The jet planes you see flying across the azure sky above the lakes? The first public airplane flights in America happened here. Drink your wine from a glass? American glass making was dominated from here. Are you a woman? Your political rights in America were created…here. Yes, that kind of history.
What to Do
The Best Places to Go For a Swim in the Finger Lakes
These deep, fresh cool lakes are a joy to swim in, but did you know there are great “swimming holes” that are not on a lake, too?
Hiking Trails that require moderate effort in the Finger Lakes
Here are some hiking trails that go beyond an easy, level rails-to-trails style path in the Finger Lakes. Get going!
Shopping for Fun in the Finger Lakes
You’re on vacation, right? You have to go home with things from the Finger Lakes, right? Let us help you find some of the best shopping opportunities for not only great things to buy, but just to go have fun, too!
Easy-Peasy Hikes in the Finger Lakes
TAUGHANNOCK FALLS GORGE TRAIL (Taughannock State Park – Trumansburg) This gentle sloping earth and compact stone dust trail meanders along…
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The Most Famous of all Finger Lakes Hikes
Let’s get this one right out of the way – the famed walking trail through the stunning water-created glen that this famous village in named after. No matter whose list of “Best Things to do in the Finger Lakes” you may come across, this walk will be on that list. And it’s gorgeous.