Setting for Stardust Summer

Unparalleled Beauty
in Upstate New York

 

The setting for my new release, Stardust Summer, is a place very near and dear to my heart. Since I’m releasing the book (fingers crossed xx!), I wanted to share what is special and fun about the region. As a child, I spent two weeks every summer at various cottages along Keuka Lake, the first of which is pictured below. I have fond memories of campfires, picking raspberries, learning how to water ski, and catching fish with my brothers.

 

Keuka is one of many Glacier-carved lakes and provides clear, cool water for swimming, boating, and fishing all summer long. The photo below is of me and my mom on the Esperanza Rose, which provides a lovely dinner boat cruise along the shoreline.

 

Garrett Chapel is also featured in my novel and is a real place on Bluff Point. The chapel was built almost one hundred years ago to honor the memory of Paul Garrett, who died of tuberculosis in 1929. You can find out more about the history of the Garrett family and their contributions to the area’s thriving wine industry by visiting http://www.garrettchapel.org.

 

After nearly thirty years of vacationing on Keuka Lake, I am happy to report that my parents FINALLY bought a second home in Penn Yan—location of our annual family reunion and a favorite place for my own children to visit. It is, hands-down, my favorite vacation spot on the planet and the place that brings me the most happiness and peace.

I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

xx, Lauren

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