Well, the warm beautiful days we'd been having took a real turn for the cold and wet once we moved to Nick's lake State Park, a little further south but still in the Adirondack Park. We were camped just outside of the little village of Old Forge, and it was cold, cold, cold! The days barely got up to 50 degrees and nights dropped to 34. We spent the afternoon in Old Forge, having coffee and picking up veggies at the local Farmer's Market. To keep warm, we used the library to use their wifi for a couple hours and then on the librarian's suggestion, we enjoyed a weekly tradition, a fish fry dinner at one of the local restaurants.
But, once again we were in the right place to see another fun canoe/kayak event, a Guinness World Record attempt to shatter the record for the largest raft of canoes, kayaks and guide boats. It was held Saturday at noon on Fourth Lake in the little village of Inlet. The event, titled One Square Miles of Hope, was also a fund raiser for Breast Cancer Research. It was amazing to see over 3,1500 boats participate in the fun. The wet, cold weather didn't seem to deter all these folks. They're tough!
Some came with overloaded trunk fulls of kayaks and others came all decked out for the day! But everyone seemed to still have a smile on their faces as they packed up and headed home. We did the same, then decided to catch a movie that night at The Strand, a wonderful local small theater.
The very next day the sun was shining and though still pretty chilly, at least it was a beautiful day for a drive to see the Adirondack Museum near Blue Mountain Lake and about an hour from our campsite. We stopped just before the museum to stroll through the craft booths selling hand made Adirondack furniture...and a variety of other items.
The Adirondack Museum is set in the open, filled with boats and buildings and artifacts from all over the mountains. It's located on the site of the historic 1876 summer resort hotel, The Blue Mountain House which operated until the 1940's. Sitting on the hill over looking the lake, the views were fantastic. It must have been a fabulous resort.
Returning to our park that afternoon we drove down to the beach end of Nick's Lake to enjoy the sun while it was out. Such a beautiful setting, the beach still covered with summer footprints.
From Old Forge we headed south to Cooperstown and time to see another wonderful part of New York state
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