1. Exploring the Finger Lakes and Lake ChamplainBARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

2. A city of west-central New York in the Finger Lakes region west-southwest of Syracuse. Founded in1793, it is a manufacturing center. Population, 31, 258.

3. It is also popular in New York's Finger Lakes, the north Atlantic States, and in viticultural areas of the northern Midwest.

4. These finger lakes are the remnants of a single larger lake that began shrinking around 5,500 years ago.

5. A city of west-central New York in the Finger Lakes region west-southwest of Syracuse.

6. A lake of west-central New York. The longest of the Finger Lakes, it is a popular resort area.

6. try its best to collect and build good sentences.

7. One family bought a 2,062-square foot home in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York for just $12,500, or $6 per square foot, according the New York Post.

8. New York's largest wine-producing region, the microclimate of the Finger Lakes region provides ideal conditions for growing a range of varietals.

9. Organizers say the climate is similar to other winemaking areas of New York State, like the Finger Lakes area and Long Island.

10. Shrugging off foibles — like subpar corn that led them to seek an organic grain from the Finger Lakes — they are content to gain their expertise as they go.