is a local landmark.

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chuyler County, of which Watkins Glen is the county seat, is home to no less than four lakes. Seneca is the largest and best known, but Cayuta, Waneta and Lamoka lakes also offer ample recreation opportunities. Visitors can go fishing, swimming, sailing, take a dinner cruise or go kayaking – as part of a guided tour or independently. Watercraft rentals are available, and of course, visitors are always welcome to bring their own boats.

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In Perfect Harmony by Jason Feulner

airing wine and food is arguably a science, but in most cases it boils down to art. Many of the most expensive restaurants around the world employ professional sommeliers who spend a lifetime mastering the intricate qualities of wine, all with the intention of pairing the culinary creation at hand with a wine to perfectly complement it. However, even qualified and respected sommeliers will vary in their conclusions and suggestions, and even the best among them rely upon opinion to some extent. To pair food and wine, however, does not require a sommelier or a world-class restaurant. All a consumer needs is some basic education and a willingness to experiment. The basic rules – white with fowl and fish, red with red meats and dark sauces – might seem rigid, but they are just guidelines that are malleable and can expand with experience. One must always consider the density and style of the individual dish, as well as the density and style of the wines, red or white. Over time, any wine drinker can gain confidence and familiarity with the attributes of many of their favorite wines sufficient to allow them to make a decent pairing with just about anything they eat. There are no wrong pairings, red or white, as long as fun can be had and learning takes place. Of course, experience can be gained in one’s own kitchen, but in the Finger Lakes opportunities abound to taste wine and food together. In the last installment of this series, we explored three wine and food pairings in winery-restaurant establishments on Seneca Lake. In this article, I highlight three additional winery-restaurant opportunities on Cayuga Lake’s

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western shore. It is noteworthy that out of six restaurants, five different types of wine have been selected. This variation reflects the nature of the young wine region. Experimentation and openmindedness still rule the day in the Finger Lakes, and that creates opportunities for even the casual taster to compare and contrast as they move from winery to winery.

Knapp Vineyard Restaurant In most pairings, winemakers and chefs alike tend to prefer vinifera or European wines, mostly due to their complexities and ability to be constructed in a dry style. Knapp Vineyard winemaker Steve DiFrancesco is willing to recommend wines made from hybrid grapes that demonstrate real quality when made in the Finger Lakes. “The Seyval Blanc grape variety once had a high quality reputation,” Steve said, “but it was foreshadowed by the vinifera revolution in the Finger Lakes of the 1980s and 1990s. Treated with respect, however, the variety can be made into a very pleasing wine.” Knapp’s Seyval Blanc begins with grapes from vines planted in the 1970s and is fermented in neutral oak to give it a bright flavor. To pair a culinary dish with Knapp’s 2010 Seyval Blanc, Chef John McNabb created a seared flounder over clementine-scented jasmine rice with Knapp Limoncello and rosemary beurre blanc, and homegrown asparagus spears. “The idea of the seared flounder dish stemmed from a successful past dish in which I used sea bass in a like application,” John explained. “This time around I wanted to utilize a more sustainable fish, but something that was still delicate and would keep the integrity of the dish.”

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the method by which Cayuga Ridge Winery pairs its wine with food is decidedly novel. Tom and Sue Challen have owned Cayuga Ridge for 20 years, but this past year their daughter, Mary Jane Kircher, added a feature to allow wine tasters the opportunity to enjoy food with the wineryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selections. Instead of a conventional restaurant and kitchen setup, however, Mary Jane decided to purchase a 6,000-lb. portable copper-clad white clay oven from France. To add even more flair to this distinctive choice, the giant oven is used â&#x20AC;&#x201C; almost exclusively â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to produce pizza. Why pizza? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like pizza!â&#x20AC;? she replied, enthusiastically. To be sure, the pizza being offered is nothing like what comes out of your neighborhood parlor. Mary Jane is committed to sourcing local ingredients for use in her gourmet pizza-like dishes. For this pairing, Mary Jane highlighted her 26 Mile Pie (no ingredients come from more than 26 miles away) which consists of Lively Run Herbs de Provence Chevre, caramelized local sweet onions, homegrown heirloom squash purĂŠe, and

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local apple cider reduction, drizzled after cooking. To pair with the 26 Mile Pie, owner and winemaker Tom Challen selected his 2008 semidry Riesling, a wine rich with fruit that he believes “plays with the seasonal flavors of the pizza. The brightness and acidity bring a nice harmony to the meal.”

Sheldrake Point Winery – Simply Red Bistro Sheldrake Point Winery has quickly become well known for winerelated dining in the Finger Lakes. Each year, the Simply Red Bistro at Sheldrake Point hosts several winemaker dinners that bring the winery’s staff into contact with guests to explain how wine is made and how wine can influence the creation of a menu. One of the dishes highlighted for the Spring Winemaker’s Dinner this year was tea smoked chicken, made from locally foraged chicken that is wok-smoked over a selection of exotic spices including tea, star anise, ginger, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns and jasmine. Chef Samantha Izzo explained her inspiration for the dish: “I wanted to evoke spring and the aromas that fill the air at Sheldrake Point and with light spicing stimulate a sense of rejuvenation for both body and soul.” Sheldrake Point’s general manager and winegrower Bob Madill selected the 2007 Barrel Reserve Pinot Noir to pair with the tea smoked chicken. “Two-thousand-seven will be remembered for being dry and for a marvelously sunny late summer through fall yielding full flavored red varieties with ripe, sweet tannins,” Bob explained. “Pinot exhibited wonderful typicity that combined elegance and concentration. Given the vintage year, we used a bit more new French oak for savory spice and complexity.” Bob summarized the pairing, saying, “Spice on spice, wok smoke on fired barrel, a crescendo that reflects spring’s exuberance.”

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Finger Lakes Reads Summer 2011 by Laurel C. Wemett

he books that explore the Finger Lakes continue to present the region from new and varied vantage points. Here, we review books about local history, wineries and artisans, and a children’s title with the theme of acceptance. Fiction writers are increasingly choosing the region as a setting for their mysteries and romances. Watch for the winter issue of Life in the Finger Lakes for more reviews of stories, biographies and histories.

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Breaking Ground: A Century of Craft Art in Western New York Editors: Barbara Lovenheim, Suzanne Ramljak and Paul J. Smith. Hudson Hills Press with the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) www.hudsonhills.com 2010 Softcover $30 Hardcover $45 at MAG Gallery Store

his survey of the history of the craft art movement in western New York begins with a short overview of the Roycrofters of East Aurora, Gustav Stickley furniture workshops in the Syracuse area, the Corning Glass Works and Museum, and the School of Ceramics in Alfred. The title explores Rochester’s craft roots with the School for American Craftsmen (now the School for American Crafts) located at the Rochester Institute of Technology. To connect such pivotal initiatives with active artisans today, the editors interviewed four important artists who work in different media, Wendell Castle (wood), Albert Paley (metal), Michael Taylor (glass) and Wayne Higby (clay). By reading about their lives and their thoughts on the creative process, and looking at examples of the art they create, readers will gain fresh insight into their influence on younger generations. This beautifully illustrated book also presents 25 artists working within the same categories as Castle and others to demonstrate that professional artists continue to “break ground” and vitalize the arts.

