Last call at CNY lakeside tavern after 60 years: ‘Covid just killed us’
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
The Amber Inn, a neighborhood bar along Otisco Lake since the 1950s, is closing for good because of Covid.Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com
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Marietta, N.Y. For the past 60-plus years, the Amber Inn was one of very few bars to grab a beer near Otisco Lake.
Dairy farmers would stop in for a belt or two before the afternoon milking. Shift workers would sip a few 10-ounce drafts and read the paper before heading home for breakfast. Couples planned their Friday night around the live music and prime rib dinner.