Adirondack Living March-April 2017

ADIRONDACK PREMIER PROPERTIES INC. REAL ESTATE SALES VACATION RENTALS LEADING IN WATERFRONT SALES

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ADIRONDACK PREMIER PROPERTIES ACQUIRES ADIRONDACK REALTY

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Adirondack Premier Properties and Broker Owner Margie Philo announces the exciting acquisition of Adirondack Realty in Keene Valley New York. The two locations both Lake Placid and Keene Valley will each be known as Adirondack Premier Properties, Adirondack Realty.

Owner Broker Martha Lee Owen of Adirondack Realty will remain affiliated as an associate broker with all of the Adirondack Realty agents.

Joining the two successful teams of real estate sales agents with two optimal locations will ensure the future success for excellent client and customer service to the entire region.

The Keene and Keene Valley area have long been a vibrant area for selling and rentals. The newly acquired Adirondack Realty will be offering a full service of vacation and residential rentals and real estate sales. Broker Martha Lee Owen remarks: “Adirondack Realty has been leading Keene’s market since its founding by Adrian Edmonds in 1932, with his daughter Martha Lee taking the lead in 1979. I look forward to my association with Adirondack Premier Properties. I am pleased that Adirondack Realty will continue as a Branch Office under the expert leadership and ownership of Broker-Owner Margie Philo.”

Broker Margie Philo remarks that: “Since the 1930’s, Adirondack Realty has been leading the real estate market in the Keene area with Marth Lee Owen as the expert Broker. We are delighted to include Adirondack Realty within our growing busy business, now to be known as Adirondack Premier Properties, Adirondack Realty.”

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By Antonio Olivero

I think that a vibrant small town is the heartbeat between the mountain peaks.

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Rebecca Kelly & Craig Brashear Photo – Robin Limerick

W

hen ballet dancer Rebecca Kelly took her first trip to the Adirondacks in 1987, her stay at the Last Chance Ranch gave her a real welcometo-the-wilderness experience.

She and her group of self-described “city kids” were hiking on a trail near the ranch when they encountered a mother black bear with her cub.

“We were told to make noise (if we encountered a bear),” Kelly recalled with a laugh. “We had received some advice before we went on the trail: ‘Don’t look, and don’t divide the mother and cub.’ It

was berry season. It must have been August, and we must have been passing through a berry patch.”

These days, Kelly is no longer just passing through the Adirondacks; she is embedded in its culture and business as she now calls AuSable Forks home for part of the year. She lives here with her husband and business partner Craig Brashear for four months in the summer as well as long weekends throughout the rest of the year.

They are the proprietors of Rebecca Kelly Ballet, a New York City-based, chamber-sized dance company. They’ve worked hand-in-hand with the Lake

Placid Center for the Arts since 1987, but in July 2006, Kelly’s connection with AuSable Forks really began.

The catalyst was a question by New York’s then U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton at an event in Plattsburgh.

“When we were introduced, she knew a lot about us and asked really precise and perceptive questions, and challenged us to think about how many years we’d been in the Adirondacks,” Kelly recalled, “and she said: ‘What do you want your legacy to be? What do you want to do? Where is your building?’

“It was like a light bulb went off for both Craig and I.” At the time, the couple had built a cabin home in the Silver Lake area along the Saranac River, a 20-minute drive from AuSable Forks. During many trips into town to get gas, eggs and other goods, they had noticed an unassuming building that seemed similar to the kind of loft they inhabited in New York City. They began to realize this structure may be their answer to Clinton’s question.

“We thought it had plenty of space for a dance studio,” Kelly said.

Fast-forward more than a decade, and Kelly has opened up the long-neglected, 105-year-old former Masonic lodge to her dancers and the public over recent summers. But restoration of the Tahawus Cultural Center, as it’s now called, is at a critical juncture right now. Fundraising efforts are underway so it can also be used during harsh Adirondack winters as well.

As she’s fallen in love with AuSable Forks’ authentic small-town character more and more over the years, she sees a stronger Tahawus Center as a way to help provide jobs and help the local economy.

She and Brashear just hope a few more people are willing to take a chance on this hamlet at the confluence of the AuSable River’s East and West branches.

