The Finger Lakes Museum (FLM) n the north end of Keuka Lake has announce a grant award totaling $1.8 million from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the organization’s continued construction of the main exhibition hall. [Read more…] about Major NYSCA Grant Advances Finger Lakes Museum Construction
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Finger Lakes Museum Welcomes Paddlers with EZ Dock
The Finger Lakes Museum has hosted paddling programs at their museum location for several years. These programs include lessons, free community paddles, kayak instructor training and guided evening paddles. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Welcomes Paddlers with EZ Dock
Finger Lakes Museum Hosting 8th Annual Paddle Keuka 5K
The Finger Lakes Museum hosts a variety of programs every year, with their annual Paddle Keuka 5K being one of the highlights of the season.
Each year, additional fun is added to the mix of activities and this year is no exception. The 8th annual event is themed “Paddle in Paradise” – sure to bring tropical shirts and brightly colored fun to the already beautiful backdrop of the Branchport campus. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Hosting 8th Annual Paddle Keuka 5K
Finger Lakes Museum Getting $2 Million for Construction
Several months after the initial announcement by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, President Joe Biden has signed an appropriations bill that designates $2 million for the construction of the Finger Lakes Museum, in Yates County, NY. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Getting $2 Million for Construction
Schumer: $1.6 Million Secured for New Finger Lakes Museum Building
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer has announced a $3.6 million boost in federal funding in pending legislation for two Yates County, NY, organizations: the Finger Lakes Museum and Keuka College. [Read more…] about Schumer: $1.6 Million Secured for New Finger Lakes Museum Building
6th Annual Paddle Keuka 5K Set for Saturday
The Finger Lakes Museum has announced the 6th Annual Paddle Keuka 5K is set for Saturday, August 6th. This year’s theme is Peace Love Paddle Keuka 5K. [Read more…] about 6th Annual Paddle Keuka 5K Set for Saturday
Owasco Watershed Scientific Symposium Set For March 19th
The Owasco Watershed Lake Association (OWLA) will host their annual Bob Bower Scientific Symposium: A Scientific Symposium in “Plain English” on Saturday, March 19th. [Read more…] about Owasco Watershed Scientific Symposium Set For March 19th
Finger Lakes Museum Hosting Winter Sports Programs, Revamps Wetland Property
The Finger Lakes Museum has finalized their program calendar for the 2022 season, with three programs taking place in February. Cross country skiing at Cumming Nature Center takes place on February 5th, snowshoeing at Keuka Lake State Park occurs the following weekend on February 12th and ice fishing on February 19th rounds out the month’s events. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Hosting Winter Sports Programs, Revamps Wetland Property
Finger Lakes Museum Hosting Community Open House
The Finger Lakes Museum will host a community open house on Saturday, September 11th from 10 am to 2 pm. The open house will feature music by local favorite High Country Band and beer from Steuben Brewing Company, as well as opportunities to learn about various community organizations. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Hosting Community Open House
Finger Lakes Museum Launches ‘The Earth and I’ Program Series
The Finger Lakes Museum has announced “The Earth and I,” a four month series of lectures and workshops that consider the relationship humans have with the planet. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Launches ‘The Earth and I’ Program Series
Finger Lakes Museum Finishes Season With New Trails
The Finger Lakes Museum has finished their season, after hosting 300 this programming season partaking in self-guided paddles, a virtual Paddle Keuka kayaking challenge, Scouts merit badge programs, outdoor concert series and tree plantings, and more. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Finishes Season With New Trails
New Documentary: Journeys Through the Finger Lakes
The new documentary by WXXI Public Media and the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance, Journeys Through the Finger Lakes, celebrates a region deeply rooted in history, agriculture, social change, and sustainability. [Read more…] about New Documentary: Journeys Through the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes Museum Updates Paddle Keuka Challenge
The Finger Lakes Museum (FLM) has announced their Annual Paddle Keuka 5K is going to be held virtually this year.
In this year’s Paddle Keuka Challenge, participants can choose from one of three courses in which to participate: 1 mile, 3 miles or 6 miles. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Updates Paddle Keuka Challenge
Finger Lakes Museum 2020 Program Calendar
The Finger Lakes Museum (FLM) has announced their 2020 program calendar, which includes guided kayaking events, kayaking lessons, woods walk and bird walk, timber framing, animal and leprechaun tracking, bird house building, and American Canoe Association kayak week with various skills trainings.
The Paddle Keuka 5K will return for its 5th year on the first Saturday in August. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum 2020 Program Calendar
Timber Framing Workshop at Finger Lakes Museum
The Finger Lakes Museum (FLM) has collaborated with Rob Hughes of Big Beams Timber Frames in Cohocton, NY, to offer an Intro to Timber Framing Workshop the week of July 22nd-26th. Sponsored by New Energy Works Timberframers, this five-day class will teach participants the steps to create a structure that will enhance the Creekside Center on the Museum campus. [Read more…] about Timber Framing Workshop at Finger Lakes Museum
Finger Lakes Museum Offering Event Filled Season
The Finger Lakes Museum (FLM) has announced over 30 scheduled programs from May through October. Guests will be able to experience the region in a variety of ways through a Bird Walk, Woods Walk, Trees for Tribs plantings of over 3,000 trees and shrubs, an octagon pavilion timber frame raising, L.L. Bean clinics, kayaking lessons, paddling trips, and the 4th Annual Paddle Keuka 5k race, among others. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Offering Event Filled Season
Finger Lakes Museum Planting Trees, Building Trails
The Finger Lakes Museum (FLM) was one of ten applicants awarded a Trees for Tribs Grant through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The FLM’s project includes the planting of over 3,000 native trees and shrubs to improve wildlife habitat, water quality and climate resiliency along Sugar Creek. These riparian trees and shrubs will be planted on the banks of the Museum property and nearby landowners and grant partners, the Izaak Walton League, and the Branchport Fire Department. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Museum Planting Trees, Building Trails
Winterfest in Penn Yan Feb 22-23
The Finger Lakes Museum & Aquarium and the Hampton Inn Penn Yan have announced Winterfest, a family-friendly, collaborative event held on Friday, February 22, and Saturday, February 23rd, from noon to 10 pm each day.
All activities will take place at the Hampton Inn in Penn Yan located at 110 Mace Street, and will celebrate winter in the Finger Lakes. [Read more…] about Winterfest in Penn Yan Feb 22-23
Timber Framing Workshops at Finger Lakes Museum
The Finger Lakes Museum & Aquarium (FLM&A) has announced they are offering beginner and advanced timber framing workshops this summer, taught by Rob Hughes of Big Beams Timber Frames in Cohocton.
Timber frame construction uses large, heavy wooden beams that are hand-formed and carefully fitted together using Mortise and Tenon joints and wooden pegs. This simple, and strong building technique has been used for thousands of years throughout the world, and is a large part of the building history in the Finger Lakes Region. Many timber frame buildings, constructed by hand over a hundred years ago, are still standing today. [Read more…] about Timber Framing Workshops at Finger Lakes Museum
An Update On The Finger Lakes Museum
In December, The Finger Lakes Museum was awarded two New York State agency grants through Round IV of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative. The awards totaled $254,500.
In two separate letters to museum board President John Adamski, Empire State Development President and CEO Kenneth Adams wrote that the Finger Lakes Regional Council had recommended a $200,000 grant award for capital construction work at the museum’s campus in Branchport and an additional $54,500 through its Division of Tourism for marketing and promotion through the state’s I Love New York program. [Read more…] about An Update On The Finger Lakes Museum