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# Genesee River Valley, NY
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/samantha-browns-places-love/episode/genesee-river-valley-ny-4xp7ph/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-14T16:01:01.000Z
- Description: Samantha visits the Genesee River Valley in New York and learns the history of the area.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Samantha Brown's Places to Love, Season 5, Episode 503, #ZZZ_Episode_a09c83e1-c79a-4ce2-865c-38347e01834b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_4ca80285-415f-48dd-8d50-4838aff7245e, #v1.16

Samantha learns the history of the Abbey of the Genesee and the popular Monks’ Bread that the Trappist monks make. Samantha visits Chef Melanie Alvarez Santiago, to sample authentic Puerto Rican dishes. Samantha explores the "Grand Canyon of the East" and takes in the sights of Letchworth State Park then joins a community paint day and crafts a bucket at the Genesee Country Village & Museum.