CAYUGA/SENECA CANAL REGION

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CAYUGA COUNTY

Burritt's Cafe Music Venue
8914 N. Seneca St., Weedsport
Friday - Sunday
Free, 315-834-6870, www.burritts.com
Friday, 7pm-9pm - Auburn Public Theater Band
Saturday, 7pm-9pm - Ryan LaBaron, Smoking Loons
Sunday, 1pm-3pm - Open MIC

Talk with local artist Dawn Jordan
8943 N. Seneca St., Weedsport
Sunday, 1-4pm
Free, 315-834-9342
Museum open for guided tours and conversation with Dawn Jordan, mural painter.

ONTARIO COUNTY

Geneva Historical Society Museum
543 South Main Street, Geneva
Saturday & Sunday, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Donations accepted
315-789-5151, www.genevahistoricalsociety.com
The Geneva Historical Society Museum is located in an 1829 house in an historic district. It features furnished period rooms, a children’s discovery room and history exhibits. Exhibits for summer 2009 are: Geneva’s Changing Landscapes, Summer Food in the Finger Lakes and A Stroll Down Seneca Street, 1907-08.

SCHUYLER COUNTY

The Beauty of Buttermilk
Buttermilk Falls State Park, Route 13, Ithaca
Saturday, 2:00 PM / Sunday,11:00 AM
$6 parking fee, 607-273-5092, www.nysparks.com
Join A park naturalist on a 3/4 mile hike through this gorge of stunning waterfalls and pools. Meet at the swim area in the Lower park off Route 13.

Thunder in the Glen
Franklin Street, Watkins Glen
Friday, 4pm - 9pm
Free, 607-535-3003, www.watkinsglen.com/promotions
"Thunder in the Glen" is a unique event filled with festival fun including food vendors, NASCAR collectibles, Show Cars, live entertainment from local bands, children's entertainment and a Classic Car Show. Not just for the parents, this day is set up to be entertainment for the whole family!

Walk Behind the Waterfalls
Franklin Street/NYS Route 14, Watkins Glens
Friday & Saturday, 11am and 2pm
$7 parking fee, 607-273-5092, www.nysparks.com
Join a park naturalist on a guided nature walk one mile up the Gorge Trail to explore the origins and history of the gorge. Meet at the end of the parking lot in the main entrance of the park off of Franklin St. / NYS Route 14.

SENECA COUNTY

Canal Spash Walking Tour
115 Fall Street, Lower Level, Village of Seneca Falls
Friday-Sunday, All Day
Free, 315-568-2703, sfha@rochester.rr.com
Retired local teacher Richard "Burt" Burtless will be giving walking tours on an asked for basis. The tours are free and commence at the Heritage Area Visitor Center. Burt takes folks along the barge portion and explains how in 1913-1915 NY State decided to canalize the waterway and flooded the original community know as the Flats with 5 million gallons of water to be able to use the new number 2 and 3 locks. Burt also takes folks along to the Women's Rights National Historical Park where the first women's rights convention was held, along to the National Women's Hall of Fame, The First Presbyterian Church where Alice Paul introduced the Equal Rights Amendment and other sites along the village.

Historic House Tour - Johnston House
3523 East Lake Road, Fayette
Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, Sunday, 1pm-5pm
Donations accepted
315-789-3848, www.genevahistoricalsociety.com
On a self-guided tour, visitors learn about farming and family in the Finger Lakes region during the early 1800s. Visitors will explore the innovative farming techniques used on the farm and the dramatic changes in women’s roles and education during a time when family farms became family businesses.

Historic House Tour - Rose Hill Mansion
3373 Route 95A, Fayette
Friday & Saturday, 10am-4pm
Sunday, 1pm-5pm
$7 adults, $6 seniors, $4 children 10-18
315-789-3848, www.genevahistoricalsociety.com
On a guided tour of this National Historic Landmark, visitors learn about the prominent Swan family who lived in the house for forty years and used innovative methods to farm the land. Overlooking Seneca Lake, the Greek Revival mansion features 21 elegantly furnished rooms and a boxwood parterre garden.

Unveiling of "Freedom Spirit" Sculpture
Downtown, across from Community Center
Sunday, 3pm
FREE, (315) 568-8204
Free. Come and bring a friend.

Welcome Fuzzy Guppies
1278 Waterloo Geneva Road, Waterloo
Friday - Sunday 7:30am -7:30pm
Various rentals (315)-539-8848, www.fuzzyguppies.com
Stop in and try one of our human powered watercrafts. Rent a canoe kayak , paddle boat or walk on the water with our hamster ball. We have a large rental fleet of kayaks to accommodate every skill level with a certified instructor on site  that will be happy to assist you.

Welcome Waterloo Harbor – New Management
1278 Waterloo-Geneva Road, Waterloo
Friday-Sunday, 7:30am – 7:30pm
Cost Varies, (315)-539-8848, www.waterlooharbor.com
Relax in the atmosphere at waterloo harbor. Enjoy the convenience and the beauty of the Seneca river while you boat, fish, or take a walk on one of the nature trails.

Wesleyan Chapel Program
136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls
Friday-Sunday, various times
Free, (315)-568-0024, www.nps.gov/wori
Ranger program about the First Women's Rights Convention.

TOMPKINS COUNTY

Cass Park
Route 89, Ithaca
Saturday (times listed below)
Free,607-592-4647, www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com
bird walk - 8am; history walk - 10 am; kids bike ride -12 noon; Ithaca childrens garden Gaia Hatchday celebration 1 - 1pm

El Rumbon Salsa Bank
1740 Taughannock Rd, Trumansburgh
Saturday, 7pm
$7 before 7pm, $5 after 7pm, 607-387-6739, www.nysparks.com
Music entertainment. Salsa - Latin sounds.
Come out and move to the exciting rhythms of Latin Dance Music With Ithaca's hot new Latin Dance band. A $5.00 vehicle-concert parking fee helps to support the concert series. Everyone is welcome to bring picnics and blankets and enjoy enjoy music by the shore of Cayuga Lake! Enter at the Main Entrance for the Park on Route 89.

Interpretive Gorge Walk Presented by the Museum of the Earth
Route 89 Trumansburg, NY
Friday, 10:00 AM / Birds Of Prey, 2:00 PM / Fantastic Frogs, 8:00 PM
$7 park entrance fee, (607) 273-5092, www.nysparks.com
Join The Museum of the Earth Staff on this Free Tour of Taughannock Falls Gorge. State Park parking fees will apply, 10:00 AM. Birds of Prey, Come Learn about the exciting lives of predatory birds and Make a mobile to take home! Meet at the start of the Gorge Trail, 2:00 PM. Fantastic Frogs, Look Listen & Learn about frogs in their woodland stream habitat. Meet at the Campground Recreation Shelter across from Campsite #19.

Tall Tales Of Taughannock Falls
NYS Route 80, Taughannock Falls State Park, Trumansburg
Saturday & Sunday, 11am and 2pm
$7 parking fee, (607) 273-5092, www.nysparks.com

Taughannock Falls State Park Open to the Public
1740 Taughannock Blvd, Trumansburgh
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 7pm to 9pm, 607-387-6739, www.nysparks.com
$5 to park, 607-387-6739

Two Gorges in One
Robert H. Treman State Park, NYS Route 327, Ithaca
Saturday, 11:00 AM / Sunday, 2:00 PM
$7 parking fee, (607) 273-5092, www.nysparks.com
Enfield Glen has rocky and wooded sections. Explore on this 1/2 mile walk to 115-foot high Lucifer Falls. Meet at the Old Mill in the Upper Parking lot off NYS Rt. 327.