These family-oriented recreational activities are the perfect antidote to cabin fever.
Letchworth State Park
Let nature nurture you with these fall recreation activities
Hike, paddle, and picnic your way through fall with these regional events in the great outdoors.
Future uncertain for Letchworth bridge
The stunning view from the original Portageville railroad bridge helped convince William Pryor Letchworth to buy land around the Genesee River Gorge. He later donated the land to New York State, and it became the heart of Letchworth State Park. The current railroad bridge, built in 1875 and listed on the National Register of Historic […]
Frontier woman: the Genesee Valley’s ‘white Seneca’
She is known as “The White Woman of the Genesee,” a frontier-family’s daughter who was captured by Native Americans and lived the rest of her life as one of them. Although not well known nationally — not like Martha Washington or Sakagawea — for some Upstate New Yorkers, hers is a cherished, captivating story. And […]






