Wilhelmus Estate Winery
With the wine industry growing steadily in the Finger Lakes, I’ve often wondered why Canandaigua Lake doesn’t boast more wineries. The high cost of…
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Upholding a Tradition
In September my daughter, who will turn 12 in February, and I attended a hunter safety course at the Middlesex Conservation Club on South…
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Stories Heat Up in Books by Local Authors
By the looks of this collection, it’s obvious that the diverse history and culture of the Finger Lakes Region inspires many stories. An Auburn…
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Simple but Special Soup and Hors d’Oeuvres
When winter starts to roll in, it becomes tough to find fresh, local ingredients – what I like to use in all my recipes….
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Part 4 – The Finger Lakes Today
This is the conclusion of a four-part story about the land surrounding the Finger Lakes and the wildlife and people who inhabited it in…
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Letters
More Green, Plus Blue and Gray I would like to take this opportunity to commend you on your fine magazine, Life in the Finger…
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Ken Ross and His Soap Box Derby Dream
Canandaigua-born Ken Ross became a legendary soapbox derby racer who persevered and overcame such incredible odds that he was able to compete in the…
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How to Color Cones, Weeds and Flowers for the Holidays
For 50 years, the husband and wife team of George “Doc” and Katy Abraham wrote a syndicated gardening column and hosted a call-in radio…
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Historic Corning
Although the city of Corning is known around the world for glass, back in 1796, when it was founded, the primary industry in the…
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Down-Home Bard, Finger Lakes Great, Arch Merrill
“For my generation, perhaps no inheritance is richer than our memories, memories of a less troubled, simpler time.” –Arch Merrill in Our Goodly Heritage…
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