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dventure Guide to the Champlain & Hudson River Valleys Robert & Patricia Foulke HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC. 130 Campus Drive Edison, NJ 08818-7816 % 732-225-1900 / 800-255-0343 / fax 732-417-1744 E-mail [email protected] IN CANADA: Ulysses Travel Publications 4176 Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec Canada H2W 2M5 % 514-843-9882 ext. 2232 / fax 514-843-9448 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: Windsor Books International The Boundary, Wheatley Road, Garsington Oxford, OX44 9EJ England % 01865-361122 / fax 01865-361133 ISBN 1-58843-345-5 © 2003 Patricia and Robert Foulke This and other Hunter travel guides are also available as e-books in a variety of digital formats through our online partners, including Amazon.com, netLibrary.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and eBooks.com. For complete information about the hundreds of other travel guides offered by Hunter Publishing, visit us at: www.hunterpublishing.com All rights reserved. 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Cover: Lake Champlain, Peter Finger Back cover: North-South Lake State Park (Catskills), Peter Finger Maps by Toni Carbone, Kim André and Lissa Dailey Index by Nancy Wolff 4321 Contents Introduction 1 The Champlain-Hudson Waterway..............................1 About This Book .............................................6 Travel Information ...........................................7 Information Sources ..........................................9 Lake Champlain 11 The Vermont Side .............................................11 History of Lake Champlain ...................................11 Getting Here & Getting Around ...............................14 Information Sources.........................................15 Adventures ................................................15 On Foot .................................................15 On Wheels...............................................15 On & In the Water ........................................16 Eco-Travel...............................................19 Sightseeing ................................................20 Burlington...............................................20 Essex ...................................................20 Shelburne ...............................................20 South Hero ..............................................21 Vergennes ...............................................21 Festivals & Events ..........................................22 Where to Stay ..............................................22 Burlington...............................................22 Essex ...................................................23 Shelburne ...............................................23 Camping ................................................23 Where to Eat...............................................24 Burlington...............................................24 Essex ...................................................24 The New York Side ............................................25 Getting Here & Getting Around ...............................25 Information Sources.........................................25 Adventures ................................................27 On Foot .................................................27 On Wheels...............................................27 On Water................................................31 Sightseeing ................................................31 Plattsburgh..............................................31 Willsboro ................................................33 Essex ...................................................34 Westport ................................................34 Crown Point .............................................35 Where to Stay ..............................................37 Plattsburgh..............................................37 Westport ................................................37 Camping ................................................37 Where to Eat...............................................38 iv n Champlain & Hudson River Valleys Plattsburgh..............................................38 Westport ................................................39 Green Mountains of Vermont 41 Getting Here & Getting Around ...............................42 Information Sources.........................................43 Adventures ................................................43 On Foot .................................................43 On Wheels...............................................47 On Water................................................49 On Horseback ............................................51 On Snow ................................................52 Sightseeing ................................................59 Middlebury ..............................................59 Castleton................................................59 Plymouth................................................60 Manchester ..............................................60 Bennington ..............................................61 Festivals & Events ..........................................61 Where to Stay ..............................................62 Stowe...................................................62 Waitsfield ...............................................63 Middlebury ..............................................64 East Middlebury..........................................64 Goshen .................................................64 Killington ...............................................64 Plymouth................................................64 Dorset ..................................................64 Ludlow..................................................65 Manchester ..............................................65 Manchester Center........................................66 Arlington................................................66 Bennington ..............................................66 Camping ................................................66 Where to Eat...............................................67 Stowe...................................................67 Waitsfield ...............................................68 Warren .................................................68 Killington ...............................................68 Dorset ..................................................68 Ludlow..................................................69 Manchester ..............................................69 Arlington................................................69 Bennington .............................................69 The Adirondacks 71 History ...................................................71 Geography.................................................73 Getting Here & Getting Around ...............................74 Information Sources.........................................75 Adventures ................................................76 On Foot .................................................76 On Wheels...............................................86 Contents n v On Water................................................89 On Horseback ............................................95 On Snow ................................................96 IntheAir................................................97 Sightseeing ................................................98 Northern Adirondack Region................................98 Lake Placid ...........................................98 Saranac Lake .........................................98 Paul Smiths...........................................98 Wilmington ...........................................98 Newcomb .............................................99 Central Adirondack Region .................................99 Raquette Lake.........................................99 Blue Mountain Lake...................................100 Crown Point .........................................100 Fort Ticonderoga......................................100 Southern Adirondack Region...............................101 Bolton Landing .......................................101 Lake George .........................................101 Festivals & Events .........................................102 Where to Stay .............................................104 Northern Adirondack Region...............................104 Lake Placid ..........................................104 Keene...............................................105 Paul Smiths..........................................105 Saranac Lake ........................................105 Upper Saranac Lake...................................105 Tupper Lake .........................................105