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The Natural Science Camp at Tichenor Point Ray Henry Lightning Press Ontario County Historical Society, 585-394-4975 Softcover 2010 $14.95

ore than 100 years ago, young campers embarked by steamboat to reach the Natural Science Camp on the west side of Canandaigua Lake. Its emphasis on geology, botany, entomology, zoology and conchology made it one of the first science camps in the U.S. The camp operated from 1890 to 1905, then moved to a property on Keuka Lake. Today the tents at Tichenor Point have been replaced by year-round homes. Ray Henry, Canandaigua town historian, presents a unique look at lake history, drawing on camp catalogs, photographs and printed sources. Affiliated with the Rochester Free Academy and Mechanics Institute (now Rochester Institute of Technology), the camp’s organizer Professor Albert Arey was dedicated to the advancement of science and the education of young adults. Articles in Rochester city newspapers and elsewhere attracted campers from a wide area. The camp’s chronicle begins in 1890 when attendance was restricted to boys. Girls were admitted the following year and the camp was possibly the first coed camp in the U.S. Of particular interest are the rare historic photos documenting campers’ various activities and their more formal attire. There were talent shows and baseball teams, but one of the most popular classes was taxidermy.

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uthor Evan Dawson is a Rochester television news journalist and the managing editor of the New York Wine Cork Report website. His book on winemaking in the region delves into the lives of those who have helped bring Finger Lakes wines to the forefront. Each of the book’s 13 stories begins with a fascinating backstory of how key individuals came to the industry. The book recounts, in a relaxed and congenial manner, the challenges of this growing business, ranging from the extremes of weather to legal issues facing immigrant winemakers. There are plenty of tantalizing details about the process of achieving fine wines to delight your average oenophile. The reader is invited along to behind-the-scenes meetings, tours and tastings. Dawson himself spent time harvesting grapes to learn some of the basic tasks involved in bringing a bottle of wine to the table. The narrative is candid, at times amusing, and offers insight into what these men and women did to achieve excellence and gain respect for the Finger Lakes wine industry. “Something special is happening around these lakes,” writes Dawson.

For Richer, For Danger Lisa Bork Midnight Ink www.midnightinkbooks.com 2010 Softcover $14.95

derer. The story is enlivened by the cast of characters, Jolene’s bipolar sister Erica; Cory, Jolene’s car mechanic who is involved in a doomed relationship; and Catherine, a former love interest of Ray’s.

Wah-say-lan, A Tale of the Iroquois in the American Revolution James H. Smith Plaidswede Publishing www.plaidswede.com 2009 Softcover $19.95

ssorted enigmatic suspects and a murder plot set against a Finger Lakes backdrop provide readers with a most entertaining tale. In the second of the Broken Vows mystery series, the young couple Jolene and Ray Parker attempt to adopt Noelle, a baby abandoned by her birth parents who are in trouble with the law. The situation is compounded by the revelation that the baby’s mother assumed a false identity – of a dead girl. Then, the infant’s father is murdered at the racetrack near Canandaigua, and the mother is jailed for the crime. Jolene and Ray are caught up in

this intrigue while trying to finalize the adoption. Jolene, the owner of a struggling sports car business and her law-officer husband become sleuths and attempt to unravel the truth of the child’s identity. Along the way, they become targets of a crazed mur-

ongtime journalist and new novelist James H. Smith brings readers a compelling novel about a Seneca woman, her love for a Connecticut slave, and the historic figures they encounter during the American

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Revolution. The story follows the youthful Wah-say-Lan, a beautiful Native American, and the black Freeman Trentham or Jamwesaw, as he was known in his native Africa. The tale is told from the Seneca point of view. The reader is swept along by the fearless nature of Wah-say-Lan who

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often reflects on how her people’s beliefs are threatened by the white settlers. When she encounters danger, she does not hesitate to kill an adversary. At times, she uses her magnetic beauty and strong nature to gain advantage with men such as the French soldier and statesman, the Marquis de Lafayette. Because of Jamwesaw’s yearning to find his mother, who he believes is a slave at Monticello, the pair travels from Canandaigua Lake to Virginia. The events of the war disrupt their journey and ultimately separate them.

Captain Carl’s Vacation: Believing is Seeing Donna Mirsk Bennett Three Chiquitas Publishing www.threechiquitaspublishing.com 2011 Softcover $8.99

he third title in Donna Bennett’s children’s book series called Petey and the Mean Pirates focuses on the importance of accepting people’s differences. The story draws on the real life experience of Bennett’s young daughter Rachel, who wears an eye patch to strengthen the vision in her other eye. Captain Carl is on a winter vacation to the Canandaigua area, taking a break from his ice cream business in the Caribbean. The pirate is out of his

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depth, so to speak, but learns to appreciate a snowy climate, time spent in solitude and downhill skiing. His encounter with the youthful “Princess Patch” on the ski slopes opens his world to accepting people with differences. There is even a clever comparison between New York City, where Captain Carl mistakenly thinks he is heading, and the less populated and scenic setting of upstate New York, where the story takes place. Readers from preschool to fifth grade will also be introduced to an easy-to-understand explanation of this vision problem, and a cautionary note to parents about the importance of its early detection. The charming illustrations by J.C. Mull are a perfect fit for the story.

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A Jail Among Us Larry Ann Evans with Lt. Steve Sklenar Wayne County Historical Society www.waynehistory.org/donatebuy.html 2010 Softcover $16.95

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he Museum of Wayne County History is located in a 19th-century house on Butternut Street in Lyons, in a residential neighborhood. This is hardly an unusual form of adaptive reuse, but it is unique in that the building was the county jail from 1856 to 1960. It accommodated a sheriff and his family, along with the county prisoners. Today visitors to the museum can view the surviving jail cells along with examples of prisoner artwork on the cellblock walls. Updating an earlier publication, Larry Ann Evans, the executive director of the historical society, offers new information on the sheriffs who worked at the jail and more details on incarcerated criminals. Among the most notorious was Oliver Curtis Perry who held up the American Express Special of the New York Central on its run from New York City to Rochester in 1892. The book’s black and white illustrations illuminate prison life and conditions. To lighten this serious subject matter there is a bit of jail humor attributed to a sheriff from the 1930s who enumerated the “Rules” of the “Hotel de Jail.”

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How It Began – The Roots of Finger Lakes Wine by Gary A. Cox Finishing sparkling wine at Hammondsport’s Pleasant Valley WineCellar. From a sketch by Theo. R. Davis. Harper’s Weekly, May 11, 1872. Courtesy Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library

he first European explorers of our East Coast were impressed with the remarkable profusion of wild grapevines here. Upon viewing them, early 16th-century Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazzano observed, “[There are] many vines, growing naturally, which growing up, tooke hold of the trees as they doe in Lombardie, which if by husbandmen they were dressed in good order, without all doubt they would yield excellent wines,” (from Thomas Pinney’s A History of Wine in America). Creating a wine industry here that would produce the kind of wine they enjoyed in Europe was a dream doggedly pursued by colonists, beginning in the 1600s. But time and time again frustra-

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tion and disappointment were the result. Even though the vines of many species of North American wild grapes grew luxuriantly here, they were subjected only to natural selection. Nearly all of them yielded utterly unsatisfactory wines. Europeans had cultivated their diverse vinifera (“wine bearer”)

grapevines for thousands of years, and had selected them for their wine quality. But on this side of the Atlantic, the vinifera planted in eastern North America failed to survive long enough to bear commercial crops. (That changed much later, in the mid-20th century, thanks to the efforts of a stubborn but visionary Ukrainian immigrant to the Finger Lakes.) As a result, there was no commercially produced domestic table wine or communion wine here. Imported wine was scarce, expensive and often adulterated.

