Owasco Lake

On the eastern edge of the famed New York State Finger Lakes is Owasco Lake a name believed to have been derived from Mohawk and Iroquois tribes referring to a crossing. Its rich history includes a Native American settlement an early pioneer farming community the site of a Victorian-era amusement park important railroad lines and steamers and elaborate summer homes called camps owned by local wealthy industrialists. In Owasco Lake the reader will explore the lake s bountiful and beautiful past featured on postcards sent around the world.