Sometimes the path from one chapter to the next isn’t something you plan… it’s something that quietly unfolds.
Keuka Roots began as a blog. A simple idea. A way to tell the stories that live here—the kind you feel more than you read.
One story at a time.
And somewhere along the way, those stories started to travel. They reached beyond Keuka. Beyond New York. Finding their way to people who understand that small towns hold something special.
Including someone who already had roots here.
Enter Mike Lee.
But this isn’t just a business connection.
It’s a coming full circle.
Mike’s connection to Keuka Lake goes back years—childhood summers at Camp Cory… time spent in Hammondsport as a young adult… memories shaped by the same lake, the same roads, the same quiet magic that so many of us carry with us.
And yet… he hasn’t been back to Keuka in nearly 30 years.
Most of those years were spent in Colorado, before relocating to New Mexico—where he continues to build and expand FAST TV Network.
And his story? It’s one built on motion, passion, and a lifelong love of the road.
Mike has raced everything from snowmobiles to stock cars to Formula cars to Indy cars. He is the 2000 American IndyCar Series Champion—and, by his own admission, has never “officially retired.”
As the creator and executive producer of
Speedway Driver, he has opened doors for racers of all ages to showcase their skills to a worldwide audience. And beyond the track, he carries a deep appreciation for nostalgia, history, and the legends that live along America’s highways.
Hopelessly drawn to the mystique of the open road, it was only natural that he not only produces but hosts
Legends of Route 66: Main Street America—a series rooted in story, place, and the enduring spirit of small-town life.
Because in many ways… that same spirit lives right here at Keuka.
There is something about Keuka that calls you.
Even decades away… the pull never really lets go.
Which brings us to Keuka Roots.
Mike, feeling the nostalgic pull of this crooked lake, somehow found the Keuka Roots blog and began reading the stories that live here. And one day—completely out of character for him, as he will tell you—he sent me an email.
A simple message. Unexpected. Unplanned.
Telling me how much he enjoyed the stories.
And ending with one line…
“This could make a great TV show.”
From blog… to conversation… to possibility…
And now, to television.
Not overnight. Not by chance.
But through story, connection, and a shared belief that Keuka is worth seeing—and feeling—on a much larger stage.
He often marvels that it was a simple blog—stories carrying the heart of Keuka—that would lead him back to his childhood roots, to executive produce the series Keuka Roots: Small Towns. Big Stories.
And that seems fitting.
Because Keuka Roots is built on a simple truth—what is rooted here grows, evolves, produces change… and yet, somehow, remains the same. 🌿
Stay Rooted. Stay Keuka. 🌿
📺 FAST TV NETWORK — CONTACT
Mike Lee
Executive Producer, FAST TV Network
🌐 Website:
FAST TV Network — www.fasttvnetwork.com
FAST TV Studios — www.fasttvstudios.com
📧 Email:
mike@fasttvnetwork.com
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