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Comments on the user page of EileenF before 2016. 2011-08-05 08:03:15 You're really good at making wiki edits, it's nice to see such well done changes. —DamianKumor 2011-08-06 20:45:57 Thanks! —EileenF 2011-08-08 07:06:12 Eileen, please comment your edits as you make them, it's part of the process here, helps us keep track of what is being changed. Thank you. —DottieHoffmann 2011-08-08 07:28:07 Oh sorry. After I create the initial page, it's mostly just grammar. —EileenF 2011-08-08 12:11:50 Eileen, just checked recent changes. Piatza's is no longer on Park Ave. It was replaced by Marvin Mozzeroni's earlier this year. —TippingPoint 2011-08-08 12:14:31 Oh okay. Their website still has the Park Ave address. Looks like I got them mixed up with Mozzeroni, which is across the street from their old location. —EileenF 2011-08-08 12:15:40 yea their website has been outdated for what seems like years. i don't think they ever check it. —TippingPoint 2011-08-08 19:10:49 Eileen, I am sorry for deleting the two pages you made (lehmann and spirit) but they already existed. —PeteB 2011-08-08 19:22:30 Yes please remember to search for pages before you create them. That way we can avoid duplicates—but your hard work is definitely appreciated —PeteB 2011-08-09 18:25:58 Eileen, the mural you describe in the Times Square Building, where is it? Can you just walk in and see it? —DottieHoffmann 2011-08-11 15:05:54 Eileen-we already have a list of photographers photography. I'll be moving the Photography Studios list over there to merge it. —PeteB 2011-08-22 15:05:00 Just state in the page "Pictures used with permission of [insert name of organization]" —PeteB 2011-08-30 11:15:05 I disagree, I have absolutely nothing against the gays. The scene at RAC is bizarre and uncomfortable. —JoeBernardino 2011-09-05 16:23:42 Eileen—why don't you come to the meeting this Sunday? We'd love to meet you —PeteB 2011-09-05 20:03:47 Ummm..... I don't think so. Jay's is in henrietta...don't think biking there would be a lot of fun :( —PeteB 2011-09-05 20:36:58 I bike from Webster to the rochester public market and brighton, so anything's possible on a bike! —DamianKumor 2011-09-06 19:45:05 Eileen I am not certain about my schedule on Sunday, not certain I'll make the meeting, but if I do, I live in the Park Ave area and can give you a ride if you like. This is assuming that you asked about biking since you don't have access to a car that day. —DottieHoffmann 2011-09-09 19:51:22 Eileen, I'll pick you up at 1:15 on Sunday. Since I figure you don't want to post your home address, pick a nearby public place, a street corner, store, landmark, etc and we can meet there. —DottieHoffmann 2011-09-10 09:39:23 Sounds good, see you there tomorrow. You better ask Pete what I look like, because it's probably not what you think :-)) —DottieHoffmann 2011-09-15 17:47:25 I'm worried about you Eileen, you seem to be spending a lot of time in pawn and smoke shops ;-) —DottieHoffmann 2011-09-20 11:25:37 It was a name change, same owner, same location from the sounds of it so I'm going to leave it since it's still valid IMO. —DamianKumor 2011-09-20 11:44:48 Good point —DamianKumor 2011-09-20 11:48:19 btw I responded to your post on the https://rocwiki.org/Flatiron%20Antiques/Talk page a while ago telling you do just that —DamianKumor 2011-09-21 14:24:24 you can remove the comment in my opinion because it's really just a bad edit. They didn't even use that nicely located comments field to do it... —DamianKumor 2011-09-21 14:53:07 No need, it's fine as is —PeteB 2011-09-29 14:06:29 You have to edit University_of_Rochester/Places the backslash is important. —DamianKumor 2011-09-29 15:46:00 Just edit it and plug Patrick Barry House into the right spot. —PeteB 2011-10-31 11:42:47 I'd say pandaman is inconsistent about their name. Their website has both ways all over. —DamianKumor 2011-10-31 13:04:50 If you want, I don't think it matters much so don't go out of your way. —DamianKumor 2011-11-01 15:25:53 NICE work!!!! :) Thx for the great effort in supporting the Wiki! —PeteB 2012-01-02 16:11:50 Eileen thx for updating the BSOM.... I hadn't had a chance. —PeteB 2012-01-18 17:14:22 I took care of Roc Writer's blog-thx —PeteB 2012-01-19 21:47:20 Eileen—why move the dicky's comments on your own unilateral decision?? I don't see a need to move them really (I'd rather nuke the whole discussion... BUT...)....maybe bring it up on the google group for community discussion/consensus? —PeteB 2012-01-19 22:02:18 ...and it really should be discussed on the googlegroup to decide how to address it. —PeteB 2012-01-23 14:16:12 You need to add the 'thumbnail' argument to the image macro —DamianKumor 2012-01-23 16:54:11 Sorry was having medical tests performed today and just had a chance to check in. Looks like Damian got you an answer —PeteB 2012-01-25 17:28:26 Eileen, I'd agree with you about Dicky's if the owner himself wasn't being a complete a55h073 about it and GOADING people here about his inane business practices. Sorry, if he wants it to stop, he should shut his trap. The reality, though, is that he LIKES controversy. —Alex-C 2012-01-25 20:01:40 Good clean up on Dicky's... —PeteB 2012-01-25 23:41:49 Since it's an oddity of Dicky I think it should be included in the description —DamianKumor 2012-01-28 11:48:56 Would it be unWikilike to have a page that redirects "art galleries" to Art/Spaces? Might reduce confusion.... —MarkJackson 2012-01-30 06:48:05 Even 3" is hard to jump in a power chair. 