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Otter Chalet has 2
large bedrooms, 2
baths, a sleeping dorm with 3 queen-sized sleeping platforms and
Satellite TV, a sleeping loft with
a queen futon and Satellite TV, and great views of
Whiteface Mountain and the Ausable River. Otter Chalet can
comfortably sleep 12.
At Otter Chalet, the kids can safely camp outside, and draw
their sleeping bags up to a roaring campfire, or camp inside in
the dorm room, where they can play the Chalet's air hockey and
foos-ball games, or watch Satellite TV.
Log Cabin Wet Sauna, hot tub, satellite TV, DVD, VCR,
stereo, high-speed wireless internet, microwave, barbecue, dishwasher,
washer and dryer, and linens
will help make Otter Chalet a convenient and hassle free vacation.
Folks who stay at Otter Chalet may use the three canoes and four kayaks
on the river and Lake Everest without charge.
Otter Chalet enjoys unimpeded
views of Whiteface, Esther, Lookout and Marble Mountains, while the
property includes an official New York
State DEC Fishing
Preserve within its Northern boundary, a guided, wildlife refuge hiking
trail suitable for kids
and dogs, and a lovely Adirondack meadow, suitable for picnics or
snow football, surrounded by towering white pines. Otter
Chalet is less than three miles driving from Whiteface Mountain,
and within 10 miles of Lake Placid, the Olympic village, and the
Adirondack
High Peaks Region.
Canoe or kayak up and down the beautiful Ausable River,
swim, fish for your dinner, or just sit back and observe as the local
natural inhabitants play, browse, pursue and earn survival. We’ve seen
Eagle, Hawk, Owl, Osprey, Loon, Heron, Merganser, Hummingbird, Pileated
Woodpecker, Ermine, Bobcat, Fox, Coyote, Black Bear, Mink,
Beaver, Porcupine, Deer,
and Otter on Lodge property, but the only people
you'll
see are folks paddling by in canoes and kayaks. Canoe into shallow
water sloughs and channels on both sides of the river, where your kids
will delight in seeing beaver, otter, frogs, painted turtles and
herons.
Hike any of the hundreds of trails in the region,
mountain-bike, snow-shoe, cross-country ski up and down the river in
front of the houses, downhill ski at Whiteface (or ride the gondola up
with your mountain bike in the Summer), take fly fishing lessons from
Fran Betters and the guides at the Adirondack Sport Shop, or just drive
around and take
in the incomparable beauty of Autumn in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
In the evening, relax around the campfire outside, take in
the stars, listen to the Wilmington Riverside rock & country
concerts every Thursday night within 2 miles of the Lodge, or go into
Lake Placid for dining and entertainment. This is a place to get
away from it all, to rebuild, regroup, and face your busy lives with a
renewed perspective.
For those of you who are new to the Adirondacks, prepare to
discover what we learned long ago (and we’ve hiked in parks all over
the US, Canada and Alaska). There is no lovelier place in the world
to vacation than the Adirondack Mountains: the Adirondacks has it all.
About Lake Everest: Formed
by the damming of the West Branch of the Ausable River,
at the bridge in Wilmington,
Lake
Everest extends from the dam up to Otter Chalet, and features a public beach in Wilmington, on Route 86,
about a 1/4
mile west of the four corners in Wilmington. The Park on Lake Everest
provides a great
place for younger kids who want to play in and around the water on a
sandy bottom. At Lake Everest you can launch canoes and kayaks,
fish for the famous Ausable River brown and rainbow trout, play
volleyball, or just picnic under the lovely cedars that cluster around
the shore. Lake Everest has rest rooms, barbecue pits, and country/
rock/ folk concerts every Thursday Evening in July and August. |
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