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Featured in the Genesee County section of the November 2011 - February 2012 issue of Explore New York, is information about Batavia, East Bethany and LeRoy.
Advertisers include: Batavia Downs Gaming & Raceway, OTB, Oliver's Candies, Rolling Hills Assylum Ghost Tours and the JELL-O Gallery. |
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Genesee County
Create family memories in Genesee County! Discover our newest addition, Palm Island Water Park, located at the Clarion Hotel. The indoor water park is a convenient, affordable, and fun attraction that offers something for everyone in the family. Youngsters will enjoy the children’s pool, 5 way tipping buckets, mushroom umbrella, and Play Lagoon with a beach entry. Older kids, as well as adults of all ages, will spend time whipping down the 196 foot translucent slide, playing hoops, or relaxing in the underwater lighted hot tub, and those are only some of the parks entertaining features. Packages are affordably priced so that winter doldrums will be a thing of the past. For more information contact the Clarion Hotel at 585-344-2100.
For outside fun, Frost Ridge, in LeRoy, NY, will be offering snow tubing each weekend (weather permitting). Hours are tentatively 11am until 4pm. See their website for details on all Frost Ridge Events www.frostridge.com. Or come out and play at Polar Wave Snow Tubing Park. Visit www.PolarwaveBatavia.com for hours and pricing.
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One of the best ways to enjoy winter’s majestic beauty is to trek through the woods. You’ll want to visit Genesee County Park, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge or Darien Lake State Park to really appreciate the silent landscape and bracing air of the season. Kids, young and old, will enjoy biking, hiking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, sledding and even snowshoeing.
November and December bring the holidays with unique gift opportunities in our village shops. You’ll find something for everyone at Country Cottage, The Hobby Horse, Oliver’s Candies or Adam Miller’s Toy Store, just to name a few. While you’re out, why not stop by the “Wonderland of Trees” at the Holland Land Office Museum? Their clever tree decorations will please all ages, and may spark ideas for your own holiday decor.
Feeling house-bound in January and February? Take a trip to Batavia Downs, the oldest lighted harness track in America. This entertainment destination has plenty of activities*. With nearly 600 slot machines, numerous specials, live music on the weekends, prizes and promotions, you’ll want to return time and again to try your luck. Make sure you join the Player’s Club for the most rewards. Batavia Downs, “Sounds like a winner to me!” Visit www.BataviaDownsGaming.com for more details.
For additional visitor information, please call 1-800-622-2686 ext. 9, M-F, 8-4:30pm or peruse our website at www.GeneseeNY.com.
Conveniently located halfway between Buffalo/Niagara Falls & Rochester, Genesee County has 3 major exits off New York State Thruway, (I-90) Exits 47,48,and 48A.
*Special note: Only persons above the age of 18 are allowed on the gaming floor. Anyone below the age of 18 is welcome in any non-gaming area of the downs, including viewable racing sections in the clubhouse.
Come and Enjoy LeRoy - - It’s a little bit of heaven off Exit 47
Visit the Jell-O Gallery and discover the history and mystery of America’s Most Famous Dessert! Watch your favorite television ads featuring Bill Cosby, Andy Griffith and Gomer Pyle. Vote for your favorite flavor and have your picture taken with the Jell-O Girl. And visit the museum shop.
The Jell-O Gallery is located behind the historic LeRoy House museum at 23 East Main Street in LeRoy (on Route 5, six miles from NYS Thruway Exit 47). For further information call 585-768-7433 or visit www.jellomuseum.com.
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