"Located in the heart of central New York wine country, Keuka Lake lies 17 miles southwest of the City of Geneva. Shaped like a Y, Keuka ranks third in size among the Finger Lakes. The hamlet of Branchport is located at the tip of the lake's northwest arm and the Village of Penn Yan tips the northeast arm. At the lake's south end is the Village of Hammondsport." NYS DEC

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Keuka Lake in the News
 

• Keuka Lake park backers get boost - Citizens trying to save land to honor Curtiss are given $500,000 check — A group of citizens scrambling to turn a wilderness plot along Keuka Lake into a public park honoring aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss has raised half of the $1.35 million needed to try to seize the land from developers. A California charity sent a $500,000 check this week from an anonymous donor who, during a recent trip to New York's Finger Lakes region, read about the long-running feud over whether to preserve or develop the largely unobstructed lakefront in the time-warp village of Hammondsport. (July 21, 2006) Democrat and Chronicle
• KEUKA LAKERS RESIST OVERDEVELOPMENT Vigilant citizens guard their 'paradise on earth' (Nov. 8, 1999) Democrat and Chronicle
• Spagnoletti: No salt in Keuka Lake HAMMONDSPORT -- Runoff from an old Steuben County road salt stockpile on Route 54 has not made its way into Keuka Lake, according to Steuben County Public Works Commissioner Vincent Spagnoletti. (June 30, 2000) Local Online

Resources for Keuka Lake

• Keuka Lake-  DEC Region 8