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Chemung County's Attractions - Enlightening and Exciting!
Board the "Elmiran" for a 60-minute narrated historical tour of the City of Elmira. On your tour, you will discover Civil War history, the largest neighborhood of Victorian homes, the sites that inspired Mark Twain and many other hometown heroes!
Discover the joy of motorless flight on a sailplane ride high above the breathtaking Chemung River Valley. Enjoy one of the most spectacular views in New York State from Harris Hill Park, the site of the National Soaring Museum and host to many world soaring championships.
When you come back down to earth, you can enjoy the many amenities offered by Harris Hill Park including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, miniature golf, go-cart rides, driving range, family picnic areas and a small amusement park!
The area also offers a host of other family attractions, including the Chemung County Fairgrounds, which plays host to a wide variety of shows and events. From horse shows and the Old Timerīs Show to the annual Chemung County Fair, the Fairgrounds offer events year-round in the tradition of old-time county fairs!
The fine arts are also on display in Chemung County with the Clemens Center, the region's performing arts center. A restored 1925 Vaudeville theatre, the Clemens Center presents drama, music and dance throughout the year. The Clemens Center's full calendar of events features critically-acclaimed plays by Broadway touring companies, live concerts by orchestras and contemporary performing artists, modern and classical dance, and the country's hottest stand-up comics.
If hiking and fishing in the spring, camping and swimming in the summer, taking in fall foliage in the autumn and cross-country skiing in the winter is your idea of a great family get-away, visit Park Station! Park Stationīs 500 acres await you and your family with hot shower facilities, laundry and electrical service camper sites. Rent a canoe, rowboat or paddleboat, dangle a fishing line, or just your toes at the 100-acre lake with a sand beach - there is something for everyone at Park Station!
In the summer, you will enjoy Elmiraīs 100-year tradition of baseball at Dunn Field Memorial Stadium, home to the Elmira Pioneers, a New York Collegiate Baseball League team. The New York Collegiate Baseball League, founded in 1978, is a summer wood bat league sanctioned by the NCAA and partially funded by Major League Baseball. The league gives college players who have not yet signed a professional contract the opportunity to develop their skills at a higher level of play, gain experience with wood bats, and be evaluated by scouts. Grab some peanuts, sit back and relax while watching Americaīs favorite pastime where Abner Doubleday began the game of baseball 100 years ago!
Fall and Winter in Chemung County bring professional ice hockey excitement at the First Arena in downtown Elmira, home of the Elmira Jackals - Elmiraīs own professional ice hockey team! The Elmira Jackals are a professional minor hockey team in the United Hockey League, widely regarded as the top AA circuit in minor hockey. The Jackals will be competing in their seventh season of competition. In those seven seasons, the Jackals have provided residents of the Twin Tiers top-notch family affordable entertainment..Along with the Jackals, The First Arena presents the best in entertainment for all, including the Harlem Globetrotters, Monster Truck Competitions, Professional Wrestling, Champions on Ice, Wine Festivals and many trade shows. The First Arena is the place to be!
Less than a 30-minute drive from Chemung County you will experience the thrill of auto racing at Watkins Glen International Racetrack. International Speedway Corporation, whose holdings include Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Darlington Raceway and Phoenix Int'l Raceway, are sole owner of the historic road course. In addition to holding major NASCAR and SCCA events, Watkins Glen International also hosts one of the nation's premier vintage events, the Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix. The beauty and serenity of Seneca and Keuka Lakes, the taste of fine award-winning New York State wines, the awe inspiring gorge and 19 waterfalls at Watkins Glen State Park, a scenic lunch or dinner aboard Captain Billīs Seneca Lake Cruises or The Keuka Maid on Keuka Lake. Stop and visit the world-renowned Corning Museum of Glass, stroll historic Market Street and the Rockwell Museum in the nearby city of Corning.
Celebrate Americaīs Birthday at Eldridge Park's "Set The Night To Music" yearly extravaganza - where fireworks are paired with music aired by local radio stations; experience history in Revolutionary/Civil War Reenactments at the Newtown Battlefield Reservation; be captivated by spectacular fall foliage along the many beautiful rolling hills. Itīs all here in Chemung County, in Finger Lakes Wine Country. . .Just Down The Road!
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