The more than 10,000 boating enthusiasts expected in Skaneateles for the Antique and Classic Boat Show July 24-26 have more than 80 beautiful boats to admire. However, should they venture outside of the charming lakeside village (or should their traveling companion not be as interested as they are), the Finger Lake region offers world-class wineries, charming small towns and cities, and beautiful countryside to explore.
Here are some of the top local attractions:
Auburn – Seward and Tubman Houses – Seven miles away
Known as “The Moses Of Her People,” Harriet Tubman settled in Auburn after the Civil War and operated this home for aged and indigent blacks. As a conductor on the Underground Railroad-a network of abolitionists that helped slaves escape to freedom-she made a dozen trips south over a period of 11 years. http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/
For over 50 years, the Seward House was the home of William Henry Seward (1801-1872), Governor of New York, United States Senator, Secretary of State to Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, and a leading figure in the Republican Party and the purchase of Alaska. Enjoy a guided tour through 17 rooms at this registered National Historic Landmark. www.sewardhouse.org
Cayuga Wine Trail – 17 miles away
Sixteen wineries surround Cayuga Lake providing wine enthusiasts with a wide variety of world-class wines to taste and enjoy. http://www.cayugawinetrail.com/index.html
Aurora – 25 miles away
A charming lakeside village overlooked by the picturesque Wells College campus, with great restaurants, a historic inn, and shopping. http://www.auroraartsandmerchants.com/HOME.html
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge – 17 miles away
More than 7,000 acres of refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge provides resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds. Montezuma is situated in the middle of one of the most active flight lanes in the Atlantic Flyway. http://www.fws.gov/r5mnwr/
Shopping
Carousel Center – 20 miles away – more than 100 stores, including Macy’s and Lord and Taylor. http://www.carouselcenter.com/default.asp
Waterloo Premium Outlets – 25 miles away – more than 100 outlet stores, including Adidas, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, BCBG Max Azria, Brooks Brothers, Coach, Gap Outlet, J.Crew, Jones New York, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Timberland, Tommy Hilfiger, VF Outlet and more.
Seneca Falls – Waterloo – 26 miles away
Seneca Falls is the home of the first women’s rights convention and the National Women’s Hall of Fame; Waterloo is the home of Memorial Day. Both are beautiful small villages with stunning homes and parks. www.senecafalls.com/history-heritage.php and http://www.waterloony.com/
For more information about the Finger Lakes – www.fingerlakes.org
For more information about the Antique and Classic Boat Show – http://www.skaneateles.com
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Coast Guard event to include helicopter rescue
sheboygan press - july 9
A search and rescue demonstration by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter highlights the third annual Boating Safety Day taking place Saturday on Sheboygan’s lakefront.
The event, hosted by the Coast Guard’s Sheboygan station and the Sheboygan Yacht Club, runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coast Guard station, 209 Pennsylvania Ave. The helicopter demonstration is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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A search and rescue demonstration by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter highlights the third annual Boating Safety Day taking place Saturday on Sheboygan’s lakefront.
The event, hosted by the Coast Guard’s Sheboygan station and the Sheboygan Yacht Club, runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coast Guard station, 209 Pennsylvania Ave. The helicopter demonstration is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Lighthouses up for sale
fox11 - july 8
The United States Coast Guard is looking to give away lighthouses in Manitowoc and Kewaunee as a way to cut costs. The Coast Guard stills wants to make sure; however, that the properties end up in hands that can afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix them up and keep them up.
The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse was built in 1918. The Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse was built in 1931. For decades, they've offered a beacon of light to Great Lakes mariners.
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The United States Coast Guard is looking to give away lighthouses in Manitowoc and Kewaunee as a way to cut costs. The Coast Guard stills wants to make sure; however, that the properties end up in hands that can afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix them up and keep them up.
The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse was built in 1918. The Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse was built in 1931. For decades, they've offered a beacon of light to Great Lakes mariners.
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Mich. officials push for tougher lake invader rules
detroit news - july 9
Zebra mussels fouling the Great Lakes and 18-foot-long Burmese pythons stalking the Florida Everglades dominated a Senate hearing room Wednesday as officials from Michigan and other states sought tougher federal rules on invasive species.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, told a hearing of two subcommittees of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the Senate needs to break a deadlock on legislation that would try to keep the zebra mussel and other invaders out of Great Lakes waters.
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Zebra mussels fouling the Great Lakes and 18-foot-long Burmese pythons stalking the Florida Everglades dominated a Senate hearing room Wednesday as officials from Michigan and other states sought tougher federal rules on invasive species.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, told a hearing of two subcommittees of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the Senate needs to break a deadlock on legislation that would try to keep the zebra mussel and other invaders out of Great Lakes waters.
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Day at the beach: Michigan Works program puts youths to work in Bay County
Bay City Times - July 09
A team of Bay County youths armed with landscape rakes and a little gusto have launched an offensive on the beach muck at the Bay City State Recreation Area.
The young laborers, mostly ages 16 to 24, are being put to work for the next six weeks using federal stimulus dollars channeled through Michigan Works, the region's workforce development agency.
