Finger Lakes Wine Country, N.Y. - Finger Lakes Wine Country, in partnership with Discovery Anywhere Mobile, proudly announces the launch of the free travel application (app) for mobile devices. The travel app allows users to have information on wineries, attractions, restaurants, accommodations, and events in Finger Lakes Wine Country while also sharing their trip on social media. The app is one of the first in the travel industry to incorporate Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, into the trip sharing process. Read more »
Owego, N.Y. — What’s there to do in your own backyard? When are all the festivals happening this year? The new 2010 Calendar of Events for Tioga County has been published and is now available for free from numerous distribution racks around the county and also at the Tourism Office Visitor’s Center located at 80 North Avenue in Owego. It lists Tioga’s festivals, events and tourism-related activities for the year. If you would like one mailed to you, please call 687-7440 or email info@visittioga.com. Or you can view the calendar of events for the year at http://www.visittioga.com/ .
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Winner chosen from over 8,500 B&B’s worldwide
Candor, N.Y. - The Edge of Thyme, A B&B Inn in Candor was recently chosen as offering the “Best Rural B&B” out of 8,500 B&B’s around the world by their loyal B&B guests and regular visitors to LanierBB.com. Innkeepers Frank & Eva Mae Musgrave certainly earned this prestigious award, and their hard work and effort has not gone unnoticed by the traveling public. Read more »
In winter, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario’s vast coastlines look particularly inviting from astride a snowmobile. Nab the opportunity and take the Seaway Trail to snowmobiling trails unlike those anywhere else. Read more about it here!
America’s National Symbol Can Be Spotted Soaring in New York State in March
New York, N.Y. - In a state known for its abundance of sports and entertainment industry celebrities, it will be a star of the feathered kind that grabs the attention of photographers for the next month or so. Throughout the month of March, visitors and residents of New York State will have the rare opportunity to spot America’s national symbol as more than 150 migratory bald eagles make their way through the Empire State.
New York State, which ranks fifth in the U.S. for number of wildlife-watching participants, offers a combination of open water and colder temperatures to create the perfect atmosphere for these regal creatures. Eagle watching is one of the most affordable activities for New York State winter visitors with a number of guided tours, excursions and educational workshops available through The Eagle Institute, a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the protection of the bald eagle and other birds of prey. Read more »
Budget Travel Magazine has launched its annual Readers’ Choice Awards and New York State / Finger Lakes has been nominated for “Most Beautiful Wine Region in
the World.”
Show your support for this beautiful region by visiting http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-srv/readerschoice/poll.html?wpisrc=newsletter . Scroll down with the yellow arrow keys on the left hand side of the page until you see the bold green heading “Destinations” and you’ll see the listing for the Most Beautiful Wine Region.
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Winery Partners with local B&B and Hotel to Create The Gentleman Vintner’s Experience
Ovid, N.Y. - Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery on Cayuga Lake, in Ovid, NY, in New York’s central Finger Lakes region, offers a unique, hands-on grape growing and winemaking experience for wine enthusiasts and aspiring winemakers alike. The Vigneron Program, in its 25th year, is a comprehensive, 8-month program that spans the 2010 grape season, and allows students to learn all aspects of growing, pruning, harvesting, blending and bottling wine from master winemaker and winery owner Tom Challen. Mr. Challen’s 40 years of vineyard and winemaking experience make this program an unparalleled learning experience. In fact, only one other winery in the country, offers this sort of opportunity. Read more »
