Geneva-on-the-Lake is a village in northwestern Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, along the southern shore of Lake Erie.

Settlement of the original area known as the Connecticut Western Reserve started in the early 1800s, as investors, farmers, and frontiersmen from New England and the Mid-Atlantic began to farm in the area and capitalize on the natural resources of Lake Erie and its shoreline.

[5]: 15–17  Industry along the lake shore continued to develop, including a lime burning business along Cowles Creek on the west,[5]: 19  along with small-scale lumber processing and ship building at Indian Creek on the east.

[5]: 29  Later, a pony-powered carousel of sorts would be added which later help establish the town as Ohio's first summer resort.

[5]: 29 In order to accommodate more visitors, residents built and established boarding houses and inns;[5]: 29–30  the first being what is now the Jennie Munger Gregory Museum.

[5]: 27  Vacation residences continued to grow and expand through the early 1900s to include places such as the Idle-A-While and Shady Beach Inn.

Starting in 1964 with the purchase of Chestnut Grove, portions of land which were to become the Geneva-on-the-Lake State Park continued to grow through 1974 to include cabins, campgrounds, and a swimming beach.

[13] One of a number of seasonal events is the "Thunder on The Strip," an annual Biker Rally held the weekend after Labor Day.

Started in 2007, "Thunder on The Strip" attracts thousands of motorcyclists from around the country and brings a boost to local business.