Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
Sampson Marina on Highway 96A in Romulus earned Silver for Best Marina in 2024, and its location within Sampson State Park on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake gives it something no private marina can replicate: direct access to one of the Finger Lakes' best state park campgrounds and the deepest, most productive fishing water […]
Roy's Marina at Clarks Point in Geneva has been putting people on Seneca Lake for years, and the 2025 Gold for Best Boat Rentals — plus Silver for Best Marina the same year and Silver for Boat Rentals in 2024 — validates what every summer visitor to Geneva eventually discovers: this is the easiest, most […]
If there is a single name that dominates the Finger Lakes boating scene, it is Barrett Marine. Operating from West River Road in Waterloo — strategically positioned between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes — this family-run operation has swept the FLX Finest awards so thoroughly that the competition barely registers. Gold for Best Marina, Best Boat […]