The following is an excerpt from 1834's edition of "The Tourist", a popular travel guide of the day. These pages describe the area along the Erie Canal and Finger Lakes region between Syracuse and Rochester. Images courtesy of Tompkins County NYGenWeb.
The below photo is one of many different ferries that brought automobiles and their passengers across the north end of Cayuga Lake. This ferry is docking in Bridgeport to unload its "car"go before loading up again and... more »
The Frontenac Steamboat is pictured below circa 1905 at Taughannock Falls on Cayuga Lake. In 1907, the steamboat would sink to the floor of Cayuga Lake. Don Quan, an expert on Finger Lakes Steamboats offers the following... more »
The following is a photo by L.V. Doremus of downtown Union Springs as seen from the north. Thanks to Bill Hecht for the photo submission.
From the office of the Cayuga County Clerk in 1823, a copy of the permit travelling salespeople had to obtain to hawk their goods. Courtesy of Bill Hecht.