“I think that a vibrant small town is the heartbeat between the mountain peaks,” she said. “People want to come down from their beautiful houses in the hills and have a place to gather, because it’s very human to gather every now and then. It was just, to me, exactly what a town needs.”

Tahawus Cultural Center, AuSable Forks Photos provided

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TOP 5 Blue Ledges on the Hudson DIFFICULTY: Easy to moderate DISTANCE: 5.0 miles, roundtrip DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of state Route 28N and Blue Ridge Road in Newcomb, follow Route 28N toward Minerva. Continue for around 12.5 miles to Northwoods Club Road on the right. Follow Northwoods Club Road for around 7 miles to the trail on the left. Parking is just past on the right.

Goodnow Mountain DIFFICULTY: Moderate DISTANCE: 3.8 miles, roundtrip DIRECTIONS: Follow state

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Route 28N out of Newcomb toward Long Lake. Continue for about 2.25 miles to the trailhead on the left.

Great Camp Santanoni DIFFICULTY: Easy to moderate DISTANCE: 9.0 miles, roundtrip DIRECTIONS: At the east end of the village of Newcomb locate what is called Newcomb Lake Road (Santanoni Road).

Drive this road for about a halfmile to the end at the gate.

Moxham Mountain DIFFICULTY: Moderate DISTANCE: 5.4 miles, roundtrip DIRECTIONS: Follow state

Route 28N out of Newcomb toward Minerva. Continue all the way to Minerva and locate 14th Road on the right. Follow this to the trailhead on the left, approximately 2.25 miles from Route 28N.

Rankin Pond DIFFICULTY: Easy DISTANCE: 0.8 miles, roundtrip DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of state Route 28N and Blue Ridge Road in Newcomb, follow Route 28N toward Minerva. Continue for around 9.5 miles to the trailhead on the right. Parking is just before the trailhead on the left.

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T

he Friends of Eagle Island is moving forward to re-establish the children’s summer camp with an anticipated soft opening in summer 2018.

The Santa Clara town board amended the local Land Use Code on Jan. 12 to allow group camping on the island, which opened doors for fund development and partnerships, Executive Director Paula McGovern said.

It would not be a Girl Scout camp, as it was for seven decades until 2008, but would serve as a camp for kids to learn about the Adirondacks and to sail, canoe, swim, climb and camp.

FEI was also recently awarded a $498,825 grant through the 2016 state Regional Economic Development Awards and a a $10,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns.

“We’ve gotten an awful lot accomplished in a little over a year,” McGovern said. “We’ve gotten the land use approval. It’s gotten a lot more money through individual donations and through this grant from the state, which is incredible in two ways.

Obviously it’s money, a half a million dollars towards the renovations, but of course it also shows the state believes in the value of this island and the historic value of the camps.”

It will still take a lot of work to get the camp up and running, including a new water supply system, septic upgrades, a new electric supply, foundation work, new roofs and kitchen upgrades, which will

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total approximately $1.5 million.

“We’re continuing our fundraising, and we’ve got a lot of long-term supporters,” McGovern said. “It’s all good stuff right now. We’re really ready to move forward full speed ahead.”

McGovern said she is looking forward to reopening the camp as it should have many benefits to the community.

“One, it gives the kids the opportunity to learn about the Adirondacks, learn about nature, learn about the environment,” she said. “It will also provide jobs for the local economy. Young people could be staff as counselors and advisors. And also as a National Historic Landmark, it’ll let people be able to see this unique facility with a unique history.”

Eagle Island is a 30-acre property located on Upper Saranac Lake. It was designed in 1903 by architect William Coulter for Levi Morton, former New York governor and U.S. vice president under President Benjamin Harrison.

In 1910, Morton sold the camp to industrialist Henry Graves from Orange, New Jersey, who gifted the property to the Girl Scouts of the Oranges in 1937.

Campers used the island from 1938 until 2008, as the local New Jersey Girl Scout council decided to discontinue its use in 2009 and sell the camp in 2010.

The camp was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and in 2004 the property was named a National Historic Landmark.

FEI purchased the island in November 2015 from the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Council for $2.45 million through the contribution of an anonymous donor.

Photos provided by Paula McGovern, Friends of Eagle Island, and Adirondack Daily Enterprise staff Dan Leonidas & Adam St. Pierre.

