Sylvan Beach (at the west end of Oneida Lake) is undergoing a years-long project to widen the popular beach, which has eroded by more than 100 feet in the past century.
Erosion of the beach is natural, but the sand has historically been replaced by sand flowing down Fish Creek and into the lake. After construction of the Erie Canal, the sand flowed into the canal and was dredged out to keep the canal deep enough for shipping. The village plans to haul that sand back onto the beach truckload by truckload.
