Fun Facts

10 Fun Facts about the area

• The first bonded winery in the United States is located in Hammondsport, now called Pleasant Valley Wine Company. 
• New York State is home to the Finger Lakes.
• There are 11 lakes designated as "Finger Lakes" with 650 miles of shoreline.
• Keuka Lake is one of the few lakes in the world that flows both north and south.
• Glenn H. Curtiss was the pilot of the first publicly announced flight in America on July 4, 1908.
• Partial filming for the American movie Signs took place in the fields of Hornell, NY.
• The Corning Museum of Glass houses the world's most comprehensive and celebrated collection of glass.
• The oldest annual County Fair in the nation is the Steuben County Agricultural Fair held every August in Bath.
• The first female space shuttle commander, Eileen Collins, hails from the area and graduated from Corning Community College.
• The Tree Sitting Contest, held during the Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival is a unique contest that inspired a Trivial Pursuit game question.