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chrissy-kaos · 2 years

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I took a few pics on my adventures today! It was such a blast! I love this place so much!

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duvalpete · 2 years

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Finger Lakes. February 2022.

#upstateny #Upstate New York #fujifilmxpro3 #finger lakes #fingerlakes #lanscape #honeymoon #bnw_captures #bnw_world #bnwlife #bnw_zone

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familyadventuresinnewyorkstate · 1 year

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☀️𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙍-𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝘼𝙔 1𝙎𝙏 Sonnenberg Gardens is one of only two public gardens in the New York State Park System and it is spectacular. The 50-acre property consists of numerous themed gardens and a Victorian mansion. The beauty of this amazing destination is a haven for garden lovers, nature photographers, and history lovers alike. Learn more about visiting here: https://adventuresny.com/sonnenberg-gardens-mansion-state-historic-park-canandaigua-ny/ #gardens #botanicalgardens #sonnenberggardens #canandaigua #explorenewyork #naturelovers #nature #trees #japanesegarden #rockgarden #flowerslovers #flowers #arboretum #mansion #beautifuldestinations #outdoorfun #fingerlakes #fingerlakesregion #fingerlakesny https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJE2UJOrpE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gardens #botanicalgardens #sonnenberggardens #canandaigua #explorenewyork #naturelovers #nature #trees #japanesegarden #rockgarden #flowerslovers #flowers #arboretum #mansion #beautifuldestinations #outdoorfun #fingerlakes #fingerlakesregion #fingerlakesny

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nickbrandreth · 1 year

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All about the casein on panels right now.

#en plein air #pleinairpainting #plein air #caseinpaint #casein #fall #fall season #rochester #new york #good vibes #ubranpainting #landscapepainting #landscape #fingerlakes #great lakes

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esther-aria · 2 years

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#watkins glen state park #the gorge trail #fingerlakes #hiking #photography

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thisliterarylife · 2 years

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yesterday’s introduction to the finger lakes and wine tastings took @willprapestis, @minga4hem, + bill to @hickoryhollowwineliquor, where we had some amazing dry whites and reds. officially a fan of finger lakes wine. #exploreny #winecountry #winetasting #hickoryhollow #typewriter #vintage #underwood #winery #fingerlakes #sencalake #winelovers (at Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfRlT9sriUW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#exploreny #winecountry #winetasting #hickoryhollow #typewriter #vintage #underwood #winery #fingerlakes #sencalake #winelovers

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jessejunkocreates · 2 years

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I want to see the sparkle. I want to be the sparkle. I’m gunna soak up the sun on magical days and feel ZERO GUILT about it. I’m gunna wear lip gloss when no one else sees and let nature dazzle me; I’m gunna snuggle my sweetie and savor the sparkle and show up for the juicy stuff as powerfully as I show up for the work and show up in service. I am not committed to my discomfort. I am not shrinking from my pleasure. I love this juicy life! Take a bite with me! ✨ 🌊 🚤 . . . #lakelife #senecalake #flxfall #flx #fingerlakes #ilovesenecalake #iloveny #boating #sparkle #sunworship #fallsunshine #thesearethedays #thejuicylife #guiltfree #phdinme #followyourpleasure #blissseeker #savor #lifeisgood #showup (at Seneca Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjX3FxHOmU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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yatescountyhistorycenter · 2 months

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Thinking about the Sullivan Expedition

By Jonathan Monfiletto

During its reign over its North American territory, Great Britain attempted to keep peace with the Native Americans who already lived here. Following the French and Indian War, as the North American theater of the Seven Years’ War was known, the British government adopted the Proclamation of 1763 to declare its colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The western portion of British-claimed territory was considered to be Native American land. In New York, the boundary between the colony and indigenous land lay around the modern-day Utica-Rome area. After the American Revolution, however, the proclamation was nullified and the newly ordained American citizens began to explore and settle their new country.

That brought the Public Universal Friend – the person – and the Society of Universal Friends – the group – into what they called the Genesee Country, as the first permanent, non-native settlers of what is now Yates County. It also brought Levi Benton and his family – the first settlers of the county aside from the Friends – and many other Pennsylvanians and New England Yankees to the area.

The Genesee Country became a focal point for white settlement in the early years of the American nation. That’s because of an event that happened a decade before the Friends arrived, in which soldiers who took part returned home with stories of a wonderful and bountiful land.

