Canandaigua Speedway
Canandaigua Speedway is a 1/2 mile dirt oval race track in Canandaigua, 45 min SE of Rochester. The tracks website is known as "The Land Of Legends". See Auto Racing for further information and links to racing websites. Photos
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Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
The RIT Tigers ice hockey team plays their home games at Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena The Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena is an ice skating rink/hockey arena located on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus. It is the former home of the RIT Tigers Hockey team and the Genesee Figure Skating Club. The official capacity of the arena is 2,100, making it the third largest ice arena in the Atlantic Hockey Association in seating capacity. It includes a concession stand, a press box and the President's Box. The ice surface measures 85' x 185'. In 2014, the RIT Men's and Women's Ice Hockey teams moved into the new 4,300 seat Gene Polisseni Center. History The arena was opened in 1968 when RIT moved from its downtown campus. It is named for nineteenth-century RIT benefactor (Frank Ritter), who helped found the Mechanics Institute at the college. Ritter's grandson Frank Ritter Shumway also founded the Genesee Figure Skating Club.
Blue Lotus Yoga
Blue Lotus Yoga is a studio for the learning and advancement of yoga in the greater Rochester area. With a strong focus on asana, meditation, & Anusara Yoga from a deep philosophical understanding, Blue Lotus Yoga is a resource unlike any other!
34 Elton Street
34 Elton Street is an old industrial building in the Neighborhood of the Arts. Since its revitalization, it has been home to many shops and studios. Current tenants: Agathi & Co. Agape Martial Arts Atman Yoga Studio Greg Hollar Projects James Kenneth Photography Lehmann Strings Makers Gallery & Studio and 3rd Floor Cafe Mary's Contemporary Creations Optic Sky Productions Pittsford Picture Framing Rochester Dance Lessons Studio 34 Creative Arts & Learning Center Tea Witch Tea Former tenants: Emerson & Oliver Heather Demoras Design Consultants plastic Public Image Pumpkin Patch Photos Renaissance Martial Arts Rochester Phoenix Aikido & Fitness Club Spirit Organic Subculture magazine headquarters Yoga With Estelle
Braemar Country Club
Braemar Country Club is a semi-private golf club on the NorthWest side of Rochester. Along with golf they also operate the Bearshire Restaurant which is open to the public and also offers catered events. Tee times for golf can be booked on-line through Braemar's web site.
Flower City Union
Flower City Union is a men's soccer team that in December 2020 announced they would be playing in the professional third-tier National Independent Soccer Association beginning with the 2022 season. Home games are played in the Rochester Community Sports Complex (the former home of the Rhinos on Oak Street). The 2022 season home opener was March 26; the team struggled to a 2-3-18 league record and last place in the 9-team NISA, although they did post a win in the first round of the US Open Cup. For 2023 the team merged with the former Syracuse Pulse and played some home games in Syracuse (as well as a few road games) as the Salt City Union. An 8-3-13 league record placed them sixth; entering the playoffs as bottom seed the team scored three upsets to take the NISA championship. For 2024 the Union dropped down to play in the Great Lakes Conference of the Tier 1 "pre-professional" National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), finishing 4th with a record of 5-1-4 and losing in the first round of the playoffs. In 2025 they won both the regular season (8-1-1) and Conference playoffs championships but were then eliminated in the Midwest Region championship final. Flower City 1872 In March 2023 the Rochester Lancers announced that membership in United Women's Soccer, under which the Lady Lancers had competed, would be transferred to Flower City Union. A team was then organized under the banner Flower City 1872; the "1872" honors the year in which Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in a federal election.) They competed in the East Division of UWS' East Conference, finishing 14th of 16 teams with a 1-0-5 record in 2023 and tied for 9th of 18 teams with a 3-1-4 record in 2024. For 2025 the team moved to the Great Forest Division of the USL W League, finishing 5th of six clubs.
Maurice E. Silver
Maurice E. Silver, AKA Morrie Silver, is credited with saving professional baseball in Rochester. The organization's past president and general manager, he organized the 1956 stock drive for community ownership of the Red Wings. Silver was the majority stockholder of Rochester Community Baseball, Inc., from 1956 until his death in 1974. Red Wing Stadium was re-named to Silver Stadium in his honor in 1968. Morrie Silver was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1989. A Statue of Morrie Silver sits outside of Frontier Field.
