Ontario County, NY and surrounding counties will be in the path of totality for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse. Prepare your safety and travel plans today! 

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Where to find Pokémon in the Finger Lakes

Come for the lakes, stay for the… Pokémon? From Pikachu to Squirtle; for those aspiring Pokémon masters, we’ve done a little research on Pokémon in the Finger Lakes and where to find them…

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Finger Lakes sunsets: An impromptu competition where everyone wins

All people of the world share the same sun, but in New York’s Finger Lakes we were blessed with a special treat of “Sunset Spectacular” a few nights ago. Less than five minutes later my sister posted the sunset view from her home in Gorham - different than my pinks, purples and blues. Captured at the same time, her sunset was made of oranges and golds with a barn backdrop and a window teasing the sunset to come in. I was deep into some kitchen event when my husband alerted me to the beautiful sky out our western window…

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Celebrate National Sandwich Day in the Finger Lakes!

I have nothing against the Subway restaurants and their famous “Sandwich Artists” who make 100s of sandwiches day in and day out. But, I will say, I think Ontario County restaurants are home to the real sandwich artists! In honor of Nov. 3, National Sandwich Day, I’m going to give you a few Insider Tips on some of my favorite sandwiches…

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A Finger Lakes Adventure

Mi”chelle” is coming out of her shell! I moved to the Finger Lakes area 22 years ago from the sunshine state of Arizona. And, since I grew up there, I had always considered it my home. The reason I have always felt Arizona was my home is I never took the time or the effort to go out and see what the Finger Lakes area truly had to offer me until I took my position here at the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection (“FLVC”)…

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Finding 'IT' in the Finger Lakes

It’s National Tourism Week! 30 years ago, the government declared this week and 30 years ago, I started my job at Ontario County Tourism as the first Executive Director. Flashback and flash forward and this is such an exciting industry. IT’s exciting because IT’s never the same. Diverting for a…

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Summer weekends on the lake

Summer weekend at the lake! We travelled to Hamilton for our annual reunion with my husband’s family. Of course, there were the usual cottage activities: boat rides, swimming, bocce games and cook-outs. But, one of my favorite traditions is that everyone goes to the farmers’ market downtown on that…

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