Canandaigua and Canandaigua Lake

Built on the site of a Seneca Iroquois village,Canandaigua was an important railroad junction and home port for several steamboats by the mid-19th century. After the Civil Warlocal industries included two brick worksthe Lisk Manufacturing Companyseveral millsand the regionally prominent McKechnie Brewery. The shire town of the original county of western New YorkCanandaigua was the site of the Susan B. Anthony trial in 1873. Todaythe town is a center for businessgovernmenthealth careand education. Canandaigua is the home of Constellation Brandsfounded as Canandaigua Wine Company; Finger Lakes Community College; Thompson Health System; the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center; and Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park. It is also home to one of the largest Wegman’s food markets and the New York Wine and Culinary Center.