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BMW CCA Oktoberfest 2008 Self-Guided Sightseeing Tours
by Elaine Lanni

MacKenzie Childs
Visit their retail shop filled with handcrafted tableware, home furnishings, and gifts from around the world. Experience a guided tour of the decorated farmhouse and a video tour of the factory. (Located about an hour’s drive from Watkins Glen, on the east side of Cayuga Lake).
Decorated farmhouse tours are available 7 days a week: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. They last about 45 minutes and begin in the gift shop. They are free, no reservations needed. Factory tours are video only, with the video running continuously from 10am-5pm, 7 days a week. Gift shop is open from 10am to 5pm.
http://www.mackenzie-childs.com/

Lunch at Aurora Inn
A historic inn overlooking Cayuga Lake, Aurora, NY. (about 10 minutes south of MacKenzie Childs on route 90)
http://aurora-inn.com/

Waterloo Premium Outlet Mall
(Shop 100 stores. Located half an hour away from Aurora.)
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/

Tour Montezuma Wetlands Complex
(Walking and driving paths to view migrating birds.)
http://friendsofmontezuma.org/

Women’s Rights National Historical Park and Museum in Seneca Falls
(Located half an hour away from Aurora.)
http://www.nps.gov/wori/

Directions to and from Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel

BMW CCA O’Fest Wine Tasting Tour

Thursday, September 25, 2008

SOLD OUT

The bus departs from the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel (~9:15am)
Scenic drive along Seneca Lake
Tours of select wineries on Seneca Lake
Tastings and Gift Shops
Lunch at a spot to be determined
Return to Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel ~5pm

Price per person expected to be between $16 - $32 per person for bus depending on the number of participants.

The fee does not include lunch or minimal tasting fees.

For more information:

Wagner Vineyards http://www.wagnervineyards.com/

Red Newt Cellars & lunch http://rednewt.com/web/

Hazlitt

Penguin Bay

For more information, please contact Linda Axelson @ (864)250-0022. or via e-mail lindaabmwccaorg

Wine Tour List

Adam Perlman	Gordon M. Kimpel	Chuck Mills
Cicely Gibson	Gary Davis	Char Mills	Barbara Sullivan
Chuck Henderson	Frank Cappabianca	Gail Yates	John Sullivan
Carole Henderson	Jack Masino	Marvin J. Yates	Elaine Lanni
Beverly MacVaugh	Lillian Masino	Micki Kaminski	Martha Zettel
Ed MacVaugh	Lothar Steigerwald	Jean Trnka	Carl Scholz
John Bisset	Steve Krzykoski	Teresa Howe	Candy Gerber
Barbara Bisset	Lynne Krzykoski	Pamela Fisher
Karen Barton	Karl Krumrey	Denise Bourdeau	John Eveland
Larry Urbik	Susan Hattas-Krumrey	Francois Lalonde	Debbie Eveland
Keith Silverman	Blair Virgin	John Dye	Mark D'Sylva
Joan Silverman	Jane Virgin	Nancy Sullivan	Barbara D'Sylva
Bill Wood	Mark Morris	Chris Sullivan
Kuniko Wood	Sandra Morris

Corning's Gaffer District

Corning's Gaffer District is downtown Corning's shopping and dining destination, residential neighborhood, and the entertainment center for the region.

Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance

New York Tourism

Corning & the Finger Lakes – an area where the arts flourish, the wines are award-winning, and the scenery is spectacular – year-round! There’s something for everyone here, whether you are an outdoor enthusiast, a wine connoisseur, an art lover or a history buff!

Corning Area Chamber of Commerce

Corning, New York is a small city with a cosmopolitan flair and a captivating history. Nestled in a river valley with steep hills, Corning is also a southern gateway into the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Central New York. Corning is world renowned for its glassmaking past and present. Discover the art, history, and science of glass at the state of the art Corning Museum of Glass.

Corning Museum of Glass

Design a glass masterpiece and see if your drawing inspires our gaffers! Their "You Design It; We Make It!" program brings the art of glassmaking alive for their visitors.

Wings of Eagles Discovery Center

Watkins Glen State Park

Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks, with a reputation for leaving visitors spellbound. Within two miles, the glen's stream descends 400 feet past 200-foot cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls along its course. The gorge path winds over and under waterfalls and through the spray of Cavern Cascade.

Wagner Vineyards

Wagner offers the most comprehensive tour of any Finger Lakes winery. The tour encompasses all facets of the winemaking operation as well as the viticultural practices important to the production of quality wine grapes. A tasting of a wide selection of our wines and non-alcoholic grape juice follows the tour. Visitors can also take a self-guided brewery tour and taste our craft-brewed beers.

Seneca Lake Winery Association

Surrounding the sapphire waters of Seneca Lake, their 36 wineries invite you to experience a destination rich in history, beauty, and the production of world-class wines.

Sciencenter

Children's Museum

Sciencenter
601 First Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

Ithaca Farmers Market

http://www.ithacamarket.com/

Finger Lakes Visitor's Connection

The Finger Lakes Region is famous for a variety of homemade and homegrown foods such as: fresh lake trout, apples, cabbage, mustards, gourmet dressings, grapes and grape products like jams, jellies, pies and, of course, wine. You'll find many of these products used by our local restaurants in preparing scrumptious dishes for you to enjoy. One of our local favorites is the grape pie. You can scroll to the bottom of this page for a great Grape Pie recipe. Better yet, come and visit to enjoy one of the top 10 must tastes of the area!

International Motor Racing Research Center

The Research Center maintains archives for the personal papers of drivers, journalists and authors; rare books, serial publications, and reference books pertaining to drivers, cars, races and the history of motor racing; the historical records and newsletters of clubs and motor racing teams and corporations; and historical photographs, movie films, videos, oral histories, and memorabilia.

Finger Lakes Wine Country

The Finger Lakes region of New York boasts the largest concentration of wineries outside of California's Napa Valley wine country. We invite you to come wine tasting and winery touring year-round at almost 100 wineries along Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, and Canandaigua lakes.

Rockwell Museum of Western Art

The best of American Western and Native American art are preserved and interpreted at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, a focal point for engaging, dynamic exhibitions and educational events in Corning, New York.

Schuyler County Lodging and Tourism Association

If you prefer something yesteryear, leisurely, and proudly owner operated, we invite you to enjoy the varied lodging available in Schuyler County, all passionately collaborating together toward your fulfillment of what country living is all about…pastoral simplicity and easy going lifestyles.

Glenn H Curtis Museum

The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, bearing the name of Hammondsport's favorite son, is located on Route 54, one half mile south of the village of Hammondsport, New York. Dedicated to the memory of pioneer aviator, Glenn Curtiss, the museum contains a priceless collection relating to early aviation and local history.