That time rock legend David Crosby piloted a tour boat on Skaneateles Lake

David Crosby in Skaneateles

Rock musician David Crosby takes the helm of the Judge Ben Wiles cruise boat during a visit to Skaneateles Lake in 2015. At right is Hattie Wiles Tigh, then a co-owner of the boat and that day's captain. (Photo by Colleen Dickerson | Mid Lakes Navigation)

She recognized him in part by his long gray “straggly” hair and bushy gray moustache. She said she’d just seen a recent picture of him somewhere.

“So I was like, ‘Wow, David Crosby is coming on my boat!’ ” said Hattie Wiles Tigh, who was about to take the boat called the Judge Ben Wiles out for a chartered dinner cruise on Skaneateles Lake that summer evening in 2015.

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