Late 19th-century Hammondsport viewed from a dormant, steep (tractor-unfriendly) vineyard. Steamships carried passengers as well as cargo, including local grapes and wine bound for distant destinations, via the Erie Canal. Courtesy Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library Historical Archives

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Visit the New Grain, spirits and a nightmare On the other hand, grain flourished. To profitably prevent it from spoiling, much of it was turned into high-alcohol distilled spirits. By 1810 there were more than 14,000 stills in our young republic, but only one winery, in Vevay in southern Indiana. The nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first successful commercial winery, founded by Swiss Jean Jacques Dufour, produced its first vintage in 1806 or â&#x20AC;&#x2122;07. Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1818, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No nation is drunken where wine is cheap,â&#x20AC;? but our nation was notoriously drunk on readily available, cheap, grainbased distilled spirits. In 1823 America, the per capita consumption of these high-alcohol spirits, even counting nondrinkers, was 7.5 gallons. The resulting societal nightmare was certainly not what would-be New World winemakers had envisioned. The appalling 19th-century drunkenness in America would eventually result in the Temperance Movement, the Second Great Awakening, and the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rights Movement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all very powerful here in central and western New York. Fulfillment takes root in York and Hammondsport Against that backdrop of immoderate consumption of high-alcohol spirits, two devout Christian men, Deacon Samuel Warren in Livingston County and the Reverend William Bostwick in neighboring Steuben, pursued the creation of New World wine in different ways, both with remarkable success. Their work would begin to change the humanly harmful spirits-to-wine ratio. Crucial for their success was the emergence of natural, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;accidentalâ&#x20AC;? hybrid vines bearing the DNA of both the European and the wild American vines. In New York the Catawba and Isabella were especially important because they tolerated our growing conditions. Although their wine was distinctly non-European, it was readily accepted. Still in his teens, Samuel Warren came here in 1816 from Litchfield, New York, to work as a farmhand. A year later, he bought his own 33-acre

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farm and built an iconic log cabin on the frontier in what would become the town of York. An avid reader and musician, Warren taught school, grafted fruit trees in the region, and helped to found the York Bible Society. He was a long-term deacon and Sunday school teacher in the York Congregationalist Church. On his land on the western slope of the valley of the Genesee, Warren built one of York’s first sawmills and began producing brick and tile. His dream was to produce wine from his own vineyard for the churches to use for the sacrament of Holy Communion. His first vintage – just 20 gallons – was in 1832. Four years later, he advertised his wine to the churches of western New York in the nationally read New York Evangelist. Ironically, his ad appeared on the same page as ads for “temperence hotels.” The era’s notorious drunkenness had already given rise to “temperance societies,” some of which were as intemperate in their opposition to the fermented juice of the grape (and hard cider and beer) as their drunken fellow citizens were in their devotion to distilled spirits.

Left, top: The only known image of New York State’s first successful commerical winegrower, Samuel Warren of York, Livingston County, from James H. Smith's History of Livingston County, 1882. Samuel Warren’s historically pivotal 1836 wine ad directed to the churches of western New York. Recovered by Cornell University Librarian Marty Schlabach by computer search from the digitized periodical New York Evangelist.

Despite our nation’s underdeveloped production and transportation capabilities at the time, Warren’s wine yield had grown to more than 3,400 gallons by 1853, and it became known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. What’s more, Warren distributed many cuttings from his extensive vineyard that contributing to the growth of other vineyards in our region. Beginning in 1860 many acres of vines were planted for

wine in southern Livingston County, especially on Dansville’s East Hill. The year after Warren’s death in 1862, his older son Josiah entered no fewer than 12 native varietal wines in the Livingston County Agricultural Fair and built a stone winery near the family homestead. Sharing Warren’s dream of producing decent domestic wine for the churches was Rochester’s first Roman Catholic Bishop Bernard McQuaid. Also in Livingston County, high above the western shore of Hemlock Lake, he founded the O-Neh-Da (Seneca for “Hemlock”) winery in 1872. Today, having survived Prohibition, it continues to produce and distribute sacramental wines throughout the Northeast, along

Pleasant Valley Vineyards at Harvest, looking north toward Hammondsport and Keuka Lake, from a sketch by Theo. R. Davis. Harper’s Weekly, May 11, 1872. Courtesy Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library Historical Archives

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with the Eagle Crest Vineyards line of table wines. Samuel Warren’s younger son Harlan Page Warren returned to run the family businesses after serving in the Union Army, and added facilities for grinding grain and apples. Business was good until the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, backed by powerful industrialist J. P. Morgan, ran a line through the Warren property. Armed with the power of eminent domain, the D. L. & W. destroyed the Warren businesses. Tragically, when rail traffic began to go through the Warrens’ Mills area of York, Harlan hanged himself in the remains of the winery. Only the modest family homestead, in remarkably good condition, still stands. Thomas Pinney, Hudson Cattell and other prominent wine historians agree that Samuel Warren’s winery in Livingston County was the first successful commercial winery in the Finger Lakes and the first in New York State. Reverend Bostwick’s dream: commercial grapes and wine In 1825 the Reverend William W. Bostwick from Albany settled in Hammondsport and organized the Episcopal Church Society. “Reverend Bostwick was somewhat of an amateur horticulturist and on many occasions was a contributor to The Genesee Farmer and Gardener’s Journal,” noted the late Richard Sherer, former Steuben County historian. In January 1829, Lazarus Hammond deeded a village lot to Reverend Bostwick to use as a garden plot, Sherer said. Shortly after, Bostwick made cuttings from the few vines planted by the owner of the local tavern, Richard Sheffield, who had brought rootstock of several varieties of grapes from the Hudson River region to Hammondsport roughly two or three years earlier. Envisioning agricultural development on barren hillsides where forests had earlier dominated, Bostwick encouraged neighbors to plant cuttings from the few Isabella and Catawba vines he was growing in his rectory garden. “The good Reverend would subsequently give

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his neighbors a nudge in the direction of winemaking,” said Sherer. Several small vineyards were planted and the fresh fruit was enjoyed locally. Lake Keuka grapes for the table Beginning in 1847, small shipments of Finger Lakes grapes were sent to New York City by ferry, stagecoach and rail. The results were mixed. In 1854 or ’56, J. W. Prentiss, who began a vineyard in Pulteney in 1836, sent the first large shipment of grapes – a ton of Isabellas in half-barrel tubs – to New York. Another ton was called for. This netted Prentiss 16 cents per pound profit. Those high profits led many area farmers to go into debt to plant vineyards, often on logged-out hillsides. In 1853 the German “vine-dresser” Andrew Reisinger planted a vineyard in Harmonyville, Pulteney Township, and introduced to the area the training and pruning of vines, and tilling of vineyards. With thousands of cuttings brought from neighboring Livingston County and from as far away as Kelley’s Island, Ohio, vineyards expanded and flourished. By 1870 Hammondsport boasted 3,000 acres, by 1879, 5,000, and by 1889, 14,500. Vineyards arose near Hemlock, Canandaigua, Seneca and Cayuga lakes as well. Many jobs had been created to plant and tend the vineyards; and to make, pack and ship the colorfully labeled baskets. Lake steamers and railroads were busy transporting them in season to East Coast markets. The Reverend Bostwick’s dream of promoting agricultural development for the region had come true; his neighborly nudge to encourage winemaking would also prove effective. Rather than to allow the periodic surplus grape crop to rot, the large Pleasant Valley Wine Company was formed in Hammondsport in 1860. Its first wine was shipped in 1862, 30 years after Samuel Warren, in neighboring Livingston County, had produced his first vintage. Pleasant Valley had brought French-trained Champagne

