WINTER GUIDE TO THE FINGER LAKES
Navigate your way to all things FUN this winter!
Navigate your way to all things FUN this winter!
Check out our guide to surviving winter in the Finger Lakes. Don't let the winter doldrums get the best of you, get out there and enjoy the snow!
EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS:
| Seneca Lake Wine Trail - Polar Passport When: Now through March 31, 2012 Where: Seneca Lake Wine Trail (Various Wineries) What: The Polar Passport gives residents and visitors alike a convenient and affordable way to enjoy many of the wineries on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail. |
| Otsinigo Winter Farmer's Market When: Now through April 21, 2012 Where: METRO CENTER, Binghamton What: Wondering how you can get local farm products throughout the winter? Visit the Otsiningo Winter Farmers Market held at the METRO CENTER in Downtown Binghamton. |
| Seneca Lake Wine Trail - Bargain Bash When: 1/7-1/16 Where: Seneca Lake Wine Trail (Various Wineries) What: Unlike our other events, this week long sales event does not require tickets. Think of Bargain Bash as being like a big, Trail-wide spring cleaning, garage sale! |
| Seneca Lake Wine Trail - Pasta & Wine Weekend When: 1/13-1/15 Where: Seneca Lake Wine Trail (Various Wineries) What: Enjoy a self-guided tour around beautiful Seneca Lake while you sample different pasta dishes paired with delicious wines. |
| Winter Village Bluegrass Festival When: 1/27-1/29 Where: LaTourelle Resort & Spa, Ithaca What: The Winter Bluegrass Festival provides musicians and music lovers the opportunity to hear great music, jam with friends, and learn new tunes, while enjoying the warmth and comfort of an indoor venue. It’s bluegrass without the port-o-potties! Presented by Winter Village Productions and LaTourelle Resort & Spa |
| Seneca Lake Wine Trail - Chocolate & Wine Weekend When: 2/10-2/12 Where: Seneca Lake Wine Trail (Various Wineries) What: Enjoy a self-guided tour around beautiful Seneca Lake as you sample chocolates, or foods prepared with chocolate, creatively matched with their wines. Over the 2-1/2 day event, visit over 30 unique wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation. |
| Ithaca Loves Teachers - Winter Recess When: 2/17-2/26 Where: Ithaca, NY (Various Events and Locations) What: Ithaca's Winter Recess celebrates public school teachers and school employees with entertainment, activities, family fun and discounts throughout the community. Now in its sixth year, Winter Recess remains America's first and only citywide festival for state public school employees. |
| Cayuga Lake Wine Trail 10th Annual Mardi Gras When: 2/18-2/19 Where: Cayuga Lake Wine Trail (Various Wineries) What: Experience the frivolity as you go from winery to winery receiving other Mardi Gras Beads, a chance to pick the lucky coin for instant prizes plus participate in a scavenger hunt for a sampler case of fine wines from the trail. |
| Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off When: 2/18/12, 11a-4:30p (or when the chili is all gone!) Where: Downtown Ithaca Commons What: Sample different chili recipes and warm-up to some great food, local vendors, events and more! |
SKI AREAS AND RECREATION:
| Broome Tioga Sports Center - Snow Scrambles (1/15, 2/12, 3/4) 50 Shaffer Road, Richford, NY |
| Hammond Hill State Forest: X-Country Skiing 1285 Fisher Avenue, Cortland, NY |
| Greek Peak 2000 New York 392, Cortland, NY |
| Labrador Mountain 6935 New York 91, Truxton, NY |
| Song Mountain Resort 1 Song Mountain Road, Tully, NY |
| Toggenburg Mountain Winter Sports Center 1135 Toggenburg Road, Fabius, NY |
| Cass Park - Ice Skating 701 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY |
| Broome Chenango Winter Club - Figure/Ice Skating Broome County Memorial Arena |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
For weather updates and winter forecasts, click here.
For a list of school and business closings in the area, click here.
For traffic and construction updates, click here.
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