Genesee Valley Sports Complex
Genesee Valley Sports Complex (GVPSC) is an athletic complex in Genesee Valley Park off Elmwood Avenue next to the Genesee River. GVPSC is all-season facility that offering aquatics facilities and an ice arena. Aquatics Facility The aquatics Facility has an outdoor, olympic-sized swimming pool with slides for open swimming, swimming instructions, and event rental The pool is home to the Rochester Rapids Swim Team, Genesee Valley Swim Team and the Rochester Polo Club. Ice Arena The GVPSC Ice Arena offers open skating, lessons, hockey league, youth hockey program, and event rental. The Ice Arena is home of the hockey teams from the University of Rochester, Gates-Chili High School, and McQuaid Jesuit High School. During the summer months the Ice Rink becomes Genesee Valley Arena when a "sport court" surface is put down for inline hockey, lacrosse, roller derby, and roller skating.
Marina Dodge
Marina Dodge is a car dealership in Webster that sells Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, and Mitsubishi brand vehicles. Former PAETEC Park, where the Rochester Rhinos soccer team play, was renamed Marina Auto Stadium for the 2009 season after Marina Dodge won a competition for naming rights for the 2009 season.1 The company renewed the naming rights for the 2010 season.
Modern Nature Bodyworks
Modern Nature Bodyworks (formerly Absolute Yoga & Wellness) has been the premier yoga and healing arts center in the regional Rochester area since 1977 with Yoga classes for everyone including ABSOLUTE gentle yoga, InnerBalance yoga, ABSOLUTE back, hips & feet care and TriYoga® flows. There are two locations, one in the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education building, in Monroe Village in the city; the other in Fairport on the canal. The two centers are owned and directed by Mark Sandler and Carrie Gaynor. 2009-12-05 14:13:31 — - See our —
Blue Heron Hills Golf Club
Blue Heron Hills Golf Club is a semi-private golf course on the East side of Rochester. They also have The Pub at Blue Heron Hills and do catered events. Built in 1987, Blue Heron Hills Golf Club was designed by Peter Craig and Dick Bator, with advice from a team of landscape architects, environmentalists, and golf professionals, including Jack Nicklaus. As a championship-level course, Blue Heron Hills has been a regular venue for exhibitions, charity tournaments, and top amateur competitions.
Martial Arts America
Martial Arts America is a Martial Arts facility that has 3 Rochester locations focusing on Karate. The first is located in the Winton Place Plaza in the western end of the complex (moved in November 2007). The second is in Penfield, on Rt. 250 and Penfield Road. The third is in BayTowne plaza, 1900 Empire blvd in Webster, NY. Sensei Matt Dorsey, 9th degree Black Belt in Isshin Ryu karate, is the owner and master instructor of Martial Arts America. Sensei Dorsey has almost 50 years of martial arts experience and studied Isshin ryu karate under Sensei Joe Jennings and Grandmaster Angi Uezu. He took over one of Sensei Jennings' locations in 1980 and has taught thousands of students since then. He has become one of the area's top experts in karate and self defense. Besides operating the 3 dojos with his team (Kelly Williams and Jon Emerson), he also organizes traditional karate tournaments in the area Martial Arts America teaches the Isshin Ryu style of Okinawan karate. Classes are offered for children (as young as 4), teens and adults. Specialty classes in self-defense and other related areas are offered from time to time. There is also an Iaido (Samurai Sword) class at the Winton Place location which meets on Saturday morning at the Brighton location and on Tuesday evenings at the Webster location. Fitness kickboxing classes are offered on Tuesday and Saturday at the Penfield location.