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makers to their firm from Nicholas Longworth’s failed winery in Cincinnati. By 1867 its sparkling wine had won an award in Europe and in 1873, to the great pleasure of area residents, its Great Western Champagne had won a gold medal in Vienna. Temperance Apparently indifferent to the difference between table wine and highalcohol spirits, Hammondsport’s temperance society was not amused by the Reverend Bostwick and his efforts to create a local wine industry. “[They] accused the innovative clergyman of inventing tools of the devil. Feelings ran so high that when Bostwick left Hammondsport for Illinois in 1843, someone ripped his grapevines out of the ground,” said Sherer. More vineyard vandalism would occur. Livingston County, too, had an active temperance society. Perhaps, like Bostwick, Warren had opponents, but this well-loved churchman’s decision to market mainly, if not entirely, to churches for Holy Communion, and to pharmacies for medicinal purposes, probably undercut much opposition to his project. (One wonders, however, whether extremist “Drys” thought the D. L. & W.’s 1882 destruction of Deacon Warren’s winery was divine punishment.) When the national prohibition amendment was adopted in 1919, the Drys surely felt victorious. Most wineries in the Finger Lakes and elsewhere in the U. S. did not survive. Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazzano could not have imagined the frustrating, centuries-long struggle here against the obstacles that would prevent our pioneers from making excellent wines. But the struggle has been succeeding, and an extraordinary array of excellent wines are made here every autumn. For a list of sources please visit www.YorkWines.org. See also Richard Sherer’s 1983 article in Vineyard View, volume 11, issue 3, published by Bully Hill Winery.

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Skaneateles, When Visiting Was an Art by Kristine Meldrum Denholm

here is at least one place you’ve gone in your life that grabs hold of your memory and becomes entrenched and untouched. For me, it’s Skaneateles. My mom grew up in Skaneateles, and each summer in the ’70s and ’80s, we would travel there from our home in Cleveland to spend a week with my grandparents. My brothers and I would groan throughout the six-hour trip, “There’s nothing to do there, Mom and Dad,” and then, as we passed the Weedsport Pizzeria, “See! They don’t have a McDonald’s!” (Horrors!) They’d tell us how much our Grandma and Grandpa, Allen and Elizabeth Harse, loved us. They’d remind us it might be the last time we saw Nanny, my great grandmother Margaret Harse of East Genesee Street. We’d say, “Okay we’ll go,” as if kids trapped in a 1970s Hornet had a choice. Minutes after we pulled into the driveway on East Street, my parents would be sitting on the screened-in patio where Grandpa would host cocktail hour. They’d chat about all things Skaneateles, the Presbyterian Church and Grandpa’s commute from Miller Paper Company in Syracuse on the Onondaga Coach. My brothers and I played baseball in the backyard where there were no neighbors to complain about the noise. The next day, we’d drive into town – a minute-and-a-halflong ride. I was grateful to get out of the house. They smoked and owned a cat, and I was allergic to both. We’d pass Waterman school where Grandma would say, “You should be going there, because I pay so much in taxes.” We’d buy Skaneateles shirts at the five and dime and look at the crystal-clear lake, which didn’t resemble murky Lake Erie at all. When we passed the Skaneateles Press office, my grandmother would say, “You should work there someday.” We enjoyed the quiet downtown, a far cry from the noise of Cleveland. No one beeped if there was traffic, only to say “Hi.” We always ran into a friend. “They’re visiting from Cleveland,” said Grandma. The acquaintance would say, “Yes, I heard about your report cards, kids!” We’d hit the Holy Grail of friendliness at the A&P, where my Grandpa stopped every day to pick us up Eskimo Pies. In every aisle I’d hear folks say, “Al! How are ya?”

Top: The author and her kids visit Skaneateles Lake. Above: The author and her brothers join their mom, Anne Harse Meldrum (left), great-grandmother Margaret Harse, and grandfather Allen Harse in the living room on East Street, circa late-1970s.

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When our shopping spree ended, we’d only be two hours into the vacation. I didn’t know what we else we’d do. I shouldn’t have worried. We’d stop at Nanny’s house on the way home. I gobbled up her Chiclets; then we’d take her over to Grandma and Grandpa’s where a steady stream of friends and neighbors paraded through the living room. “Do you remember Thelma?” Grandma asked. I had to admit, “No I don’t. I only come here once a

year. Besides, I’m only 10.” The adults would reminisce about the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, while I tinkered with Grandma’s keyboard. It only played “America the Beautiful.” Grandpa would bring out vinyl: Frank Sinatra, Glen Miller or a young comedian named Cosby. My brothers and I would roll our eyes and then escape. We’d bang on the neighbors’ doors, begging for their kids – real entertainment. The rest of the week went like this: visits by people, visits to people, visits with Kerstens on Griffin Street, visits with Johnsons on Goodspeed Place, visits to the outer reaches, Marcellus and Auburn, and visits over lunches at the Pioneer, checking in with 15 friends while checking out at the A&P, Grandma’s retelling – during more visits – of the blizzard of ’66, during my parents’ wedding, when guests were marooned at the Sherwood Inn, enduring a longer stay than they had expected. “Maybe someday, Kristi, you could write about it for the Skaneateles Press? The week blew by like the years eventually would. In college I got the news our beloved 99-year-old Nanny died shortly before her debut with Willard Scott. Then, when I started my career in a D.C. press office, I took a call at work from my parents when Grandpa had a fatal heart attack. We stood shocked at the wake, while friends from Grandpa’s service in World War II and the American Legion told us how proud he was of his family. “You don’t remember me, but I met you at the A&P,” said one man. I smiled. All I could think was “Why didn’t I come back more?” My grandmother moved to Ohio and when I visited, she’d show me pictures of her old house. She’d tell us about the football player Tim Green, a Skaneateles resident. She rooted for the PGA golfer Tommy Scherrer, also from Skaneateles. Did I know that then-Senator Biden and his first wife were married at the same church as my mom and dad? “And you remember Thelma …” Grandma would say, only I didn’t remember. Then, we lost my dad suddenly at age 58, and we were adrift. Grandma cried she was the one who was supposed to go next. Just as suddenly the following year, on a chilly November day in Virginia, I got a call as I headed to the first teacher’s conference for my kindergartner. My grandma had died in the same FAST FACTS INFO PAGE 97 Cleveland hospital as my father, far away from her beloved Skaneateles. Exhibits Sundays at Sunny Point As I tried to digest the words, Gallery & Artist Residencies on “Your son isn’t paying attention,” I Giftshop Keuka Lake couldn’t, either. On my mind were the Regional Artists’ Work Community Arts Grants peanut-butter/butterscotch cookies Arts Workshops Artists Services Grandma had sent me in college care Student Art Show Online Gallery packages, her ham loaf that I hated, and Grandpa’s Planters Peanuts at happy hour. I was recalling the muggy www.ycac.org • 315-536-8226 summers swimming in Skaneateles swimming pools, Chiclets from Nanny, Currently at 119 East Elm and the Shirley Temple drinks at the Moving Soon to 127 Main St, Downtown Penn Yan Pioneer. I remembered their friends FAST FACTS INFO PAGE 97

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over a Skaneateles lifetime, how they all visited each other. With e-mail, Facebook and Twitter, does anyone visit with real people now? A few years ago, I convinced my husband and children to visit Skaneateles again. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Auburn, near the prison where my great-grandfather Ryan had worked. It was weird staying at a hotel instead of sneezing all week. Driving by Nanny’s old house, which the new owners restored beautifully, was bittersweet. I’ll bet there are no Chiclets there. We visited my grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ graves, and the historical society. The people there kindly showed me photos of Harse’s Grocery and Meat Market Store and Harse’s butcher business, owned by my greatgrandfather Lester and his brother Frank. It’s now Roland’s.

