Came with a few friends, we enjoyed some cocktails and finger foods…read more It was $20 admission & it gave you access to some rides and events around the farm. Perfect place if you have kids. We enjoyed the farm animals as well. Overall very nice place for a date or a place for the kids to play & adults can unwind.

We came by this seasonal setup with our daughter's family, including our 1 year old granddaughter…read more It is open from mid September to Halloween. There is no admission charge on weekdays, which is when we were there. Some of the things to participate in are open only on weekends, when there is an admission charge. There is some food and refreshments available but we didn't try anything, as we were going to dinner afterwards. It was a fine afternoon to walk around their displays for Halloween and their very large selection of pumpkins.

Last weekend we attended the Lewiston Garden Festival. It was there that we met Eastern Monarch…read moreButterfly Farm. They had a booth that was an instant attraction for our kids. Included in their set-up was a screen room full of big, beautiful monarchs, feasting on their fave milkweed. There was also a small net enclosure on their counter with a big, fat colorful caterpillar inside. Caterpillars are the only bug I wish I could snuggle with--this guy was just TOO CHUBBY AND CUTE! But I digress. :-P The booth was manned by Eastern Monarch's staff (maybe the owners?), who could not have been friendlier and more engaging for our kids. They shared with us interesting info about monarchs, their flight path, what they like to eat, and the importance of propagating monarch-attracting indigenous plants in our area. Our son asked what the "brown dots" were in the caterpillar enclosure, and we also learned that caterpillar poop is called frass. So that was a fun fact for our ten-year old son! :-D For sale were mature and healthy milkweeds that were planted in eco-friendly self-composting containers. It was Father's Day, my dad has a nice garden, these butterfly people were way cool, so I purchased one of the plants for my dad's yard. For $20, it was a solid investment and a little bit of support for this lovely eco-forward local business. When we got the plant home, my dad LOVED it, and can't wait to bring more monarchs to Cheektowaga! :-D If you check out Eastern Monarch Farm's website, you will see that they are very involved in the community, and offer a variety of outreach programs for youth and more. If you are looking for an educational program of this nature, and/or you want to purchase butterfly-attracting plants that support our area's local eco-footprint, you absolutely cannot go wrong with supporting this sweet local business.

It's labor day weekend and had no plans. This was a nice area with a variety of vendors. We…read morewanted fresh veggies and bread. So we came to the right place. Great selection and look for good prices before you buy. They had food breakfast items and tables to sit and eat. Also wine tasting. Just a little too early for me. Parking is a bit scarce but we found a lot about 1/2 block from the market. Might be back before end of season. Oh and they had music too!

Perfect morning to head to a farmers market! Crisp fall weather and there was an unexpected dog…read moreevent called Hounds in the Hollow with a dog costume contest. Great fresh produce. Brought home peaches, peppers, beets (love cooking the greens) and eggs. All the vendors were super friendly and willing to talk about their goods and even shared tips on growing some of them. Nice bonus is checking out all the Halloween decorations through the town. Different items on each light pole up and down the street all make by local folks.

I was pretty excited to have something new to check out this Holiday season instead of the Festival…read moreof Lights at Hamburg Fairgrounds. Especially when I read how large this event was supposed to be. Unfortunately I was hugely disappointed!! They claim to have zillions of lights yet the main display is one light board that displays Disney characters (poorly) and plays Disney music. Other than that, there really wasn't much. Some lights in some trees and some lights around the buildings-- very standard and not that impressive. I was under the impression it was a synchronized light show and I've seen more impressive displays for free! The reindeer food? You have to make it yourself! Just oatmeal and glitter in a ziplock bag. Not cute, not fun. Not something I would want to sit down and do as an adult and there wasn't much space so if you were bringing a child, you might have to wait for their turn to make some reindeer food. Santa was shoved back into a tiny corner, I couldn't even see him. The whole thing seemed very disorganized and awkward. No one was directing people or trying to get people to partake in the few activities they did have. Roasting marshmallows was kind of nice but once again, no one really there to keep an eye on things. As mentioned before the sticks are reused and all the food is pretty much just left sitting out. We didn't buy a train ticket because we were told you had to have a child. (Seems odd.) But I also don't like that you have to pay more to be able to see the majority of the lights. $10 to see less lights than I could in my own neighborhood. Definitely pass on this one!!

My family and I were so disappointed in Santa's Christmas Land. We paid $40 to walk the grounds to…read moresee some lights, visit Santa, make reindeer food, try to buy cookies in the crowd and another $15 for warm hot chocolate and another $20 for a train ride in a circle. Remember the Festival of Lights in the Falls back in the day? That's what I was hoping for and it was just overpriced and not so great.

We come every year for the Whelen Modified Tour. The track…read moreis adequate. The usual food stands, t shirts, beers and trailers. Only complaint is that the benches need some updating. It's old wood and slippery after it rains like it did today.

I went to the monster truck show tonight and they were literally out there for less than 15…read moreminutes. The announcer was way too loud and not entertaining. They called for a 45 minute intermission after the first 45 minutes of watching four wheelers race around and very little monster truck action. I love Lancaster Speedway, but this was an abomination.

We were fortunate enough to come upon Mark's creations at the 2014 Clothesline Arts Festival. There…read morewere two end tables with glass tops & bases of black industrial recycled materials, truly one of a kind, that called to us. We've enjoyed his work so much that we're having a sofa table made by Mark to coordinate with the end pieces. He's an amazing artist, creative, environmentally sensitive AND reasonably priced. We recommend him highly however, with some reservation: We realize when word of Mark's work gets around, we'll have competition with our future purchases!

From the owner: Mark Moore Design design's and hand crafts its unique line of sustainable furniture and sculpture…read morefor commercials and residential use. With 18 years of furniture making experience each piece of furniture is craft using signature techniques in the realm of metal and wood working.