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The Adirondacks & Thousand Islands - Seaway Region of New York State
The awe-inspiring mountains, vast forests, and magnificent waterways of the Adirondack region surround alpine resorts and charming villages, offering gracious hospitality and exciting attractions. Scenic highways, chairlift rides, lake cruises, and gentle trails provide breathtaking views and easy access to spectacular landmarks. Among these are 46 high peaks, including Mt. Marcy, the highest mountain in the state; Lake Champlain, referred to by the locals as the "sixth great lake"; Lake Placid's famous Winter Olympic facilities at Whiteface Mountain and Mt. Van Hoevenberg; and exhibits and special events at historic forts. A ride to the top of Whiteface Mountain on the chairlift used by some of the world's best skiers provides a vista of three states.
There are many ways to enjoy the region's beauty. You can walk along a 3⁄4-mile trail at the Ausable Chasm or take an exciting raft ride on the Ausable River as it carves its way through sandstone cliffs several hundred feet high. You can cruise Raquette Lake, Lake George, and the Fulton Chain of Lakes on a tour boat or enjoy a train ride starting at Old Forge.
Here you’ll find the sparkling resort villages of Lake Placid and Lake George. Site of two Olympiads, Lake Placid offers world-class skiing and bobsled and luge competition, as well as such year-round events as horse and ice-skating shows. Lake George offers amusement parks, beaches, and great trails for skiing, hiking, and biking, and the area's splendid golf courses challenge experienced players while delighting beginners.
Historic sites along Lake Champlain predate the American Revolution. On the shores of the lake in the town of Essex is one of the state's best preserved historic villages, with nearly 160 structures built between 1790 and 1860. The carefully preserved ruins of French Fort St. Fredric (1734) and British Fort Crown Point (1759) at the Crown Point State Historic Site are also worth a visit. Other restored colonial forts with military museums are Fort Ticonderoga in the village of the same name and Fort William Henry at Lake George.
Exhibits on the history of this region are displayed in 20 buildings of the Adirondack Museum overlooking Blue Mountain Lake. Trails, natural history exhibits, and a butterfly house are found at the Adirondack Visitor Interpretive Centers at Paul Smiths and Newcomb. Complete your trip by exploring one of the region's famous Adirondack "Great Camps."
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous".
Aristotle
In six-million-acre Adirondack Park (the largest state forest preserve in the nation), enjoy the grandeur, the excitement, and the hospitality that characterize the region. And enhance your visit with a stay in one or more of our member Bed and Breakfasts.
The Adirondack Park, New York's quiet place, the East's greatest wilderness, playground for millions. Visit our untouched forests mirrored in thousands of ponds and lakes; quiet wilderness trails; mountains with spectacular views; sparkling streams and long quiet waterways. Stay in one of our small communities nestled in deep mountain valleys. Learn about America's history in its colonial and post colonial periods.
The range of outdoor recreation opportunities is unparalleled in the eastern United States. The Adirondack Park offers boating of all kinds, horseback riding, camping, picnicking, hiking, mountaineering, fishing, swimming, water skiing, scuba diving, nature photography, downhill and cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowmobiling and snowshoeing.
The Thousand Islands-Seaway region has breathtaking panoramas, romantic islands, historic attractions, exciting activities, relaxing cruises, and nearly 2000 picturesque islands making this region a vacationer's delight. Along the historic scenic byway -- the Seaway Trail -- islands set in the magnificent St. Lawrence Seaway and Lake Ontario's glistening blue bays plus 200 miles of picturesque coastline create spectacular vistas.
Choose from a wide range of water-related activities on Lake Ontario: boating, cruises, boat tours, or rafting trips. The Salmon River in Pulaski is renowned for world-class fishing, or you can arrange a charter and be thrilled with the opportunity to catch trophy salmon, walleye, northern pike, perch, and bass. In Alexandria Bay, called "Alex" by locals, Uncle Sam Boat Tours' has double- and triple-deck boats that will take you past the many Victorian "cottages" of earlier wealthy landowners that dot the islands. Your tour will stop at romance-shrouded Boldt Castle on Heart Island, planned by George C. Boldt, former owner of the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel, for his wife, Louise. All work stopped, however, when Louise died suddenly in 1904. Today, the 120-room castle is being renovated according to the original plans. The Boldt Yacht House holds impressive antique boats.
On land, you can visit charming fishing villages, historic lighthouses, military museums, forts, and battlefields. Across from Alex, relax on the warm beaches at the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center at Wellesley Island State Park. Enjoy a picnic lunch and a guided hike or take some time to explore on your own. Enjoy a visit to the 1000 Islands Skydeck, an observation tower 400 feet above the St. Lawrence River, where on a clear day you can see, if not forever, at least for 40 miles. In Clayton, visit the Thousand Islands Museum and the Antique Boat Museum, and see a collection of boats that features birch bark canoes, early 1900s speedboats, and the personal boats of several U.S. Presidents. Sackett's Harbor celebrates one of the many battles of the war of 1812. The Frederic Remington Art Museum, located in Ogdensburg, is famous for its paintings, Dresden china, Victorian furnishings, bronzes, and sketches by the foremost artist of the Old West. The Oswego area has a variety of interesting attractions. Racing fans will enjoy the Oswego Speedway, which features classic cars, "super-modifieds," and "limited supers." The Energy Center, located in Lycoming, six miles northeast of Oswego, has energy-related, hands-on exhibits. The Richardson-Bates House Museum, an Italian villa decorated in the elaborate style of the 1890s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, contains original furnishings and enchanting exhibits. Outdoor adventure continues in the winter with cross-county skiing and snowmobiling on the Tug Hill Plateau at the foothills of the Adirondacks.
The Thousand Islands-Seaway region is one of the most beautiful natural areas in the world. Book your New York State vacation today. Our member inns will make your stay most enjoyable.
