“Gorges” on the Outside - Edifying fromWithin Backdropped by stunning natural resources and an
academic setting, Ithaca is a sure lure for scenic gatherings
Cornell University skyline photo courtesy: Ithaca CVB credit: Charles Harrington
Cornell University Clock Tower photo courtesy: Ithaca CVB
Farmer’s Market, photo courtesy: Ithaca CVB; credit: Kristian Reynolds by Ken Alan N
o state I know of offers so many varied and diverse regional perspectives like New York. From the cos-
mopolitan allure of the Big Apple; the farm-to-table,back- to-nature movements in play along its HudsonValley; the hawk-soaring scenery of The Catskills on up to the placid,snowy-cappedmountains in the north;or, the eye- popping yet entertaining draw that is Niagara - the “Empire State”deserves to be “hearted” for these and so many countless other reasons.
Which brings me to the natural scenic beauty of the Finger Lakes Region,and on to Ithaca,or,more pointedly, to the ongoing ads
forVisitIthaca.com,which continually stream on my laptop each time I log on to my favorite commercial-free Philly radio station. One click and I sud- denly see cavorters bobbing happily in a cerulean pool by a cascading waterfall;merrily lacing up boots before
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tackling one of the area’s famous erosion-washed valleys (prompting the genius marketing mantra “Ithaca is Gorges”); running along misty trails and through ivy draped university walkways and commons; eating, tour- ing wineries, sipping, laughing.
With each visit to that station’s website, I am positively entranced by a 10-second travelogue about Ithaca.“My kind of place,”I always say after each streaming promo...
Good advertising and a wholly welcoming visitors bureau soon lead me to my own recent excursion to the Tompkins County area of the Finger Lakes Region,which includes Ithaca and nearby Cayuga Lake. I now know why this special landscape of rocky prominences and ever-sloping vistas offers such diverse outdoor and archi- tectural experiences alike,and why the locals have such
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