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A team of Bay County youths armed with landscape rakes and a little gusto have launched an offensive on the beach muck at the Bay City State Recreation Area.
The young laborers, mostly ages 16 to 24, are being put to work for the next six weeks using federal stimulus dollars channeled through Michigan Works, the region's workforce development agency.
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Second study on Lake Michigan water levels still held back
Journal Sentinel - July 8
Public hearings are wrapping up this week on a controversial International Joint Commission study exploring perplexingly low water levels on Lake Michigan over the past decade, and the three-month public comment period for the study expires in three weeks.
But the public has yet to see a second report that claims huge flaws in the two-year, $3.6 million study that blames nature - and not a 1960s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project, as has been alleged - for erosion on the St. Clair River that triggered the water loss.
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Public hearings are wrapping up this week on a controversial International Joint Commission study exploring perplexingly low water levels on Lake Michigan over the past decade, and the three-month public comment period for the study expires in three weeks.
But the public has yet to see a second report that claims huge flaws in the two-year, $3.6 million study that blames nature - and not a 1960s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project, as has been alleged - for erosion on the St. Clair River that triggered the water loss.
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SCIENCE NORTH’S GIANT SCREEN FILM MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO IMPRESS
Science North and Dynamic Earth - july 9
Mysteries of the Great Lakes, a $6-million dollar, Canadian-made, giant-screen film produced by Science North in 2008, continues to impress film festival judges.
In April 2009 the film won the top Grand Remi Award at the 42nd Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival; one of the oldest and largest film & video competitions in the world. WorldFest Houston is one of the three original International film festivals in North America, after San Francisco and New York. Past Remi Award winners include Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, David Lynch, Brian De Palma and many more. To find out more, visit www.worldfest.org.
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Mysteries of the Great Lakes, a $6-million dollar, Canadian-made, giant-screen film produced by Science North in 2008, continues to impress film festival judges.
In April 2009 the film won the top Grand Remi Award at the 42nd Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival; one of the oldest and largest film & video competitions in the world. WorldFest Houston is one of the three original International film festivals in North America, after San Francisco and New York. Past Remi Award winners include Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, David Lynch, Brian De Palma and many more. To find out more, visit www.worldfest.org.
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Expert angler not carping about this fish anymore
freep - july 9
Dave McCool asks people who live on the Great Lakes shoreline in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula: Do you see carp in bays and inlets from July to September, and if so, when and where?
It was about 10 years ago that Bruce Richards, the product engineer for Scientific Anglers, asked McCool what flies he used for carp in Grand Traverse Bay. McCool laughed and said he'd never waste time on a fish like that. Richards, one of the first American fly-fishermen to recognize carp as a superb gamefish, told the veteran trout and salmon guide that he didn't know what he was missing.
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Dave McCool asks people who live on the Great Lakes shoreline in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula: Do you see carp in bays and inlets from July to September, and if so, when and where?
It was about 10 years ago that Bruce Richards, the product engineer for Scientific Anglers, asked McCool what flies he used for carp in Grand Traverse Bay. McCool laughed and said he'd never waste time on a fish like that. Richards, one of the first American fly-fishermen to recognize carp as a superb gamefish, told the veteran trout and salmon guide that he didn't know what he was missing.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Kids' Fishing Day to Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers
On Saturday, July 11, Mills Fleet Farm is sponsoring the 8th Annual
Kids' Fishing Day from 11 am 3 pm at their 11 stores in Minnesota**.
For the first time, festivities will feature a Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers! display in addition to other activities that
will excite children about fishing. As they pass through stations,
participants will have fun learning basic fishing skills, boating
safety, and gain a greater awareness of aquatic invasive species.
"The Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! partnership is pleased
to be working with Mills Fleet Farm on Kids' Fishing Day," said Doug
Jensen, aquatic invasive species program coordinator for the
University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program. Jensen says that children
really like the jars of "pickled" specimens the Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers partners use for show-and-tell and the temporary
tattoos they hand out.
"Kids are so curious about our lakes and rivers, and ask such good
questions," he said. "Learning about zebra mussels, Eurasian
watermilfoil, and spiny waterfleas is the first step in knowing how to
prevent their spread."
The Kid's Fishing Day festivities are free. Experts from Sea Grant,
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Forever, lake
associations, and other organizations will be available to answer
questions, regardless of your fishing knowledge, experience, or age!
Have fun learning about:
• knot tying
• fish identification
• types of fishing line
• aquatic invasive species in Minnesota
• casting with rod & reel combos
• live bait tips
• proper life vest fittings
…and much more!
For any questions, please visit the Customer Service Desk at your
nearest Mills Fleet Farm location.
*Store locations: Alexandria, Blaine, Brainerd/Baxter, Brooklyn Park,
Fergus Falls, Lakeville, Oakdale, Owatonna, Rochester, St. Cloud/Waite
Park, and Winona
Kids' Fishing Day from 11 am 3 pm at their 11 stores in Minnesota**.
