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By Penny Carlton • September 17, 2026
FINALE | WINGS & WHEELS: A HOMECOMING FOR HISTORY  For a Little While, Walk in Glenn Curtiss’ Footsteps
By Penny Carlton • September 15, 2026
KEUKA LAKE: AN EARLY LABORATORY OF NAVAL AVIATION  Where Seaplanes Learned to Conquer the Water
By Penny Carlton • September 11, 2026
WHEN THE NAVY CAME TO HAMMONDSPORT  The Village That Helped Teach America’s Navy to Fly
By Penny Carlton • September 10, 2026
DID PENN YAN PUT THE “BASKET” IN BASKETBALL?  Before There Was Basketball: The Penn Yan Peach Basket Mystery
By Penny Carlton • September 8, 2026
Part Four | FROM WHEELS TO WINGS Glenn Curtiss, the AEA, and the Moment Everything Left the Ground
By Penny Carlton • September 4, 2026
Save the Cupola: A Piece of Our Past. A Beacon for Our Future.
By Penny Carlton • September 3, 2026
ROAD TO WINGS & WHEELS Part Three | G.H. AND THE AUTOMOBILE
By Penny Carlton • September 2, 2026
🍎 Fall Just Got a Little Sweeter at Wager’s Cider Mill
By Penny Carlton • September 1, 2026
LABOR DAY WEEKEND AROUND KEUKA Pick a Town. Pick an Adventure!
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Content Licensing & Story Syndication


The stories shared through Keuka Roots™ celebrate the people, history, traditions, and everyday moments that shape life around Keuka Lake and the Finger Lakes region. From historical features and cultural storytelling to local business highlights and community experiences, these stories often resonate far beyond the shores of Crooked Lake.


The Keuka Roots™ brand is centered on discovering and preserving the roots of our communities through the stories that connect us—our history, our people, our traditions, and our way of life. We believe every small town has a story worth telling, every family legacy has value, and every community is shaped by the generations who came before. Through storytelling, historical preservation, tourism, and community engagement, Keuka Roots™ seeks to celebrate the authentic character of the Keuka Lake region while ensuring those stories are carried forward for future generations.


Keuka Roots™ and its signature taglines, "Stay Rooted. Stay Keuka.™", "Small Towns. Big Stories. One Crooked Lake.™", "Small Towns. Big Personalities. One Crooked Lake.™", and "Why Keuka? Because No Other Lake Spells Y Like This.™" are proprietary trademarks and branding elements associated with Keuka Roots™ and its founder, Penny Carlton. These marks may not be reproduced, repurposed, or used in connection with other publications, marketing materials, media productions, or commercial ventures that infringe on the Keuka Roots™ brand without prior written permission.


Media outlets, tourism organizations, publications, and content partners are welcome to republish or reference Keuka Roots™ content through licensed syndication agreements or editorial partnerships.


Content may be licensed for:


• Website or digital publications

• Print publications and magazines

• Tourism and regional travel features

• Educational or historical publications

• Documentary, television, and streaming productions

• Media and storytelling collaborations


All republished material must include proper attribution to Keuka Roots™ and Penny Carlton, along with a link to the original source when published online.


Requests for content licensing, story syndication, editorial partnerships, or trademark usage permissions may be directed to:


Penny Carlton
Founder & Publisher, Keuka Roots™


🌿 Keuka Roots™


Celebrating the stories, traditions, and people of Keuka Lake.


Stay Rooted. Stay Keuka.™