Tag: Finger Lakes
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Making glass (and more) at the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes region of New York
This is my ten-year-old son, working with fire, to make a glass pendant at the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes region of New York: Can I just say that the Corning Museum of Glass rocks? Because it does. Really. My kids loved making glass, watching others form glass into art and they…
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Anthony Road Wine Company
After reading Summer in a Glass: The Coming of Age of Winemaking in the Finger Lakes, I knew a trip to the Finger Lakes would not be complete without a stop at Anthony Road Wine Company. I was delighted when the owners, John and Ann Martini, as well as their winemaker, Johannes Reinhardt, all agreed…
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Trip Journal: Finger Lakes- JELL-O & more from Buffalo to Watkins Glen
Yesterday we drove from Buffalo to Watkins Glen to begin our vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York. What was supposed to be a straight drive of about 2 and a half hours changed a bit when we saw a billboard along the highway. It advertised a JELL-O museum in LeRoy, the birthplace…
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Trip Journal: New York’s Finger Lakes Travel Day
It is early in the morning and I’m in the hotel bathroom with the light on, trying not to stir anyone. We got in after midnight, so everyone should be pretty tired and sleep for a bit, but you just never know. For now, though, the kids are asleep. My husband has gone to get…