tours

Community Dinner and Gateway Home Tours

RevPam — May 6, 2019, 6:31am

Free chicken & biscuit dinner with tours of the soon-to-open Gateway Home, a comfort care facility. 5-7pm

"Authors in Autumn" Information Meeting on Fall Tour

Richmond Library — Mar 26, 2013, 1:51pm

Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St., Batavia will host an information meeting on the “Authors in Autumn” Fall Tour on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 pm. Phyllis Breen from First Choice Educational Tours will talk about the library's third annual fall trip, scheduled this year from October 18-20, to the Hudson Valley. Hear about accommodations, travel plans, special dinners, and the numerous historic sites that will be featured. This will include a short slide show of last year's trip. (There is no obligation to book by attending this presentation.) Registration is not required. More information is available in the library and at www.batavialibrary.org.

Picturesque home gardens showcased in 'House & Garden Tour'

Dan Crofts — Jul 12, 2011, 2:23pm

On Sunday, 12 homeowners -- nine from Batavia and three from Corfu -- opened their homes as part of the Landmark Society of Genesee County's "House & Garden Tour," the proceeds of which went toward the restoration of St. James Episcopal Church.

For $20, self-guided tourists travelled to all of these beautiful homegrown gardens and then enjoyed a reception and dessert at St. James in the evening.

Here are some pictures from a few of the gardens:

Free tour to focus on all things alpaca

Dan Crofts — Sep 2, 2010, 9:18pm

The Grant family of North Bergen invites people on a 30-mile tour of Alpaca Country, which includes a tour of their alpaca farm at 6499 N. Lake Road in Bergen.

This event is free, open to the public, and lasts from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25-26.

The tour includes five farms and will expose people to the wonders of the alpaca, which is the world's oldest domesticated animal.

They'll get to see, pet and feed the alpacas, learn about why they are bred, see spinning and fiber crafting demonstrations, enjoy refreshments and be able to buy alpaca products.

Passports to "Alpaca Country" can be picked up at any participating farm. These are to be stamped at each farm and entered into a raffle drawing at the end of the tour.

For more information on this event, please call Belinda Grant at 494-1371.

Holland Land Office Museum Anounces 2009 Summer Program for Kids Lineup

hlom — May 12, 2009, 12:58pm

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the line up for the 2009 Summer Program. The program, for children 7 to 13 years old, consists of sixteen different sessions based on local history. The program is sponsored by The Bank of Castile and the Kiwanis Club of Batavia.

Registration is now open and available on the Museum’s website at www.hollandlandoffice.com or a flyer is available by calling the Museum at (585) 343-4727. The class will fill up fast, so sign your child up today!