
This is information for the small group of us taking an excursion on the Canandaigua Lady.
We are each making our own reservations for this excursion. Please call Sara at: (585) 233-5019 (585) 396-7350 to schedule the July 10th tour at 6:30 without the meal and with upper deck access. (You can order online, but there is a $6 fee.)Please comment below or in the Facebook event page that you have made your reservation.
Afternoon/Evening Excursion on the Canandaigua Lady
Date: Friday, July 10th, 2015
Boarding time: 6:15
Cost: $22.00
Duration: 2 hours (630-8:30)
Address: Docked at 205 Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua, NY
Pre/Post Picnic at Kershaw Beach Park (adjacent to the boat launch.)
For our picnic, please bring:
- A picnic blanket
- Food for yourself in period containers
- If you bring food to share, please bring a list of ingredients
- Period entertainment if you wish.
***I will add to this page as we develop more information. Please be sure to check back.***
Historical Inquiry:
I am looking for mid-century images and textual references of the steamboat passengers.
An image of Canandaigua Lake and one of her steam boats in the mid-century:

Joseph Wood on Canandaigua Lake http://www.hallofnewyork.ny.gov/finger-lakes
Account of a picnic on the lake and a steamboat – Village Life in America, P27
A late century photo of the pier and a steamboat.
An illustration of a Water Cure resort on a different lake.
Cr0quet at Sonnenberg, not dated. (approx 1867-70. Visual of recreation in Canandaigua.)
This looks like a similar size steamboat in 1858. It is a river boat though. Some women and children shown.









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