Sutherland House, Canandaigua, lets you take a step back to that bygone era of 19th century North America when the fruits of hard work in forging the prosperity of a great country could be realised in the provision of a substantial, comfortable, beautifully designed and appointed, American home. The restoration of the house has been so well done and the faithful reproduction of the standards of the time, means that a visit there leaves one with the feeling of literally 'living in the past' without leaving the present. Breakfast time is especially good with all the guests sitting at a big 'family' table just like a gathering of long lost cousins brought together in the home of a family member. Strangers but somehow maybe connected. Conversation is strangely easy and at once pleasurable, and the food is uniquely satisfying. Well worth a visit.