In 1779, General George Washington dispatched General John Sullivan and his forces to march up the Susquehanna River in eastern Pennsylvania to the Genesee River in western New York. The goal was to harass the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy who lived in that area and had allied with the British.

What became known as the Sullivan Expedition occurred after what the Continental Army considered massacres by Iroquois warriors in Wyoming Valley (along the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania) and Cherry Valley (south of the Mohawk River in New York). In secondary accounts of the expedition, these events read more like raids in which Iroquois forces took part alongside, and under the direction of, British forces. The Continental Army nevertheless decided it needed to specifically target the Iroquois with an offensive in response.

The expedition did not result in a large loss of life – there were a few casualties on both sides in scattered skirmishes – as thousands of Iroquois fled their villages toward British strongholds ahead of the approaching troops. The Army did not take any Iroquois captives, though that had been a goal of the expedition, and the main result was troops destroyed Iroquois villages and decimated homes and crops.

In 1929, during the 150th anniversary of the Sullivan Expedition, Herbert D. Winters – the head of the history department of Keuka College – wrote a series of 11 articles for The Chronicle-Express that offered a detailed and extensive history of the expedition. He discusses the planning of the expedition and its beginnings and then charts Sullivan’s course. I used Winters’ writings – along with an essay by Seneca County Historian Walter J. Gable, a webpage from the National Park Service, and the Historical Marker Database website – to inform this article.

Following the course of the Susquehanna, Sullivan and his forces staged the Battle of Newtown – in present-day Elmira – against, again, a mix of British and Iroquois forces. From there, the expedition entered the Finger Lakes region through Catherine’s Town at the southern end of Seneca Lake. The expedition marched northward up the east side of Seneca Lake.

Once Sullivan’s forces reached the northern end of Seneca Lake, at the Seneca village of Kanadesaga, he sent detachments down both the west side and east side of Cayuga Lake. Though the expedition did not travel the entire length of the west side of Seneca Lake, it did reach present-day Yates County. A detachment was sent to the Seneca village of Kashong to destroy it.

As Winters documents, a force of 400 men, and later an additional 200 reinforcements, went to work destroying the crops they found there – potatoes, apples, peaches, cucumbers, watermelons, and corn. The village, like many the expedition encountered, was already deserted of people. This force joined up with the main body to continue to the Genesee River, but upon their return eastward they visited Kashong once again to inflict further destruction on the houses and buildings there.

The sesquicentennial celebration in 1929 saw the establishment of numerous monuments to the Sullivan Expedition. These consist largely of stone-and-metal monuments depicting the route of Sullivan’s forces and standard blue-and-yellow markers recalling where Iroquois villages once stood and other aspects of the expedition. There are at least 10 such monuments in Seneca County alone, with four in Cayuga County, three in Ontario County, and one each in Schuyler County and Tompkins County.

According to HMDB, there are a total of 72 historical markers dedicated to the Sullivan Expedition; other markers are located elsewhere throughout New York and Pennsylvania, along the route Sullivan traveled. There are none in Yates County that I am aware of, although one of the monuments listed in Ontario County is located at Kashong, a hamlet on the border of Ontario and Yates counties.

The markers denoting the trail of the Sullivan Expedition refer to it as a campaign “against the hostile Indian nations” that resulted in “extending westward the dominion of the United States.” A stone obelisk in Waterloo even states it is meant “to commemorate the destruction of the Indian village Skoi-Yase.” We should certainly commemorate the Sullivan Expedition, but how to commemorate it without such harmful language is a difficult question.

The Sullivan Expedition has been celebrated in the Finger Lakes region for clearing the way, figuratively and literally, to settlement of the land after the war. On the one hand, the expedition was indeed a military campaign against an enemy during wartime. On the other hand, it was a genocide, as the Continental Army sought not just to attack the Iroquois but to wipe them and their livelihood from their land. I’m wondering how we should discuss the Sullivan Expedition and place it in historical context.

The Sullivan Expedition resulted in the settlement of the Finger Lakes region, and people of white European descent would not be here without it. Yet, such a tragic and horrific event probably should not be celebrated the way it is on so many historical markers around the region.

