Category: Events & Festivals

Brew, Brats, & Bliss

May. 23, 2012

“This is bliss”. Yes, those words actually came out of my boyfriend, Pete’s, mouth during our day trip to Naples in the Finger Lakes on Saturday. Despite the fact that we were driving past a road actually named Bliss at the time and he may have just been being smart, I reveled in the fact that the…

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The Nose Knows Best

Apr. 24, 2012

The “golden rule” of the Golden Nose Awards in New York's Finger Lakes: there is no good and bad –…

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What I Didn't Know About Where I Grew Up

Oct. 21, 2011

This summer I moved back to the Finger Lakes after living in Connecticut for 28 years. It’s been fun rediscovering the events and festivals that I once took for granted. One way I decided to get back to the roots of the Finger Lakes was to take in a local festival steeped in tradition and legend…

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It's not 'grapes' but it's local: Sauerkraut on tap!

By Valerie Knoblauch on Sep. 26, 2011

I love the Finger Lakes small towns and the people who take pride in them. I enjoy getting off the…

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A Night of Music in the Finger Lakes

Sep. 09, 2011

In my job, promoting the Finger Lakes, I get to do a lot of interesting things. A few weekends ago I…

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Ring of Fire: when water and fire DO mix!

By Valerie Knoblauch on Sep. 02, 2011

I’ll admit, I’m sitting at my desk really looking forward to the weekend! It’s Labor Day weekend and…

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