Picture a city with miles of lakeshore, a central-city riverfront sprinkled with waterfalls, and a historic canal that flows through the heart of the small-town Americana.

Now imagine that same city surrounded by glacier-carved lakes, one of the largest collections of cobblestone homes in the country, and world-class wine country.

Welcome to the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York.

We're a history-rich Erie Canal boomtown that today ranks among the top Knowledge Economies in the World.

Birthplace of Fortune 500 firms Eastman Kodak Co., Xerox Corp., Bausch & Lomb Inc. Home to win giant Constellation Brands, whose CEO was named Man of the Year by Wine Enthusiast; as well as payroll processing firm Paychex Inc. and upscale grocer Wegmans Food Markets, two of Fortune's "Top 100 Companies to Work For."

The region also is home to some of the country's finest educational institutions, including two public high schools ranked among the 100 Best High Schools in America.