Long before Wolcott was settled, a wilderness of trees and swamps hosted all manner of wildlife including deer, bear, wolves, many varieties of fish, as well as berries, herbs, and plenty of trees, including willow.

The Cayuga set up summer camps in this region. While here, they dried fish, meats, fruits and made baskets from the willow branches. In the fall everything the Native Americans gathered and made was taken to their winter grounds around the Finger Lakes.

The splendor of Ganadasgua Falls is a well-hidden beauty in the Village of Wolcott. The Haudenausaunee (Iroquois) word Ganadasgua translates to “leaping waters above the lake.”