Three Finger Lakes destinations

Three incredible stories of early American filmmaking

The Finger Lakes Region of New York State is where so much early American film history began.

Experience the worlds of pioneers Eastman, the Whartons, and Case on the Finger Lakes Film Trail.

Rochester

George Eastman Museum

Ithaca

Wharton Studio Museum

Auburn

Case Research Lab / Cayuga Museum

The Finger Lakes Film Trail partners independently receive support from the New York State Council on the Arts.

The Finger Lakes Film Trail is sponsored in part by Humanities New York.