by Michael Brewster Part One: “There’s an old Native American legend…” A Google search for “How did the Finger Lakes get their name?” will yield millions of hits, and many of them of them will relate some version of what Arch Merrill wrote in his 1951 book Slim Fingers Beckon: “There is an old Indian […]
These Fairy Houses in Tinker Nature Park near Rochester began popping up in 2014 and line a magical little trail in the woods. by Chris Clemens 2019 Update In March 2019, the town of Henrietta had the fairy trail at Tinker Nature Park removed. Citing higher than expected foot traffic and vandalism, the Tinker Nature […]
Thousand Island-Seaway Region Facts The Thousand Islands area has been a vacation destination since the Gilded Age. With the St. Lawrence River dividing New York and Canada, water is a way of life up here. It’s easy to find port towns like Clayton and Sackets Harbor bustling with people in the summer months. With the […]
Niagara Frontier Region Facts It would be hard to explain New York to someone without mentioning Niagara Falls. As the first state park in New York, the rushing water of the Niagara River connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. The massive number of tourists that visit help set the tone for travel in the Niagara […]
Hudson Valley Region Facts When Henry Hudson first sailed his vessel into what we call the Hudson River, he was hoping to sail on past present day New York. His first passage into the Hudson Strait was in 1609, but he wasn’t looking for land. Hudson and his crew were seeking a new merchant route […]