Posted in Biking, Kid's Activities, Rochester, tagged cancer, fairport, new york, ny, Western New York Wellness on July 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Ride for your Life, Saturday August 23rd, family event. The ride benefits the Western New York Wellness Program. The ride this year will be a little different. There will no longer be a 100 mile ride, but will continue to offer 10, 25 and 50 mile routes. This is a great family event that starts [...]
Posted in Cobblestone, History, Rochester, Uncategorized, tagged blacksmith, Irondequoit on July 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I can only imagine the work involved in moving a cobblestone blacksmith shop!! Built before the Civil War, of stones and mortar, just imagine the weight and the fragility. Irondequoit is moving their cobblestone building on Monday. Read about it & see a photo here: http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x544084711/Big-move-for-blacksmith-shop-is-Monday
Then, get this guide to learn the secrets of cobblestone [...]
Posted in Hiking, History, Lake Ontario, Rochester, tagged beach, bluff, Chimney Bluffs, cobbles, cobblestone quest, cobblestones, drumlin, fair haven, Fair Haven State Park, geology, glaciers, ice age, McIntyre Bluff, new york, ny, oswego, Port Bay, Scotts Bluffs, seaway trail, Sitts Bluffs, sodus, Sodus Bay, Sterling Creek, Sterling Nature Center, take a hike, Take A Paddle on July 10, 2008 | No Comments »
by Susan Peterson Gately
Along Upstate New York’s Seaway Trail between Rochester and Oswego there exists an unusual landform found in only a few locations in North America. Known by geologists as a drumlin field, hundreds of elongate north south oriented hills shape the countryside. Near Fair Haven a number of these drumlins come to an [...]
Posted in Biking, Canoeing, Erie Canalway Trail, Kayaking, Paddling, Rochester, tagged Erie Canal, Henpeck Park, new york, ny on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Henpeck Park is a small, four-acre park that sits along the Erie Canal and Erie Canalway Trail in Greece, on the southwest end of Ridgeway Avenue near Elmgrove Road.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a new non-motorized boat launch at Henpeck Park will be held at 10 a.m. July 9.
The new kayak and canoe launch concludes [...]
Posted in Biking, Rochester, tagged footprint press, new york, ny, Take Your Bike on July 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I love it when I stumble upon people who enjoy my guidebooks. It used to happen a lot at the book signings and slide shows we gave. Or, we’d be hiking along a trail and pass someone referring to a tattered (well used) copy of our guidebook. Now I have to rely on Google Alerts [...]
Posted in Biking, Finger Lakes, Rochester, tagged Finger Lakes Railway, genesee valley greenway, Geneva, Lehigh Valley Trail, new york, ny, passenger train, staycation, train on July 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Below you’ll find an article from the Messenger Post about a passenger train service that is starting up between Victor & Geneva on the former Lehigh Valley Railroad. How about combining a bike ride with a train ride. I can envision biking from Rochester south on the Genesee Valley Greenway, then east on the Lehigh [...]
Posted in Bird Watching, Conservation, Education / skills, Rochester, Wildlife, tagged bird conservation, birdcor, classroom, educator training, Genesee Valley Audubon Society, middle school, new york, ny, Scottsville, teachers, workshop on June 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Event Date: Thursday, July 31 (detailed schedule below)
Location: 1200A Scottsville Rd Ste 160, Rochester NY
Hosted by: Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District
Presented by: BirdCOR & Genesee Valley Audubon Society
Phone: 585-223-8369
Web site: www.birdcor.org
Event Details:
* Educator training programs open to teachers and nonformal educators.
* Project WILD is a wildlife-focused conservation education program for K-12 educators. [...]
Posted in Canoeing, Kayaking, Paddling, Rochester, tagged alcoholism, Irondequoit Creek, new york, ny, paddle-a-thon, Salmon Creek on June 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Join this paddle-a-thon to help raise funds to support an all volunteer nonprofit called Families in Recovery for children and other impacted by family alcoholism.
You love being on the water. You love supporting a good cause. This is an opportunity to bring those two loves together! Whether you are into flat-water or white-water, kayak or [...]
Posted in Hiking, Rochester, Waterfalls, tagged 200 waterfalls, Brighton, Corbett's Glen, new york, ny, Penfield on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s an article from the Rochester newspaper about the history & preservation efforts for Corbett’s Glen. If you haven’t visited this idyllic location - this summer is the time. Grab a copy of “200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York” and head into the glen for a hike and to enjoy the waterfalls.
Posted in Rochester, Trail, tagged footprint press, genesee river, new york, North Genesee River Trail, ny, photography, photos, staycations, take a hike, Take Your Bike, Turning Point Park on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Recently I wrote about staycations - where people stay near home to discover what’s in their own neighborhood. I mentioned how amazed I’ve been over the years about just how clueless people are about the wonders all around them - say what … roll up those car windows and crank up the volume on that [...]
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