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The boathouse at Topridge.. Upper St. Regis Lake is a 742-acre (3.00 km 2) lake, part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State.Along with Lower St. Regis Lake and Spitfire Lake, it became famous in the late 19th century as a summer playground of America's power elite, drawn to the area by its scenery and Paul Smith's Hotel.
Lower St. Regis Lake is part of the St. Regis Chain of Lakes. Water flows north from Upper St. Regis Lake, through Spitfire Lake, and finally through a 2,000 foot (610 m) long channel known as "the slough" into Lower St. Regis Lake. [2] The lake has a surface area of 350 acres (140 ha) and has a maximum depth of 38 feet (12 m).
Only two of the lakes can be reached without a portage, or carry as it is known in the region. Primitive canoe camping is permitted on many of the lakes and ponds. Saint Regis Mountain and Long Pond Mountain are within the area. [1] The area covers 18,400 acre (76 km 2) in southern Franklin County, New York between Tupper Lake and Paul Smiths.
St. Regis Lake is the name of two lakes on the St. Regis River in the Adirondack Mountains: Upper St. Regis Lake; Lower St. Regis Lake; See also. Saint Regis Pond
Saint Regis Mountain, from Saint Regis Pond View from Saint Regis Mountain of Upper Saint Regis Lake, with the High Peaks in the distance. The Seven Carries is an historic canoe route from Paul Smith's Hotel to the Saranac Inn through what is now known as the Saint Regis Canoe Area in southern Franklin County, New York in the Adirondack Park. [1]
Upper St. Regis is a small hamlet on New York State Route 30 near Upper St. Regis Lake, 3 miles (5 km) south of Paul Smiths in Franklin County, New York, United States. Camp Wild Air was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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St. Regis River as seen from Azure Mountain, town of Waverly. The St. Regis River (or rivière Saint-Régis in Quebec) is an 86-mile-long (138 km) [2] river in northern New York in the United States. It flows into the Saint Lawrence River at the hamlet of Saint Regis in the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.