Day Trips Around Rochester

This year's Roc the Riverway Weekend event will take place from Friday, September 26, through Sunday, September 28, 2025, coinciding with the Erie Canal's Bicentennial Celebration. Read more: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/roc-the-ri...

𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 – 𝟗/𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟓: Scenic drives, woodland walks, and a canal bicentennial celebration with fireworks—plan this week's day trips around Rochester. Read on Substack: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

🥂🥳 Just announced: Rochester placed 2nd in USA TODAY'S Best Place to Visit for Fall (2025). We have so much to look forward to in the next month. How fortunate we are to live here. Let's get out and enjoy it, together!

Check out the top 10 👇
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Rochester This Week – 9/16/25: Early fall hikes, Fringe highlights, and harvest festivals-plan this week's day trips around Rochester. daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

*😉 Trivia players will have a chance to win a copy of Day Trips Around Rochester, New York and Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York.

Winning teams will win fun prizes,* tickets, and maybe something from the lost-and-found, courtesy of the Fringe!

Gather your team (up to a maximum of 6 players) in Dawn's Spiegelgarden for a quiz night under the sky.

See you on Wed, Sep 17 at 7:30 p.m. for 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 in the Spiegelgarden at One Fringe Place!

Join journalists from CITY Magazine as they host an arts, culture, and all-things-Rochester trivia night!

This roundup features my go-to walks across a range of distances and terrains—some fully natural, others with boardwalks, stone steps, or formal gardens. Read more: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/fabulous-f...

Rochester This Week–09/09/25: Fringe and the Red Wings' final home game series kicks off today-plan this week's day trips around Rochester. Read on Substack: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

It's book release day!🎈📚 ✨ 𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 is now available online and at several local bookstores—the list will grow as I deliver them!

Find a bookseller👇
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It's the last day to vote! One more push—we can do this!

🍎🍩 Apple Everything Season! Rochester's Best Ciders, Fry Cakes, Fritters, Pies, and More. Continue reading on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/apple-ever...

Day Trips Around Rochester, New York | Substack Day Trips Around Rochester, New York is a local travel guide that focuses on exploring communities and points of interest within a two-hour radius of Rochester. Click to read Day Trips Around Rocheste...

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This pocket-sized travel guide invites you to slow down and discover the quiet magic of secluded waterfalls, secret gardens, scenic overlooks, and curious landmarks tucked into forests, behind historic buildings, and along little-known trails.

Day Trips & Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York: Your guides to experiencing unique destinations in Rochester, the Finger Lakes, and Western New York.

NEW! Paperback Microguide: Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York will be available on September 9, 2025. daytrippingroc.com/books-day-tr...

Rochester, New York

Rochester is back in the no. 1 spot. Let's not lose ground—vote daily! 10best.usatoday.com/awards/roche...

Rochester, New York

Oh noooo! We dropped to #2. Keep voting daily! 10best.usatoday.com/awards/roche...

🍎 🍺 🍷 🧀 NY Cider Festival is September 13 at Radio Social. Grab your tickets—VIP still available: daytrippingroc.com/nyciderfest

We're still ranking at no. 1—keep voting daily!

Rochester This Week – 8/26/25: Last call for summer adventures—did you check off your summer bucket list? Plan this week's day trips around Rochester. Read on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

We're still ranking at no. 1—keep voting daily!

Rochester, New York

Rochester is currently ranking No. 1! Let's keep it there! Vote daily through 9/8. 10best.usatoday.com/awards/roche...

Rochester This Week - 8/19/25: Late-summer adventures and festival picks to plan your week around Rochester. Read more on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

Vote daily until 9/8 🍁🍂

Rochester This Week - 8/19/25: Late-summer adventures and festival picks to plan your week around Rochester. Read more on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

Rochester, New York

Hey, we're at No. 2 now! Keep it up, Rochesterians! 10best.usatoday.com/awards/roche...

Remember, you can vote once a day until September 8. Rochester is currently ranking at No. 3, so we totally have a chance if we all vote now and vote daily!

Vote for Rochester! 10best.usatoday.com/awards/roche...

Rochester This Week – 08/12/25: From cultural and neighborhood festivals to sunflower selfies and coffee with friends—plan your week around Rochester. Read on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...

I just received the first proof of my new tiny pocket-sized book, Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York. I literally just put it in my pocket!

If all goes well, I plan to release it on 9/9/25.