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Finger Lakes Museum Hosting Winter Sports Programs, Revamps Wetland Property

January 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Finger Lakes Museum logoThe 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

Filed Under: Events, History, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Branchport, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Museum, Keuka Lake, Keuka Lake State Park, Verdi Burtch Wildlife Sanctuary, Yates County

Making Aviation History on Independence Day, 1908

July 4, 2016 by Bruce Dearstyne 8 Comments

Glenn Curtiss in France in 1909History was made on July 4, 1908, the date of the first pre-announced, publicly-witnessed, officially certified flight of an airplane in the United States.

Who made the historic flight? Hint: it was not the Wright brothers! [Read more…] about Making Aviation History on Independence Day, 1908

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Aviation History, Finger Lakes, Fourth of July, Glenn Curtiss, Industrial History, Keuka Lake, Steuben County

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