Fishers Landing, NY

Fishers Landing is a hamlet and census-designated place in Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 119 residents. Fishers Landing is in the northern part of Orleans, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River where it enters the American Narrows, a channel separating the mainland from Wellesley Island. There is a local marina where island owners and visitors park their car/boat while traveling to and from the mainland. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Fishers Landing, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Fishers Landing, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.