When people think of New York they think of the city, Brooklyn or Queens, but there are more cities that are a lot smaller like Bath, Hammondsport, and Pen Yan. That is exactly where my favorite place to go vacationing is.

Keuka Lake is in between Hammondsport and Pen Yan. It is one lake of the Finger Lakes. My family and I have been to the lake five times, and all five times they were a blast. We get there a day early to see my grandparents and to see some people my parents were friends with when they were in high school. Our family and our family friends come down to the lake cottage to go swimming, tubing, and waterskiing.

My favorite lake cottage was called “The Love Shack;" it was the first cottage we ever rented. It had an outdoor shower, a big wraparound porch, and a dock in the middle of the water for people to jump off of. Although that was a great cottage, there were others that I liked but not as much.

Being with my family in a cottage for a week is fun because we get to just relax and have a good time. My brother and I can go tubing together, my mom and I can tan on the dock together and my dad and I can drive the boat together.

One of the best parts of going to the lake is seeing all the other people on the lake because usually they are all so friendly. We get to have our longtime friends come up from my parent's hometown with their two children that are my brother's and my age, and we have a great time with them. We drink, eat food and go tubing with them. My grandparents and uncle also come down each time to visit the cottage; although they don’t go tubing with us, we still have great food and have a great time together.

The Switzerland Inn is one of the restaurants on the lake, and they have great food. Everyone can bring their boats and dock them at the dock in the back of the restaurants. We usually go there once while we are there for the week. We could either eat outside and enjoy the view or we could eat inside. When going to dinner and the sun is setting, it is a fabulous view to look at.

It is always sad the last day of being at the lake. We have to pack clean and say goodbye to the lake till next summer or so. On the last day it's even sadder because we have to fully say goodbye to the lake. We have to take pictures with each other and take pictures of the lake one last time before we leave. On the way home, we can talk about what our favorite part of the vacation we did. For me, its always seeing everyone and being on the water.

Keuka Lake is the best lake one could imagine going to. Don’t believe me? Go and see for yourself.