Glenmont, N.Y. (September 4, 2018) – This spring, the principals of Red Jacket Orchards (Geneva, N.Y.) and New York Apple Sales, Inc. (Glenmont, N.Y.) agreed to join their fresh apple marketing programs to provide better service and more opportunities for their customers…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sonnenberg Gardens Focuses on Women’s Suffrage for Fall Programs and Exhibits CANANDAIGUA – This autumn Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park will focusing on the history and contributions of the residents of this region to the historic Women’s Suffrage movement that gained the right to vote for women in New York State in 1917 and for all American women in 1920 with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. …
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MEDIA CONTACT Christen Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications christen@visitfingerlakes.com 585-394-3915 Release date: July 12, 2017 Finger Lakes Visitors Connection Partners with Cheshire Farms Creamery to Create New Ice Cream Flavor: “FLX Visitors Confection” CANANDAIGUA – Finger Lakes Visitors Connection has teamed with Canandaigua’s Cheshire Farms Creamery to create a brand new ice cream flavor in celebration of July, National Ice Cream Month. The flavor, “FLX Visitors Confection,” is a salted caramel ice cream with a heavy fudge ribbon and homemade fudge brownie pieces. The limited-edition flavor is available at Cheshire Farms, 10 Parrish Street, Canandaigua, at least through the end of July…
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For Immediate Release Please note admission rates have changed for 2017 . April 14, 2017 Geneva, N.Y.:The Rose Hill Mansion will open for the 2017 season on Tuesday, May 2. Administered by the Geneva Historical Society, the Greek Revival mansion and National Historical Landmark perches above Seneca Lake in the heart of the Finger Lakes…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sonnenberg Gardens Opens for the Season on April 29 CANANDAIGUA – Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park opens its gates to visitors on April 29 for its 44 th season as a public garden and historic home. Sonnenberg, originally built and owned by banker Frederick Ferris Thompson and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, opened as a public attraction in 1973 after ownership was transferred from the US government to a nonprofit friends group. Today, Sonnenberg Gardens is one of the premier tourist attractions of the region and is open daily May through October welcoming 35,000 people annually to its Victorian estate featuring a 40-room mansion, 9 historic gardens, and antique green house complex. The park is also a popular wedding venue and home to the Finger Lakes Wine Center. And located only one mile from downtown Canandaigua, a Sonnenberg visit is the perfect pairing with any visit to Canandaigua…
Read MoreCanandaigua, NY (March 29, 2016) Bristol Mountain continues to reach major milestones this ski season. “For spring break kids looking to ski or ride in the state of New York, today they only had two choices out of 50 ski areas in the state.”…
Read MoreCANANDAIGUA --- In an effort to reverse the tide on waning Canadian visitorship, the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection has launched an integrated marketing campaign welcoming Canadians with discounts and specials…
Read MoreVictor, NY— With Ganondagan’s Seneca Art & Culture Center now available for its first winter, Friends of Ganondagan launches a “Family-Friendly February” featuring nearly 10 participatory programs from mid-February onwards, including six days of Winter Break activities…
Read MoreGENEVA --- The Gearan Center for the Performing Arts – a newly constructed 65,000-square-foot, high-tech academic facility designed to embrace, advance and experience the performing arts – is officially opening at Hobart and William Smith Colleges…
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