Can anyone tell me any good hotels or places to eat or things to do around the fingerlakes in New York? Or maybe they know of a message board just for New York State. We are going in the middle of July to upstate New York, not NYC. We have never been before. Any information would be great. Thanks

I think that Skaneateles is the prettiest and most interesting village to visit in the Finger Lakes. There are a lot of quite upscale restaurants in this charming village, and many arts and crafts boutiques to tempt you. I haven't stayed at the new Mirbeau Inn and Spa, but it has received glowing reviews in the Toronto press.

Isn't Ithaca on the Finger Lakes? We used to visit there when we lived in northern Pennsylvania. It has the famous natural foods restaurant - Moosewood.

Pauline from Slow Travelers

Moosewood is fantastic - as is the Moosewood Cookbook which is known all over. I went to school in Ithaca and adored the town. The Cornell Hotel School is a real hotel run by the students. The food and service is excellent. It is definitely one of the nicer ones in the area (at least it was in the 1980s)! Ithaca is filled with high gorges, suspension bridges, Buttermilk Falls (waterfalls), terrific hikes, and other outdoorsy stuff. There used to be a terrific French restaurant called L'Auberge just outside of town. Have fun!