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VILLAGE OF LYNDONVILLE ......................... 2 South Main St., Lyndonville
(585) 765-9385............................................... www.villageoflyndonville.com
Lyndonville is a picturesque village set on the Ontario lake plains
amidst orchards, fields and several Amish & Mennonite farms. The
Village is noted for its small town charm, the Lyndonville Lions’
Independence Day celebration and award winning apples.
Johnson Creek runs through the center of the downtown with a
waterfall gracing the facade of the school campus to the north and
Veterans Memorial Park to the south. The Yates Community Library
hosts a weekly summer concert series in their back yard and on the
banks of the creek Monday evenings.

© Tom Rivers, The Hub YATES COMMUNITY LIBRARY
585-765-9041 • yateslibrary.org
15 N. Main St., Lyndonville
An official Orleans County Tourism visitor center.

TOWN OF YATES...............................................8 South Main St., Lyndonville
(585) 765-9716............................................................... www.townofyates.org

The town of Yates was set off from the town of Ridgeway on April
17, 1822, bounded by Lake Ontario on the north, on the east by the
town of Carlton, on the south by Ridgeway and on the west by Niagara
County. The town had been called Northton by the Holland Land
Company surveyors, but a few months after organization the name
was changed to Yates in honor of the governor of New York State,
Joseph C. Yates.
Flowing across the town in a northeasterly direction is Johnson
Creek, named for Sir William Johnson, a British Native American agent.
In the mid-1700's he commanded an expedition of English soldiers
and Native Americans from Oswego to Fort Niagara for meetings
which produced a peace treaty between the Native Americans and
the English crown.

MUST SEE & DO IN

LYNDONVILLE & YATES

� Go fishing in Lake Ontario off the Yates Town Park pier or stream
fishing in Johnson Creek
� Drop a kayak or canoe in at Yates Town Park boat ramp and catch
a spectacular sky

� Catch Lyndonville’s 4th of July celebration, culminating in one of
the largest fireworks display in Western NY
� Reserve Monday nights in the summer for a free outdoor concert
at the Yates Community Library and rain location at the Yates
Town Park pavilion
� Visit the infamous Shoe Tree on the corner of Foss & Morrison
Roads and make a wish while you toss your old shoes to hang on
a branch (pictured left)
� Stroll through Veterans Park in December to catch the holiday
spirit and colorful forest of Christmas trees

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