Taughannock trails and falls offer family fun
TAUGHANNOCK FALLS STATE PARK—One of the prettiest parks I’ve been to is Taughannock Falls State Park, located on the shores of Cayuga Lake seven miles north of Ithaca, about a three-hour drive from Buffalo. We stopped here for only a few hours, but one could easily spend the entire day here. (Updated: 04/19/09 7:29 AM )
A stop in perfect small-town America
COOPERSTOWN—It appears like a mirage along the shores of the largely undeveloped Otsego Lake in the midst of New York’s Leatherstocking Country south of Herkimer. (Updated: 04/12/09 7:02 AM )
Spend spring break close to home in Rochester
ROCHESTER—While some people feel they have to travel far distances to glamorous locales during their Easter/spring break, you can easily have fun closer to home and do it at a fraction of the cost of an exotic trip. Rochester, a mere 80 miles down the Thruway, offers enough to keep you busy for several days, as my family learned when we spent a few days of our Easter break there. (Updated: 04/24/09 2:21 PM )
Adventures your kids will love
here are places that are best seen through the eyes of children, places where their imaginations make everything seem bigger than life. Toronto has plenty of attractions geared toward kids, but here are few that really capture their fantasies and are sure to create lasting memories. (Updated: 03/29/09 7:16 AM )
Waterloo is a region of contrasts
WATERLOO, Ont.—If ever an area was a study in contrasts, it has to be the region of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario. Not only is Waterloo the birthplace of Research in Motion, the high-tech maker of the Black- Berry, it’s also home to a large community of Old World Mennonites who shun contemporary technology for a traditional, slower way of life. (Updated: 03/22/09 7:49 AM )