Keuka Belle

09/11/2026

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25 Years Ago—The Start of the USA Field: On the days after the tragic events on 9/11, Gary and Darlene Cronk—who lived at the time just south of Penn Yan, NY—were moved by what happened and immediately wanted to create a tribute in their farm field there at Bluff Point overlooking Keuka Lake. They cut a “USA Field” and that’s where it stayed until they sold the farm several years after. Greg MacDonald bought the farm and vowed that he and his son would maintain the tradition. To this day, they cut the field, trim it nice and always have it looking sharp ahead of September 11th—a patriotic nod to the awful events that took place 25 years ago. Greg told me a while back that they will always keep it going as long as he and his son own the land. I returned there the other day just to see it again. Good Bless America and

08/30/2026

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01/10/2026

The Glen Curtiss Museum is located near Keuka Lake not far from Keuka Belle!

That’s a great place to visit during your stay at Keuka Belle!

On This Date: It was on January 10, 1912 when Hammondsport, NY inventor Glenn Curtiss conducted a critical test of his “flying boat”, his Curtiss Model E, in San Diego. While the test was unsuccessful (it struggled to get off the water), it galvanized Curtiss’s vision of a seaplane and later that year in July on Keuka Lake, Curtiss successfully flew his “flying boat” and the rest was history. With World War I approaching, Curtiss developed these aircraft for the United States and its allies. Considered the Father of Naval Aviation, as well as the founder and driving force of the American Aircraft industry, Glenn Curtiss’s life and achievements are celebrated and preserved at the wonderful Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport (bottom image). This is a must-see treasure in the Finger Lakes Region, where the legacy of one of the great minds in American history lives on.

11/17/2025

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Keuka Lake is a Finger Lake in central New York state. Spanning Steuben and Yates counties, it is the third largest in the eleven-lake chain. It is unusual for its Y-shape, which contrasts with the other long and narrow Finger Lakes, earning it the historic name Crooked Lake. Keuka means 'canoe landing' or 'lake with an elbow' in the Seneca language.

The first white settlers to the lake region came after the Sullivan Expedition during the American Revolutionary War. In 1833 the Crooked Lake Canal was completed, connecting Keuka Lake with Seneca Lake, connecting with the Erie Canal. Beginning in the first half of the 19th century many steamboats operated on the lake which largely functioned as transports between Penn Yan and Hammondsport, often in service of the w**e industry. In 1872 the Bath & Hammondsport Railroad, connecting to the Erie Railroad, went into operation, replacing the use of the canal.

Beginning in the mid 19th century the lake has since been surrounded by vineyards and w**eries which earned it the title, the Cradle of the W**e Industry, in New York. During the beginning of the 20th century the first flying boats were developed and tested on Keuka Lake by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss.

09/11/2025

Never Forget: Hard to believe it has been 24 years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001. In the days after the unimaginable attack, Darlene and Gary Cronk decided to have a giant USA carved into their Finger Lakes farm field near Keuka Lake south of Penn Yan, NY….and the patriotic field remains to this day. The Cronk’s sold the farm a few years back to Greg MacDonald and he and his son maintain the tradition of cutting and trimming around the lettering. Mr. MacDonald told me he will always keep this going as long as he has the farm. It’s yet another reminder that we must

09/09/2025

Keuka Belle has a new living room couch & it’s another pull out bed too.

04/16/2025

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