Christmas in the Finger Lakes was more like spring with temperatures in the fifties, but no one really thought that this would last. On the first Monday of the New Year, we were awakened by strong winds which rattled the vinyl siding on our house as the first edge of a massive cold front passed…read more

It was only minutes after our guests arrived from Pennsylvania that we traveled to Hazlitt’s Red Cat Cellars (click here) in Naples, NY. Hazlitt’s has taken over the old Widmer Wine Cellars which used to be located in Naples, and by all indications, their business decision seems to have been a wise choice. Unfortunately, due…read more

During my last visit to Naples, NY which sits at the southern end of Canandaigua Lake, I stopped at Memorial Park as I noticed a newly erected building on the property. There housed in the newly constructed Memorial Building was a restored Civil War cannon along with its caisson. According to a Daily Messenger article,…read more

We discovered the Finger Lakes region of New York State some 20 years ago and we have been living here in this beautiful place for fourteen years. There is always something new to see and do but since the Finger Lakes region is comprised of over 11,000 acres, it takes about 45 minutes of travel…read more

Spring in the fields and forests of Upstate New York begins with the yellow flowers of the forsythia bush and as I drove down to Naples, NY, I spotted a whole planting of forsythia bushes along route 21 at Monica’s Pies. The forsythia bush is one of the earliest flowering bushes of spring, and its…read more

Our weather in the Finger Lakes has been kind of nasty this week with night time temperatures just a little below freezing and day time temperatures in the low to mid-thirties. But for those of you who are looking for a sure sign of spring, these are exactly the right conditions for the sap to…read more