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Day Trips Around Rochester
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Debi👋 Your guide to exploring within two hours of Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.
This year's Roc the Riverway Weekend event will take place from Friday, September 26, through Sunday, September 28, 2025, coinciding with the Erie Canal's Bicentennial Celebration. Read more: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/roc-the-ri...
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 – 𝟗/𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟓: Scenic drives, woodland walks, and a canal bicentennial celebration with fireworks—plan this week's day trips around Rochester. Read on Substack: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
September 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🥂🥳 Just announced: Rochester placed 2nd in USA TODAY'S Best Place to Visit for Fall (2025). We have so much to look forward to in the next month. How fortunate we are to live here. Let's get out and enjoy it, together!

Check out the top 10 👇
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September 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Rochester This Week – 9/16/25: Early fall hikes, Fringe highlights, and harvest festivals-plan this week's day trips around Rochester. daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
September 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
See you on Wed, Sep 17 at 7:30 p.m. for 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 in the Spiegelgarden at One Fringe Place!

Join journalists from CITY Magazine as they host an arts, culture, and all-things-Rochester trivia night!
September 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This roundup features my go-to walks across a range of distances and terrains—some fully natural, others with boardwalks, stone steps, or formal gardens. Read more: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/fabulous-f...
September 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rochester This Week–09/09/25: Fringe and the Red Wings' final home game series kicks off today-plan this week's day trips around Rochester. Read on Substack: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's book release day!🎈📚 ✨ 𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 is now available online and at several local bookstores—the list will grow as I deliver them!

Find a bookseller👇
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September 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🍎🍩 Apple Everything Season! Rochester's Best Ciders, Fry Cakes, Fritters, Pies, and More. Continue reading on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/apple-ever...
September 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
✨ Did you know I publish a weekly newsletter on Substack called 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌? It’s where I share events, notes, and local finds—without the social media algorithms getting in the way.

daytrippingroc.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Day Trips & Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York: Your guides to experiencing unique destinations in Rochester, the Finger Lakes, and Western New York.

NEW! Paperback Microguide: Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York will be available on September 9, 2025. daytrippingroc.com/books-day-tr...
August 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🍎 🍺 🍷 🧀 NY Cider Festival is September 13 at Radio Social. Grab your tickets—VIP still available: daytrippingroc.com/nyciderfest
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Rochester This Week – 8/26/25: Last call for summer adventures—did you check off your summer bucket list? Plan this week's day trips around Rochester. Read on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Rochester This Week - 8/19/25: Late-summer adventures and festival picks to plan your week around Rochester. Read more on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
August 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Rochester This Week - 8/19/25: Late-summer adventures and festival picks to plan your week around Rochester. Read more on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
August 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Remember, you can vote once a day until September 8. Rochester is currently ranking at No. 3, so we totally have a chance if we all vote now and vote daily!

Vote for Rochester! 10best.usatoday.com/awards/roche...
August 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Rochester This Week – 08/12/25: From cultural and neighborhood festivals to sunflower selfies and coffee with friends—plan your week around Rochester. Read on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
August 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I just received the first proof of my new tiny pocket-sized book, Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York. I literally just put it in my pocket!

If all goes well, I plan to release it on 9/9/25.
August 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Rochester This Week - 7/29/25: daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
July 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It's so cute! 💜 Get a sneak peek at my Jazz Festival book signing this Thursday night from 6–7:30 pm. Stop into the merchandise tent and say hello!

📖 Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York: Your guide to experiencing 50 unique destinations in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.
June 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Get ideas for this week's day trips on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
June 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Inspire lifelong learning! Find fun and educational summer break ideas on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/summer-break
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Debi Bower
Author and Creative Director
Day Trips Around Rochester
June 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Read 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌 on Substack 🧡 daytrippingroc.substack.com/p/rochester-...
June 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
June 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM