Come Visit Seneca Falls!

Seneca Falls is a hotspot for where social and religious reform took place like the Underground railroad and the Temperance movement and of course, the birth of the Women’s Rights Movement.

Tourism is now key to this area and people come from all over to visit the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, which includes the site of the first Women’s Rights Convention, the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House, local wineries, and just the incredible scenery of Central New York!

There are always events going on like the Painting with Nature Series or musical tributes. Today, the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce is offering the Defensive Drivers Course for $35 to be paid in advance. Be in your seat at 4:30 sharp and spots are limited to the first 20 paid applicants!

So, come and enjoy the beautiful outdoors and celebrate Seneca Falls and its history!

We Chopped it down!

Well after looking at all of the Christmas tree farms nearby, me and my roommate decided to get one ourselves! Who says you can’t have Christmas cheer during finals?  So on Tuesday in between our classes my roommate, myself and my other best friend Michelle took quite the study break and took on a challenging but highly cheerful outdoor activity!

We got to the tree farm, were handed a saw and started marching on our way. There were fat trees, skinny trees, huge trees and Charlie brown trees. It took the three of us a while to agree on the perfect tree for our room. After all it had to smell like a Christmas tree. It had to be nice and fat. It had to be able to fit in our dorm. It had to have a straight stem for the stree stand. And it had to say- Christmas is here!

When the tree was chosen, the sawing began. It took three strong girls and about ten minutes of hard labor sawing back and forth before it fell. After all my life simply going and picking out a tree that was already cut down, this was an interesting experience. I got my pants, jacket and hands filthy laying in the mud sawing my tree down. But there’s something about going outside and cutting the tree down yourself that makes somehow more yours.

My tree is now beautifully decorated in my room, and the sweet smell of pine overwhelms me every time the door swings open.

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Christmas Tree oh Christmas Tree!

It’s that time of year again and many families are searching out fun Christmasy activities to do with their families. It’s also about time to start searching for that perfect Christmas tree to settle into your house for about a month. After all it will be decorated beautifully, company will see it, and there will potentially be many presents surrounding it- so it’s gotta be perfect right?

With the perfect tree should come the perfect tree choosing experience as well! Ithaca has many places to not only choose your own tree, but to cut it down yourself. Me and my friends are planning on going to the Mary Christmas Tree Farm. Their prices are cheap and they have sleigh rides and gingerbread houses baked goods. Getting out in the cold snowy air and cutting your own tree down seems like quite the adventure. Why not pick your own and get the satisfaction of knowing you did the dirty work to get it into your house? Well hopefully I  can tell you more about it this week when I cut my own!

The Tru-Ulysses Festival Is Back!

Main Street in Trumansburg shut down Friday to kick off the 14^th Annual Tru-Ulysses Festival!

Hope you didn’t miss the horse drawn carriage rides sponsored by Erhart Propane! There were also musical performances and a show by Hilby the German Juggle Boy! Santa traveled all the way from the North Pole to visit during the tree lighting ceremony Friday night too! Vendors provided a variety of food, art, and crafts!

Hope you started your Holiday season right!