FINGER LAKES I LOVE NEW YORK TRIP that Good News went from February 27-March 3. We created great video from the tour and will be sharing it with you shortly. Until then please take a look at all these wonderful locations in the FINGER LAKES REGION OF NEW YORK and visit them. They are extremely hospitable and you will have a great time, as I did. Paul
TPA CONTACT: Monroe County
Claire Wysokowski
Office: 585-279-8325
11:30am
Tour Rochester Museum and Science Center
657 East Ave,
Rochester, NY 14607
P: 585-271-4320
www.rmsc.org
The Rochester Museum and Science Center, or RMSC, is a museum in Rochester, New York that features many hands-on exhibits, planetarium shows, and more.
12:30pm – 1:45pm
Wegmans Super Store
3195 Monroe Avenue
Pittsford, N.Y. 14534
www.wegmans.com
Rochester-based, Wegmans Food Market has more than 70 stores in NY, NJ, PA, MD, OH, VA & soon MA. Wegmans is the #1 tourist attraction in the area. It’s a must see. It won the first-ever Food Channel award for the grocery store that most changed the way we shop and has been named to Forbes Top 10 Places to Work for more than 10 years.
2:00pm-2:45pm
Tour Strong – National Museum of Play
1 Manhattan Square,
Rochester, NY 14607
P: 585-263-2700
www.museumofplay.org
2nd largest museum for children in the country. Largest collection of toys, dolls and play-related objects in the world; also home to National Toy Hall of Fame
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Tour George Eastman House
900 East Ave,
Rochester, NY 14607
P: 585-271-3361
www.eastmanhouse.org
The George Eastman House is the world’s oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world’s oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949.
4:15pm – 5:00pm
Tasting and Tour at Casa Larga Vineyards
2287 Turk Hill Rd.
Fairport, NY 14450
P: 585-223-4210
www.casalarga.com
Contact: Andrea O’Neill
Casa Larga Vineyards is one of New York’s premier wine producers, highly regarded for its production of award-winning, world-class Ice Wines.
5:15 pm
Check into Woodcliff Hotel and Spa for overnight
199 Woodcliff Dr,
Fairport, NY 14450
P: 585-381-4000
www.woodcliffhotelspa.com
Located atop wooded hills in Fairport, just off I-90, Woodcliff Hotel and Spa is only 20 minutes from downtown Rochester, and offers spectacular views of the Rochester Skyline, Rochester Bristol Hills and Finger Lakes region.
6:30 pm
Pick up for Dinner at Black & Blue Steak and Crab
3349 Monroe Ave,
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 421-8111
http://blackandbluesteakandcrab.com/
A “new” style of American steakhouse, a twist on the old classic. It’s not just about our great steaks at b&b, something we obsess about. What also sets us apart is our family owned fish & seafood company in St Petersburg Fla, where we are able to hand pick and ship the freshest gulf seafood available. It touches no purveyors, and no middle-men on the way to you; from the boat to black & blue.
Friday, Feb. 28
8:30am-9:00am
Breakfast at Woodcliff and depart for Ontario County
Arrive 9:45am: Ontario (Pick up at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa)
TPA CONTACT: Ontario County
Valerie Knoblauch
Email: valerie@visitfingerlakes.com
10:00am – 1:00pm
Lessons and skiing at Bristol Mountain
5662 New York 64,
Canandaigua, NY 14424
P: 585-374-6000
www.bristolmountain.com
Bristol Mountain is the premier resort located in the Western Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. The resort sits on a base elevation of 1000 feet.
1:00pm
Lunch and Winetasting in the Naples Area
Naples, NY
Back to Downtown Canandaigua
5:15pm
Check-in to the Inn on the Lake (to be confirmed)
770 S. Main St,
Canandaigua, NY 14424
P: 585-394-7800
www.theinnonthelake.com
The Inn on the Lake Resort & Conference Center has distinguished itself as a unique year-round getaway for business events and personal relaxation.
