The Wild Goose

Gail Carson
Phone: 1-919-951-9607
E-mail: desk@wildgoose-bb.com

The Wild Goose is a neighborhood bed and breakfast at EcoVillage at Ithaca just outside Ithaca, New York in the Finger Lakes Region. It is located a convenient four miles from either Ithaca College or Cornell University. EcoVillage's 174 acres comprise meadowlandsand woodlands. The property sits on top of West Hill offering spectacular city and country views of the surrounding area. EcoVillage's approach to living lightly on the land places us in greater harmony with nature. Our beautiful village was recently featured in Time Magazine, September 17, 2007.

The Wild Goose offers attractive guest rooms in peoples' homes for a reasonable price. Each guest house has a full shared bath. Some rooms offer free long-distance calling within the United States. Breakfast is offered each morning.

Ecovillage offers scenic views on all sides from the top of West Hill. Nearby trails offer idyllic country walks. In the summer our pond creates a fine opportunity for a swim. The winter season gives us cross country skiing and ice skating on the pond. We are conveniently located near Lake Cayuga in the Finger Lakes Region. We are just a short drive from Ithaca's beautiful gorges, waterfalls, fine wineries, and restaurants. Ithaca offers two repertory theaters and other cultural events.

A short drive will take you to the Finger Lakes Wine Trail, our state parks, golf, hiking trails and bike touring trails. Please visit our "Links" page. By clicking on "Maps to Good Things" you will find maps to all these fine places. Please visit the other links, too, including our EcoVillage link, to get a feel for the area and what it offers.

Pamela Carson, my sister, was one of the original residents of Ecovillage. She sold her Boston restaurant, Friends and Company, and moved to Ithaca not only to help found EcoVillage but to start Educate the Children (ETC) becoming its first director in 1990. Educate The Children is a non-profit organization sponsoring many imaginative community-development programs in Nepal; it won the first Margaret Mead Centennial Award for its work. People's contributions reach programs that really help. Pamela died of cancer in 2000. I am very proud of her.

-- Gail Carson, The Wild Goose