Rick Kauder

Attracted to Beautiful Things

By Mark Stash, Editor Why are humans drawn to beautiful things, to the aesthetics that are all around us? Simple objects and symmetry make…

A family’s dream of a smokehouse brewery turned into something grander. Five years ago, Jennifer and Doug Irwin visited their son Tyler in Salt…

By Tabitha Scoville On a farm in Solon, on October 10, 1868, a baby boy was born to Samuel and Almira Russell Miller. Little did…

By Mark Stash, Editor The Finger Lakes Region is blessed with a ton of trails where you can hike, bike, ride a horse or…

by Stephanie Jarvis It’s a sunny September afternoon, and the grounds of Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards are alive with the clinking of wine glasses and…

Editor’s Note We received a response from a reader in Montana in regards to an article in the July/August 2025 issue about Deerscaping. There…

by Mark Stash July has truly been a hot and humid month this year. There have been lots of sunny days and the cooler…

by Mary Bauso, Friends of Fillmore Glen Nestled at the southern tip of Owasco Lake is the quiet village of Moravia – a small…

by Christopher Bennemphotos by Christopher Bennem and Isabella Powers A few years ago, a single “Real Simple” Instagram post tried to present a hack…

Great fans of Life in the Finger Lakes magazine and especially the recent article on rural roads (May/June 2025). My wife and I are…