by Ann Stachowski Ok, I’m going to let you all in on a little secret: I grew up, and still spend an inordinate amount of time, in Conesus, NY. Finger Lakes and forests are in my bones, and I’ve spent loads of time in the woods of my hometown. Really, there isn’t much else to […]
by Chris Clemens Holiday gift giving season is close. Closer than some of us (read: me) probably would like. But, one thing I have learned is that if I ignore an impending date and pretend it isn’t looming, it still seems to arrive. That’s why I got a huge head start on my gift buying […]
by Ann Stachowski I spend a lot of time wandering around Conesus Lake, the westernmost of the Finger Lakes, which is surrounded by farms, the inlet swamp, and lots and lots of woods. A parcel of these woods on Route 15 makes up Ricky Greene Memorial Park, a local summer mainstay. Ricky Greene Memorial Park […]
by Ann Stachowski Conesus is a lovely little town on Rt 15 in Upstate New York, known locally for such things as Conesus Lake, turtlestones, and its absolutely incredible amount of dirt roads. The highway department is working indefatigably to make the roads more durable, but that’s really not the point. This site also knows […]
by Chris Clemens Upstate New York has no shortage of waterfalls and the tremendous little day hikes that approach them. The one located in the ravine at the base of Canandaigua Lake has been on my ‘Upstate Bucket List’ for years now after reading about the Seneca folklore that accompanies the spot. I finally took the […]