Taughannock Falls lias the distinction of being tlie only 

 great fall and gorge in the region easily accessible by water. 

 The main fall is within a mile of Caynga Lake where a large 

 delta provides adequate picnic and camping space. Being con- 

 nected with the barge canal system of the state, a park at Taug- 

 hannock Falls would be accessible by water to a great portion 



of the state. „ „.„ 



Bare Hill 



The Finger Lakes Association believes that the state should 

 take over Bare Hill, " the Garden of Eden of the Iroquois," as 

 a state park. This hill, which is just as bare as its name implies, 

 rises to an altitude of 1,540 feet above the eastern shore of 

 Canandaigua Lake, a few miles south of the village of Canan- 

 daigua. The Iroquois called the hill Nun-do-wa-o-no and be- 

 lieved that from this hill sprang the Senecas or Sonontowans, 

 the Great Hill people. The Senecas were the most powerful of 

 the Six Nations. They were the guardians of the western door 

 of the Iroquois Long House. Until very recent years the Seneca 

 Indians made annual pilgrimages to Bare Hill and performed 

 sacred rites on the spot where, according to their traditions, 



their race was born. m jc -n • 4. 



Bluff Point 



Bluff Point would furnish the location for another of the 

 Finger Lakes parks. This lofty promontory which divides T^ake 

 Keuka into its branches rises 720 feet above the surface of the 

 lake. It is particularly desirable for two reasons: the wonder- 

 ful view which the tourist obtains from its summit and its ac- 

 cessibility by automobile road. Very little expense would be 

 involved in laying out the top of this promontory as a tourist 



^' Ghequaga Falls and Montour Glen 



Chequaga Falls and Montour Glen, the former in the village 

 of Montour Falls and the latter jiist south of the village, are 

 both worthy of preservation by the state, not only because of 

 their scenic beauty but also because of their historical associa- 

 tions. The glen is near the Indian village of Catherine Montour, 

 the renowned Queen Catherine of the Seneca Indians. General 

 Sullivan, acting under orders of General Washington to crush 

 forever the power of the Iroquois League, destroyed Catherine's 

 Town in 1779. 



Buttermilk Falls and Glen 

 Buttermilk Falls and Glen, two miles south of Ithaca on the 

 highway between Ithaca and Watkins, has been opened to the 

 public for a number of years. The owners, Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

 H. Treman of Ithaca, have gone to much expense to erect stairs 

 and guard rails and provide paths for the convenience of per- 

 sons wishing to explore the glen. In the distance of a mile. 

 Buttermilk Creek falls more than 500 feet in a series of cascades, 

 rapids and waterfalls. The gorge is of much interest to the na- 

 ture lover. At the foot of the falls an ample parking space ad- 



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