Everything worth doing.Within 20 minutes.

The only working vineyard on Skaneateles Lake — west-shore hillside, the broadest lake view of any tasting room in the region. Serious dry Riesling and Cabernet Franc, weekend live music on the summer pavilion, and one of the busiest wedding books on the Finger Lakes. Reserve weekend tastings; walk-ins get seated late.

The 1807 stagecoach inn on Genesee Street, still the anchor of a Skaneateles weekend. Formal dining room, tavern side with a shorter menu and a fireplace, wraparound front porch that faces the lake across the road. Order the lake perch when it's on. Reserve the porch table two weeks out in July.

Waterfront upscale casual on the village lakefront — the best six-o'clock table in town when the light drops. Seafood-heavy menu, a proper wine list, and a covered deck that runs May through October. Book a week ahead in season; the deck goes first, and the interior tables miss the sunset by half.

Village institution since 1982 — hand-cut haddock, crinkle fries, and a lobster roll that carries the shop from May through August. Order at the counter, take a picnic table on the side, and eat before the ice-cream line forms. Cash tip jar; the counter itself takes cards.

The Tuscan farmhouse on West Genesee that most Skaneateles regulars book first — wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, and a wine cellar that surprises out-of-towners. Waitlist runs long on weekends; the bar is first-come and eats the full menu. Half-portions on the pastas if you're staying for tiramisu.

The waterfront room at the south end of the lake — long-running steak-and-seafood spot at Glen Haven Marina with a covered lakeside deck that most north-end guests never make it to. Open seasonally, roughly Memorial Day through Columbus Day. Boaters tie up at the marina and walk in.

Craft taproom on the village strip pouring twenty-plus rotating Finger Lakes taps — the easiest way to sample five regional breweries in one sitting without a driver. Small food menu, later hours than most of the village, and a shuffleboard table in back. Good group-of-eight move on a Saturday.

Award-winning small-batch distillery — bourbon, rye, gin, apple brandy — with a village tasting room a short walk from Clift Park. Flights are a few dollars and get comped with a bottle purchase. The cocktail bar side pours proper spirit-forward drinks; the right answer on a rainy weekend afternoon.

Ninety-foot waterfall on Bear Swamp Creek, west side near New Hope — the signature outdoor stop on the lake. Trail from the parking pull-off is short but steep and slick after rain, under a mile round trip. Best in May and early June when the flow is highest. Dogs on leash; wear real shoes.

Working lavender farm on West Lake Road, in bloom mid-June through late July. Cut your own bundles from the field, buy distilled oil and sachets in the barn shop, and walk the demonstration garden. Open weekends in season only — check the calendar before you drive. The signature summer stop on the west shore.

Thursday afternoons in Austin Park through the growing season — thirty-plus vendors, local dairy, cut flowers, and a coffee cart that draws a village crowd from four o'clock. Smaller and more concentrated than the Central New York markets in Syracuse. Bring cash and a tote.

One of only two private marinas on Skaneateles Lake — slips, transient dockage, fuel, and a launch at the south end. Attached to the Glen Haven Restaurant, which is a rare pairing on this lake. Seasonal slips book by the year and turn over rarely; get on the waitlist a year out.

Full-service marina six miles down the west shore — pontoon and power-boat rentals, jet skis, fuel dock, and a public dock that lets you tie up for lunch. The one-stop for guests without their own boat. Rentals go fast on July weekends; book by mid-May for peak dates.

Village-based rental and sales — sailboats, kayaks, canoes, plus power and pontoon rentals delivered and launched to your dock. The wind-driven option on a lake where most rentals are pontoons. Sailing lessons for adults and kids run through July and August.

Family-run cruise company operating the Judge Ben Wiles and Barbara S. Wiles out of the village dock. Sightseeing sails, lunch and dinner cruises, and the US Mail Boat run — the last operating waterborne mail route in the country, running July through Labor Day. Book the mail boat two weeks out.

The village lakefront — gazebo, concrete steps into the swimming area, and the event lawn where the summer band plays Friday nights in July. The Sunday-morning coffee bench everyone knows about. Public restrooms, no fee, dogs on leash. The whole reason Skaneateles feels like Skaneateles.

Four weeks of classical and chamber music, early August through early September — concerts at Anyela's Vineyards pavilion, Robinson Farm, and venues in the village. Ticketed evenings and free daytime events on the schedule. Regulars book lodging for the festival week a year in advance.

Costumed Dickens characters roam the village every weekend from the Friday after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve — Father Christmas, Fagin, the town crier, a strolling brass ensemble. Free street event; the shops and Sherwood dinners fill in around it. The winter draw the rest of the Finger Lakes doesn't have.

Fifth-generation orchard about twenty minutes east in LaFayette — apple picking September through October, plus 1911 Established Distillery and Cidery on the same grounds. Live music weekends, food trucks, and a farm store selling cider by the growler. The classic fall day-trip.