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Old Posted Oct 20, 2019, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dc_denizen View Post
The finger lakes/west ny and the Canadian side probably suffer from the fact that they are not ‘cottage country’ for any nearby wealthy area.
Rochester and Syracuse people have weekend homes in the Finger Lakes.

But yeah, the Finger Lakes are too far from the NE corridor for the weekend crowd. It's at least four hours from NYC or Phily, assuming no unusual traffic (yeah, right). Boston is too far, and DC is way too far. And if they're coming upstate, it's usually Hudson Valley/Adirondacks.

Finger Lakes are actually amazingly inexpensive considering the dramatic scenery, vineyards, quaint towns, elite colleges, etc. Tons of gorges and waterfalls. Taller waterfalls than Niagara, and the most impressive canyons in the eastern U.S. If the region was within 2.5 hours or so of NYC it would be incredibly expensive.

On the negative side, there's no freeway. And winters are damn cold.
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