Elderhostel
Finger Lakes Sampler
Corning, New York
October 9-14, 2005
Watson Homestead Conference Center
the host
Mariana Rhodes told us about New York Finger Lakes Geology
Jenny Monroe talking on the Iroquois
Confederation
The People of the Longhouse
visited Montour Falls
and walked through Watkins Glen
tasted New York wine at Lakewood Vineyards
More Photos of Finger Lakes Vineyards
took a cruise with Captain Bill on Seneca Lake
went to Elmira College to view Mark Twin exhibit and his writing pavilion
More Photos of the Mark Twain Exhibit
Kirk House told us about the life of Glenn Curtiss
visited the Glenn Curtiss Museum
More Photos of the Glenn Curtiss Museum
learned more about wine making at Pleasant Valley
had a picnic lunch along Keuka Lake
where Glenn Curtiss had tested an early air craft
viewed the grape growing hills along the lake
learned more about wine at Bully Hill
and toasted the fruit of the vine
More Photos of Finger Lakes wine producers
learned about Frederick Carter and Steuben Glass from Tom Dimitroff
toured the Carter Gallery
Dr. Jack Martin told us the story of Corning
introduced us to the Corning Museum of Glass
More Photos from the Corning Glass Museum
Jenny Monroe explains how one can practice glass blowing at Corning
after which we saw a demonstration in the Hot Glass show
Tom Watson, IBM founder
his boyhood home
the little Red School House he attended
on the grounds of the Watson Homestead Conference Center, our host
