[jump to itinerary] Big Tree Road is named for the Seneca tribe's original moniker for the Genesee River Valley, an homage to a giant oak tree that once stood at the river's edge closer to Livingston County's seat of Geneseo (source: Livingston County Historical Society). The tree eventually fell during a great flood, but you… Continue reading Return to Lakeville
[jump to itinerary] Do you feel that? It's the breeze of spring in Upstate NY. Time to hit the village streets and remember how the sun and air used to open your skin up to the world. One village that's been on your list from the beginning of Conesus Lake House's history is Honeoye Falls… Continue reading It’s Going to be Okay: Honeoye Falls NY
[jump to itinerary] Dear Adelaide, Your father went on a long journey to find your mother. It started in upstate New York, meandered its way through London, Scotland, and Türkiye, before ending up where you live now. They say time is a flat circle, but maybe it's more of a spiral. Your father went on… Continue reading Tarsus Yankee: Finding Anatolia in Irondequoit NY
[jump to itinerary] When you go to The Normal in the Village of Lima, you're in for an experience that's anything but. The tin ceiling and stained-glass windows harken back to the pre-war era, but the restaurant has been updated to reflect a more modern atmosphere. At the same time, The Normal's branding taps into… Continue reading Getting Normal in Lima NY
[jump to itinerary] You've settled into your new life on the Lake, the happy return to your roots in pastoral upstate New York. It's a fresh start and a clean slate. Work is running you ragged, and big changes are coming your way. Time to put yourself out there. You are ready to walk the… Continue reading Lunch with The Master: Rochester’s NOTA
[jump to itinerary] Contrary to its name, the "Texas Hot" did not originate in the Lone Star State. Ask anyone in Dallas what a Texas Hot is, they'll probably think you're a Yankee who can't handle the weather. Rather, hots is the Western New York term for a specific type of hot dog, and a… Continue reading The Hots for Lone Starr: Wellsville to Alfred
[jump to itinerary] I. The Genesee River Valley: The lemonade springs, Where the bluebird sings, In the Big Rock Candy Mountains For over 150 miles and over the past 12,000 years, the Genesee River has trickled from the mountains of northern Pennsylvania through Allegany, Wyoming, Livingston, and Monroe Counties, New York, eventually spilling into Lake… Continue reading Big Rock Candy Mount Morris NY
[jump to itinerary] I. Canandaigua: It's been a year since you started your newfound Lake Life. From that first breath of fresh Upstate NY air, to solving the existential mysteries of the surrounding Finger Lakes, to celebrating the open highway with your partner in crime-- you've divided and conquered the region. But Upstate NY has… Continue reading Champions of White Wine: Canandaigua to Naples
[jump to itinerary] History and memory make an unnatural -- yet remarkably impactful -- marriage. Complicate that with facsimiles of facsimiles over decades, and it becomes difficult to uncouple fantasy from the truth. Ask anyone about the most iconic American duos, and inevitably the same names are repeated, varying from one generation to the next.… Continue reading Bonnie and Clyde in Ellicottville
[jump to itinerary] Texas was an unknown to you. Too many references from TV shows and movies to take seriously. It's all cowboys and leather and barbeque, right? You had to find out for yourself. You set your sights on Dallas, coming in on a southern route by way of New Orleans and Austin --… Continue reading That’s Dallas.
[jump to itinerary] The daily grind can wear you down. Where is the motivation to keep up the hustle day in and day out? Why even bother? When every day presents the same path as before, it's easy to forget the sandbox you live in now. But the path won't point you in the right… Continue reading Why Keuka Lake?
[jump to itinerary] You've heard the cliché too many times now: "New year, new you." January 1st is, of course, arbitrary. Collectively we counted to a new four-digit number together. Yet it's your favorite holiday of the year, if only because you finally have the time off to meditate and to reflect.The Lake offers its… Continue reading The Endless Jetty of Skaneateles
[jump to itinerary] Whether you are a native New Yorker or not, you are aware of the pervasive American media sentiment that Long Island is best left to the people of Long Island. You grew up knowing upstate visitors never ventured farther than Manhattan, borough-dwellers never crossed their bridges and tunnels unless absolutely necessary, and… Continue reading Day Tripping to the Hamptons
[jump to itinerary] The last time you were in New York City, it wasn't your favorite time. The city was not like you remembered from the golden days of youth. Corner bodegas? No longer friendly neighborhood staples. Quirky but well-meaning neighbors who always pop in at the most comedic times? Nope, just angry tenants and… Continue reading Manhattan in Lakeville
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