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Profitable, Country, Adirondack General Store! So much to offer with a full deli and kitchen! Fully stocked groceries, beverages, Adirondack gifts & decor, and supplies. In addition, there is a beautifully renovated apartment upstairs for the owner’s quarters or to generate rental income, currently generating approximately $17,000 per year.

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ACREAGE, VIEWS, SQ. FT.! Over 3100 sq. ft., w/ 4 bedrooms + huge living room with high ceilings with adjoining beautiful 3 season room with mt. views, large front deck, 44 acres filled with ATV trails, a huge cleared yard, 3 car attached garage + carport, full basement. This is the property of your dreams if you want privacy, a good sized home, land, and the opportunity to embrace the ADK park. MLS# 162673 $349,999

7 Renovated apartments, storefront AND 250+ seat theater in the center of Chestertown.

Building has been almost totally updated and theater is getting a lot of interest from non-profit organizations. See documents.

MLS# 125165 $349,000

PRICE REDUCED-Schroon River Family Compound! Classic 3bd log home, 2bd log cabin, newly finished room above boathouse.

Two log garages, 2 RV hookups and your own 675’ of water frontage on the Schroon River.

Guest cottage is a blank canvas.

Short boat ride into Schroon Lake.

New roofs in 2015 and new well.

MLS# 152361 $349,000

Classic 3bd/2ba log home with stone fireplace, great room and a full wall of glass to let the outdoors in! Lake & mountain views, shared lake access plus 340 common acres with trails for hiking, X-country skiing, snowmobiles & ATVs which in turn backs up to over 45,000 acres of State Land - Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area. MLS# 163214 $339,000

Log home situated on 5 wooded private acres w/ mt. views & back yard brook. Borders Pharaoh Lake Wilderness State Land. 1st floor master & laundry. Cozy wood stoves in kitchen & LR. Second floor offers a large, open loft, 2bd & full bath. Spacious 2 story/2 car garage w/ wood stove & air compressor. MLS# 151001 $329,000

Privacy on 11+ acres with deeded lake rights & docking! Great 4bd/ 2 ba home w/ lots of natural light.

Screened in porch & deck, full walk out basement. Wood burning fireplace & oil HW heat. Access extensive trail system for hiking and snowmobiling right from your back yard! Large barn great for all of the toys & your own private pond & firepit! 25 min. to Gore Mt.! MLS# 160135 $315,000

Direct waterfront building lot on Brant Lake with all town and APA permits in place. No road to cross!!!!

House photos show a home built by C. Raymond Davis and Sons on a lot with similar topography on Lake George. Ground work has been started so just bring your contractor and start building the home you’ve always wanted! Great lake views & natural sandy shoreline in this area of fine homes on the west shore of the lake. MLS# 121846 $248,900

Incredible mortise and tenon Antebellum barn in excellent condition. Electrified with partially heated area; including the ultimate workshop. A true woodworkers or craftsman delight! Beautiful gently rolling parcel w/ filtered lake & panoramic mountain views.

Ownership will include access to 4+ acres of common land with beach and deeded docking on Loon Lake. Truly an incredible value offered at $199,000. MLS# 161654

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A great place for a ski chalet, primary home or vacation retreat, all lots are located in a nicely wooded subdivision. Approved for construction each lot has frontage on publicly maintained highways, and both electric and public water are accessible. Amenities available to members of the AuSable Acres Homeowners Association include Lake Eaton, a 19 acre lake with park and picnic area, one tennis court and six miles of hiking and cross country ski trails. Access to the West Branch of the AuSable River is also available for fishing enthusiasts. Set just 15 minutes from Whiteface Mountain and 25 minutes from Lake Placid these sites provide privacy yet convenient access to regional outdoor recreations or entertainment. One of the most affordable ways to step into the Adirondacks.

Price Range: $6,500 to $35,000

Ausable Forks

$125,000

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The

RIGHT

Connections

mean everything.

• Audio Visual • Electrical Contracting & Service • Integration and Home Automation • Generators: Install, Service, & Warranty (518) 891-3600 1149 NYS Route 86, Ray Brook, NY 12977 Authorized Dealer

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GUIDE BOAT REALTY LLC

HISTORIC HELEN HILL

4-SEASON LAKEFRONT

CALLING ALL INVESTORS!!

