Lake Skaneateles

This is Lake Skandeateles, New York, we signed up for the mail boat tour on this lake. About 5 miles down of this lake the delivery of mail starts as the mail carrier had a difficult time getting up and down the incline to some of the homes along this section of the lake. The boat was built about 1939 holds about 30 passengers and will serve you drinks as well as a bag lunch when you take the tour. It is said to be the cleanest lake in the Finger Lake Region an we would agree. It was a pretty day with the weather having cleared up and the wind not blowing gale force even though there was a slight chop to the water the ride was smooth with the occasional splash of water over the bow and blowing in the windows when they were open. We boarded about 10:00 am and came back to port about 1:30pm. Many homes were in the process of being shut up for the winter and the last vacation days a fond memory till spring. There are rules for delivering mail to the homes on the lake, one must have a mailbox on their dock or be there in person to accept the mail. This day there were only a few within residence, but the home are spectacular and stunning to look at anyways. We like the boat houses, some were large enough to live in as well as house a boat. A lot of history along this lake with the homes from the Rockefeller's to the Roosevelt's, not so much the main family as other relatives with the connection to them. There is one that looks like the White House in Washington that was owned by the Roosevelt's and they in turn gave it over to the community and it has been subdivided and restored.

After the boat ride we toured the town with its quaint shops and sampled the bakery and ice cream items. Took some pictures of the old house within the town proper and enjoyed our drinks along the waterfront watching others paddle around in the windswept lake. There is definitely a lot of money in this area from the way things are still bustling and the shops that are open along the main street area. The properties are well kept and appreciated for their history.