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nylandquest · 1 year

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This wooded 5 acre lot is located in Bath NY and is offered with owner financing. Enjoy the privacy of this country location situated along a private drive just outside the Village of Bath. Centrally located in Steuben County, the wooded lot is mainly level and with some clearing would make a great location for a home, camp, or cabin of your own. Electric and high-speed internet are available along the private road. This is Lot 1. Additional lots are available. A very private and secluded location conveniently close to town. For the individual seeking a larger parcel, additional land is available. Enjoy all the recreational opportunities surrounding the property with Keuka Lake only 15 miles away. The Cohocton River offers quality fishing nearby, and Cameron State Forest is located 3 miles to the south providing an additional 1,990 acres to explore. A great location just minutes from the Village of Bath and I-86, and 25 miles west of Corning NY. All oil, gas, and mineral rights will transfer to the new owner. Owner financing is available with $8,000 down and $289 per month for 10 years. Offered at $29,900. Contact Keith Egresi 607-329-5172 for more information. @nylandquest #buildinglot #woods #pirvate #ownerfinancing #bathny #steubencountyny #fingerlakes https://www.instagram.com/p/CrTjkQWOH3y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#buildinglot #woods #pirvate #ownerfinancing #bathny #steubencountyny #fingerlakes

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hectorhandmade · 1 year

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Whether you’re wrapping things up or just getting started we’re here for you with a shop stocked of locally made goodness! Hector Handmade is open 12-5 today and we’ve been quite the little gift recommending and wrapping elves over here on #SenecaLake! Gift with your heart and #supportlocalart! We have the work of over 40 local artists and everything in the shop was made right here in the #FingerLakes! #flxfamily #flx #flxmakersanddreamers #hectorny #fingerlakesshopping #snecalakegifts (at Hector Handmade) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmT5ZVyOVFg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#senecalake #supportlocalart #fingerlakes #flxfamily #flx #flxmakersanddreamers #hectorny #fingerlakesshopping #snecalakegifts

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roctownlive · 2 years

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Regram from • @worthyduncan October is gonna be a fun month! Make plans to join us! @beckerfarms @smokinhotchicksbbq @rosebowllanesandgames @docksiderspub #LiveMusic #FallFun #CountryMusic #CountryArtist #NewCountry #ClassicCountry #WorthyDuncan #GypsyRunnin #CrankItUp #RocTownLive #GetYourGigOn #UpstateNY #WesternNY #FingerLakes #CountryRockAndSoul (at Rochester, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjsdx9OuoS2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#livemusic #fallfun #countrymusic #countryartist #newcountry #classiccountry #worthyduncan #gypsyrunnin #crankitup #roctownlive #getyourgigon #upstateny #westernny #fingerlakes #countryrockandsoul

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chrissy-kaos · 2 years

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May not have an ocean near me but we do have some of the best lakes in the US.

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duvalpete · 2 years

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Taughannock Falls. February 2022.

#waterfalls #Upstate New York #upstateny #fingerlakes #bnw #bnw_planet #landscape #winter ice #fujifilmxpro3

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familyadventuresinnewyorkstate · 1 year

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There is no shortage of waterfalls in New York State. Many of these are easy to see without having to expend a huge amount of physical effort, and the Papermill Falls at Papermill Park is one of these such falls. You can get closer to the falls by climbing down a short trail on either side of the falls, but otherwise, it can be viewed from the top. https://familyadventuresinnewyorkstate.com/papermill-falls-at-papermill-park-avon-ny/ #papermillfalls #waterfall #avonny #fingerlakes #fingerlakesny #waterfallchasing #chasingwaterfalls #waterfallsofupstateny #explorenewyork #visitny #prettyplaces #roadtrip #familyfun #autumninnewyork #fallcolors #fall #waterfalls💦 #waterfallhunting #nywaterfalls #upstateny #newyorkstate (at Papermill Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgbfW5u9Lg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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nickbrandreth · 1 year

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I love old trucks.

#en plein air #pleinairpainting #casein #caseinpaint #painting #pickup #pickup trucks #artist on tumblr #rochester #new york #fingerlakes #great lakes #make art #landscapepainting #ubranpainting

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thefoodieexplorer · 2 years

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There’s a lot of Amish & Mennonite businesses around the #FingerLakes in NY, and it’s a delight to see what they’re still making by hand. Everything from potholders to fudge. I loved these signs, so you know who made what… (at Weaver-View Farms Amish country store and lodging) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3hGDRsXin/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#fingerlakes

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