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We meandered around town a little longer with a quiet ache for yesteryear. The kids liked the breezy boat ride on the lake, but loved the putt-putt on Route 20 because when they got a hole in one, the manager gave them a coupon for a free game. That doesn’t happen much in Washington. The coupon sits in my husband’s wallet now, an invitation to go back. Maybe. The kids want to, but I don’t know. We’ve lost the entire generation I visited, and I don’t want to think about loss. I want to sit in that living room once more, gasping for air in a cloud of smoke and pet dander. I want to have the whole family around me, telling stories, while friends drop by and reminisce. I want to be where your drink is filled, where the peanuts never run out, where someone who claims to know you gives you a hug, and where the tales of a

lake grow taller by the year. Near my husband’s wallet sit two books, my boys’ favorites, authored by the pro player Tim Green.“Did I tell you he lives in Skaneateles?” I ask my boys, who only remember visiting the putt-putt on Route 20.

Kristine Meldrum Denholm is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. Her work has been published in books, magazines and newspapers. She longs to live where people visit each other, cocktail hour lasts four hours, and people know her at the grocery store. She dedicates this story to her late grandparents who predicted she would write one day ... but for the Skaneateles Press. Visit www.kristinemeldrumdenholm.com.

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JUNE 11 - 12...Keuka Arts Festival Held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Keuka Lake Outlet Park, Penn Yan. The festival offers ample parking and dockage for boats, yet is only steps away from downtown shops and restaurants. Featuring pottery, paintings, jewelry, wood working, basketry, photography, sculpture, and glass art. There will also be folk, rock, and bluegrass musicians such as P.J. Elliott, The Cross Eyed Cats, and Pinot and the Noirs. www.keukaartsfestival.com 17 - 18...Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival & Cardboard Boat Regatta The 18th Cardboard Boat Regatta is held on Seneca Lake at Seneca Harbor Park in Watkins Glen. Great food, company and competition await you at this festival. 607-535-3003 www.watkinsglen.com/promotions

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18...Ganondagan’s Native Hunting & Trapping Held from 1 to 4 p.m. in Victor. A fascinating afternoon of education and expert demonstrations of primitive and traditional tools and methods of Native hunting and trapping, including the atlatl, bird blunts, arrow-making and flintknapping. 585-742-1690 www.ganondagan.org/programs/Hunting.html 24 - 26...Craft Weekend Workshops 2011 at the Rochester Folk Art Guild The guild is offering 15 hours of instruction over a three-day period in courses in woodturning, pottery, weaving, drawing, writing poetry, photography, music improvisation and baking sourdough bread. Join mastercraftsmen in an opportunity to explore your own creative potential. Located at 1445 Upper Hill Road in Middlesex. 585-554-4174 www.folkartguild.org

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25 - 26...Cobblestone Farm Winery’s Seventh Annual Cherry Festival Enjoy sweet and sour cherry picking, wine, food and music by The Mojo Band on Saturday and The Heaters on Sunday. Held at Cobblestone Farm Winery & Vineyard in Romulus. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 315-549-8797 www.cobblestonefarmwinery.com 25 - 26...Barbecue at the Wineries II Enjoy terrific foods and wines at eight outstanding wineries on Keuka Lake. Each winery features its own barbecue dish with a special sauce, marinade or rub, all made in New York State. 800-440-4898 www.keukawinetrail.com

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6 - 9...Cayuga County Fair Agricultural exhibits, demonstrations, rides, games, food, live entertainment and special events. 10 a.m. to midnight. Located at Weedsport Speedway, Route 31. 315-834-6602

8 - 9...52nd Annual Skaneateles Antique Show Lots of great antiques. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 315-255-3020 www.skanantiqueshow.com 8 - 10...Geneseo Air Show: The Greatest Show on Turf See vintage airplanes on the ground and flying. Pancake breakfasts and chicken and steak dinners available. Gates open at 6 a.m. Airshow performances from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Located at 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Airfield, 3489 Big Tree Lane, off Route 63 in Geneseo. 585-243-2100 www.1941hag.org 8...Cruisin’ Night Block Party in Geneva 5 to 10 p.m. in downtown Geneva. Start with vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles, mix in live entertainment on two stages and kids games, add a dash of wineries in the wine tasting alley, stir in tasty treats … and you have a recipe for good fun. 315-789-0102 www.downtowngeneva.org 9 - 10...Elmira Street Painting Festival 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 9, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 10. An art-filled, family-fun weekend celebrating creativity. Concrete becomes canvas and vibrant colors transform the streets into a gallery as local and national artists create temporary masterpieces in chalk in downtown Elmira. 607-734-0341 www.elmiradowntown.com 9 - 10...Finger Lakes Lavender Festival Stroll through fragrant fields and harvest your own bouquet of fresh lavender. Culinary delights from Joelle’s French Bistro and the work of local artists and hand-crafters. Master Gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County will answer your gardening questions. Located at Lockwood Farm in Skaneateles. 315-685-5369 www.fingerlakeslavenderfestival.blogspot.com 16 - 17...Conesus Lake Association Arts and Crafts Show Shop outstanding craft vendors and enjoy the festivities in this beautiful park. Located at Long Point Park on West Lake Rd. Rt 256 at Long Point Road in Geneseo. www.conesuslake.org 20 - 24...Tioga County Fair Held from 9 a.m.to 11 p.m. Carnival rides, games, exhibits, demonstrations. Located at Tioga County Fairgrounds, Route 17C in Owego. www.tiogacountyfairny.com 21 - 23...Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and noon to 1p.m. Adapted by James E. Grote Based on the book by Doreen Cronin. A group of farm animals turns Farmer Brown’s life upside-down by typing him notes in this hilarious musical. Located at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca. 607-273-8588 www.hangartheatre.org

C A L E N D A R 23 - 24...National Primitive Rendezvous and Living History Foundation This pre-1840 event will offer black powder shoots, hawk and knife throws and primitive archery as well as numerous demonstrations in and around the primitive farmstead. Held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bement Billings Farmstead, Route 38 in Newark Valley. 607-693-3288 23 - 24...Annual Boat Show in Geneva Geneva has graciously welcomed the Boating Museum, and as the future site of this world-class museum, it is hosting this year’s show, providing a sneak peak of what the museum will bring to the area. Antique boats will come to the Geneva lakefront from all over North America to participate, display, race and cruise on Seneca Lake. www.flbm.org flbm@rochester.rr.com

