About Living In Tompkins County

A pair of ice ages molded the landscape around Ithaca. Retreating glaciers left behind gently undulating hills and valleys and a double handful of narrow, deep Finger Lakes. Ithaca lies at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake, the longest and one of the deepest of the lakes that give the area its name.

Cayuga Lake and its tributaries have shaped life here from the time of the Iroquois. On their way to the lake, rivulets and streams have carved dramatic gorges and beautiful water falls. Their testament to nature’s power greets us every day, in local parks and in our own backyards.

There’s plenty of opportunity for every thing you can do on and around a beautiful lake from bicycling to swimming, from hiking to just wandering along the shore.
 

Best Healthy City in the Northeast
ORGANIC STYLE MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003

One of America’s 5 Best Mountain Biking Towns
BIKE MAGAZINE 2002
Ithaca - where innovation and culture converge
Tompkins County Area Development
200 East Buffalo Street, Suite 102A
Ithaca, New York 14850
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