Nestled among the Adirondack Mountains of northernmost New York state lies the small town of Peru, home to roughly 7,000 residents and perhaps best known today for its abundant apple orchards, which runners will have the chance to run past on their way around the course at the Octoberfest Half Marathon.
For those with an interest in early American history, Peru also played an important role in the Revolutionary War, as the site of the October 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, at which the U.S. scored an important victory over the British.