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24 - 30...Bon Ton Roulet Bike Ride Festival on wheels throughout the Finger Lakes. Ride a different section of the Region during the week. 315-253-5304 www.bontonroulet.com 30...Krossin’ Keuka Between 100 and 200 swimmers, high school age or older, will swim .67 miles across Keuka Lake in a fundraising event. All money raised from this event are for the Keuka Comfort Care Home. KCCH's mission is to provide a facility and staff to ensure compassionate care in a peaceful, homelike environment for our community's terminally ill residents and their families, at no cost to these patients or families. www.krossinkeuka.org

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30 - 31...Fifty-Mile Long Garage Sale Sale runs along scenic Route 90 from Montezuma to Homer, with hundreds of vendors selling antiques and collectibles. Enjoy barbecue as well. Rain or shine. Shop in any direction. 800-499-9615 www.tourcayuga.com 30 - 31...Civil War Reenactment 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come and relive how people and soldiers lived during the Civil War era. Afternoon battles, barn dance Saturday night, church service Sunday morning. Held at Rudin’s Farm, 4890 Gaskill Road, Owego. 607-972-3216 or 607-687-3160

AUGUST 4, 11, 18, 25…Free Summer Concert Series Held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Rotary Band Stand & Park, East Main Street in Clifton Springs. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets. 315-462-8200 www.CliftonSpringsChamber.com 6 - 7...Artists Studio Tour and Art Sale Artist studios and various venues around Keuka Lake will be open for tours and sales both days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by Yates County Arts Center. 315-536-8226 www.ycac.org

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“A Boater's Destination”

2011 Photo Contest

Finger Lakes Boating Museum

14TH Annual Boat Show July 23-24, 2011, Opens at 9:00 Geneva Lakefront Park

Categories:

Future Home of the Boating Museum

Letchworth State Park

www.FLBM.org flbm@rochester.rr.com • 215-534-1000

1 Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY 14427

The “Grand Canyon of the East” Experience Letchworth 14,350 acres along the Genesee River 3 Major Waterfalls Magnificent Overlooks • Hiking Trails Camping & Cabins History and Performing Arts Programs Guided Walks and Tours Summer Lecture Series Hot Air Ballooning • White Water Rafting Kayaking • Special Family Events and More

Call 585-493-3600 for more information and schedules

Visit us at Facebook Facebook.com/letchworthstatepark or www.nysparks.com

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes plus publication in Winter 2011 magazine issue: * Best Color * Best Black-and-White * Grand prize to best overall photograph * Photographs may also be selected for honorable mention and for photo illustration Visit www.LifeintheFingerLakes.com for requirements on how to submit photographs. Send submissions postmarked no later than September 30, 2011 to: Life in the Finger Lakes Photo Contest P.O. Box 1080 • Geneva, NY 14456

LifeintheFingerLakes.com mark@LifeintheFingerLakes.com

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Belhurst ........................................35 ......315-781-0201 ......belhurst.com

M. Lucia Design & Construction ..71 ......607-785-0876 ......mluciadesignandconstruction @stny.rr.com

Belhurst Winery ............................45 ......315-781-0201 ......belhurst.com

Marvin Windows & Doors ............37 ......888-537-7828 ......mymarvin.com

Brawdy Marine Construction ........19 ......315-536-0546 ......brawdymarine.com

Morrell Builders / Inde Studio ......77 ......585-249-1330 ......morrellbuilders.com

Bristol Builders ..............................47 ......585-586-8370 ......bristolbuilders.com

Museum of the Earth ....................26 ......607-273-6623 ......museumoftheearth.org

Cayuga Lake Wine Trail ................29 ......800-684-5217 ......cayugawinetrail.com

New Energy Works ........................C4......585-924-3860 ......newenergyworks.com

Chemung Canal Trust ....................10 ......800-836-3711 ......chemungcanal.com

Niles Gourmet................................76 ......315-784-5015 ......nilesgourmet.com

Clark Meadows at Ferris Hills ........78 ......585-393-4330 ......ferrishills.com

OceanView at Falmouth ................11 ......207-781-4460 ......oceanviewrc.com

Clifton Springs Chamber of Commerce..................18 ......315-462-8200 ......cliftonspringschamber.com

Phelps, NY ....................................23 ......315-548-8900 ......phelpsny.com/visitors

Clifton Springs Hearing Center ......81 ......877-394-6775 ......cliftonhearing.com

Rochester Folk Art Guild................96 ......585-554-3539 ......rfag.org

Cobtree ..........................................45 ......866-573-6322 ......cobtree.com

Roseland Waterpark ......................69 ......585-396-2000 ......roselandwaterpark.com

Community Bank ..........................82 ......800-835-2993 ......communitybankna.com

Schooner Excursions ....................73 ......607-535-5253 ......schoonerexcursions.com

Cortland County CVB ....................15 ......607-753-8463 ......cortlandtourism.com

SDC Contracting ............................80 ......585-657-4600 ......sdccontractors.com

D.A. Spencer Sculptures................80 ......585-924-7542 ......naturalstonewatersculptures.com

Seaweed Mat Systems ..................93 ......585-226-6489 ......seaweedmatsystems.com

Discovery Trail ..............................72 ....................................discoverytrail.com

Seneca Lake Wine Trail..................51 ......877-536-2717 ......senecalakewine.com

Dr. Konstantin Frank Wines ..........14 ......800-320-0735 ......drfrankwines.com

SignLanguage Inc..........................67 ......585-237-2620 ......signlanguageinc.com

Earle Estates Meadery ..................51 ......315-536-6755 ......meadery.com

Skaneateles Antique Show ............25 ......315-685-5963 ......skanantiqueshow.com

Elizabeth Brewster House ..............73 ......607-749-2442 ......brewsterhouse.org

Smith Boys Marina ........................65 ......585-374-2384 ......smithboys.com

ESF College Foundation ................67 ......315-470-6683 ......esf.edu/development/property

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion ..5 ........585-394-4922 ......sonnenberg.org

Esperanza ......................................20 ......800-927-4400 ......esperanzamansion.com

Spa Apartments ............................85 ......315-462-3080 ......spaapartments.com

Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival................................75 ......315-536-0383 ......FingerLakes-Music.org

Sugar Coat Couture ......................87 ......607-277-4914 ......sugarcoatcouture.com

Finger Lakes Community College ..49 ......585-394-3500 ......flcc.edu

Torrey Ridge Winery......................51 ......315-536-1210 ......torreyridgewinery.com

Finger Lakes Produce Auction ......75 ......315-531-8446 ......pirrunginc.com/FLPA.htm

TourCayuga.com............................16 ......315-255-1658 ......tourcayuga.com

Finger Lakes Scuba ......................76 ......315-252-8683 ......fingerlakesscuba.com

University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery ........91 ......585-273-2343 ......urmc.rochester.edu/ neurosurgery/neuroendocrine/

Antique Revival..............................22 ......800-780-7330 ......antiquerevival.com

Finger Lakes Tram ........................78 ......315-986-1937 ......fingerlakestram.com

Rasa Spa ......................................90 ......607-273-1740 ......rasaspa.com

