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2 unusual facts about Finger Lakes


Finger Lakes School of Massage

The school is named after the region where it is located, the Finger Lakes region of New York.

Sean Hanna

His eight-year tenure in the county legislature ended when then-Governor George Pataki made Hanna the Avon-based New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regional Director for the 11 county area enveloping Rochester the Finger Lakes and Corning/Elmira.


Arch Merrill

A prolific writer, he was best known for his articles in the Sunday paper on history and folklore of the Genesse Valley and the Finger Lakes of upstate New York.

Bernetta Adams Miller

Her family lived for a time in Nebraska, but soon moved to the Finger Lakes region of New York state where she briefly attended the State Normal School at Geneseo.

Finger Lakes Falcons

The Finger Lakes Falcons are an independent women's football team based in the Finger Lakes area of New York and set to begin play for 2012.

Spafford, New York

Although situated in a remote corner of Onondaga County, somewhat isolated by two of the Finger Lakes, residential development is expanding into the town from adjacent Skaneateles.


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Finger Lakes AVA

A major change in Finger Lakes viticulture occurred when Dr. Konstantin Frank, a Ukrainian immigrant with a PhD in Plant Science, came to work for the Cornell University Geneva Experiment station in 1951.

Finger Lakes Falcons

The Falcons fill in the void left by the Empire State Roar (who folded after the 2007 Fall Season) for women's football in the Finger Lakes Area.

Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track

Famous jockeys that have ridden at Finger Lakes include Angel Cordero, Pat Day, Julie Krone, and Bill Shoemaker.

Winery

The east coast of the United States also has winemaking regions like New York's Finger Lakes region, Aquidneck Island, RI and Long Island, NY and Cape May, NJ.