The story of Handsome Lake and his spiritual impact in the Finger Lakes Region. by Chris Clemens Most of our explorations of the Burned Over District have been to places offering first hand experiences with a belief system. Of course, not every stop has included a mass or service. For the most part, we’ve been […]
St. Michael’s Mission in Conesus stands today as a relic of a seminary remembered by nearly everyone who lived in the region. New owners have been attempting to renovate the property under its new name of The Mission at Conesus. by Chris Clemens This terrain once graced by continental glaciers two million years ago has […]
Visiting a rare work of Louis Comfort Tiffany art in the Willard Memorial Chapel in Auburn by Chris Clemens With plenty to see in Auburn, we set out for a day that included a bunch of Cayuga County sites. Foremost on our list was one of the rarest Louis Comfort Tiffany gems in America: The […]
A history of and visit to St. Januarius Church in the Finger Lakes village of Naples near Canandaigua Lake. by Chris Clemens In 1779, German settlers came to the Finger Lakes area bringing with them the expertise of grape growing and winemaking. They formed a small town known as “Watkinstown” named after a Revolutionary War […]
A story about visiting the White Lotus Buddhist Center in Rochester, New York by Chris Clemens At 815 Park Ave in Rochester the Immanuel Baptist Church blends itself into the residential historic neighborhood. The towering Tudor Revival style church earned a spot on the national registry in 2002. When you first step into the church, […]