Lake Oneida

The Heart of New York State: Oneida Lake

The largest lake within the borders of New York State (NYS), Oneida Lake, lies less than 30 minutes northeast of Syracuse, New York. Syracuse, a frontier town, grew up around the building of the Erie Canal, but Oneida Lake is a natural glacial remnant lake. The Oneida Indians named Oneida Lake “Tsioqui”, which means “white…