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Steamboats on Keuka Lake : Penn Yan, Hammondsport and the heart of the Finger Lakes /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: MacAlpine, Richard S. (Author), Mitchell, Charles R. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Steamboats > New York (State) > Yates County > History.
Boats and boating > New York (State) > Yates County > History.
Lakes > New York (State) > History.
Keuka Lake (N.Y.) > History.
Finger Lakes (N.Y.) > History.
Yates County (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Recapture the romance of the steamboat era on Keuka Lake
  • The early years in Crooked Lake
  • The golden age of steam, 1865-1915
  • The steamboat wars, 1872-1892
  • The Keuka steamers
  • A virtual excursion on the lake, circa 1900
  • Actual excursions
  • Grapes and wine
  • The end of an era.