Annually, residents on Honeoye Lake light their Ring of Fire on July 3 as part of the Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
Every Saturday of Labor Day weekend, the perimeter of Canandaigua Lake glows at dusk. The first fire is lit at the top of Bare Hill, overlooking the lake. Residents along the shoreline then light flares or fires, forming a glowing ring around the entire lake to mark the unofficial end of summer. The Ring of Fire concept - also known as the "lake of fire" by some has roots in an ancient Seneca ritual of thanksgiving. For generations, Seneca leaders would commemorate the close of summer (and the harvest season) by building large fires along the shoreline of Canandaigua Lake.
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