2" yes. —PeteB 2012-02-14 23:46:36 Hey you expressed interest in Syracuse Wiki the other day. If you are interested I'll give you Admin access. http://syracuse.wikispot.org/ —PeteB 2012-02-20 18:23:17 Eileen, I hope you didn't remove businesses because of me. I removed that one because it was a small business that is not an institution. This could be a bit of a slippery slope but I see keeping businesses like Wegman's or Nick Tahoe's are okay because Rochester is known nationally for them and they are part of Rochester's identity. That over-rides the business part. I just thought having a business there that was not almost synonymous with Rochester itself opened it up for anyone to put their business there for exposure or advertising or link building. —BadFish 2012-03-07 10:11:51 Hi Eileen! Thank you for supporting my Kirkpatrick's Irish Pub and Grill page. I am new to creating a page on Rocwiki, and I thought people would want to know about a new bar opening soon. There were menus posted in the window, so I looked like they would be opening soon. I noticed this morning they have hung an official sign on the building (picture is now on the page). My guess is as an Irish Bar they would try to open by St. Patrick's Day. I will try to keep the page up to date with more information if I find it. Thanks again! —KatieS 2012-03-28 20:41:21 Projecting? You mean Alex or myself? If you think I have any issue with you here, I don't—not at all. Check your gmail :) —PeteB 2012-04-10 20:22:28 Are you sure they moved? I was just at the Mt. Hope location of Hikari a bit more than a week ago —DamianKumor 2012-04-18 15:31:37 That crime map is pretty cool. Good find. —TippingPoint 2012-04-24 15:37:36 Thanks for cleaning up! It looks great! - Fon, Fahsye —Suthidas 2012-05-01 19:18:56 For some reason, the links to Cutaia's Meat Market are not working. Here's the URL: https://rocwiki.org/Cutaia%E2%80%99s_Meat_Market —EileenF 2012-05-09 15:01:53 Eileen, Thank you checking my edits. It's difficult to get them just right without experience. —ValereLarsen 2012-05-20 21:03:04 Hey it's summer, get off the wiki and go outside! —DamianKumor 2012-05-22 21:06:08 Eileen, please don't forget to comment your changes, even the small ones. —BadFish 2012-05-24 21:15:51 How come you deleted the reference to the Strong-Todd House on the NOTA page? —BadFish 2012-05-25 22:21:48 NP. Yours had much better information. —ScottHendler 2012-05-29 21:33:07 Well, it's more than 'just a ramp'. Unless the door is STRAIGHT at the end of the ramp (and there is a flat area there, as well), it's nearly impossible to open a door from a seated position in a wheelchair. Even when the door is straight ahead, you still usually need to hook the handle, then back up until the door clicks open. Then, you can hook the door to close it as you pass. Difficult, especially for a person who has limited upper body strength. Put the door on the side, and it becomes nearly impossible to open unless there is a electric assist. —Alex-C 2012-05-31 11:10:19 VERY VERY true —PeteB 2012-06-16 00:10:28 Instead of delete the alternate name, shouldn't you just use the redirect? —Damiankumor 2012-07-17 16:36:20 Beat me to the MP closing. —Damiankumor 2012-07-18 10:52:03 Just saw your comment so I reverted it back again. I am used to editing in other places where "flame bait" is unacceptable —djack 2012-07-19 15:57:29 Good questions! The designers noted that they've blended current and historical names of areas. Apparently this is El Camino: http://www.cityofrochester.gov/elcamino/ ...and this was Lincoln Park: http://wnyrails.org/cities/lincolnpark.htm —JeremiahParry-Hill 2012-07-25 21:53:40 thanks for doing the minor edits to China King. —bonnev659 2012-08-01 18:26:00 Eileen—I think you might like Dairy Queen if you give it a shot. I've tried it in several different locations and while it doesn't beat local creameries like Bill Wahl's Microcreamery and Ice Cream, I find it better then most national chains serving ice cream. —peteb 2012-08-01 18:48:36 Fair enough...thanks for the clarification. —peteb 2012-08-03 17:29:39 Eileen-can you link me that article please? I'm going to inquire further-I don't think the statements you mention are fair. —peteb 2012-08-04 00:53:30 Thx for the link. As usual, Alex-C is overdramatizing that probably wasn't near that bad. From what I've heard from multiple folks about Park, he is completely off-base and I think the comparison is degrading and unnecessary. —peteb 2012-08-07 12:55:16 Eileen—['Users/DavidGascon"] is having a little trouble understanding our system. I'mk correcting his errors. Because the company changed names I'm going to revert your name change and close the old business and make a brand new page for Vantage —peteb 2012-09-04 18:22:02 Eileen—about Prepps. Should we still leave the owner's new acct banned as his original is? —peteb 2012-09-04 18:32:03 Fair enough. Thx for the quick reply and hope to see you Sunday. I *GUARANTEE* I won't miss this one. :) —peteb 2012-09-08 23:06:42 Mark of the beast on your edit today 4666 edits and 333 pages created. :T —Damiankumor 2012-09-18 17:03:48 good catch —peteb 2012-10-09 16:08:57 Eileen, I updated Flour City Diner's comment archive. No reason to keep old 2008/2009 comments on the main page. —peteb 2012-10-12 18:14:55 Ok fair enough.... —peteb 2012-10-13 22:34:53 Ok cool...hope you can. —peteb 2012-10-14 13:47:32 It's all good...happy birthday —peteb 2012-11-01 12:46:49 Ummm..where do you see an address on the website? All it does is list rochester gold buyers. What am I missing?? —peteb 2012-11-01 13:59:25 That's only a website indicator of area served. Not a physical address. —peteb 2012-11-01 20:30:50 Nobody follows the internet here? http://www.quickmeme.com/And-you-should-feel-bad/? upcoming http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-is-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad —Damiankumor 2012-11-04 22:07:00 I removed the article because I didn't think it added to the conversation. It re-iterated info that was on the page and in the other 2 articles. —badfish 2012-11-13 22:41:10 Maybe it is both of our monitors. When I started, there was no gap between the second to last and last columns. I added it in there. After your edit, I didn't see any change. The feature may be very monitor specific, I don't know. —badfish 2012-11-21 10:51:16 lol, my coworker just asked me where to find a cheese shop for a blue cheese she wanted. —Damiankumor 2012-12-21 15:59:10 Just curious about y…

