Maureen Galvin
Hometown: Gates
What Makes Rochester
Unique: Easy to get around in; people are a lot tougher than in other places;
beautiful old homes that are always being refurbished.
Favorite Places: George Eastman House, LakeOntario
Valerie Young
Hometown: Sodus
What Makes Rochester
Unique: The Public Market — “There’s nothing else like it around.”
Favorite Places: Highland Park
in the spring
Melba Leonard
Hometown: Rochester,
St. Paul neighborhood
What Makes Rochester
Unique: Everything is 15 minutes away.
Favorite Places: Walking to the Reservoir; Strong National
Museum of Play, because there’s lots for everyone to do.
Pam Kerslef
Hometown: Lyons
What Makes Rochester
Unique: The diversified weather, which allows for lots of different types of
sports.
Deana Eaton
Hometown: Ontario, NY
What Makes Rochester
Unique: Smaller-sized city, friendly people, but can still get that big-city
feel in areas.
Favorite Places: Charlotte Pier, Seabreeze
area up by the lake
Mike & Pam Davis
Hometown: Union Springs
What Makes Rochester
Unique: “It’s very cool,” and something’s always going on, year-round.
Rochester breeds diverse, hearty people.
This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2009.