Timber Frames ..............................C2......585-374-6405 ......timberframesinc.com

Five Star Bank................................93 ......877-226-5578 ......five-starbank.com Fox Run Vineyards ........................5 ........315-536-4616 ......foxrunvineyards.com

The Village East ............................81 ......585-223-2673 ......thevillageeast.com

Geneseo Tourism Committee ........47 ....................................geneseony.com

Walnut Hill Carriage Driving Competition ......................22 ......585-385-2555 ......walnuthillfarm.com

German Brothers Marina ..............36 ......585-394-4000 ......germanbrothers.com Grossman’s Garden & Home ........65 ......585-377-1982 ......grossmans.com

Waterloo Premium Outlets ............3 ........315-539-1100 ......premiumoutlets.com

Hacker Boat Company ..................85 ......518-543-6666 ......hackerboat.com

Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce..................79 ......800-607-4552 ......watkinsglen.travel

Halsey’s Restaurant ......................88 ......315-789-4070 ......halseysgeneva.com Handwork ......................................2 ........607-243-9400 ......handwork.coop

Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel ............21 ......607-535-6116 ......watkinsglenharborhotel.com

Hilton Garden Inn ..........................17 ......877-STAY-HGI ......ithaca.hgi.com

Watkins Glen International ............72 ......866-461-RACE ......theglen.com

Holiday Inn - Ithaca ......................49 ......607-272-1000 ......hiithaca.com

Wegmans ......................................13 ......585-394-7607 ......wegmans.com

Hotel Clarence ..............................26 ......315-712-4000 ......hotelclarence.com

Yates County Arts Center ..............90 ......315-536-8226 ......ycac.org

Humane Society of Schuyler County ........................20 ......607-210-4263 ......schuylerhumane.org

Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society ......................88 ......315-536-7318 ......yatespast.org

Inn at the Finger Lakes ..................49 ......315-253-5000 ......innatthefingerlakes.com The Inn on the Lake ......................71 ......585-394-7800 ......theinnonthelake.com

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Jerlando’s Ristorante ....................25 ......607-535-4254 ......jerlandospizza.com

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The Jewelbox ................................82 ......800-711-7279 ......ithacajewelbox.com

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Kendal at Ithaca ............................7 ........800-253-6325 ......kai.kendal.org

Camping ................................................................................Pg. 83

Keuka Family Dentistry ..................29 ......607-776-7656 ......gls@keukafamilydentistry.com

Canandaigua ..........................................................................Pg. 38

Kidders Landing ............................54 ......607-532-3446 ......kidderslanding.com

Dansville ................................................................................Pg. 28

La Tourelle Resort & August Moon Spa ......................29 ......800-765-1492 ......latourelle.com

Hammondsport ......................................................................Pg. 92

Lady of the Lakes Suites ..............69 ......888-414-LAKE ......ladyofthelakessuites.com

Real Estate for Sale ................................................................Pgs. 39-41

Lake Home Valet............................87 ......607-569-3675 ......lakehomevalet.com

Seneca Lake Wine Trail ..........................................................Pg. 50-51

The Loomis Barn ..........................54 ......800-716-2276 ......loomisbarn.com

Shop Here! Retail & Business................................................Pgs. 100-103

Lyons National Bank ......................C3......888-946-0100 ......lyonsbank.com

Wineries ................................................................................Pg. 74-75

Naples ....................................................................................Pg. 55

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Rose Hill Mansion is a National Historic Landmark and considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival Architecture in the United States.

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Located in the 1829 ProutyChew House, the Geneva History Museum explores the history of Geneva and its diverse people and enterprises. The Museum features local history exhibitions, period rooms, and a library and archive.

543 South Main St., Geneva, NY 14456

(315)789-5151 www.genevahistoricalsociety.com

Schuyler County Historical Society 607-535-9741 108 N. Catharine St. Montour Falls, NY 14865 Historic 1828 brick tavern, eleven exhibit rooms.

Summer Hours

Tuesday-Friday: 10am-4pm, Saturdays: Call Museum closed (Dec 20 - April 1)

www.schuylerhistory.org

Seward House Museum

Wayland Historical Museum

We invite you to visit Seward House, home to Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Open Sun 2-4PM Mon 10AM-Noon By appointment

See the home of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right hand. 33 South Street Auburn (315)252-1283 www.sewardhouse.org

Cr. S. Main & Washington Sts. â&#x20AC;˘ Wayland, NY 585-728-3610 or 728-5108

Patterson Inn Museum 59 W. Pulteney St., Corning, NY 607-937-5281 Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm Museum complex features a tavern c1796, log house c1850, schoolhouse c1878, agricultural barn and blacksmith.

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ATTRACTIONS Historic Maritime District

Since 1982

Open 1-5pm Mon. thru Sun. ••• 10-5pm July & Aug

West 1st Street Pier, Oswego 315-342-0480 www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com

The Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum

G A N O N D A G A N’S

A N N I VE R S A RY

NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE & MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring Grammy Award winner Joanne Shenandoah

SAT. & SUN. JULY 23 & 24

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Plus The Buffalo Creek Dancers and Ganondagan’s Spirit Dancers

Also Includes…17th-century Seneca Bark Longhouse Replica Tours; Family Drum Jam; workshops; cooking & craft demonstrations; storytelling; authentic Native American Arts Market, and much more! For more information, call 585.742.1690, or visit ganondagan.org

GANONDAGAN NYS State Historic Site Victor, NY 1488 State Rte. 444, Victor NY (6 miles south of the NYS Thruway off Route 96 East)

SALES • SERVICE BOAT & COTTAGE RENTALS DOCKAGE • STORAGE PREMIER PONTOONS LARSON BOATS BOSTON WHALER 2 Route 54 - East Lake Road Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-8166 www.morganmarine.net Check us out on Facebook

welcomed sight since 1870, the Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum awaits to welcome you. Climb the Victorian cast-iron staircase to enjoy views of Great Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario and the beautiful lighthouse gardens - perfect for weddings. Enjoy FREE afternoon concerts beginning July 4th and every Sunday through Labor Day! Don’t miss our giftshop. Whatever your reason, steal away to enjoy the simple pleasures only nature and time can provide. See you at the Lighthouse! 7606 N. Ontario St., Sodus Point, NY 14555

315-483-4936 www.soduspointlighthouse.org OPEN: May-October, Tuesday to Sunday 10 am to 5pm. Closed Mondays (except holidays) This organization is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, which is administered locally by Phelps Art Center, Phelps, NY.

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HERE! Finger Lakes from Space

POSTER www.fingerlakescoffee.com 800-420-6154

Visit our locations.

Farmington Corner of Routes 96 & 332 (CVS Plaza) 585-742-6218

Pittsford Plaza Monroe Ave. (Next to Michael’s) 585-385-0750

Perfect for your home or office, the Finger Lakes from Space poster is a highly detailed satellite image with overlaid map information. Showing cities, towns, highways as well as the Erie Canal, state parks and more; there is no other poster of the Finger Lakes as beautiful and informative as this one. Poster size - 25˝ x 39˝.

Paper Poster: $22.95 • Laminated Poster: $29.95 Call 1-800-331-7323 to order, or visit www.atwatervineyards.com

Strong Memorial Hospital Thompson Hospital

Dealer inquires invited.

