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Nature Attractions In Skaneateles

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Skaneateles is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,209 at the 2010 census. The name is from the Iroquois term for the adjacent Skaneateles Lake, which means long lake. The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also named Skaneateles. Both town and village are southwest of Syracuse.
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  • 1. Skaneateles Lake Skaneateles
    Skaneateles Lake is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name Skaneateles means long lake in one of the local Iroquoian languages. The lake is sometimes referred to as The Roof Garden of the Lakes because its altitude is higher than the other Finger Lakes.It is 16 mi long and on average 0.75 mi wide, with a surface area of 13.6 sq mi , and a maximum depth of 315 ft . The cleanest of the Finger Lakes, its water is so pure that the city of Syracuse and other municipalities use it unfiltered. The City of Syracuse spends about $2.3 million a year to protect lake quality, sixteen people inspecting each of the 2600 properties in the watershed, which is relatively small, compared to other Finger Lakes. The lake is the second cleanest lake in the United States as m...
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  • 4. Watkins Glen State Park Watkins Glen
    Watkins Glen State Park is located outside the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was purchased by New York State. Initially known as Watkins Glen State Reservation, the park was first managed by the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society before being turned over to full state control in 1911. Since 1924, it has been managed by the Finger Lakes Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The centerpiece of the 778-acre park is a 400-foot-deep narrow gorge cut through rock by a stream – Glen Creek ...
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