Sandy Pond / Timothy J. Pauldine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pauldine, Timothy J. (Timothy John), author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sandy Point (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial works.

Sandy Point (N.Y.).

Sandy Point (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Sandy Point (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natural beauty, abundant game, and a sandy lakeside location: these are the reasons people have come to Sandy Pond for hundreds of years. Sandy Pond's fascinating history includes Native Americans, early entrepreneurs, bootleggers, and even a vice president of the United States. Formed by retreating glaciers that carved the landscape, Sandy Pond is located on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. More a lake than a pond, it is protected from Lake Ontario's wind and waves by a barrier dune system and a sandy beach, with an outlet to that Great Lake. This has made Sandy Pond a safe harbor for vessels during dangerous weather. As far back as 1675, when he marched against the Iroquois, Samuel de Champlain wrote of traveling "over a sandy plain" where he found "a very pleasing and fine country, a number of ponds and prairies, where there was an infinite quantity of game, a great many vines and fine trees." Sandy Pond's natural and man-made treasures continue to make it a year-round destination for nature enthusiasts.

Contents:

Room for everyone: accommodations

Miles of soft white sand: the beach

From the air: a bird's eye-view

Open for business: build it, and they will come

North end of the pond: Greene Point and Renshaw Bay

Hidden jewel: the south pond

Life around Sandy Pond: creating memories.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439651407

143965140X