CANANDAIGUA, NY – Fresh air. Gorgeous scenery. A great workout. It’s a great combination for participants in the new and innovative Finger Lakes TRYathlon hosted by Finger Lakes Visitors Connection on June 9th. The Finger Lakes great outdoors is Nature’s Health Club, and the TRYathlon takes advantage of nature’s assets to get fit and stay healthy. This first-ever Finger Lakes TRYathlon encourages people to get out and TRY a variety of activities to get involved in healthy living. 

Victor, NY—The Friends of Ganondagan calls this the “fieldtrip of a lifetime,” and the odds for winning the experience have just improved dramatically. Only 50 tickets will be sold for the opportunity to win an overnight at Ganondagan’s iconic bark longhouse. 

Victor, NY— Multi-award winning Native folk and blues rock guitarist Keith Secola (Anishinabe) headlines The Friends of Ganondagan’s 21st annual signature event—the Native American Dance & Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30 from 10 am to 6 pm. Secola’s famous song, NDN Kars, is considered the contemporary Native American anthem and is the most requested song on Native radio in the U.S. and Canada. 

NAPLES, NY (JUNE 2012) - Bristol Valley Theater, the Finger Lakes' award-winning live professional theater continues their 20th Anniversary Season on Main Street with Mary's Wedding, a haunting and heart-stirring romance set at the outset of the First World War. 

We are delighted to announce our new Artists & Artisans series this week in our Simply Crêpes Canandaigua location. Thursday evenings we'll feature all things created locally in the Finger Lakes -- artists, authors, music and artisanal foods. 

NAPLES, NY- (MAY 2012) Bristol Valley Theater CAMP DRAMAPALOOZA! is currently enrolling students ages 4-8 and 8-12. The ½ day outdoor camp meets from 9 am-1 pm Monday-Friday for one week each session.  

CANANDAIGUA, NY –

WHAT:  This first-ever Finger Lakes TRYathlon encourages people to get out and TRY a variety of activities to get involved in healthy living. Throughout the day, TRYathletes will experience and learn about healthy outdoor activity from local, seasoned professionals. For the first leg of the event, the athletes will put on their hiking shoes and venture out on a guided hike at Dryer Park in Victor with Brian Emelson of Victor Parks and Recreation. The second leg takes advantage of the water and involves kayaking or standup paddleboarding with Steve Howie of Canandaigua Sailboarding. The final event in the TRYathlon is a bicycling expedition with USA Cycling Coach and Tune Yoga for Sports owner Leslee Trzcinski. The TRYathletes will also be treated to a healthy lunch at the Canandaigua Wegmans – a leader in promoting healthy living in the Finger Lakes. 

CANANDAIGUA, NY – Smart phones provide consumers with the latest weather, driving directions and entertainment through rich multimedia. Now, smart phone users and visitors to the Finger Lakes will be able to get up-to-date information about tourism in the Finger Lakes with the new VisitFingerLakes.com mobile web site. 

GENEVA, NY –

WHAT:  Do you want to help make your community sparkle for the spring and summer visitors? The Finger Lakes Visitors Connection invites volunteers to join the community cleanup efforts during National Tourism Week (May 5-13, 2012). 

On July 7, at 1:30 p.m., at the Farmington Friends Meetinghouse (187 County Road 8, Farmington), David Anderson, Community Scholar in Residence, Nazareth College, will present a reenactment and discussion of Frederick Douglass's famous speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"  This will be co-sponsored by the Rochester and Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission.