Welcome to Saranac Lake

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Village of Saranac Lake

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Welcome to Saranac Lake

The village of Saranac Lake and its surrounding hamlets offer a unique down-to-earth Adirondack experience — full of outdoor adventure, top-notch culinary experiences, downtown shopping, a thriving arts scene and familyfriendly activities.

The list of warm-weather outdoor recreational activities is long: hiking, camping, boating, paddling, golfing, cycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, birding, wildlife watching, skateboarding at the Saranac Lake SkatePark off Church Street or swimming at the Saranac Lake and Lake Clear beaches.

Do it yourself, find what you need at one of the local outfitters or hire an outdoor guide for your adventure.

There are plenty of destinations in the woods and waters around Saranac Lake. The 18,400-acre St. Regis Canoe Area — the only designated canoe area in New York state — features 26 miles of hiking trails and 50 ponds of varying sizes to paddle. It’s well known for its Adirondack brook trout fishing. It also includes the St. Regis Fire Tower Historic Area.

The Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center on state Route 30 offers a vast trail system with plenty of wildlife-watching opportunities. The barked trails and abundance of benches make this destination easy on the knees and gives families ample time to sit and ponder life in a quiet setting. And don’t forget to check out the native species Butterfly House in the summer — the only one in the Adirondacks.

Saranac Lake has embraced the arts like no other community in the region. It features live music, the Adirondack Plein Air Festival, studio tours, downtown galleries and performances at Pendragon Theatre, the only year-round professional theater in the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Carousel on Depot Street is a work of art unto itself and is a unique attraction. Get connected to the arts through Saranac Lake ArtWorks (www.saranaclakeartworks.com).

History is celebrated through the Saranac Laboratory Museum on Church Street, operated by Historic Saranac Lake; the Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage on Stevenson Lane; and the Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center in Onchiota (www.6nicc.com), operated since 1954 by the Fadden family.

Saranac Lake is home to a professional baseball team, the Surge, which plays other teams in the Empire Baseball League during June and July. Their home stadium is Petrova Field. The 2022 season begins June 8, and the first home game is June 24. Learn more at https://surgeprobaseball.com.

Other sports events in Saranac Lake include the Can-Am Rugby Tournament and canoe races.

The environment is an important part of life in the Saranac Lake region, and it is highlighted by the work at the Paul Smith’s College VIC; the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation (www.adkloon.org ) on Main Street; and the Adirondack Fish Hatchery at Saranac Inn, operated by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Also, enjoy nature inside the village along the Riverwalk, which follows the Saranac River from behind the police station at Main Street to the Grand Union supermarket on Church Street.

For more information about Saranac Lake and the surrounding communities — such as Paul Smiths, Ray Brook, Bloomingdale and Lake Clear — visit www.saranaclake.com or call the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce at 518-891-1990.