Rochester, NY Local Community

Rochester has long been known as Kodak Town, being the home of the giant photography company. Today, its historical treasures complement modern family-friendly attractions that rival those found in much larger communities.

Rochester, also known as the Flower City and the World's Image Center, and is the third-largest city in the state of New York. The city loves to celebrate its long history of industry and invention, taking pride in the many innovators and social reformers that have made their marks here.
 
While you are here you might want to know that Rochester is unashamedly part of the Snow Belt of the United States, competing every year with its upstate neighbors for the "coveted" Golden Snowball Award. Snowfalls in Rochester were once legendary.
 
People will recommend you to rent a car once they know you are going to Rochester, but the truth is that there are some places that you can manage by walking or riding a bike. Forget about it all during winter: driving becomes potentially hazardous, biking becomes impossible, and walking will be your best option, just make sure to wear the proper clothes. 
 
While you are here, you might want to check out this list of places:

- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: when you get to the lighthouse, you wonder where the shore is, it's half a mile northeast. That's how much land has been added to the northern shore of New York since the lighthouse was built in 1822. It's the second oldest on the Great Lakes. The small museum on the first floor has a lot of displays on Rochester's harbor history.
- George Eastman House: this mansion was built by the founder of Eastman Kodak and has been restored to appear much as it did when he was alive. It could be considered three museums in one: first, the building itself and its living areas, which illustrate the life of Rochester's elite in the early twentieth century; second, exhibits highlighting the history of photography and film; and third, the museum's enormous photograph and film archives, among the largest in the world. 
- High Falls Center & Interpretive Museum
- Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival: Held annually in June, it has become one of the largest jazz festivals in the U.S.
- Rochester International Film Festival: this is the world’s oldest continually held festival for short films.
- Lilac Festival. Started in 1898, it’s America’s largest festival of it’s kind and attended by over half a million people each year (that’s a LOT of flower enthusiasts!).