Ithaca for Foliage

I was in Los Angeles last fall and was able to catch your review of travel destinations in New England for fall foliage (“All Aboard for Fall,” Sept. 7). I thought you might be interested in another travel destination that includes all the foliage splendor that the eyes can take in, as well as the best in arts and entertainment, accommodations and Colonial history. This place is Ithaca, N.Y., and the Finger Lakes region.

I will admit I am partial to the area because I am a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca.

But you will find this region is gaining favor with fall tourists because of the cultural explosion in Ithaca, the region’s growing reputation for its wines and picturesque “wine trail” and because of the little-known but unequaled state and national parks.

CHRISTOPHER RUBINO

Orlando, Fla.