In the Seneca language, Canandaigua means “the chosen spot”, and is the name given to the city and town that is located at the north end of Canandaigua Lake. It’s a beautiful area, featuring a historic downtown with shops, restaurants and quaint inns. The town of Canandaigua that surrounds the city is an agricultural area with a variety of dairy and crop farms and residential neighborhoods. Dr. Geoffry Hallstead is proud to be a dentist in Canandaigua, serving the community in which he was born and raised.
In the city of Canandaigua, you’ll find tourist attractions such as historical sites and museums. The Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park is one of the country’s most well preserved estates from the Victorian era. If you enjoy food and wine, New York Kitchen is a center for food, wines and agricultural products from around the state. Try your hand at a cooking class or sit back and be served at the full-service restaurant. Also popular with tourists and residents alike is the 59-acre water park, a fun place for the entire family during the hot summer months.
The town borders 10 miles of lakeshore which provides many recreational opportunities such as boating, fishing and swimming. Onanda Park also offers hiking and sledding in the winter. Year-round, there is always something to do in this area of the Finger Lake region.
Notably, the area was a center for the women’s suffrage movement. In 1873, Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the women’s suffrage movement, was tried at the Ontario County Courthouse in the City of Canandaigua for voting in Rochester, NY in the 1872 elections in violation of state laws that allowed only men to vote. . She was found guilty and fined $100.
The dental practice of Geoffry E. Hallstead, DMD, couldn’t ask for a better community to live, work and play in than Canandaigua. We look forward to providing you and your family with the best dental care possible.