For the first time, festivities will feature a Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers! display in addition to other activities that
will excite children about fishing. As they pass through stations,
participants will have fun learning basic fishing skills, boating
safety, and gain a greater awareness of aquatic invasive species.
"The Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! partnership is pleased
to be working with Mills Fleet Farm on Kids' Fishing Day," said Doug
Jensen, aquatic invasive species program coordinator for the
University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program. Jensen says that children
really like the jars of "pickled" specimens the Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers partners use for show-and-tell and the temporary
tattoos they hand out.
"Kids are so curious about our lakes and rivers, and ask such good
questions," he said. "Learning about zebra mussels, Eurasian
watermilfoil, and spiny waterfleas is the first step in knowing how to
prevent their spread."
The Kid's Fishing Day festivities are free. Experts from Sea Grant,
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Forever, lake
associations, and other organizations will be available to answer
questions, regardless of your fishing knowledge, experience, or age!
Have fun learning about:
• knot tying
• fish identification
• types of fishing line
• aquatic invasive species in Minnesota
• casting with rod & reel combos
• live bait tips
• proper life vest fittings
…and much more!
For any questions, please visit the Customer Service Desk at your
nearest Mills Fleet Farm location.
*Store locations: Alexandria, Blaine, Brainerd/Baxter, Brooklyn Park,
Fergus Falls, Lakeville, Oakdale, Owatonna, Rochester, St. Cloud/Waite
Park, and Winona
THE LAKE ONTARIO 300 PRESENTED BY BELL BLACKBERRY IS SOLD OUT!
The Lake Ontario 300 presented by Bell BlackBerry has closed registrations due to unprecedented demand for off shore racing in Lake Ontario. The race is officially sold out with 170 boats registered for the twentieth running of the greatest race on the lake. The race has been constantly attracting new competitors over its twenty year history and has grown by more than 40% over last year.
Competitors from over thirty different yacht clubs representing the northern and southern shores of the lake from Hamilton to Kingston in Canada and Buffalo to Rochester in the United States will converge at Port Credit Yacht Club on July 18th for the start of the race. All types of sailboats will be participating including purpose built race boats, catamarans, and cruisers.
The sheer number of boats has presented the race committee with new challenges since these boats represent approximately 850 crew members based on an average crew size of five people per boat. Shore line coordinator Monica Doedens states, “We’ve had to get more shore crew to help with the logistics. I don’t know where we’re going to put all the boats but we’ll find space somewhere!”
The course is a circumnavigation of the lake that starts at Port Credit Yacht Club, heads east and rounds Main Duck Island, then heads south to Oswego NY where it turns east along the south shore to the Niagara River mark before heading to the finish line at Port Credit Yacht Club. The race is a test of preparation, teamwork, navigation and perseverance.
Competitors from over thirty different yacht clubs representing the northern and southern shores of the lake from Hamilton to Kingston in Canada and Buffalo to Rochester in the United States will converge at Port Credit Yacht Club on July 18th for the start of the race. All types of sailboats will be participating including purpose built race boats, catamarans, and cruisers.
The sheer number of boats has presented the race committee with new challenges since these boats represent approximately 850 crew members based on an average crew size of five people per boat. Shore line coordinator Monica Doedens states, “We’ve had to get more shore crew to help with the logistics. I don’t know where we’re going to put all the boats but we’ll find space somewhere!”
The course is a circumnavigation of the lake that starts at Port Credit Yacht Club, heads east and rounds Main Duck Island, then heads south to Oswego NY where it turns east along the south shore to the Niagara River mark before heading to the finish line at Port Credit Yacht Club. The race is a test of preparation, teamwork, navigation and perseverance.
Long-distance travellers: migratory birds defy the odds
tillsonberg news - july 6
Biologists, like scientists and statisticians of any stripe, spend much of their time looking for averages to provide compelling information and irrefutable proof about what's going on in the environment around us. We gather piles of data and base our conclusions on what we've interpreted from it. But the early return of long-distance migrant purple martins, members of the swallow family, this spring provided a good reminder that it's important not to lose sight of the stories individual birds (or other wildlife) can tell as well.
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Biologists, like scientists and statisticians of any stripe, spend much of their time looking for averages to provide compelling information and irrefutable proof about what's going on in the environment around us. We gather piles of data and base our conclusions on what we've interpreted from it. But the early return of long-distance migrant purple martins, members of the swallow family, this spring provided a good reminder that it's important not to lose sight of the stories individual birds (or other wildlife) can tell as well.
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Muskegon Lake cleanup gets $10 million stimulus grant
messenger - july 7
Contaminated sediments will be removed from Muskegon Lake and wildlife habitat will be restored as part of a $10 million project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The 4,149 acre inland lake, located in Muskegon County near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, is listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection agency as one of 26 Great Lakes “Areas of Concern” because it is polluted with industrial wastes.
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Contaminated sediments will be removed from Muskegon Lake and wildlife habitat will be restored as part of a $10 million project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The 4,149 acre inland lake, located in Muskegon County near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, is listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection agency as one of 26 Great Lakes “Areas of Concern” because it is polluted with industrial wastes.
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