Hauppauge, NY - TripAdvisor, a leading online travel community, named Long Island’s North Fork on its ‘Top Ten Wine Destinations’ list, bringing it into the company of Napa Valley and Sonoma.
Only 90 minutes from New York City, the North Fork is located on the East End of Long Island, and has come to be recognized for its award-winning wines, quaint rural atmosphere, seaport towns, local seafood and produce, fine dining, and accommodations. Read more »
Ballston Spa, NY –
WHAT: 13th Annual Irish 2000 Music and Arts Festival – A Two-Day Event — and the Largest Irish Festival on the Planet!
WHERE: New Venue! Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect Street, Ballston Spa, NY
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 Read more »
From September 12 -21, four counties of the upper Hudson Valley and Capital-Saratoga regions will be celebrating their wide variety of farm-fresh products and creative culinary delights that result from these sustainable products.
For the second year Albany, Columbia, Dutchess and Rensselaer counties are working together to develop self-guided driving itineraries that feature delicious, creative and local products on the farm and at the table of many fine restaurants in the Upper Hudson region. The group has developed a website, www.gardenofeatingtour.com that highlights the farms, restaurants mapping their locations and providing sample itineraries and accommodation information. Read more »
Horse Racing Superstar Rachel Alexandra to Race in Saratoga on Saturday, September 5th
Saratoga Springs, NY – Eight lodging properties, fourteen restaurants and area attractions have teamed up to offer a Six Day Labor Day Weekend in Saratoga. The promotion features attractive room rates, select entrees for $20 or less and a fun-filled event schedule for visitors from Wednesday, September 2nd through Labor Day on September 7th. Read more »
Lake Placid, NY — Where better to learn about the latest progressive and unique maple sugaring techniques than in the heart of New York’s Adirondack Mountains? The Adirondack Maple Producers Association is hosting the September 27-29 New York State Maple Tour with speakers and sugarhouse tours starting from the Lake Placid Horseshow Grounds.
“We are encouraging experienced producers and those considering getting into the maple business to attend any or all of this three-day event,” says Northern New York Maple Specialist and Cornell University Uihlein Maple Forest Director Michael Farrell. Read more »
The Finger Lakes region has earned the prestigious honor of being named the number one lakeside retreat in the world by Shermans Travel. Read more about it here.
Taste, savor, sample, and sip regional flavors and wines in a week-long celebration
Westfield, NY - The Chautauqua Lake Erie Wine Trail, Lake Erie Concord Grape Belt Heritage Association, and the Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau announce the second annual celebration of regional flavors in America’s Grape Country, August 15-23, 2009. The nine day event kicks off with the America’s Grape Country Wine Festival, western New York’s largest wine event, at the Dunkirk Fairgrounds, August 15-16. The AGC Wine Festival features wine sampling, sales, educational wine seminars, arts and crafts, and live music. Then, all week long, wineries, markets, and area businesses will provide a week filled with regional history, tours, art, music, outdoor adventures, wine and local foods. Read more »