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Mendon Ponds Park

Mendon Ponds Park is the largest park in Monroe County, sculpted by glaciers and covering 2,500 acres of woodlands, ponds, wetlands and many small rolling hills. Trails throughout the park are well-maintained and offer some pleasant views for hikers. The ponds are open to those with an interest in canoeing or kayaking, but unfortunately closed to swimmers. During the winter months the park is an excellent destination for cross-country skiers. If there is sufficient snow, Mendon Ponds is the Mecca for Rochester area cross country skiers. Trail grooming is provided by a combination of Monroe County and the Rochester Nordic Ski Foundation ( http://www.xcrochester.com ). Pavilions and lodges for rental are available throughout the park. There are wide variety of trails from those with very gradual changes in elevation near the Nature Center or around Quaker Pond to the more challenging trails along the east and west eskers. With its many entrances and exits, the park would be almost impossible to effectively close after hours. On any clear summer night you're likely to find rogue savages wandering the park. In the winter months, it's fun to go on the trails by the Nature Center (with a bag of birdseed) and feed the chickadees and nuthatches right from your hands. The nature center is also home to Wild Wings which cares for injured birds of prey. They also rent snowshoes in the winter and have a small shop that stocks sunflower seeds to feed the chickadees. In the summer, Sharon’s Sensory Garden and the butterfly and humming bird garden, next to the Nature Center, have a diverse selection of plants, highlighting color, texture, fragrances, and form. Park map with trails (1.5 MB pdf) See Also Hiking Powder Mills Park (also good for XC ski)

