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Category: Family Fun Activities

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4 Things to Do Before Summer Runs Out in the Finger Lakes

By Theresa VanWormer on

In New York State, we are known and loved for our changing seasons, but especially for our beautiful green summer months. Before temperatures cool down for fall, here are 5 fun-in-the-sun activities to make the most of the end of summer! Music and Theatre! You can find something happening almost every weekend during the rest of summer, no matter when you’re visiting. If you’re looking for some cool things to plan a trip around, here are some locations with fun events to check out…

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Ember's Rising Blueberries

U-Pick Farms in the Finger Lakes

By Theresa VanWormer on

Food tastes best when it is fresh. In the Finger Lakes Region, you will find that our restaurants, businesses, and small markets live by the saying, “shop local.” We are so lucky to have a tapestry of foods grown locally here, as well as “u-pick” farms where you can pick your produce. We will…

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Sonnenberg Gardens Mansion in the Spring

Canandaigua’s Victorian Architecture

By Melissa Knoblauch on

Several years ago, I was at a book discussion at a large bookstore in Rochester. One of the women attendees and I got chatting and had coffee when it was over. The woman was in Rochester for months, staying with her daughter, a university student who’d undergone a serious surgery. The woman said…

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Shopping in Downtown Canandaigua

What to do this Summer in the Finger Lakes

By Theresa VanWormer on

School is out and summer has officially started! With each day filled with warm weather, there are so many things I look forward to in the summer. Bonfires with my friends by the lakeside while we're roasting marshmallows to that perfect golden brown for s'mores. Summer is everywhere, its in the…

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A family relaxing at Kershaw Park overlooking Canandaigua Lake

Family-Friendly Summer in the Finger Lakes

Welcome to the first official week of summer in the Finger Lakes! At Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, we're so excited about the warm and sunny days ahead, we're dedicating blogs to what Finger Lakes Insiders arelooking forward to this summer. Like most people, I look forward to summer, and I am so thankful it is finally here. I decided to dedicate this summer to family-friendly activities where I can take my 2-year-old daughter. So for those of you eager to find those fun events for children of all ages, here are the ones I’m scheduling on my calendar. …

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A local spread of food at Kindred Fare

Celebrate Mom - Finger Lakes Style!

By Meg Vanek on

Each year on the second Sunday in May, we carve out a special day to acknowledge and appreciate all the special moms - birth moms, step moms, and mom figures in our lives.The carefree Finger Lakes lifestyle offers the perfect setting to treat mom to a relaxing time, where she can truly be Queen for a Day! …

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