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 Dear
EscapeMakers -- The
crisp feeling of Fall is in the air in Ithaca, NY.
You can feel the slight hint of it, even as the sunshine
still plays on the leaves and lake. You can taste
the Fall in the many local offerings tempting your
taste buds. Fall is the season for freshly pressed
cider and cider donuts. Grab some at the Ithaca Farmers
Market, one of the most renowned farmers markets in
the country. The Ithaca Farmers Market offers fresh foods
from within a 60-mile radius of Ithaca and this waterfront
market on the shores of Cayuga lake also offers prepared
delicacies and wine and craft cider tastings to boot.
 Plan
a visit during Finger
Lakes Cider Week to be fully immersed in the diverse
and delicious options being created in the craft cider
boom across New York State.
Interested in exploring the farms themselves? Find
your cider donuts at Littletree Orchards or
Indian Creek
Farms. Taste the harvest at Finger
Lakes Cider House as they press apples from the
season, serving up their ciders along with a variety
of other local craft ciders. Pair it with a local
cheese from Lively
Run Dairy just up the road, and enjoy a view of
the changing colors along the shores of Cayuga Lake.
Celebrate fall with
vendors at the 36th
annual Apple Harvest Festival on the Downtown
Ithaca Commons Sept 28-30. Or maybe you think science,
magic and fantasy go better with great local foods.
If so, plan your visit later in October for Wizarding Weekend.
You can take advantage of some great
accommodation packages during the fall season
as well!
 Cider
and apples certainly define the fall season in Ithaca
and Tompkins County, however, we would be remiss if
we left out their friends also experiencing a fall
harvest – Pumpkins and grapes! Plan a family getaway
to stock up on the best gourds to carve or paint or
get a little more crafty and intricate at Gourdlandia
and create your own lantern or night light. Pumpkins
can even play their part in a competition sport at
some fun events offered along the Cayuga Wine Trail
this fall such as Pumpkin Chuckin’. Experience the true feeling of wine country
as you watch local vintners crush grapes, at Experience
the Crush and
then come back and taste the fruits of their labor
in November at events such as the Sparkling Wine &
Dessert Wine Festival, Bon Vivant,
and the 25th annual Holiday
Shopping Spree!
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