Accessible Travel in the Finger Lakes

A practical guide to wheelchair-accessible trails, boardwalks, overlooks, museums, and wineries in the Finger Lakes — honest about limitations and specific about what works.

Moving to the Finger Lakes: What You Need to Know

A practical guide to relocating to the Finger Lakes region — covering cost of living, housing, employment, schools, connectivity, and the honest trade-offs of four-season rural life in Upstate New York.

Every Waterfall Worth Seeing in the Finger Lakes

From 215-foot Taughannock Falls to free roadside cascades you can see from your car, here is the definitive guide to every major waterfall in the Finger Lakes region — organized by access, difficulty, and season.

Best Things to Do in the Finger Lakes in Winter

Winter strips away the tourist crowds and reveals a quieter Finger Lakes — downhill skiing at Bristol Mountain, cross-country trails through frozen forests, wine trail holiday events, and the Victorian charm of Skaneateles at Christmas.

Best Hikes in the Finger Lakes

From the 950-mile Finger Lakes Trail to streambed scrambles through slot canyons, the region offers hiking for every ability — steep gorge climbs, gentle rail trails, and a stretch of the only national forest in New York State.

Best State Parks and Gorges in the Finger Lakes

The Finger Lakes region holds some of New York's most dramatic landscapes — 19 waterfalls in a single gorge, a 215-foot free-falling cascade, and a canyon that drew comparisons to the Grand Canyon long before tourism boards got involved.

Best Cideries and Distilleries in the Finger Lakes

Hard cider and craft spirits are the Finger Lakes' fastest-growing beverage categories, driven by heritage apple orchards, New York's farm distillery laws, and producers who take the long view on fermentation.

Best Restaurants in the Finger Lakes

The Finger Lakes farm-to-table scene rivals regions twice its size, with 24-seat tasting menus in Geneva, Austrian wine taverns in Lodi, and a 50-year-old vegetarian institution in Ithaca.
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Dundee: A Farm Town Between Two Lakes

Sitting on the ridge between Seneca and Keuka Lakes, Dundee is a small agricultural community that serves as a quiet base for wine trail touring and offers one of the most dramatic viewpoints in the Finger Lakes.