Fwd: Re: GEN:Finger Lakes Origin Myth/no luck yet

[Terry Guenther <Terry_Guenther@STEV.NET>]

For those of you curious as to what the Arch Merrill book held on this:

"There is an old Indian legend that the Finger Lakes came into being when
the Great Spirit placed the imprint of his hand in blessing on the Upstate
land"...."There are six major Finger Lakes. Reading from east to west,
their names are Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Seneca, Keuke and Canandaigua.
They are Indian names and sometimes strangers stumble a bit over their
pronunciation. West of the Big Six, in the uplands south of Rochester lie
four "little Finger Lakes." They are Honeoye, Canadice, Hemlock and
Conesus. Carrying out the story of the blessing of the five-fingered god,
it follows that he put all ten fingers on the land. Which also disposes of
any dispute between Owasco and Keuka Lakes as to Finger Lake status"

From Arch Merrill's Slim Fingers Beckon....page 1.

If you want me to look in our Iroquois legend books for more, let me know.
This was a quick answer...

Terry Guenther, School Library Media Specialist
Arkport Central School
35 East Avenue
Arkport, NY 14807
607-295-7412/fax 607-295-7473
Terry_Guenther@STEV.net

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