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Finger Lakes

American  

plural noun

  1. a group of elongated glacial lakes in central and W New York: resort region.


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Then in August 2024 I found myself at the start line of the Twisted Branch 100K race in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Dresden is in New York's Finger Lakes region – a rural area sliced through with deep glacial lakes, which attracts tourists drawn by its wineries, breweries and outdoor pursuits.

From BBC May 22, 2025

But a few farms, including Mindful Meat in Marin County, Calif., and Butter Meat Company in Pavilion, N.Y., just west of the Finger Lakes, have been selling meat from culled dairy cows and convincing skeptics.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2024

Second Circuit Court of Appeals in March narrowed the injunction to the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York.

From Washington Times May 30, 2023

So in 1847, the Stantons moved to Seneca Falls, a small mill town in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, where Elizabeth’s sister Tryphena and brother-in-law Edward Bayard lived.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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