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High Falls Gift Shop

The High Falls Gift Shop was a gift store located in the The Center at High Falls within the High Falls District. They were one of the few places in the city that carried Rochester-branded souvenirs, such as pens, keychains, snow globes, t-shirts, books, baseball caps, magnets, and so forth. They carried general gifts as well, along with prints by local photographers Sheridan Vincent and George Wallace. The High Falls Fine Art Gallery in the same building had more high-end creations from Rochester artists. The gift shop, along with the the gallery and Center, closed at the end of June 2013 on the grounds that they cost the City too much to run and didn't make enough money.

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Lost Rochester Bands/Angry Young Men

The Angry Young Men was a garage band formed in 1964 by Brad Wheat. All the original members went to the Rush-Henrietta Central School. They were: Keith Finkelstein - Sax Jack Radtke - Rhythm Guitar Jim Schulz - Bass Guitar, Keyboards, and Trumpet Brad Wheat - Lead Guitar Dave Wing - Drums Brad left after a few weeks to join the Heard with his brother Jeff. Phil Kraft of the Viscounts, another Henrietta band, came in to take over on lead guitar. Sometime in late 1965 Jack Radtke left and Ray Bellizia joined the band. With the addition of Ray and the eventual addition of Marty Lawlor (also from the Viscounts), who replaced Keith Finkelstein on lead vocals, the Angry Young Men went in a more versatile direction, developing tight harmonies and experimenting musically. Although the band played the usual venues for the time - high schools, bowling alleys, teen clubs, bars, and so forth - they were also the main draw at two Henrietta locations known as the Big Barn and The Farm. Both were located at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. For two summers during the mid-sixties, the Angry Young Men spent most Friday nights at The Big Barn, performing to crowds of between 400-500 -people and sometimes as many as 600-700. When that contract expired the band had the unique opportunity to lease The Farm for $1.00 per year. They were allowed to fix up the interior and keep all of the profits. Not bad for a bunch of teenagers! It was a great place to play with a stage that the guys built. They also had a separate room for the setup/soundman (Danny Hurlbert) to work on the equipment. They played many gigs and had a great time for almost three years. Other venues that were especially memorable included the Bengal Inn, Leopards Den, the Leicester Casino, the Monroe YMCA, the Sandsabarn, Club Carousel, Long Point Park, Club Commodore, the Beacon, and various fraternity and sorority houses. In January 1967 Dave Wing left the band to enlist in the Army. Charlie Theofanis (another Viscounts alum) took over on drums and the band continued to play together until late in the summer of that year when Marty and Charlie entered college. Eventually Ray and Phil would enter the Army and, along with Dave, serve tours in Vietnam. Jim started a long and successful career in the pharmaceutical industry. For the next 19 years everybody went about their lives until the Fall of 1986 when the band reunited to play for a picnic celebrating the 20th Reunion of the Rush-Henrietta Class of 1966. Five years later the band united yet again again to celebrate the class's 25th Reunion. Unfortunately, both Brad and Keith passed a few years after the 1991 Reunion, making it the last time the Angry Young Men would play together. Since then, several remaining members have kept their hands (and voices) in the musical arena. Ray Bellizia has performed with Pearl, Startafire, and Heartaches. Jim Schulz was a long time member of Nostalgia and Jack Radtke has played for many years with Texas Son. Note: The Angry Young Men of Henrietta is not the same as fellow garage band the Angry Men, who were based in the City of Rochester. Both groups recorded at Fine Recording Studio.