Golf
Playing Golf in Rochester RocWiki Golf on Google Maps Golf (aka Golfing) is an important sport for Rochester. For a city of its size, and considering the length (or shortness, to be more precise) of the golf season, Rochester has a great number of courses, ranging from very inexpensive municipal courses to world class country clubs. Beyond the availability of golf in the area, Rochester also has many links to golf. Walter Hagen, one of the greatest golfers ever was born in Rochester, Robert Trent Jones, a world renowned course architect spent most of his childhood in East Rochester, and PGA Tour Pro Jeff Sluman was born in Greece. Rochester was rated #10 on The 10 Best Golf Cities in America list put out by the national publication Golf Magazine. Read more: Golf.com's The 10 Best Golf Cities in America Population: 1,036,920 Median home price: $106,900 Number of public courses: 64 Median green fee: $30 To learn more about each of the courses and view photos visit Golf Local - Rochester. See RocWiki Golf Courses a Google User Map linking together the courses listed on this page. Or download the RocWikiGolfCourses.kml for use in Google Maps or Google Earth. 'Professional Events Rochester is home to the annual Wegmans Rochester LPGA, held at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford. In 2010 this tournament became the LPGA Championship. Oak Hill Country Club has hosted many major golf events, most recently the Senior PGA Championship in 2008. In 2013 it will host the PGA Championship for the third time. The Country Club of Rochester has been the site of two US Women's Opens. The Nationwide tour held the Xerox Classic at the Irondequoit Country Club, 2005 through 2008. Notable Private Courses Brook-Lea Country Club Country Club of Rochester Irondequoit Country Club Locust Hill Country Club Mendon Golf Club Midvale Country Club Oak Hill Country Club Ridgemont Country Club Notable Public and/or Semi-Private Courses Blue Heron Hills Golf Club Brae Burn Golf Course Braemar Country Club Brockport Country Club CenterPointe Golf & Country Club Chili Country Club Conesus Golf Club is 30 minutes South, but worth the ride. Crooked Pines Golf Club Cragie Brae Golf Club Deerfield Country Club Eagle Vale Golf Course Greystone Island Valley Golf Course Lake Shore Country Club Mill Creek Parkview Fairways Perinton Golf & Country Club Pinewood Country Club Ravenwood Golf Club Riverton Golf Club Salmon Creek Country Club Shadow Lakes Timber Ridge Golf Club Twin Hills Golf Course Victor Hills Golf Club Webster Golf Club Wild Wood Country Club Winged Pheasant Woodcliff Golf Course Executive - Par 3 Courses Arrowhead Golf Course Buttonwood Golf Course Executive Park South Latta Lea Golf Club Mill Creek - executive-length course in addition to the championship course Shadow Lake - 9-hole executive course in addition to the 18-hole regular Shore Acres - 9-hole executive course affiliated with Lake Shore Country Club County Courses Churchville Golf Course Durand Eastman Golf Course Genesee Valley Golf Course Driving Ranges Big Oak Driving Range and Golf Shop Minnehan's Fun Center Indoor Golf Simulators Avid Indoor Golf Birdies Social Fore Putts Sake Jackson's Golf Club Novi's Golf Simulator The Pines at Sunset Lanes Pittsford Digital Golf - Private Skramble House of Golf X-Golf Notable Golf Celebrities Walter Hagen Robert Trent Jones Cathy Morse Donald Ross Jeff Sluman Golf Stores and lessons Big Oak Driving Range and Golf Shop Club Champion GolfTEC PennFair Golf Golf Links Golf Local - Rochester GolfLocal.com (#1 Guide For Local Golfing) is 100% dedicated golf site strictly designed to promote local golf and to provide a guide to Upstate New York’s best golf courses. We provide the most accurate and up to date information about local golf courses. Sign-up for the Monthly Free Golf Giveaway for exclusive Rochester, NY Golf offers and promotions. Rochester Golf Links is the definitive, and frequently updated guide to golfing in the Rochester area. Golf on InfoRochester.com lists of golf courses and links with lots of information. SinglesGolfOfRochester.org - club for singles who like to golf Rough Report - Carson from Rochester, NY The Rochester, NY Region Chapter of the EWGA is an association of local women golfers that organizes leagues, golf training, and networking opportunities. Golf Rochester Guide Directory for golf courses and golfing related services in the Rochester NY, the Finger Lakes and the Western NY areas including Buffalo, Niagara and Erie regions. Also has printable coupons available for greens fees, range balls, etc. Golf GPS App Page GolfLink Courses Page Golf Map page from Democrat and Chronicle Golf Week Rochester is a weekly publication, and its annual Golf Course Guide lists area courses.
Abandoned Penfield Rinky Dink mini golf course
The Abandoned Penfield Rinky Dink mini golf course was located on Panorama Trail South between Vision Dodge and the driving range on North Washington Street. It's been closed for several years and the property has not been kept up, so it's quite overgrown. The putting green carpet is torn off of most of the course, probably by the skaters that have been seen utilizing the more interesting holes for skating practice. There's a small amount of graffiti and it looks like someone used the ticket stand as target practice, but for the most part the destruction of the wooden benches and stairways seems to be from the weather and plants. UPDATE: As of 9/22/07, the courses have been dismantled. All the wood seen in the pictures has been removed and all structures have been torn down including the light house and the ticket house. The parking lot has been bulldozed and there are piles of dirt and rocks in the corners. You can still find a lot of golf balls and putters though and it's still an interesting place to look around. August 12, 2014 - This lot has been cleared out completely; trees, light posts, and all. Does anybody know what is being built on the land? UPDATE: Oct 6, 2016: A Hampton Inn is currently under construction here. Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler Photo by Adrienne Dahler