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Fall foliage in the Finger Lakes
Fall Foliage in the Finger Lakes
All the rain earlier this summer is producing amazing fall foliage in the Finger Lakes Region. This weekend (week of Oct 14-20), the Finger Lakes region should see its first appearances of peak foliage.
Cayuga County foliage spotters predict up to 90 percent color change in some areas by weekend, with bright gold, red and yellow leaves predominating. Estimations of color change submitted by observers range from 50-80 percent, with red and orange leaves are really starting to show on maples, sugar maples and oak trees. Russet-colored leaves are taking hold on White Ash trees, and trees such as the Poplars, Locusts, Hickories, Ginkgo and others are showing subdued yellow coloration. For more information, visit the Foliage Report.
It’s an amazing time of year! Come stay with us and enjoy the local Autumn festivities.
Mother’s Day Art Tour
Are you looking for a fun activity to treat Mom to this Mother’s Day? If your Mom is an art lover, be sure to visit all the great local galleries and studios we have in the Finger Lakes Region. Just down the road in Auburn, you have a rich choice of exhibitions, music, film, folk arts, and more!
SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTER
tiffany stained glass — local artwork
Tiffany Glass at the Willard Chapel in Auburn NY
I finally visited the Willard Memorial Chapel this weekend. It was amazing to me that such beautiful local artistic work was just 5 miles from the Hummingbird’s Home – what a wonderful afternoon getaway.
<<The Willard Memorial Chapel is an unparalleled example of Tiffany’s work in various mediums. Included in the interior are 14 opalescent windows, a rose window, a large figure window, nine Mooresque-styled chandeliers, memorial tablets of glass mosaic tile and gilt bronze, furnishings of oak inlaid with metal and glass mosaic, a ceiling with gold leaf stencils and mosaic flooring. Built in 1892-1894, the interior of the Chapel was designed and handcrafted entirely by Tiffany Glass Co., and is the only complete and unaltered Tiffany designed religion interior known to exist in the world. The Chapel is on the National Register.>> read more
