While some may know Point Breeze as a fun summer destination, the lakeside town has a handful of businesses that operate year round. Those businesses are still recovering from the impact of this past summer's flooding.

"It's a worry for everybody," said business owner Peg Wiley, who runs Wiley's Riverside Marina.

While residential and commercial properties across the Lake Ontario shoreline saw varying degrees of damage, Point Breeze business owners say the perception that the damage was wide spread led to a decrease in tourism.

"So it was very varying in our area, some people had no damage, but it was definitely just the impact of people thinking Point Breeze was under water," said Nicole Bellnier who operates Breeze Inn Again Diner

While they may have just gotten their heads above water, business owners say their sights are already set on the upcoming tourist season.

"I talked to individuals," said Orleans County Legislator John DeFilipps. "The psychological effect it's having now and people for next summer, is it going to happen again?"

"The lake is about 9 inches higher than it should be this time of year, of course we're worried about what does that mean for 2018," said Wiley.

Many of the businesses in Point Breeze are owned by women. Bellnier credits the tight knit community for getting her diner through 2017.

"We just kept a smile, and we all just kind of rallied around each other and made it work," said Bellnier.

Business owners and residents worry that the changing climate could mean more flooding down the road.

 "For many years we were just able to estimate what water levels were going to be just based on previous history, I don't know that we can do that anymore," said Wiley.

Governor Cuomo has allocated $50 million to the region, but that money only covers damages that ocured during the flooding. The August 31st cut off left Wiley's Marina, who make most of their profit winterizing boats, out in the cold.

"Our biggest hit was that kind of business that we lost in the fall, we weren't able to recover any of that from the state, from their business funding," said Wiley.

"You talk to different individuals, especially in business, it's not just the time periods that they're talking about, it's after the fact," said DeFilipps.

But those who know the region best are optimistic that tourism will return.

"I mean people they love Orleans County, we have a lot to offer," said DeFilipps.