On August 27, 2026, a federal order directed US agencies to start calling this lake “Lake America.” New York and Canada are keeping “Lake Ontario.” Read what changed

LO Lake Ontario also known as Lake America

Shore towns

Lake Ontario (Lake America) Shore Towns

All twelve profiled towns, ordered west to east along the New York shore. Scrolls horizontally on all screen sizes.

01

Youngstown

Niagara County 02

Olcott

Niagara County 03

Wilson

Niagara County 04

Hamlin

Monroe County 05

Rochester, Charlotte

Monroe County 06

Sodus Point

Wayne County 07

Fair Haven

Cayuga County 08

Oswego

Oswego County 09

Pulaski

Oswego County 10

Sackets Harbor

Jefferson County 11

Henderson Harbor

Jefferson County 12

Cape Vincent

Jefferson County

Each chip links to a full town page: nearest beach, nearest marina or launch, and charter operators based there, pulled from this site's research files. Scrolls horizontally on all screen sizes.