Best Finger Lakes Town/Area for families

annie10

We're talking about taking a multi-generation family summer vacation to the Finger Lakes, NY. We like that's its a reasonable drive from Erie, PA and won't be too hot (as opposed to our past vacations in SC in July/August.) 

There will be 3 families with grandchildren ranging in age from 3 mos-20yr. The interests in our group vary from shopping, golf, swimming, bike riding, reading, eating out. We'll definitely want to go out on a lake by boat. Playgrounds are important a children's museum would be a big plus. Interestingly, no one drinks wine, so wineries aren't important to us. We'll rent a big house for us all to stay in. 

Anything come to mind? Or can you point us towards another area that would appeal to us, is scenic and not too far of a drive from northwestern PA. Thank you! 

BlueBirdMB

I haven't thoroughly explored the finger lakes, but I've been to Lake George and it's fantastic for families. 

RevJen

Look in Corning. It's convenient to several lakes, winE trails, and activities. There are some good restaurants in that area as well. Plus the corning museum of glass.

rndmr2

Canandaigua is a really nice area. The lake is nice, there are some nice places to eat and there is even a water park not far from the lake if you like that kind of thing. I know you said that you don't care about the wineries but if anyone likes cooking there is a Wine and Culinary center where you can attend cooking demonstrations and tastings. some cute shops on Main Street there and in some nearby towns. It's also not too far from other Finger Lakes like Seneca Lake and Honeoye Lake.