About this city
Penn Yan is a historic, highly picturesque lakeside village positioned flatly at the northern tip of the eastern branch of the unique Y-shaped Keuka Lake within the Finger Lakes region. Formed meticulously in the early 19th century, the town's eccentric name was created as a compromise to ease tensions between its initial Pennsylvania and Yankee settlers. Today, Penn Yan serves as a serene, progressive center for cool-climate viticulture, famous for its historic mid-19th-century brick architecture, extensive horse-drawn Mennonite cultures, and massive row-crop agricultural shipping networks.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Tour and taste world-class dry Rieslings at premium boutique wineries along the Keuka Lake Wine Trail, bike or walk the historic 7-mile Keuka Outlet Trail past old stone mill ruins, and shop authentic Mennonite farm stands.