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Finger Lakes Wine Country

The Finger Lakes area is New York's largest wine producing region. Numerous wineries and vineyards are centered around Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, Canandaigua Lake, and Keuka Lake. Because of the lakes' great depth, they provide a lake effect to the lush vineyards that flank their shores. Retaining residual summer warmth in the winter, and winter's cold in the spring, the grapes are protected from disastrous spring frost during grape formation, and early frost before the harvest. With the passage of the Farm Winery Act in 1978, countless numbers of wineries have opened their doors to visitors from all over the world. Wineries are a major growth industry of the region, not merely contributing to the economy through production, but increasingly because they attract large numbers of visitors who support other components of tourism. Such attractions include the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, the William H. Seward House in Auburn, and the various Hot Air Balloon Rides that are available above the beautiful region.

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Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Lake is 4.6 miles long, jutting northward out of downtown Syracuse, in Liverpool, NY. It was once a ritzy summer destination for Rockefellers, and vestiges of this era (like the Onondaga Yacht Club) remain. The lake is one of the most polluted in the country, however, since for many years it was used as a large refuse bin by the steel and salt industries that helped build the area into the not-quite-teeming metropolis that it has now become. Massive clean-up efforts have been proposed, not the least preposterous of which was the idea to create a giant tarp which would then be sunk to the bottom of the lake, covering (and ostensibly sealing off) the waste products that currently sit there (primarily mercury). The current plan is to control source pollution and dredge and cap the bottom of the southwest portion of the Lake. The Syracuse METRO wastewater treatment facility is currently implementing upgrades to help reduce dissolved concentrations of Phosphorus and Ammonia that stem from the city's sewage system, still one of the major contributers of the Lake's pollution. The toxicity of the lake has rendered it unusable for swimming, though boaters still populate it. Notably, the Syracuse University crew team (along with most of the teams at area high schools) spend several hours a day in and on the water during the season. Keep an eye on those folks in the future... it might make for an interesting long-term study. Catch-and-release fishing has been reinstated, though consuming caught fish is not recommended. Despite the pollution input continuing to some degree, the clean-up effort seems to be going "swimmingly." Highlights of the lake and its surrounding park: The Salt Museum A celebration of the salt mining history of the region, located on the southeastern shore of the lake, towards downtown. Your standard "history of the area" museum, but probably one of the few dedicated entirely to salt and its procurement. As a souveneir, you can purchase a little cloth bag filled with (naturally)... salt (I still have one of these). The Good Dog Park Sponsored by Wegmans, the Good Dog Park is a fenced-off area on the northeast side of the lake featuring an assortment of olympics-style activities for dogs (of the sort that can be seen at the Westminster Dog Show & such). You can force your dog to do all sorts of fun things, like run up a tall ramp, go through a dark tunnel, and jump over a striped pole. Additionally, your dog will be free to sniff the bottoms of all the other dogs in town as they run free throughout the large common area. An interesting commentary on socialization (I liken it to a "dog bar" in that all the dogs are checking each other out and either trying to hide, trying to be friendly, or trying to mate). Lights on the Lake I think Lights on the Lake is up to 3 miles long now? Every November, once the snow falls, Lights on the Lake is open to the public. For a per-car fee (used to be $6, but this was in like 1994), you can drive through the park at night and marvel at the sparkling Christmas scenes. If you are so inclined, you can marvel at the few token "world religions" scenes that are courteously thrown in (such as a menorah). But, the best part about Lights on the Lake is that most of it is never taken down. Long after the snow has melted and the lake is producing its signature summer scent (dead fish, heated up toxins, sweaty rollerbladers), you can walk along the lakeside trail and see the electric snowflakes and elves still hanging around the park like lonely ghosts. The Ghostly Traincatchers While driving southward on the western side of the lake, you'll pass an abandoned train platform as you grow nearer to the Carusel Mall. Well, not quite abandoned... there are about 7 life-size white plaster statues of people waiting for a train, in various poses along the platform. (Can someone confirm if these are still there? It's been a while since I've been in Syracuse). For several years, each of these figures wore a red scarf. The scarves faded as each winter passed, eventually just hanging limply, dull and greyish. Far and I climbed up the platform and visited these figures one afternoon in the summer of 2002, freeing them of their rot-scarves and providing them with lovely Salvation Army shirts, purses, neck-wraps, and hats, all of which were gone two days later when we stopped by to take pictures. Will their ghost-train ever come? Links Onondaga Lake, photos and description on the commercial Rochester website nyfalls.com Onondaga Lake Pollution http://www.livejournal.com/community/roch_ny/160123.html

