Lake Clear Lodge Blog

Check out the latest at the Lodge and in the area. Featuring local adventures, history, stories, and more.

The sunsets over Lake Clear and St. Regis Mountain as viewed from the Lake Clear lodge & Retreat lakefront. In the foreground, a few guests enjoy a quiet canoe paddle on the calm water.
Lodge News

Upcoming Summer Experiences to Celebrate 136 Years

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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June 19, 2022

This summer, join us as we celebrate our 136th year! We have a variety of experiences planned that are new and timeless. Come for our Taste of Germany Experience Dinner, a Stagecoach & Old World Dinner, a Pioneer Wagon Ride & Pub Dinner, a History of Adirondack Food Tasting Experience, and more.

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Special Statement Banner from the Lake Clear Lodge

Lodge News

May 2020: Special Statement

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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May 12, 2020

First, our family hopes this finds your family well and safe. We have always treated guests who come to the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat as if they were special friends visiting our home – as for 4 generations - this has been our home.

Beer bread with oats

Cooking & Recipes

Another "Quick Bread" without yeast

By
Cathy Hohmeyer
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April 12, 2020

Make a quick loaf of bread and use a beer as your yeast. It is denser than "fluffy" bread but very moist. It is great tasted or warm with butter and is great with stews and sautes.

Fizzy ginger soda.

Cooking & Recipes

Making a Fizzy Soda with a Ginger Bug

By
Cathy Hohmeyer
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April 6, 2020

Fast Track - Making a Fizzy Soda with a "Ginger Bug"

ginger bug starter

Cooking & Recipes

Fast Track : Making a Starter for a Homemade Fizzy Soda

By
Cathy Hohmeyer
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March 31, 2020

Fast Track to Making a Ginger Bug starter for homemade, probiotic fizzy soda

The Osgood River in the Adirondack Park, NY

Winter Activities

The Hays Brook Truck Trail

By
Bob Brand
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January 8, 2020

Check out Bob's go-to cross-country ski near the Lodge: the Hays Brook Truck Trail. Just 10 miles down the road from the Lodge, it's a popular spot for the locals and usually has some of the best conditions in the area.

Lake Clear Lodge 1920s Copper

History

1920 - 2020: Celebrating 100 Years As An Adirondack Great Lodge Speakeasy

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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December 12, 2019

As the end of 2019 nears, the feeling blows in of “out with the old and in with the new.” It hits me often during the year too and I have come to call it an “entrepreneurs restless wind.” It seems as if you can’t become complacent, it’s not in your genes. You are always analyzing, contemplating.

Cross-Country Skiing on the Trails at the Lake Clear Lodge

Winter Activities

Backcountry Cross-Country Skiing

By
Bob Brand
|
November 22, 2019

Now that we are into November, I tell myself that this is the time to get some things done that I have put off all summer. But while I'm raking leaves or winterizing the lawnmower, there are enticing thoughts creeping into my consciousness of the coming snow!

Lighting Event for the St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower at the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat.

History

An Annual Fall Ritual: The Lighting of the St. Regis Fire Tower

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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September 27, 2019

This week Ernest is talking about the past, present, and future of the St. Regis Fire Tower, which can be seen from our lakefront. Why were fire towers created? What was their importance? What's next for the St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower? Ernest answers all these questions and more!

Calm Fall Foliage Paddle on Rollins Pond - Photo by Bob Brand

Paddling

Top 5 Fall Foliage Paddles (2019)

By
Bob Brand
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September 15, 2019

This week we asked Bob what his top five fall foliage paddles would be, and he delivered! If you're visiting the Adirondacks for Fall Foliage season and love paddling, you definitely need to check these out.

Idem Sailboat on Upper St. Regis Lake (Photo by Bob Brand)

Paddling

Paddling Upper St. Regis Lake

By
Bob Brand
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July 28, 2019

The Adirondacks are steeped in history. And the best place to visualize historic “great camps” is right close by on Upper St Regis Lake.