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Welcome to Milo, NY

Overview

Milo is a town on the eastern edge of central Yates County, bordered to the north by Benton and Torrey, to the east by Torrey and Seneca Lake, to the south by Barrington and Starkey, and to the west by Keuka Lake. The village of Penn Yan, the county seat, is at Milo’s north town line (and at the north end of the Y-shaped Keuka Lake). With just over 7,000 residents, Milo is one of the most-populated towns in Yates County but still is mainly rural and is the only town in the county with frontage on two of the Finger Lakes. Penn Yan has a few stores and restaurants and attractions like a movie-theater multiplex --- more attractions than you’ll find in most municipalities in the county.


Essentials

Many of your shopping needs in Milo can be met in Penn Yan. For groceries, Penn Yan has a Tops Friendly Markets store, an Aldi supermarket, a Byrne Dairy store and small retailers like Ace Hardware. For more shopping choices, you’ll have to head about 17 miles north to Geneva in nearby Ontario County. Geneva has grocery stores like Wegmans and Tops Friendly Markets, and larger retailers like a Walmart Supercenter on Routes 5 & 20 store and a Peebles at 333 Hamilton St. Geneva also has a vibrant downtown area with smaller stores, specialty shops and restaurants, and an antique co-op store on Main Street.



Recreation & Entertainment

Most of the things to do in Milo (and most of Yates County) are of the outdoor variety. As the only town in the county with frontage on two of the Finger Lakes, Milo is especially attractive to boaters, fishermen and-women, campers and picnickers. Camp Cory, a summer camp for kids, is just north of Penn Yan. The Finger Lakes Wine Trail, along Route 14 and loaded with wineries, passes through Milo. You’ll find a few more things to do in Penn Yan, like a movie-theater multiplex and the popular seasonal outdoor shopping market known as The Windmill. Geneva, to the north, also has a movie multiplex as well as attractions like the Smith Opera House and a collegiate-league baseball team.



Transportation & Traffic

Route 14 passes north-south through Milo with lovely views of Seneca Lake. Route 14A also runs north-south through town, and Route 54 runs mainly east-west. A general aviation airport is just south of Penn Yan.



Pros & Cons

This is one of the more populated towns in Yates County but still has only about 7,000 residents. Milo has Seneca Lake on one end of town and Keuka Lake on the other. Penn Yan, the county seat, is at the northern end of Milo.