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Cayuga Lake

'The Indian name "Cayuga" means "boat landing." Many people identify with Cayuga Lake because of the line "Far Above Cayuga’s Waters" in the Cornell_University song. Cayuga Lake, the longest of the Finger Lakes, is just under 40 miles long, is 3 1/2 miles wide at the widest point, and has an average width of 1 3/4 miles. It is 435 feet deep at the deepest point off King Ferry (second only to Seneca Lake in depth) and at 384 feet above sea level is the lowest of the Finger Lakes. In addition to the Cayuga Inlet at Ithaca, five tributaries at the southern end feed the lake: Cascadilla Creek, Fall Creek, Salmon Creek, Six-Mile Creek and Taughannock Creek. Cayuga Lake outlets into the Seneca and Cayuga Canal, which joins the northern ends of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes. This canal connects with the Erie Canal north of Seneca Falls. Lake Ontario can be accessed from Cayuga Lake via the Erie Canal, Cross Lake and the Oswego Canal.' *Info is an excerpt from Persons, Places and Things In the Finger Lakes Region by Emerson Klees

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Massaro Sculpture Garden

The Massaro Sculpture Garden refers to the landscaped yard of local artist Vincent Massaro. His home is located in the Park Avenue area, on an unusual triangular plot where Harvard Street abruptly turns and meets Canterbury. Massaro created the garden 1991 after the famous ice storm deposited an extensive amount of debris on his property. Inspired, he incorporated the trash into a design. Today the garden is a balanced juxtaposition of found objects and sharply defined borders, pathways, and artistic arrangements. Whimsical and eclectic, the Massaro Sculpture Garden is a wonderful stop for anyone on a stroll through the neighborhood. ""What I am doing in my yard is not public art in that sense but rather making art in public. It is an extension of what I do inside the studio during the creative process. One plays with materials, ideas, new and old relationships, making small discoveries, observations. Being outside the scale changes, the materials change, and the object now becomes an environment, reflecting my personality and aesthetic." - Artist statement, 1992 Vincent Massaro also made the ARTWalk Cat in the nearby Neighborhood of the Arts.

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Clyde

Village of Clyde Clyde is a village in the Town of Galen in Wayne County, NY to the east of Rochester. Route 31 runs west to east from Village of Lyons through Clyde and on to Savannah. It intersects with New_York_State_Route_414 in the village. Attractions and Notable Facts Galen Historical Museum, 120 High Street Erie Canal including Erie Canal Lock No. 53 Sites on National Register of Historic Places US Post Office - 26 S. Park St (Zipcode = 14433) Smith-Ely Mansion - 39 W. Genesee St. Clyde Business WCOV-FM 93.7 FM Parker Hannifin Corp., Gas Turbine Division Please Add Notes and References Town Overview & Real Estate Listings from ZagPad Village Website Clyde Page on Newark Courier Gazette website Clyde Wikipedia Article Clyde Savannah Central School District - Website Clyde-Savannah Public Library Birthplace (1953) of Albert A. Stirpe, Jr - NY district 121st Assemblyman.

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Otisco Lake

Otisco Lake is one of the smaller Finger Lakes to the east of Rochester, and the southwest of Syracuse. The lake is 5.4 miles long and about 60 feet deep at its greatest depths. The lake is very popular during the summer months, as many people enjoy swimming, fishing and boating. During the winter months, good ice fishing can be expected as well. Lately, the lake has experienced problems with zebra mussels that were brought in on other boats. Due to these zebra mussels, swimmers should take caution and wear the proper footwear. A causeway across the lake was built to carry a road, flooded when the dam raised the level. The road no longer is used. A break in the causeway allows boats to pass between upper and lower parts of the lake. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "the lake is affected by nonpoint source pollution from agriculture (pesticide and fertilizer use, manure production, and sedimentation resulting from poor tillage practices), residential land use (septic systems, lawncare, and construction), and streambank erosion. Otisco Lake, photos and description on the commercial website nyfalls.com Nearby towns include Skaneateles and Marcellus. A couple nearby Finger Lakes are Skaneateles Lake and Cayuga Lake.

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