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Rochester Picture Perfect
The Most Helpful City In America is host to an incredible
array of delights
 One
of the things you can be sure of in Rochester is of not feeling unwanted. A
city which has been twice rated as the Most Helpful City in America has the
right to claim that. But that is not Rochester’s only claim to fame. Cultural
pleasures, sporting adventures, museum hopping, antique hunting, scenic cruising,
bargain choosing, history, mystery, artistry, pageantry - are just some of the
things the city, located on Lake Ontario, offers. And one only has to take a
look at the calendar of festivals and events to realise the number of reasons
to be there. Music fests, arts, films...there’s a festival for every taste.
A seven-hour drive from New York City, a 90-minute drive from the Canadian border,
90 minutes from Niagara Falls, and directly adjacent to the historic Finger
Lakes region, Rochester offers an abundance of natural delights. Says Paula
Savage, Director of Tourism Sales, Greater Rochester Visitors Association, "This
is an exciting time for international visitors to visit Rochester and the Finger
Lakes Region of New York State. Our new Fast Ferry service between Rochester
and Toronto crosses a great lake and gives easy access to visitors wanting to
partake in a two nation vacation. Come celebrate the seasons in Rochester with
our many floral, fall, music, art & film festivals. The Finger Lakes Region
offers visitors a choice of many outstanding wineries, outdoor recreation and
fantastic scenery."
Numerous museums offer art collections, photographic and motion picture film
collections, historic collections, science exhibits, hands-on exhibits for adults
and children, and many activities for children.
For shoppers in the family, the choices are endless. Enclosed malls, quaint
city shopping neighbourhoods (Park Avenue, Monroe Avenue, Village Gate) and
regional outlet centres only begin to outline the shopping experiences that
capture locals and visitors alike. In fact, some of the most visited retail
establishments are Wegmans Food Markets. This Rochester-based supermarket chain
has been acclaimed for its vision and innovative marketing in the US.
Entertainment encompasses all four seasons in Rochester. In winter, sledding,
ice skating, skiing, hockey, and other winter sports occupy one’s time;
in summer there’s water sports, hiking, camping, baseball, soccer, basketball,
picnicking, and other outdoor activities. Music-oriented entertainment proliferates.
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra plays to near-sold-out houses at the historic
Eastman Theatre while acclaimed students and ensembles from the Eastman School
of Music perform a variety of world class music. Jazz hot spots, alternative
music venues, nightclubs, high-energy dance clubs, and coffeehouses vie with
the more traditional concert venues. Many smaller concert bands and orchestras
entertain large crowds of concert-goers in other locales; and the Blue Cross
Arena at the War Memorial attracts top bands and acts from all over the world.
If you are a food freak, close to 1,000 restaurants and cafes in the Rochester
area offer continental, ethnic and American cuisine, in settings that are quaint
and historic, eclectic or modern, created around a special theme, and/or catering
to a favourite food. Prices are very affordable and portions are quite generous;
dining areas in restaurants are smoke-free, their staffs are friendly, children
are welcome, and dress is almost always casual.
A not-to-miss experience when in Rochester, is the Finger Lakes Region. ‘Lakes
formed by the fingers of God’, is an ancient Indian description of how
eleven pristine lakes formed just south of Rochester. The ice age glaciers probably
had a role as well in this fascinating area of drumlins and eskers, wineries
and farms, villages and hamlets. Today, as in the past 100 years, this area
provides a year-round tourist experience and is the heart of the second leading
wine producing region in the United States.
Rochester is also mid-point on the Seaway Trail, America’s longest designated
national scenic byway. The Seaway Trail is a series of roads and jaunts that
trace the southern shore of the Great Lake Ontario between Niagara Falls and
the Thousand Islands region. Along the way, travellers experience nautical and
natural history, agriculture and people culture, land-side and waterside recreation
of all types.
