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I do not have as much Adirondack time inside the Blue Line as some folks here, and am not looking to give away any secrets, but I’d like to hear what folks consider must stops/must sees when travelling in and out of the Adirondacks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Line_(New_York_State)
Some things are immediately obvious. Any supplies, from ice to gas to lunch, get pricey once you approach the Blue Line. Some things are not as obvious.
Do go the speed limit, or slower, through the little Adk towns. There are people everydamnwhere, including folks in yokes carrying canoes across the road, with a restricted field of vision and out-of-crosswalk right of way expectations.
You will see more boats on roof racks than you ever thought possible, including some high-end stuff, which is another reason to go slow and have a gander at the pricey boats. If you know canoe Makes and Models playing “What is that?” is endless driving past fun.
There is some cool/touristy stuff to see, including the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. $20 a ticket may be worth the cost if you are a single, and have time to kill on your dawdling way out. At $80 a family we have never been all the way inside; it wasn’t as much the cost as the Oh-gawd-last-thing-I-want-to-do after a trip is endure crowds. The unpaid lobby exhibits were worth repeated family stops. Or maybe subsequent stops were for the restrooms.
https://www.theadkx.org/
Same like-to-see-it-someday for the Old Forge Hardware Store. I have heard that it is “charming”. And ca-ching pricey. The town of Old Forge itself is too crowded for me, coming or going. We have yet to ever stop anywhere in Old Forge.
https://www.oldforgehardware.com/
There are some wonderful outfitters shops along any route into the Adks, those to me are worth a stop to just look around and ogle boats and gear. And get hopelessly tangled in weird side-zip PFD design, and need assistance getting free.
I’ll offer one suggestion, outside the Blue Line. Coming up from the south our favorite stop is in Sherburn. At Gilligan’s for handmade hard ice cream, handspun milkshakes or malteds (Yes Virginia, there is a difference).
https://www.gilliganssherburne.com/
I think we stopped at Gilligan’s the very first time we went to the Adirondacks. I know we have stopped every time since, often both coming and going. Wouldn’t miss it and I’m salivating at the thought of a real malted.
Adirondack denizens, what’s your worthy stop en-route or out?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Line_(New_York_State)
Some things are immediately obvious. Any supplies, from ice to gas to lunch, get pricey once you approach the Blue Line. Some things are not as obvious.
Do go the speed limit, or slower, through the little Adk towns. There are people everydamnwhere, including folks in yokes carrying canoes across the road, with a restricted field of vision and out-of-crosswalk right of way expectations.
You will see more boats on roof racks than you ever thought possible, including some high-end stuff, which is another reason to go slow and have a gander at the pricey boats. If you know canoe Makes and Models playing “What is that?” is endless driving past fun.
There is some cool/touristy stuff to see, including the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. $20 a ticket may be worth the cost if you are a single, and have time to kill on your dawdling way out. At $80 a family we have never been all the way inside; it wasn’t as much the cost as the Oh-gawd-last-thing-I-want-to-do after a trip is endure crowds. The unpaid lobby exhibits were worth repeated family stops. Or maybe subsequent stops were for the restrooms.
https://www.theadkx.org/
Same like-to-see-it-someday for the Old Forge Hardware Store. I have heard that it is “charming”. And ca-ching pricey. The town of Old Forge itself is too crowded for me, coming or going. We have yet to ever stop anywhere in Old Forge.
https://www.oldforgehardware.com/
There are some wonderful outfitters shops along any route into the Adks, those to me are worth a stop to just look around and ogle boats and gear. And get hopelessly tangled in weird side-zip PFD design, and need assistance getting free.
I’ll offer one suggestion, outside the Blue Line. Coming up from the south our favorite stop is in Sherburn. At Gilligan’s for handmade hard ice cream, handspun milkshakes or malteds (Yes Virginia, there is a difference).
https://www.gilliganssherburne.com/
I think we stopped at Gilligan’s the very first time we went to the Adirondacks. I know we have stopped every time since, often both coming and going. Wouldn’t miss it and I’m salivating at the thought of a real malted.
Adirondack denizens, what’s your worthy stop en-route or out?