Former cure cottage with large front porch and sleeping porches. 2 Fireplaces, hardwood floors. This large home could be used as a one, two or three family home.

Located on 1.18 acres with 99 ft on Mtn View Lake. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen/dining/living room and beautiful wood burning fireplace. Large tiered deck overlooks the lake. Enjoy swimming and golf, skiing and snowmobiling!

Great 5-unit income producing building close to downtown.

Each unit pays own electric. 2 Units have a washer/dryer hook-up. Parking space for 6 autos. Hardwood floors throughout apartments. New Rinnai propane water heater.

New Buderus Boiler (2014).

Exclusive $99,000

Exclusive $187,000

Exclusive $149,000

FORMER WANAKENA TRAIN DEPOT

VERMONTVILLE

COUNTRY HOME

Exclusive $199,900

Exclusive $89,000

Exclusive $180,000

Cute, 2 bedroom home on a great 2 acre lot. Enjoy Wood’s Wonderful 4 bedroom home on +/- 5 acres bordering state land. 2 story, barn style garage with lots of storage. Walk This historic, 3 bedroom home, formerly the train depot of and wildlife from your deck. across the state land to access Lake Clear or Mill Pond.

Wanakena, is located on the beautiful Oswegatchie River, an arm of Cranberry Lake. Enjoy 120 feet of waterfront with direct access to Cranberry Lake (3rd largest lake in the Adirondacks)!

GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD

Close to downtown and schools. Open floor plan with charming living room with granite fireplace leading to the dining room and kitchen. Original woodwork with ceiling beams and hardwood floors add character to the home. Huge master bedroom and bath are on the 1st floor. 2nd floor has 2 bedrooms.

Exclusive $85,000

WAREHOUSE

EAT-N-MEET

This approximately 2500 square foot building has been used for storage but was formerly Doty’s Meat Market. Lots of options for this building. Being sold “as is”

“The classiest-quirkiest take out joint you’ll ever visit”.

Three upstairs apartments, the storefront restaurant and adjacent outdoor dining area make up a package that is unbeatable.

Exclusive $85,000

Reduced $159,900

191 River Street • Saranac Lake, NY 12983 • 518-891-1144 • Fax 518-891-1291 www.guideboatrealty.com • info@guideboatrealty.com

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WACKER POND

Your own, personal, 51 acre preserve, off the grid in the Adirondacks. 2 fully furnished cabins, A 5500 KW generator supplies power needs-lights, heaters, hot water etc. The main cottage has K/LR plus 1 BR w/ a bath & shower building located directly behind.

A separate bunkhouse consists of 2 BR and a 1/2 bath w/a screened in porch. Machinery & equipment sheds. Trails throughout the property.

Exclusive $300,000

LAKE PLACID POST & BEAM

Well maintained, passive solar, 3 bedroom plus loft home.

This energy efficient home would make a great second or year-round home. 7.75 acres with trails throughout. This property also has an excellent rental history.

Exclusive $475,000

PRICED TO SELL

MCMASTER RD. DREAM

This handyman’s special could be really special! It feels bigger than it is and has a nice lot. 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. It has a new furnace and a lot of original features. Priced to sell!

Everyone’s Dream!!! Build your home on a large, 5.2 acre, sandy lot with a gentle upward slope as you go to the rear of the lot. There is a drilled well on the lot and has a rate of 3 gallons per minute so one of the biggest hurdle’s is done.

An added bonus is frontage on Fay Brook and Blueberries galore. Call us today to start the Ball Rolling!!

Exclusive $60,000

Exclusive $60,000

LOTS OF ROOM

GREAT HUNTING CAMP

Exclusive $194,500

Exclusive $120,000

3-4 Bedroom home just outside the village of Saranac Lake. On +/- 80, hillside acres, a one bedroom cabin at the bottom Expansive yard and detached workshop for the kids and of the hill and another cabin at the top of the hill that sleeps dad. Huge living room with dining room leading to the 6. Get your hunting buddies together and check this out! kitchen There are 2 bedrooms at each end of the home.

Presently the seller has an office off the LR but it could be the 4th BR.

