Finger Lakes Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
group of lakes in New York, USA
About Finger Lakes
Iroquois legend recounts that the major Finger Lakes are the impressions left by the Great God Manitou's hand when he transplanted a portion of the Happy Hunting Grounds to Earth. In truth, the Finger Lakes formed after the last Ice Age (seeIce Age traces). Previous glacial retreats had carved out deep valleys across the middle of the state, and rivers flowed southward through them into the Susquehanna watershed, which empties into Chesapeake Bay. But the last Ice Age left a terminal moraine near the southern ends of the valleys, cutting them off from the Susquehanna system. Another moraine farther north acted as a dam and restricted northerly outflow as well, so the valleys filled with water and became the Finger Lakes. As with most of Upstate New York, the Finger Lakes region is rooted
Finger Lakes Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 14 sections including: