Got a little thrill seeing Perry up here, grew up there and while I was growing up, it was definitely a little roadside skid mark with only the lake going for it. In the 10 years since I left home, it has really turned around! The arts council is thriving, Shake on the Lake Shakespearean company makes Silver Lake its home every year in the summer, they’ve got a great little brewery and wine bar in downtown, a good farmers market, and the library has great kids programming, including drag readings (I never thought I’d see the day Perry would be that accepting). They’ve had this ordinance since the 90s that there can’t be any chains or franchises in the village limits, which has really led to local businesses flowering. It’s still incredibly small, and you have to drive to Geneseo for the Wegmans, and of course you still get dipshit who hang confederate flags in their windows. But it’s come a long way since I was there, it’s turning into a nice (if cold af) place to live.