Founded in 1997, the Bemus Point Historical Society works to collect, preserve, and share the history of the village and surrounding area. The Society is a state-chartered education corporation and operates a museum in the original Village Hall on Alburtus Avenue, open by appointment.
Throughout the year, the Society hosts monthly guest speakers, open house sessions, and works with local school children to connect younger generations with the community’s past. They also record personal recollections from longtime locals, building an archive of firsthand stories and memories.
Monthly meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm. For more information or to schedule a visit, reach out at bemuspointhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
The official business directory and community guide for Bemus Point, NY — operated by the Bemus Point Business Association on the shores of Lake Chautauqua.
Our camera roll during Memorial Day Weekend in Bemus Point, NY 📍
And yes, it really looks like this. ☀️🌊
There is just something about the first big summer weekend on Chautauqua Lake. The boats are back out, the village is busy again, music is playing somewhere, ice cream lines start forming, and suddenly everyone remembers why they wait all winter for this place.
It is sunset boat rides, packed patios, barefoot kids, lake days that turn into lake nights, and running into people you know everywhere you go.
Summer officially starts here.
If you are spending Memorial Day Weekend in Bemus Point, drop a 👋 below. We want to see who is here this weekend.
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Tavern (noun): A bar that actually serves great food. 🍺
The Green Door Tavern is the kind of place that turns a quick lunch into a three-hour afternoon. A spot where the staff that makes you feel like a regular the first time you walk in.
The wings are the move. 🍗
Cajun parmesan, mango habanero, trail mix.
🍻Order a round, grab a cold beer from the tap, and settle in.
They also come out with complimentary butter-coated popcorn while you wait. 🍿
Yes, really.
Families are welcome, and the place stays lively without ever getting rowdy.
This is the spot for everyone.
Open seven days a week just outside of Bemus Point in Maple Springs.
📍4739 Route 430.
Have you been to the Green Door, share with us your go-to order? 👇
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Your new favorite Friday morning starts May 29th
The Bemus Point Farmers & Artisans Market is back for its second season, setting up right in Sunset Park along the shores of Chautauqua Lake. Every Friday from 9AM-3PM, May 29th through Labor Day weekend.
Fresh produce. Handmade goods. Local bakers. Artisans. Flowers. Sourdough bread. All of it lakeside with one of the best views in Western New York behind you.
This is the kind of Friday morning that turns into an entire day, and honestly, that’s the point.
Have you been to the Bemus Point Farmers Market before?
Tell us your favorite find in the comments. 👇
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5 Tips for the Perfect Lake Life Escape. 📍 Bemus Point Edition.
Save this. You’re going to want it later. ☀️
1️⃣ Ride the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry.
This is not optional. One of the only cable-guided ferries left in the country, crossing Chautauqua Lake since 1811. It runs Friday evenings and weekends all summer starting Memorial Day weekend. It’s free, just bring a donation and your camera. Bonus points if you catch it at golden hour. 🌅
2️⃣ Eat somewhere that makes you stop and say, “Wait… how is this place real?”
Guppy`s Restaurant and Tavern for the Stromboli, Fish Tacos, and a gondola seat if you can grab one. Then make your way to The Green Door Tavern for what many locals will tell you are the best wings in town. Try the famous Feegan’s Medium Brown Sugar or Tom’s Original Trail sauce. Seriously. Both are local legends for a reason. 🍗
3️⃣ Find your sunset spot and stay awhile.
The docks. The patio at EBC Chautauqua or Splash. The Landing at BPT. Claim your spot by 7 PM and just take it in. Chautauqua Lake sunsets are the kind that make people come back year after year.
4️⃣ Walk the whole village strip. All of it.
Local boutiques. Ice cream stops. Hidden gems tucked all along Main Street. You’ll probably leave with shopping bags, a coffee in hand, and plans to come back tomorrow.
5️⃣ Book your next trip before you leave.
Everyone says the same thing after their first weekend in Bemus Point: “We should’ve stayed longer.” Summer on Chautauqua Lake is not a one time thing. It’s a lifestyle.
What would YOU add to this list? 👇
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No trip to Bemus Point is complete without a stop here.
Right in the heart of the village on Main Street sits 14 Main 📍
This is the spot locals head to every Memorial Day weekend. Bloody Marys on the porch while the parade rolls through, good food, good people, and a front row seat to everything that makes this village special.
And the best part? 14 Main is open year round. So whether it is a busy summer Saturday or a random Wednesday in January when you just need to get out of the house, they’ve got you covered.
It’s one of those places you visit once and somehow end up returning to every single trip.
What’s the one dish you still talk about after you leave? 👇
Bemus Point is back.
And lake life? 🌊 Almost in session.
If this is your kind of summer ☀️
You’ll want to be following this page.
✅ Sunsets over Chautauqua Lake that stop you mid-conversation
✅ Dining where the view is part of the experience
✅ Local boutiques, farmers markets, and small shops full of charm
✅ Movies in the park, live music, and a summer calendar packed with community events
✅ A village that somehow feels like home the moment you arrive
📍Welcome to Bemus Point, NY.
Where the lake is always calling, and summer memories come easy.
Tag a friend who needs a lake day ⚓️
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May 25th is two weeks away.
Do you have your Bemus Point plans yet?
This is the summer season kick off weekend ☀️
The one where Chautauqua Lake wakes all the way up.
The boats are back out. The patios are packed.
The whole village is buzzing with that energy you only get when summer finally, actually arrives.
🇺🇸 Monday May 25th the Memorial Day Parade rolls through at 10 AM.
Locals love to grab a Bloody Mary at 14 Main and watch from their porch. Others pull up a folding chair right along the lake while the kiddos fill their pockets with candy.
This is not just a holiday weekend.
This is the official start of summer on Chautauqua Lake.
And Bemus Point throws the best one around.
May 22nd through 25th. Come down. Stay a while. You will not want to leave.
Where is your crew spending Memorial Day this year?
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POV: This is what 7 PM looks like in Bemus Point. 📍
You visit Bemus Point once and now you have it locked in.
These are your summer evenings now.
Dinner on the water at the Village Casino.
A walk along the lake with ice cream from Bemus Point Market.
Live music drifting out of EBC Chautauqua.
Hanging out with friends watching the sunset at The Landing at BPT.
The kind of night where nobody checks the time because nobody wants it to end.
Bemus Point does not do ordinary evenings.
It does the kind you talk about for the rest of the summer ☀️
Share with us your Chautauqua Lake Sunsets 🌅
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