Great Pines

Great Pines

photograph by Daesha Devón Harris   An Adirondack landmark gets a stylish update This 14-acre spread perched on Fourth Lake between Old Forge and Inlet has been welcoming guests since 1896—first as Camp Onondaga, then as various iterations of the North Woods Inn....
Lapland Lake

Lapland Lake

photograph by Carrie Marie Burr   Northville’s Finn-tastic ski resort In Fall 2013, my boyfriend, Keith, and I arrived at Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center in the southern Adirondacks for the first time. We were greeted by a black-and-white cat, Little...
The Irondequoit

The Irondequoit

photograph by Carrie Marie Burr   A million-dollar renovation transforms a Piseco Lake inn The Irondequoit Inn sits on a small rise at Piseco Lake’s northern end. Eight wooden steps lead from hillside to front porch. When I arrive for my first visit on a fall...
Home in the Woods

Home in the Woods

More than a century of family and fun at The Waldheim on Big Moose Lake Big Moose Lake was nowhere near the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse. But the group that gathered at the Waldheim during 2017’s touchstone event surely wouldn’t have traded places...
Hotel Saranac

Hotel Saranac

Postcard courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library   The return of a landmark Lore has it there are ghosts at Hotel Saranac. But if you’re trying to get in touch with the past at the hotel, you don’t need a team of paranormal investigators. You just need to take...
The Bark Eater

The Bark Eater

New Life for a historic High Peaks Inn Below Sentinel Mountain’s jagged profile on Keene’s northern border, where Limekiln Road meets Alstead Hill Road, there’s a farmhouse painted the color of freshly churned butter. The surrounding acreage has...