City of Rochester
News Release
(Thursday, July 15, 2010) – MVP Health Care and the City of Rochester are currently offering Health Care Tuesday Nature Nights as part of the year’s Flower City Looking Good activities and events. Continuing until August 24, The Nature Nights, which continue through August 24, offer participants an array of cycling, hiking, walking and paddling adventures that advance fitness while showcasing the City of Rochester’s remarkable natural and built environments. All Nature Nights begin at 6 p.m.. Walks, jogs and rides are leisurely with slight grade changes, mostly on paths or sidewalks. Helmets are required for bike rides.
The remaining 2010 schedule is as follows:
• July 20: Guided Bike Ride, Eastside Elegance Tour. Explore the City’s “Neighborhood of the Arts” and ARTWalk. Ride along East Avenue and view beautiful City mansions. Enjoy Cobb’s Hill Reservoir, a great view north and the bustling and eclectic Park Avenue neighborhood. The tour includes a rest stop at Starry Nights Café. Ride begins at Towner’s Bicycle Shop, 1048 University Avenue • July 27: Guided Outrigger Canoe Paddle, Genesee Valley Park Waterways Center. 149 Elmwood Dive. Skyline Tour takes paddlers from Genesee Valley Park to the South Wedge neighborhood and features a breathtaking view of the city. 6 p.m. $15 per person. Preregister by calling 428-6771 between by July 23.
• Aug. 3: Guided Bike Ride, Ontario Parkway Trail and Charlotte Neighborhood. Take a quick spin around the Port of Rochester area and hear about the ambitious plans for the area. Ride the new Parkway Trail through wetlands to Island Cottage Road. Return along Beach Avenue with great views of the Lake and historic beach-front homes. Walk your bike along the “secret sidewalk,” a remnant of the days of the trolley. Cap off the evening with a sample of frozen custard at the original Abbott’s. Ride begins at 6 p.m. at the boat launch parking lot.
• Aug. 10: Guided Canoe/Kayak Paddle, Genesee Valley Park Waterways Center. 149 Elmwood Drive Paddle from Genesee Valley Park south to the convergence with the canal and on to Red Creek. See historic Olmsted landscape and bridges from the water. Explore the wilderness of Red Creek as it weaves through a Brighton neighborhood. 6 p.m. $15 per person. Preregister by calling 428-6771 between by August 8.
• Aug. 17: Guided Bike Ride, Mount Hope Cemetery. Explore the oldest municipally maintained Victorian cemetery in the United States, dedicated in 1838. Take a slow, leisurely ride with the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery and view many grave sites, including those of Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. Ride begins at 6 p.m. at the Genesee Valley Park pool parking lot, 131 Elmwood Avenue • Aug. 24: Guided Bike Ride, Corn Hill neighborhood. Bike on the Genesee Riverway Trail and explore the Corn Hill neighborhood, and view its historic collection of stately homes. Enjoy a quick refreshment break at Boulder Coffee Company on Brooks Avenue. Ride begins at 6 p.m. at the Genesee Valley Park pool parking lot, 131 Elmwood Avenue
For more information about Flower City Looking Good 2010, including MVP Health Care Tuesday Nature Nights, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/fclg.
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News Media: For more information, contact Jim Farr at 428-6866.