Finger Lakes

[prcrstn8]

Starting from Hammondsport. Wineries, check. Corning glasverks, check.

Chimney Bluffs? Watkins Glen SP? Skaneateles? Nick Tahou Hots? What else?

[Tom]

Grape pie.

[robin3mj]

Watkins Glen for sure
Other Half brewing in Candidaigua.

[gregl]

Bike or no bike? The riding in the Finger Lakes is spectacular right now. Perfect weather for road, gravel, and MTB. Off the bike, the Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport is terrific. The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester will bring back a flood of childhood memories. There are so many great restaurants, you’ll go home with a few extra pounds. Dano’s Heuriger in Lodi is a Viennese delight. Ports Cafe just south of Geneva is one of my favorites. I’m spoiled living so close to the Finger Lakes.

Greg

[Jeffrey Lee]

Curtis Museum in Hammondsport.

[Scott G.]

Paging Mr. Brooks, Mr. Brooks please report to the customer service desk.


Anyone still have the clay tablets for this ride.....

https://www.velocipedesalon.com/foru...amble-801.html

[prcrstn8]

No bikes this time.

[gregl]

Do you have an itinerary/route/schedule for your trip? That would shape culinary and sightseeing suggestions. For example, Ithaca is a foodie's delight. A diverse (for central NY...) culture provides dining options for all tastes.

Greg

[prcrstn8]

No itinerary, and I don't care if I eat burgers every day.

[ZenNMotion]

Trumansburg native here, just N of Ithaca, so that's the area I know best. I'm a loyal New Yorker, harvested tons of grapes as a kid, but now transplanted in Cali. So I remain politely silent on the question of NY vs CA wines-- I deftly change the wine comparison subject to snow vs wildfires. In random order, definitely do Watkins gorge, ideally on a weekday morning when the trail is mostly empty. Seneca Falls is full of history including the base of the Women's sufferage movement, the museum is worth a visit https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm. Definitely swing over to Taughannock Falls in my home town near Ithaca, although it's sometimes less spectacular during summer drought- nice flat 1 mile stroll through the gorge- Taughannock Park includes a nice swimming beach on the lake https://parks.ny.gov/parks/taughannockfalls. Nearby on Rt 96 is also the Museum of the Earth, which is great if you're into fossils and paleontology https://www.museumoftheearth.org/ as well as the Cayuga nature center if your entourage includes kids https://www.cayuganaturecenter.org . If you're visiting in July, check out the concert schedule for the Grassroots Music Festival, it's smaller scale this year due to Covid logistics but great local bands and kid-friendly venue at the Trumansburg fairgrounds near Taughannock. https://www.grassrootsfest.org/ Ithaca is home to a nice trifecta of other gorges that you can see in an afternoon- Buttermilk Falls, Treman Falls, and Cascadilla that runs through Cornell campus. Treman and Buttermilk have nice swimming holes, especially Treman as well as a nice trail network through both gorges for short hikes https://parks.ny.gov/parks/roberttreman/. Cornell campus is pretty, and the Johnson Art museum on campus is worth a visit https://museum.cornell.edu/. Ithaca also has the Science Center which has lots of things for kids to do http://www.sciencenter.org/. Also the Ithaca Children's Garden which is really fun even if you're not a kid- lots of activities going on https://www.visitithaca.com/attracti...ildrens-garden. A few out-of-the-box-only-locals-go-there low key family restaurants I like include Little Venice (Trumansburg) http://littlevenicet-burg.com/, Ginny Lee Cafe/Winery (nice lake views on the deck!) just N. of Watkins on Rt 414 https://theginnylee.com/, Glenwood Pines on Rt 89 a few miles N of Ithaca (recommend the Glenwood Burger!) https://www.glenwoodpines.com/. If you're in Ithaca on a Saturday or Sunday, the Farmer's Market includes some great crafts vendors and is the best place for lunch in town, and you can eat on the water overlooking the canal https://ithacamarket.com/. Lots of restaurant options in Ithaca, let me know what you like and I can suggest some. If you're willing to drive a bit South of Ithaca, Corning glass museum is fascinating.

You will miss your bike. If you find yourself in Ithaca with the time and no bike, call Glen Swan's shop and ask about a rental, he can probably set you up. Glen is a local cycling icon with a great shop in his barn, worth a visit even just to meet and see. https://www.facebook.com/pages/categ...8250520193913/ At the North end of the Lakes in Geneva, the Geneva Cycling Center is another nice shop with rentals https://genevabikes.com/

[AngryScientist]

sometimes i get wanderlust and envious of the west coasters. the antidote to that is a trip through upstate NY, Vermont, west MA Maine, etc. There is so much beauty in the northeast, and so much to see. the finger lakes are amazing. enjoy yourself.

[ZenNMotion]

sometimes i get wanderlust and envious of the west coasters. the antidote to that is a trip through upstate NY, Vermont, west MA Maine, etc. There is so much beauty in the northeast, and so much to see. the finger lakes are amazing. enjoy yourself.

Ha ha! This west coaster knows where the grass is literally greener. I love Winter and early Spring here, but then everything gets tinder dry and the fires start. Plus, water. I miss water, frigid beaches notwithstanding...

[prcrstn8]

Ginny Lee Cafe

Ithaca on a Saturday or Sunday, the Farmer's Market

Thanks!

Going forward, Steuben Brewing Company in Hammondsport gets a big thumbs up. We tried 3 pilsners and 3 IPAs and they were all good.