Skaneateles

Gazella Performance & Wellness Studio
3986 Jordan Road
(315) 729-8645
From the village, north on Jordan. Gazella is on the right just past the first stop sign.

Gazella offers group exercise classes including bootcamp, body fusion, cardio kickboxing and Zumba, yoga, pilates, TRX suspension training, personal and small group training, cycling and triathlon coaching, and nutrition and wellness counseling. One day drop-ins and weekly passes are available.

Skaneateles Festival
multiple locations
''+1 315'' 685-7418
August

Since its beginnings in 1980, the Skaneateles chamber music festival has grown into a world-class event that attracts internationally known musicians. The 2010 festival runs from August 12 to September 4.

Skaneateles Suites has a FREE program called "Secret Places. Just stop by and see them for a kind of customized walking / driving tour of out of the way places. Much fun. (http://www.skaneatelessui...) or 315-685-7568

Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles
+1 315 685-0552
Free
Day after Thanksgiving through Sunday before Christmas: Sa Su noon-4PM; Dec 24: noon-3PM

Every weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Skaneateles is transformed into a Victorian English neighborhood. It's a kind of street theater without lines. Dozens of professionals and amateurs alike dress in period garb, then wander the streets and shops talking and walking with whomever they meet. Christmas carols, carriage rides, and chestnuts roasting on open fires can also be found throughout the season. If you get cold, stop at the Boutique Hotel on Fennell Street for complimentary hot chocolate and donuts. Often the Dickens characters hang out there and will sing anything you want.

Mid-Lakes Navigation Co. 11 Jordan St. 800-545-4318. (http://www.midlakesnav.com). Offers boat cruises on the New York canals and Skaneateles Lake.

Be sure to come back this summer,for the Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show. Over 80 beautiful boats grace the shore of Skaneateles Lake. This event is free and open to the public.

Mirbeau Inn and Spa
Us rt-20

Five star luxury spa and restaurant.