Do you like big-city living? Prefer suburban or country life? It's your choice, all within minutes of work and play in Rochester, New York. You can enjoy golfing, boating, and camping -- all within a 15-20 minute drive from downtown. Great things are happening here all year round, right around Rochester.

Rochester is located right on magnificent Lake Ontario. Nearby there's Niagara Falls, Toronto, the Adirondack Mountains, the beautiful Finger Lakes.

The Rochester metropolitan area offers small-town friendliness and convenience. Plus easy commuting. Affordable housing. And good public schools.

There's also a wealth of big city culture, including the unique photography collection of the George Eastman House. The world-class Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Live music and dance clubs of all kinds. Restaurants to suit your taste, from gourmet to down-home. Major universities, colleges, and museums. In Rochester, there's something for everyone.

Population: Over 1 million

Nickname: The World's Image Center

Ratings: Ten Best Cities for Women -- Ladies' Home Journal list; among the U.S.'s Ten Most Livable Cities -- The Places Rated Almanac; twice rated the kindest, most helpful city in the U.S. -- American Demographics Magazine; among the top 50 best places to raise a family in a Reader's Digest poll.

Area colleges: Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, St. John Fisher College, State University of New York at Brockport, State University of New York at Geneseo and many others

Professional sports teams: Rochester--Red Wings (triple-A baseball), Amerks (AHL hockey), Rhinos (men's soccer), Ravens(women's soccer), Knighthawks (lacrosse); nearby Major Leagues -- Buffalo Bills (football), Buffalo Sabres (hockey), Toronto Blue Jays (baseball)

Museums and galleries: International Museum of Photography and Film at the George Eastman House, Memorial Art Gallery, Strong Museum (children's museum), Rochester Museum and Science Center and Strasenburgh Planetarium, Genesee Country Museum (restored 19th-century village), Susan B. Anthony House

Performing arts: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music, GeVa Theatre, Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Garth Fagan Dance

Some notable sites:

Frontier Field--new multi-purpose, downtown stadium

Brown's Race Historic District--recently renovated entertainment and educational center; includes High Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in any American city

Letchworth State Park--scenic 6,500-acre park (known as the Grand Canyon of the East) that includes three dramatic waterfalls

Ontario Beach Park--sandy beach, boardwalk, and historic carousel along the shores of Lake Ontario

Area golf courses--recently hosted the Ryder Cup Matches and the U.S. Open; regular stop on the LPGA tour

For more information about Rochester, visit Websites of Interest.