We round up the food and drink opportunities on Keuka and Seneca lakes. Now you don’t have to be hungry on that fall foliage tour
Seneca Lake
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Report: DEC staff make case for Seneca Lake gas-storage project
Department of Environmental Conservation staff appear to lean toward granting state permits for an underground gas storage facility in the Finger Lakes, based on comments in a procedural filing, reports Capital NY. At issue is an application from a subsidiary of Texas-based Crestwood Holdings to convert a salt cavern into storage for up to 88 […]
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Finger Lakes gas storage hearing under way
Today marks the second day of a hearing on Crestwood’s Holdings’ controversial proposal to use dormant salt caverns along Seneca Lake to store 88 million gallons of liquefied petroleum gas. The hearing, technically called an issues conference, is part of the State Department of Environmental Conservation’s review of the proposal. The hearing, which is supervised […]
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Rochester City Council backs opponents of Seneca Lake LPG facility
Rochester City Council members have thrown their support behind the local governments and businesses opposed to a proposed liquefied petroleum gas storage facility along Seneca Lake. A subsidiary of Texas-based Crestwood Holdings, a fuel storage and transportation company, wants to store butane and propane in salt caverns owned by another of the company’s subsidiaries, US […]
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Finger Lakes’ fuel, tourism industries clash
Residents of the Finger Lakes are fiercely protective of the region’s land and waters. As a result, the area is known for open roads and farmland; thick forests and sprawling vineyards; fresh air and, of course, gleaming freshwater. Residents know full well that the 11 Finger Lakes are an asset that few places in the […]
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CHOW HOUND: Vine and dine
At the risk of channeling Goldilocks, summer in Western New York can be too hot, winter too cold, and spring, while charming, a little too soggy. Autumn, however, is just right, a heady collision of beauty and bounty, especially in the Finger Lakes region. And it’s arguably the best time to do that winery tour […]