Cutting Edge Hair Salon • Cutting • Coloring • Texturizing • Styling • Nails

home accessories • notable finds • unusual accents

Products we carry: Goldwell • Surface Jane Iredale Minx • Essie

For All Your Bridal Needs Olivia Von Rhedey Owner/stylist

Stacey Seeley stylist

22 CASTLE STREET IN GENEVA, NEW YORK WWW.ANNIEWALKERS.COM

TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY • 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

7 Bush Park Lane, Penn Yan,

315-694-7370 www.cuttingedgepy.com

Just add pressure-treated lumber!

www.shoredocker.com 1.866.400.9776

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Models available for: Boats, PWCs & Pontoons

Retail & Business SHOP

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Significant Elements

Architectural Salvage Warehouse 212 Center St. Ithaca, NY

significantelements.org Celebrating 20 Years of Reuse!

Geneva, New York

Explore the Arts at the Franklin Street Gallery and Gift Shop Paintings Photography Jewelry Ceramics Fiber Arts Sculptures Handmade Gift Items

Exhibiting Local and Regional Artists

Great Gift! Great Price! 3 years - 12 issues for only $28.95

Call 800-344-0559 Today or visit LifeintheFingerLakes.com

A Community Arts Center 209 N. Franklin St. Watkins Glen, NY 14891 607.535.2571 www.arcofschuyler.org

Peter C. Miller 315-789-9046 cqsigncompany@yahoo.com

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HERE!

Copper Beacons Herb Shop

Our specialty is organic culinary and decorative herbs Fresh herbs / Dried herbs and spices Specialty teas / tea accessories Herbal products / crafts One-of-a-kind theme gift baskets Plus much more Come visit the Farm

3883 County Rd. 143, Trumansburg, NY 14886 Wed - Sat 11A.M. to 5 P.M • 607-387-5240 ecollins@FLTG.net • www.copperbeacons.com North of the village of Trumansburg, left off Rt. 96

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Gifts, Antiques & Home Décor and WHISTLE STOP ANTIQUE CENTER 10am-5pm Tues thru Sun • Closed Mon 6355 Knickerbocker Road • off 104 in Ontario

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

315-524-8841 • www.lwemporium.com

Call for Monthly OPEN HOUSES www.loghomeguy.com www.realloghomes.com

Call Ed Schoen • 315-946-4360

Problems with your foot valve? Your fast, stable Foot Valve solution. In one box.

www.waterproductsupply.com | 888 748 2463 MAKE YOUR OWN WINE www.101winemaking.com

www.fallbright.com

Secure online shopping Winemaking Information

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

THE CHESHIRE UNION Gift Shop & Antique Center

• Lang Center • Books • We Feature • Webkinz • Framed Prints Local • Crystal Wine Products & • Jewelry • Candles Glasses Artwork

VISIT OUR SCHOOLHOUSE DELI Fibrenew specializes in the restoration of leather and plastics. Servicing five major markets: automotive, residential, aviation, marine and commercial. Mobile Service - We come to you.

4244 Rt. 21 So., 5 miles South of Canandaigua

www.fibrenew.com/finger_lakes

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Call for Hours

585-394-5530 www.cugifts.com

Retail & Business SHOP

HERE! C A L E N D A R (Continued from page 93) 10...Brown Bag Lecture Bring a lunch and enjoy Lee Coalson speak about historic Auburn postcards. The public is encouraged to bring their own Auburn postcards to share. Admission is free. Held at Seward House Museum in Auburn. 315-252-1283 www.sewardhouse.org 13...Lansing Harbor Festival Annual family-friendly event of music and arts, food, fishing derby, 1K and 5K run and other family activities. Held at Myers Park in Lansing. www.facebook.com/LansingHarborFestival 14...Great Race Team triathlon for adults and youth, followed by post-race celebration. Based at Emerson Park, 6914 East Lake Road in Auburn. 315-252-7139 www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html 14 - 20...Spencer Picnic Free entertainment. Food, games, crafts. Friday fireworks, Saturday parade. Bingo, carnival, children’s entertainment. Family oriented. Alcohol free. Held at Nichols Park in Spencer. www.spencerpicnic.com

Shore Docking Systems

New York State Hops Crisp Seneca Lake Water All Natural Malts

The Wildflower Café available at

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Aluminum construction Easy setup Secure storage Economical For Boats, PWCs Built to last and Pontoons! 5 Models

www.roll-n-go.com 1-866-876-5548

We serve fresh, natural foods including local pasture raised organic beef and chicken and sustainable sea foods and of course Rooster Fish Ales! 223-301 N. Franklin Street

20...Arts at the Gardens Eleventh annual fine art show and sale. One hundred juried artists will display and sell their work including painting, woodworking, clay, jewelry, fiber, photography, glass, paper and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Located at Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park in Canandaigua. 585-394-4922 artsatthegardens.org 20...Taughannock Falls Summer Concert Series The Sim Redmond Band is a blend of African-influenced reggae-tinged roots rock combined with lyrics full of hope, love and lessons learned. Held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg. 607-387-6739 www.simredmondband.com

607.535.9797 www.ro o ste rfishbre wing.com

SEPTEMBER 1 - 5...New York State Festival of Balloons The festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Six scheduled launches beginning Friday, 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Monday 6 a.m. Arts and craft vendors, 2nd Annual Vintage/New Snowmobile Show – Saturday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Food, entertainment, rides and amusements for children and car show. Located at Dansville Municipal Airport, entrance on Maple Street www.nysfob.com

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The Paintings of Kathleen Schneider

“Gathering Lilacs,” watercolor, 11 by 15 inches

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athering Lilacs” was one of my first watercolor paintings that combined my favorite girl, our daughter, with my favorite flower, the lilac. It’s the image found on my business cards and website, and it perfectly represents my passion for family, painting and gardening. Although I also work in acrylics, pen and ink, and pastels, watercolor is my medium of choice. It’s challenging, but I love the transparency and fluidity of the paint. I have been drawing and painting since I was a child, using the people and things around me as my subjects. Mary Cassatt, with her loose and expressive “Mother and Child” pieces, is my favorite Impressionist artist. Charles Reid, for his drawing skills and fluid washes, and Ray Hendershot, for his talent for texture and detail, are my most inspiring contemporary artists. I continue to take workshops from my fellow artists and find I love the process as much as the finished product. Thirteen other artists and I own Gallery 54 in Skaneateles. It is a wonderful community and although we are all in different disciplines, we inspire one another’s work. The most rewarding part of being an artist is when someone is drawn to my work. I love sharing my work with

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customers and am moved when a painting evokes a feeling from the viewer, whether it’s a sense of peace from a winter landscape, the simple pleasure of a cool fall day from a walk-through-the-woods piece, or a fond memory from a portrait or figurative painting. I find that as much as I pay attention to light, composition, design and other painting principles, it is still the essence or translation of what I am painting that I strive to share. I grew up in the Finger Lakes area, and my husband and I raised our family here. I love the seasons and all that they bring to my work. I am a signature member of the Central New York Watercolor Society, and my work has been in shows and galleries throughout New York State and Vermont. It is collected by people from around the country. I also enjoy commission work. In addition to my paintings, I have completed murals, and painted furniture and clothing. I can be contacted through my website www.kathleen-schneider.com, at Gallery 54, or at the fragrant and charming Finger Lakes Lavender Festival at Lockwood Lavender Farm in Skaneateles, Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10.

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