Skiff Cruising Guide: Sackets Harbor, New York
Posted by Joe Kelly on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 @ 02:09 PM
Looking towards Navy Point Marina in Sackets Harbor
Sackets Harbor is located on Lake Ontario. It is in the north east corner 40 miles south of the Canadian Border by water. It is a small town with a year round population of under 2,000. The town has a lot of history and just as importantly a lot of great boating.
Getting to Sackets is quite easy by boat. You have lots of deep water in Lake Ontario. Your biggest concern will be if you are coming from Henderson Harbor. That approach does send you past a few shoals and islands that have shoals running off from them.
You will have a few options to put your boat. The largest marina is Navy Point Marina. This is a great spot with lots of slips and a great view of town and the water. Navy Point Marina is on its own small peninsula that faces town. If you walk towards the main bay though on their property you can are greeted with a large expanse of water looking north. The best part about the marina in our opinion would be the picnic tables and grills with the north looking vantage. You will find other boaters hanging out over here for fun conversation and meeting some locals.
Many of the towns we visit it is hard to pick just one favorite place for dinner. It is an easy choice when visiting Sackets though. Tin Pan Galley has amazing food, great service and a wonderful patio. I have never been there and not had the Spinach and Artichoke Dip. There is just something different and great about it. Make sure to make a reservation on nice summer and fall days. It can get crowded, especially on the patio.
Tin Pan Galley patio
After dinner walk down to the Parade/ Battlefield Grounds. If you just walk down the Main Street towards the water you will find them. Sometimes reenactments take place here. If anything you will have a spectacluar place to watch the sun set!
Looking out towards Lake Ontario from Sackets Harbor
Sackets Harbor in the morning