Take a Paddle : Finger Lakes New York Quiet Water for Canoes and Kayaks

by Freeman, Rich; Freeman, Sue

• ISBN13: 9781930480247
• ISBN10: 1930480245
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Footprint Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(1)
Introduction	10	(1)
Rights of Passage	11	(1)
Dogs Welcome	12	(1)
Safety Tips & Precautions	13	(2)
Legend	15	(2)
Maps	17	(1)
Map Legend	18	(2)
Paddles in Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Seneca and Cayuga Counties
1 Hemlock & Canadice Lakes	20	(4)
2 Honeoye Inlet	24	(3)
3 West River Marsh	27	(4)
4 Canandaigua Outlet (Manchester to Lyons)	31	(5)
5 Explore Erie Canal History (Macedon to Palmyra)	36	(5)
6 Ganargua Creek (Palmyra to Lyons)	41	(6)
7 Erie Canal & Clyde River (Lyons to Clyde)	47	(4)
8 Salmon Creek to Maxwell Bay	51	(3)
9 Metz Pond	54	(2)
10 East Bay, Mudge Creek & Chimney Bluffs	56	(4)
11 Wolcott Creek	60	(3)
12 Beaver Creek	63	(2)
13 Red Creek Marsh	65	(3)
14 Sterling Valley Creek & Sterling Creek	68	(4)
15 Parker Pond	72	(2)
16 Otter Lake	74	(1)
17 Seneca River (around Howland Island)	75	(4)
18 Owasco Outlet (Throopsville to Seneca River/Erie Canal)	79	(5)
19 Cayuga/Seneca Canal - Clyde River - Erie Canal Loop	84	(4)
20 Owasco Inlet	88	(4)
Paddles in Onondaga, Oneida, Madison and Oswego Counties
21 Lake Neatahwanta	92	(2)
22 Ox Creek	94	(3)
23 Oswego River (Phoenix to Fulton)	97	(3)
24 Oneida River (Caughdenoy Dam to Route 481)	100	(4)
25 Deer Creek	104	(3)
26 Kasoag Lake & Green Pond	107	(3)
27 Happy Valley Ponds	110	(4)
28 Westdale Marsh via West Branch Fish Creek	114	(3)
29 Beaver Lake	117	(3)
30 Nine Mile Creek (Camillus to Amboy)	120	(4)
31 Old Erie Canal (DeWitt to Canastota)	124	(8)
32 Jamesville Reservoir & Butternut Creek	132	(3)
33 Tully Lake	135	(3)
34 Labrador Pond	138	(2)
35 Spruce Pond	140	(1)
36 Eaton Reservoir	141	(2)
37 LeLand Pond	143	(3)
38 Lake Moraine (Madison Reservoir)	146	(2)
39 Sangerfield River (Ninemile Swamp)	148	(4)
Paddles in Cortland, Chenango and Broome Counties
40 Unadilla River (Leonardsville to South New Berlin)	152	(6)
41 Hunt's Pond	158	(1)
42 Chenango River (Earlville to Norwich)	159	(8)
43 Chenango River (South of Norwich to Greene)	167	(7)
44 Guilford Lake	174	(2)
45 Balsam Pond	176	(3)
46 Long Pond	179	(3)
47 Green, Goodale & Upper Little York Lakes	182	(4)
48 East Branch Tioughnioga River (Cuyler to Cortland)	186	(5)
49 Glover Pond	191	(1)
50 Otselic River (Cincinnatus to Whitney Point)	192	(5)
51 Tioughnioga River (Marathon to Chenango Forks)	197	(5)
52 Nanticoke Lake	202	(4)
Paddles in Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins and Tioga Counties
53 Dryden Lake	206	(3)
54 Cayuga Lake Inlet	209	(4)
55 Catatonk Creek (Candor to Owego)	213	(5)
56 Susquehanna River (around Hiawatha Island)	218	(4)
57 Cayuta Lake	222	(3)
58 Waneta & Lamoka Lakes	225	(3)
59 Birdseye Hollow Pond	228	(3)
60 Cohocton River (Wallace to Bath)	231	(6)
61 Tioga River (Tioga Junction, PA to Presho, NY)	237	(6)
62 Chemung River (Corning to Elmira)	243	(6)
63 Chemung River (Elmira to the PA border)	249	(3)
64 Park Station Lake (Beaver Pond)	252	(3)
Definitions	255	(3)
Canoe & Kayak Rentals	258	(1)
On-site Boat Rentals Available	259	(1)
Guided Paddling Tours	260	(2)
Shuttles and/or Liveries	262	(1)
Paddling Clubs	263	(1)
Canoe/Kayak Storage Systems	263	(1)
Paddling Instruction	264	(1)
Flow Gages	265	(1)
Waterways by Level of Difficulty	266	(3)
Waterways by Length	269	(3)
Waterways by Season	272	(3)
On-site Camping Available	275	(1)
Round Trip Paddling Possible	276	(1)
Commercial Shuttles Available	277	(1)
Word Index	278	(5)
About the Authors	283	(2)
Other Books from Footprint Press	285	(2)
Order Form	287