If you live in or travel to or wonder about or never heard of the Finger Lakes region of Western New York then this is the place to be. From Skaneateles Lake to Canandaigua Lake and on to the Genesee River.

As told in Iroquois legend, the Great God Manitou wanted to reward the Iroquois Confederacy for their courage in battle and their devotion to the Great Spirit. He decided to bring part of their happy hunting ground down from the heavens.
According to the legend, there are six Finger Lakes because the hand of Manitou slipped when he was pushing the portion of Indian Paradise down from the heavens, causing six indentations that later became the lakes.
Excerpt from "Legends and Stories of the Finger Lakes Region"by Emerson Klees

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