New York’s highest village (1846 feet), Lake Placid has hosted two Olympic Winter Games — in 1980 and 1932, an honor shared only by Innsbruck, Austria, St. Moritz, Switzerland, and the Savoy region in France. But Whiteface Mountain and skiing aren’t the only things Lake Placid offers. Read more »
Hyde Park, located between New York City and Albany, is home to the Culinary Institute of America, one of the world’s premier culinary colleges and the only residential college in the world devoted entirely to the culinary arts. The school also has wide variety of programs for food enthusiasts. Read more »
New York State’s Erie Canal. opened in 1825, is a 360-mile engineering Wonder of the World, which links the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. There are a number of options for exploring the Canal, from taking a scenic 1½ hour cruise to an extended 3 or 4 day excursion. Read more »
The 1975 Acorn at Canandaigua in the Finger Lakes is the only B&B in New York State to have been awarded the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for eleven consecutive years. Activites at the B&B include taking a horse-drawn sleigh ride at the Granger Homestead Museum, Read more »
Central Leatherstocking city is rich in history: Historic Cooperstown, in Otsego County, is home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which explores 150 years of America’s national pastime. But Cooperstown has much more to offer than just baseball. Apart from being synonymous with the Clark Family, Read more »
Hudson Valley’s Woodbury Common Premium Outlets — the largest center of its kind in the United States — is just an hour’s drive north of New York City. With 220 stores to explore, housing name brands such as Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Lacoste, and Ralph Lauren, Read more »
New England doesn’t have a monopoly on scenic covered bridges. New York State is home to 24 authentic covered bridges, including the Hyde Hall Bridge in Otsego Country, which was built in 1825. There are another 18 authentic recreations throughout the state Read more »