6:30pm
Dinner and Winetasting at the New York Wine and Culinary Center
800 S Main St,
Canandaigua, NY 14424
P: 585-394-7070
www.nywcc.com
Our mission at The New York Wine & Culinary Center is to educate, engage and excite our visitors by celebrating and showcasing New York’s finest in wine.
8:00pm
Check into Hotel for the night
Saturday, March 1
8:00am – 8:30am
Breakfast at Inn on the Lake and depart for Cortland County
Arrive 10:30am: Cortland County (meet Jim)
TPA CONTACT: Cortland County
Jim Dempsey
Phone: 607-753-8463
Email: jim@experiencecortland.com
10:30am – 3:30pm
Tour and Ski at Greek Peak Mountain Resort (Lunch at the Resort)
2000 New York 392,
Cortland, NY 13045
P: 800-955-2754
www.greekpeakmtnresort.com
Greek Peak Mountain Resort is a ski resort, with a vertical drop of 952 feet, located near Cortland, New York. Greek Peak offers day and night skiing 7 days a week from late December until mid March.
4:00 – 5:00pm
Tour Toggenburg Mountain – Pass to Onondaga County
1135 Toggenburg Rd,
Fabius, NY 13063
P: 315-683-5842
www.skitog.com
Toggenburg Mountain Winter Sports Center is family owned and operated. Located on Toggenburg Road just off NY Rt. 80, it is one mile east of the Village of Fabius. Toggenburg has 21 trails, including two terrain parks, serviced by five lifts. Check this Web site for our many services, such as equipment rentals and childcare. The Foggy Goggle Restaurant and Sports Bar is acclaimed as one of Central New York’s finest eateries!
TPA CONTACT: Onondaga County
Nikita Jankowski
Phone: 315-470-1903
NJankowski@visitsyracuse.org
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Dinner and shopping in Armory Square
5:30-6:30pm
Shopping
Armory Square of Downtown Syracuse,
241 W Fayette St,
Syracuse, NY 13202
http://www.armorysquareofsyracuse.com/
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Empire Brewing Company
120 Walton St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
P: 315-475-2337
http://empirebrew.com/
Empire Brewing is an award-winning brewer of handcrafted ales and lagers. They provide customers with the finest all-natural ingredients available by utilizing fresh locally sourced products from over sixty Central New York farmers. Empire Brewing’s motto is “Eat Where You Live” and their menu consists of food from within 200 miles. Craft brewery on sight.
8:30pm
Jefferson Clinton Hotel at Armory Square
Sunday, March 2
8:30am – 9:00am
Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 – 10:30
Tour Village of Skaneateles
Skaneateles, NY
Located on the north shore of pristine Skaneateles Lake, one of Central New York’s long, narrow and deep glacier-formed Finger Lakes, Skaneateles is a scenic village with quaint tree-lined streets and 19th Century homes reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting. The magnificent scenery provides an unparalleled setting for peaceful strolls through the charming village to visit the area’s restaurants, antique shops, boutiques, art galleries and parks.
11:00am – 12:00pm
Ice Skating in Clinton Square
12:15am – 3:30pm
Tour and Shop at Destiny USA
9090 Destiny USA Dr.
Syracuse, NY
www.destinyusa.com
LUNCH AT DESTINY
Destiny USA is a 2.4 million square foot tourist destination in Syracuse, NY that includes a strong mix of luxury outlet tenants, restaurants and entertainment. New brands continue to open to create a unique and dynamic consumer shopping experience. A stunning three-story glass atrium provides perfect weather year round. Oxford Economics has projected an annual visitation rate of over 29 million visitors from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Destiny USA is expected to be the second most visited shopping center in the country, according to Travel and Leisure magazine. It is the largest LEED® Gold certified retail commercial building in the world.
4:00pm
Arrive at Syracuse Hancock International Airport
1000 Col Eileen Collins Blvd,
Syracuse, NY 13212
FLIGHT:
Delta Airlines Flight # 3813
Departure SYR 5:28pm
Arrive LGA 6:50pm
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