Accommodation
- Ambroselli's Villa Serendip Bed and Breakfast
QO 849 State Route 371, Naples, New York - 14826; tel:
585-384-5299; email: innhost@yahoo.com; website www.villaserendip.com
514 Edgewood Place, Ithaca, New York - 14850; tel:
607-592-1817; email: pehrich@twcny.rr.com; website: http://robertives.com/strawberry/
- Rochester Airport Marriott
1890 West Ridge Road, Rochester, New York - 14615;
tel: 1 585-225-6880; email: marriottdos@ejdelmontecorp.com
- Residence Inn Rochester West/Greece
500 Paddy Creek Circle, Rochester, New York - 14615;
tel: 1 585-865-2090; email: ri.rocri.gm@ejdcorp.co
- Courtyard Rochester West/Greece
400 Paddy Creek Circle, Rochester, New York - 14615;
tel: 1 585-621-6050; email: cy.rocgr.gm@ejdelmontecorp.com
- Fairfield Inn Rochester Airport
1200 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, New York - 14624; tel:
1 585-529-5000; email: ffi.rocfa.gm@marriott.com
- The Del Monte Lodge, A Renaissance Hotel
41 North Main Street, Pittsford, New York - 14534;
tel: 1 585-381-9900; email: tplouffe@ejdcorp.com
125, East Main Street, Rochester, New York - 14604;
tel: 1(585) 546-1234; email: ltromble@rochepo.hyatt.com; website: www.rochester.hyatt.com
6 Main Street, PO Box 48, Candor, New York - 13743;
tel: 1 607 659 5155; email: innthyme@twcny.rr.com; website: www.edgeofthyme.com
- Thomas Galloway House B&B at Paragon Farm
993 Cornwall Rd., Palmyra, New York - 14522; tel: 315-597-6742;
email: woolwich@rochester.rr.com; website: www.Paragonfarm.com
Entertainment
75 Woodbury Blvd., Rochester, New York - 14607; tel:
585-232-1366; email: cbrown@gevatheatre.org; website: www.gevatheatre.org
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
108 East Avenue, Rochester, New York - 14604; tel:
(585) 454-7311; email: rpo@rpo.org; website: www.rpo.org
Winery
- Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, Inc.
3962 Rt. 14, P.O. Box 38, Dundee, New York - 14837;
tel: 607-243-7971; email: wines@wiemer.com; website: www.wiemer.com
8150 Chimney Heights Blvd, Wolcott, New York -14590-9201;
tel: 315-594-2502; email: winery@thorpevineyard.com; website: www.thorpevineyard.com
5503 Dutch Street, Dundee, New York - 14837; tel: 607-292-3999;
email: info@mcgregorwinery.com; website: www.mcgregorwinery.com
Museums
565 Blossom Road, Suite L, Rochester, New York - 14610;
tel: 585-288-7170; email: ktrenholm@att.net; website: www.artisanworks.net
One Manhattan Square, Rochester, New York - 14607;
tel: 585-263-2701; email: info@strongmuseum.org; website: www.strongmuseum.org
7147 Ontario Center Road, Ontario, New York - 14519;
tel: 315 524-5356; email: jomeaker@yahoo.com; website: www.heritagesquaremuseum.org
One Museum Way, Corning, New York - 14830;
tel: 800.732.6845; email: sterbenkym@cmog.org; website: www.cmog.org
Destination marketing
- Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance
309 Lake St., Penn Yan, New York - 14527;
tel: 315-536-7488; email: info@fingerlakes.org;
website: www.fingerlakes.org
721 List Avenue; Rochester, New York - 14617; tel:
(888)363-0705; email: info@fromdusktildawn.com
Sightseeing
- Greater Rochester Visitors Association
430 East Avenue, Rochester, New York - 14604; tel:
585-546-3070; email: paulas@visitrochester.com; website: www.visitrochester.com
- Fairport Village Partnership
6 North Main Street, Suite 105, Fairport,
New York - 14450; tel: (585) 377-6010;
email: leslie@fairportpartnership.org;
website: www.fairportpartnership.org
Cruises
12 Schoen Place, Pittsford, New York - 14534;
tel: 585-262-5661; email: info@sampatch.org; website: www. sampatch.org
400 Packett's Landing, Fairport, New York - 14450;
tel: (585) 223-9470; email: admiralmlp@aol.com; website: www.colonialbelle.com
Shopping
655 Route 18, #31, Waterloo, New York - 13165; tel:
219 874-2915; email: shopper@premiumoutlets.com; website: www.premiumoutlets.com/waterloo
- Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
498, Red Apple Court, Central Valley, New York - 10917;
tel: (845) 928-4000; email: shopper@premiumoutlets.com; website: www.premiumoutlets.com/woodburycommon
16131 Ridge Road West, Holley, New York - 14473; tel:
585-638-6000; email: info@rrstation.com; website: www.rrstation.com
Associations
- Fairport Merchants Association
6 North Main Street, Fairport, New York - 14450-1524;
tel: (585) 234-4323; email: info@fairportmerchants.com; website: www.fairportmerchants.com
Amusement parks
4600 Culver Road, Rochester, New York - 14622-1399;
tel: 585-323-1900; email: jeffbailey@seabreeze.com; website: www.seabreeze.com
Guidebook publishers
- Footprint Press Recreation Guidebooks
PO Box 645, Fishers, New York - 14453-0645; tel: 585-421-9383;
email: info@footprintpress.com; website: www.footprintpress.com
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