Tag: Rochester
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Travel Guide: Explore New York for National Native American Heritage Month
*Image Credit: Ganondagan State Historic Site, Photo courtesy of NYS Dept. of Economic Development/Photographer: Darren McGee November marks National Native American Heritage Month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The now annual, month-long celebration – a time to commemorate and learn about the culture and history of the many Indigenous people…
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Upstate New York Fall Travel: Leaf Peeping at Its Best
A Brief Travel Guide to Western and Central New York Foliage Season You can also view the article & more travel bits at AAA Fall is here, and so is a beautiful skyline of amber and yellow trees. Part of the beauty of living in Upstate New York is that we are surrounded by countless…
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Travel Guide: Visit Historical Sites in Rochester, NY for African American History Month
You can also view the article & more travel suggestions at AAA Rochester has a rich African American history. A stop on the Underground Railroad, Rochester was home to freedom seekers, abolitionists, politicians, community leaders and others who contributed to the flight to freedom. Important figures like Frederick Douglass, Rev. Thomas James, Myron Holley, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Jacobs all have ties to helping slaves escape…
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