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Map of Raquette Lake and vicinity. Raquette Lake Hotel by Seneca Ray Stoddard (1889) Small steamers brought guests from Blue Mountain Lake via the Eckford Chain of Lakes and the Marion River Carry. "Under the hemlocks" - Raquette Lake, 1888, S R Stoddard. Raquette Lake is the source of the Raquette River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York ...
The Raquette River, sometimes spelled Racquette, originates at Raquette Lake [2] in the Adirondack Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. 146 miles (235 km) long, [3] it is the third longest river entirely in the state of New York. The river is a popular destination for canoeing and kayaking.
Raquette Lake is a hamlet in the town of Long Lake in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The community is on New York State Route 28 on the western side of Raquette Lake . Great Camp Sagamore is in the hamlet.
Great Camp Sagamore was constructed by William West Durant on Sagamore Lake between 1895 and 1897. [3] Prior to Sagamore, William Durant had constructed Camp Pine Knot (purchased by Collis P. Huntington and now the Huntington Memorial Outdoor Education Center [4]) on nearby Raquette Lake and Camp Uncas (once owned by J. P. Morgan) on Lake Mohegan.
Camp Pine Knot, also known as Huntington Memorial Camp, on Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, was built by William West Durant. Begun in 1877, it was the first of the "Adirondack Great Camps" and epitomizes the "Great Camp" architectural style. Elements of that style include log and native stonework construction ...
Sagamore Lake is located south of Raquette Lake, New York. Sagamore Lake was known as Shedd Lake before being renamed "Sagamore Lake" by Alfred G. Vanderbilt after he purchased Great Camp Sagamore in 1901. South Inlet is the outlet creek, which flows into Raquette Lake. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, lake whitefish, lake ...
West Mountain is a 2,923-foot-tall (891 m) mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located in the northwest of the hamlet of Raquette Lake in Hamilton County. In 1920, the Conservation Commission built a 47-foot-tall (14 m) fire lookout tower on the mountain. Due to aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations ...
Echo Camp is an Adirondack Great Camp on the tip of Long Point adjacent to Camp Pine Knot on Raquette Lake. It was used as a private girls' camp from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s. It was sold in 1986, and is now a privately owned summer residence.