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SPECTATOR SPORTS The sport of kings, the boys of summer and world-famous championships will have sports fans from around the world coming to New York this year. Golf Championships The Baseball Midsummer Classic Returns For the first time in history, a major men’s championship and the Ladies’ PGA will take place in the same city in the same year, and Rochester, NY couldn’t be prouder. For the first time in almost half a century, the Mets will host major league baseball’s mid-season All-Star Game, July 16 at Citi Field in Queens. It’s the ninth time the game has come to New York City and fans are snapping up tickets to watch their favorite players from both the National and American Leagues mix it up in a patchwork of uniforms from baseball’s top teams. Others are looking forward to attending the All-Star Fan Fest, the world’s largest interactive baseball theme park, running from July 12-16 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. SARATOGA RACE COURSE, SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga Celebrates 150 Years of Racing America’s premiere horseracing venue celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, and they’re not keeping it quiet. Since its inception in the 1930s, the AllStar Game has drawn giant crowds to watch baseball’s finest battle it out on the diamond. Who will earn the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award this year? In Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Race Course has announced year-long festivities including concerts and cakewalks, flag-lined avenues, ice cream socials, and the re-opening of the Oklahoma Track to view the morning workouts of the world’s finest racing Thoroughbreds. CITI FIELD, QUEENS ©RUDI VON BRIEL More than 100 events from horse shows to military encampments will be featured throughout the summer season. Smart phone walking tours lead to barbershop quartets, steeplechases and band concerts, a July 4 celebration at Saratoga Battlefield and, of course, racing at America’s oldest race course. All this amid the elegance of Saratoga Springs with its famous spas, restaurants, hotels, boutiques, performing arts venues and parks. Keep abreast of all the excitement at saratoga150.com/history. SUMMER • 54 • 800/CALL-NYS It’s ladies first from June 3-9 for the Wegmans LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club. Then, for seven days in August, golf’s final major of the season returns to Oak Hill Country Club as the 95th PGA Championship challenges 156 of the sport’s best players. Thousands of fans will line the fairways to view the strongest fields in professional golf in the tournaments where Ben Hogan, Cristie Kerr, Jack Nicklaus, Suzann Pettersen, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods became legends. pga.com/ pgachampionship/2013 and lpga.com Follow the Thunder of Engines to the Glen From Long Island’s Islip Speedway to Can-Am Speedway in Orleans, motors are revving for NASCAR, a phenomenon that owes much of its popularity to Watkins Glen International. This year the excitement is electric as NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series returns to The Glen. On August 10, it’s the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the Zippo 200. And on Sunday, August 11, the famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series caps a thrilling weekend of racing at The Glen with 90 laps of twists and turns on a winding Grand Prix road course that has challenged top drivers like Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon.  http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2013 http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2013 http://www.lpga.com http://www.saratoga150.com/history

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ILNY Travel Guide - Summer 2013

ILNY Travel Guide - Summer 2013
Contents
11 Vacation Regions
Getaway Ideas
Outdoors
Watchable Wildlife
New York State Canal System
Art+Culture
Path Through History
Food+Drink
Sports
Regional Attractions
Summer Events Calendar
Camping
Regional Travel Information
New York State Map
Autumn Preview
Autumn Events Calendar

ILNY Travel Guide - Summer 2013

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