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Curiosities of the Finger Lakes : hidden ancient ruins, flying machines, the boy who caught a trout with his nose and more
- Title
- Curiosities of the Finger Lakes : hidden ancient ruins, flying machines, the boy who caught a trout with his nose and more / Melanie Zimmer.
- Author
- Zimmer, Melanie.
- Publication
- Charleston : The History Press, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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Details
- Description
- 157 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Interesting and unusual stories from around the Finger Lakes"--
- "The Finger Lakes region is known for its beauty, but look carefully and you will discover some of New York's other abundant--and unusual--treasures. The cliffs of Excelsior Glen are scattered with ancient Indian pictographs, and Bluff Point conceals the ruins of an unknown civilization. The wine industry has its own strange stories; discover why one wine producer was banned from using his own name. Among the oddities of the Finger Lakes region are the world's largest pancake, a slice of Susan B. Anthony's seventy-eighth birthday cake and the anecdote of the boy who accidentally caught an eight-pound trout with his nose. Join author Melanie Zimmer and uncover these and other curiosities and strange tales of the Finger Lakes"--
- Subjects
- Curiosities and wonders
- Finger Lakes Region (N.Y.) > Biography > Anecdotes
- Anecdotes
- Local history
- Manners and customs
- New York (State) > Finger Lakes Region
- Curiosities and wonders > New York (State) > Finger Lakes Region > Anecdotes
- Finger Lakes Region (N.Y.) > History, Local > Anecdotes
- Biography > Anecdotes
- Finger Lakes Region (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Anecdotes
- Genre/Form
- Anecdotes.
- Biography – Anecdotes.
- Local history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- 1. Stories of the Haudenosaunee -- Creation -- How the Seneca Indians Came to the Finger Lakes -- How Fire Came to the Haudenosaunee -- How the Pleiades Star Cluster Came to Be -- How Birds Obtained Their Songs -- The Little Man's Bow and Arrows -- Lacrosse : For the Pleasure of the Creator -- The Painted Rocks of Seneca Lake -- Queen Catherine and Her Sister, Queen Ester -- The Haudenosaunee as One of the Lost Tribes of Israel -- 2. Pre-Columbian Civilizations -- Ancient Indian Pictographs -- The Pre-Columbian Ruins at Bluff Point -- The Story of Surveyors Samuel Hart Wright and Berlin Hart Wright -- 3. A Bit of History -- The Origin of the Mennonites and Amish -- Slocum Howland and the Underground Railroad in Sherwood -- Susan B. Anthony's Birthday Cake -- The Great Agnostic : Robert Green Ingersoll -- The Mysterious Disappearance of the HMS Ontario -- 4. Fruit of the Vine -- Reverend Bostwick and the Introduction of Wine Grapes into the Finger Lakes -- The Strange Story of Walter S. Taylor -- 5. Inventions and Ideas -- Auburn Prison and the Electric Chair -- Flying Machines -- Willard Chapel : A Tiffany Treasure -- Theodore Case and the Invention of Sound-on-Film -- 6. The Spirit World -- The Legend of Buried Treasure at Indian Pines -- The Willard Asylum for the Insane -- Belhurst Castle -- Erie Mansion -- The 1890 House -- 7. Other Strange Tales -- The RIT Escherian Stairwell -- The Ghost Deer of Seneca Lake -- The World's Largest Pancake -- A Big Fish Story : Harry Morse and the Trout -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- IRM (Finger Lakes) 14-8084
- ISBN
- 9781626190924 (paperback)
- 1626190925 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2014014194
- OCLC
- 881387616
- Author
- Zimmer, Melanie.
- Title
- Curiosities of the Finger Lakes : hidden ancient ruins, flying machines, the boy who caught a trout with his nose and more / Melanie Zimmer.
- Publisher
- Charleston : The History Press, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- IRM (Finger Lakes) 14-8084