Lake Clear Lodge Blog

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

Fall foods of various different colors laid out on a counter.
Nature

What's the Connection with the Colors of Food, the Fall Harvest & Oktoberfest?

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Cathy Hohmeyer
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September 8, 2023

You might think tourism or timber was one of the oldest economies in the Adirondack Park, but in fact, wellness could be considered the first major industry, so much so that our local area became known as the “Healing Woods.”

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Nourish Your Multi Dimensional body.

Nature

Wellness Dates posted for 2022! Tell your friends and Save the date!!

By
Cathy Hohmeyer
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January 11, 2022

The Adirondacks have always been called the “Healing Woods”! Add to this a unique opportunity to take a look at wellness from 9 different “dimensions”. Each program is uniquely designed to offer a different aspect and approach to your multidimensional self.

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A sneak-peak of a new Speakeasy "Spirit" Brewed up by the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat. Coming soon to a Lodge near you.

Lodge News

🎵 "You Better Watch Out--" for Those Holiday "Spirits!"

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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November 4, 2021

Excited about the holiday spirit? Well, we certainly are into the “spirits!” But shh! We can’t tell you about them, because, you know, it’s a different kind of “spirits,” and it’s the 1920s Prohibition theme. Plus, we wouldn’t want anyone mistaking our library for a Speakeasy...

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Our writers chalet in the fall

Nature

Why do leaves change color?

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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September 23, 2021

Why Fall Leaves Change Color & An Experiment For You! Okay, give me 3 reasons why leaves change color in the fall? C’mon, real quick and no Googling it!

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The St. Regis Fire Tower is illuminated during an annual lighting with a starlight sky and sunset. Photo Credit: Friends of the St. Regis Fire Tower.

History

8th Annual Statewide Lighting of the NYS Fire Towers

By
Bob Brand
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August 26, 2021

Saturday night of Labor Day weekend, September 4th, the Friends of St Regis Mountain Fire Tower will participate in the 8th annual statewide Lighting of the NYS Fire Towers. Volunteers, carrying various lights to the mountain summit, will light the tower from 9 to 9:30 PM.

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The sun rests on St. Regis Mountain across Lake Clear while beautiful fog roles in over the Lake Clear Lodge's private beach front. Two guests take a quiet paddle in a red double kayak.

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A Celebration of Summer Great Camp Experiences Await You!

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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June 3, 2021

This summer the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat has a host of unique offerings that we're excited to share with you! Online reservations, information, and menus are now available.

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stagecoach rides

Lodge News

Summer 2021 - we created diverse, new - as well timeless - experiences for you!

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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April 12, 2021

Lake Clear Lodge Sneak Peak Summer 2021

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Main Lodge Driveway during the winter. White Christmas lights line the roadway at night as the 1886 Main Lodge stands in the distance.

Lodge News

Winter 2021: Updates & Frequently Asked Questions

By
Yurgen Hohmeyer
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November 30, 2020

Check out this page for the most up-to-date information on the experiences being offered in the Winter of 2020/2021 at the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat!

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An Original 1800s Adirondack Stagecoach Postcard found at the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat.

History

Why was Our Area an Adirondack Stagecoach Center?

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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August 17, 2020

In 1886, the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat began as a stagecoach inn, livery, post office, and trading post. Built by the Otis family, when Lake Clear was known as Otisville, our area became America’s first prominent nature-based tourist destination.

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Percheron Draft Horses and an 1850s Henderson Stagecoach in front of the original 1886 Stagecoach barn.

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135 Years Later: Stagecoach Rides Return to the Lake Clear Lodge!

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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August 3, 2020

Your own private stagecoach ride at sunset…Ride to our picturesque beach as the sun nestles over the St. Regis Mountain range, and then gallop back to an authentic Adirondack pioneering dinner. But what's the history behind it?

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Sunset Lake View Gazebos at the Lake Clear Lodge Lake Front on Quiet Lake Clear

Lodge News

Adirondacks In Phase 3: What Does That Mean for the Lodge?

By
Ernest Hohmeyer
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June 12, 2020

Our region of New York State has now entered Phase 3 of the 4 stage reopening plan, so here's our update about what's now possible at the Lake Clear Lodge & Adirondack Alps Restaurant!

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