Lakeview Pointe Landing offers boat slips for Amphitheater concertgoers

GEDDES — Lakeview Pointe Landing — a dock with slips for 25 boats — is available for people who want to attend concerts at the Lakeview Amphitheater by boat.
The dock with the slips is located on the lake’s southern shore, not far from the amphitheater venue in the town of Geddes.

People can reserve a slip on the dock at what is called Lakeview Pointe Landingfor $20 by visiting www.dockwa.com, and they can reserve a slip “ahead of time,” Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney announced June 19.

“That is our first-year price and we will see what demand looks like and then maybe adjust as we go forward,” said Mahoney.

Those arriving by boat will have a “dedicated” entrance and need to purchase their paper tickets in advance, according to Mahoney.

“You can’t use your mobile tickets, but if you have a paper ticket, and you come by boat, you can come right in to the Amphitheater from back there,” she added.

Mahoney also noted that Onondaga County doesn’t have “amenities to accommodate overnight stays,” so the docks will only be available for people coming to the concerts.

“We also, I hope, will be able to accommodate drop-offs by boat at that site … It’ll probably be your fastest exit from the Amphitheater after the show,” said Mahoney.

Onondaga County used $750,000 in state funding to install the docks, Matthew Driscoll, commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, said in his remarks at the announcement June 19.

“The docks were built throughout the winter and the paving began … mid-March,” Mary Beth Premo, deputy county executive who oversees the physical part of county government, said in response to a CNYBJ question about when the work started.

The Salina–based C&S Companies handled the engineering work on the docks, Premo adds.

When asked who handled the work, Premo said the county brought in a “number of different subcontractors to do the work.”

The work around the amphitheater also included a new concession stand.

Driscoll’s department installed parking for about 125 users near the Lakeview Amphitheater site, which he called, “the first step.”

“Immediately upon conclusion of this year’s State Fair, we’ll begin the next phase, which means we’ll be rebuilding the entire Orange [parking] lot,” said Driscoll.
The work is part of New York State’s plan to help improve the areas around Onondaga Lake, the village of Solvay, and the New York State Fairgrounds, Mahoney noted.