Marnie's Guidebook

Marnie
Marnie's Guidebook

Sightseeing

Our favorite sightseeing spot, you’ll drive up Whiteface Mountain and be able to visit a castle at the top. Check hours/days before you go. Not open in spring/winter.
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Whiteface Memorial Highway
Whiteface Memorial Highway
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Our favorite sightseeing spot, you’ll drive up Whiteface Mountain and be able to visit a castle at the top. Check hours/days before you go. Not open in spring/winter.
Option to take the elevator to the top of the ski jump or simply hang out in the lodge. Other Offered experiences: watch athletes train using a ski jump into the pool (summer only); tubing; ski jump flier experience and sporting events. Check ORDA online for details and hours.
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Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex
5486 Cascade Rd
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Option to take the elevator to the top of the ski jump or simply hang out in the lodge. Other Offered experiences: watch athletes train using a ski jump into the pool (summer only); tubing; ski jump flier experience and sporting events. Check ORDA online for details and hours.
About a half hour from Saranac Lake, this is a great place to spend the day and enjoy its Wild Walk, a wooden pathway built at tree top level. From their website: Find new ways to connect with nature through outdoor experiences like Forest Music, naturalist-led guided canoe trips, Barney Bellinger’s Welded Steel: Shape, Form & Light, and get to know some of the Adirondack animal ambassadors that call The Wild Center home.f
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Villt miðstöð
45 Museum Dr
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About a half hour from Saranac Lake, this is a great place to spend the day and enjoy its Wild Walk, a wooden pathway built at tree top level. From their website: Find new ways to connect with nature through outdoor experiences like Forest Music, naturalist-led guided canoe trips, Barney Bellinger’s Welded Steel: Shape, Form & Light, and get to know some of the Adirondack animal ambassadors that call The Wild Center home.f
Long walks with mountain scenery and excellent view of the Olympic ski jumps Learn about John Brown and his Civil War ties to abolishing slavery
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John Brown Farm State Historic Site
115 John Brown Road
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Long walks with mountain scenery and excellent view of the Olympic ski jumps Learn about John Brown and his Civil War ties to abolishing slavery
Great place for walking and snow trails, outdoor education and workshops through the year. They also have a butterfly house that’s great for kids of all ages. Check out their online calendar for some great programming or just go!
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Paul Smith's College VIC
8023 NY-30
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Great place for walking and snow trails, outdoor education and workshops through the year. They also have a butterfly house that’s great for kids of all ages. Check out their online calendar for some great programming or just go!
Check out where athletes train (free and pop in during open hours) or make a reservation for one of their experiences (ride the Cliffside coaster, try the bobsled run or experience luge). Look up ORDA online to find out more.
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Mount Van Hoevenburg Recreation Area
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Check out where athletes train (free and pop in during open hours) or make a reservation for one of their experiences (ride the Cliffside coaster, try the bobsled run or experience luge). Look up ORDA online to find out more.
This out of the way fish hatchery is a free place to visit and kids love it!
Adirondack Fish Hatchery - NYS DEC
103 Fish Hatchery Rd
This out of the way fish hatchery is a free place to visit and kids love it!

Historic local reference point

Find Adirondack history locally!
Out in the middle of nowhere, you’ll get a feel for how sparsely populate the Adirondacks are for year round residents during your drive out there (half hour drive or so). But when you visit, here’s what you’ll encounter - The Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center provides for the viewing of 3000-plus artifacts with an emphasis on the culture of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee). The Six Nations are: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora. The center features story telling lectures; gift shop carries Mohawk baskets, beadwork, books, t-shirts, silver jewelry, and acrylic paintings that reflects Six Nations culture.
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Six Nations Indian Museum
1466 County Hwy 60
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Out in the middle of nowhere, you’ll get a feel for how sparsely populate the Adirondacks are for year round residents during your drive out there (half hour drive or so). But when you visit, here’s what you’ll encounter - The Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center provides for the viewing of 3000-plus artifacts with an emphasis on the culture of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee). The Six Nations are: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora. The center features story telling lectures; gift shop carries Mohawk baskets, beadwork, books, t-shirts, silver jewelry, and acrylic paintings that reflects Six Nations culture.

Food scene

Authentic French cuisine with great little patio on the edge of Saranac River. Very quaint. Make reservations in advance.
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Left Bank Cafe
36 Broadway
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Authentic French cuisine with great little patio on the edge of Saranac River. Very quaint. Make reservations in advance.
Great little Brewhouse with surprisingly delicious food! Halfway between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
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Ray Brook Brewhouse
1153 NY-86
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Great little Brewhouse with surprisingly delicious food! Halfway between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
Local family run restaurant for steak, prime rib, lobster and more.
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Red Fox Restaurant
5034 NY-3
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Local family run restaurant for steak, prime rib, lobster and more.
Nice atmosphere for great Italian food. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but the food is delicious, especially their complimentary bruschetta dip, served with warm homemade bread.
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La Bella Ristorante
564 Lake Flower Ave
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Nice atmosphere for great Italian food. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but the food is delicious, especially their complimentary bruschetta dip, served with warm homemade bread.

Relaxation

An amazing spa with five star amenities and Adirondack flare. Book a couple services and hang out doe the day! And then eat in one of their delicious restaurants. Reserve services well in advance.
The Spa at Mirror Lake Inn
77 Mirror Lake Dr
An amazing spa with five star amenities and Adirondack flare. Book a couple services and hang out doe the day! And then eat in one of their delicious restaurants. Reserve services well in advance.

Borgartillaga

Siðir og menning

Eat early!

Sometimes our little town gets so many visitors that there are long waits for local restaurants. Check hours in advance and be aware that certain days (like Monday) many restaurants in Saranac Lake are closed - just hop on over to Lake Placid or Tupper Lake that night!