ST. REGIS FALLS

BLOOMINGDALE

Exclusive $89,000

Exclusive $175,000

Spacious, 4 bedroom home on 1.78 acres. Large deck, above This cozy 3 bedroom, home will give you lots of privacy on ground pool, fenced yard for pets and a two car garage. almost 2 acres. Full of Adirondack charm and character on a beautiful wooded lot. The yard is landscaped with abundant flowers and fruit trees.

SARANAC LAKE DUPLEX

Great opportunity to buy a Duplex in the Center of Saranac Lake. Live in one side and enjoy a renovated two story large two bedroom apartment while the other side helps pay the mortgage.

Exclusive $159,900

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Toll Free: (877) 602-1889 80 Park Street, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 (518) 359-9797 Main Street, Long Lake, NY 12847

GILLIS REALTY www.gillisrealty.com Gorgeous OVEN Home on 3 1/2 CAMP Acres inON Long LakeLAKE POINT LONG

• Family compound of 8 buildings on a point on Long Lake • 50 plus acres of undeveloped forest surrounded by lake • 3700 ft. of shoreline, 3 sandy beaches & views of the High Peaks • Circa 1902 split log lodge, 4 guest cabins, 5 car garage • Water’s edge lean-to and pole building with storage. $1,800,000 - MLS #153383

Gorgeous1910 Home on 3 1/2 AcresADK in Long Lake COMPOUND STONEY CREEK FAMILY

• Breathtaking views of the Adirondack High Peaks!

• 3 separate cottages, a dry land boathouse & 1 stall garage • Kitchen, dining room, BRs & BAs are spread out through all the cottages • 2 of the 3 cabins are connected with classic covered Adirondack walkways • 200 feet of waterfront on Stoney Creek $399,900 MLS #157257

LONG LAKE

• A rare 42 acre parcel on a private gated road • Incredible views of the High Peaks from the water’s edge • More than 600 feet of frontage • Mature forest and fantastic lake and mountain views • Several building sites to choose from • Make this your perfect Adirondack getaway! $1,200,000 MLS #157608

(518) 624-5531 BLUFF ISLAND ON BIG TUPPER

• Massive post & beam timber frame home in a wooded setting • Huge stone fireplace over 20 ft. high in cathedral great room • Superior high end kitchen with black granite countertops • Mainland terminal features a boathouse large enough for 2 cars & 1 boat $1,250,000 - MLS #150597

GULL POND

• Beautiful 4BR, 2BA chalet situated on over 18 acres of wooded land • Gull Pond is a deep water lake that covers almost 350 acres • Swim off the dock to the large swim float • Spacious open deck and enclosed screen porch • Soaring fireplace in the living room and dining room $549,000 - MLS #153549

BIG TUPPER LAKE ACCESS

• Stunning 3BR, 2 full BA, 2 half BA ranch style home on a 1.13 acre lot • Deeded common dock and beach area on Big Tupper Lake • Enjoy boating, fishing and golf all a short walk away • Spacious private screen porch and large outdoor deck • Custom cherry wood kitchen, a vaulted great room and spacious formal living room.

• 2 stall attached garage with storage loft. $299,900 MLS #158400

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PEOPLE & PLACES LEFT: Franny

Preston

SARANAC LAKE WINTER CARNIVAL ABOVE:

Queen Anita Meserole & King John Wamsganz Ice Palace

ABOVE: RIGHT:

Debbie Harrison & Carol Lamb

King John Wamsganz and Page Madeline Stavenhagen

LEFT:

RIGHT: Jack Durkee

The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival was held on February 3rd - 12th. Every year an Ice Palace is built out of ice blocks from Lake Flower. Many events, games, performances, and outdoor activities to attend as well as a firework display and a parade!

Photos – Caroleigh Meserole, Lou Reuter, & Lindsay Munn

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LAND SURVEYOR

ABSTRACTS OF TITLE

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INSURANCE

NEW LISTINGS YTD 2015 YTD 2016

MEDIAN

518-891-2711

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Percent

-8.6% Change

SALES PRICE

YTD 2015 YTD 2016

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2,404 2,198

Percent

$138,000 +1.4% $140,000 Change

PENDING SALES YTD 2015 YTD 2016

1,335 1,386

Percent

+3.8% Change

CLOSED SALES

YTD 2015 YTD 2016

1,249 1,430

Percent

+14.5% Change

Provided by the New York State Association of REALTORS®

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