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Interstate 87: Adirondack Northway
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Chestertown is a village, in the town of Chester, in northern Warren County. There are a lot of lakes nearby: Friends, Loon, Brant Lake plus the Hudson and the Schroon River. The town has two public beaches and boat launches. Also, at the crossing of NY 8 over the Hudson River in the hamlet of Riparius, there is the rebuilt railroad station complex that serves the Upper Hudson RR, as well as a nice park along the river by the rebuilt bridge. Loon Lake town beach is quite nice. There are a lot of small hotels and cabin places, as well as restaurants to serve any tastes. The village center is quite nice and reminds me of New England a bit. To the east of the Northway is the Town of Horicon, which is even smaller and has lots of small venues along the Schroon River like campgrounds and bed and breakfasts. East of Horicon and the river is Brant Lake, which is a long, skinny lake along the NY Route 5. |
History
Chstertown is one of the oldest towns in the Adirondacks, incorporated in 1799. Like a lot of upstate NY towns, it was settled by land hungry New Englanders looking for streams to establish mills and harvest timber. At the turn of the 20th century, with increased wealth and improved rail service, it became a popular tourist destination. But it is not all tourist based, it still has some local industries like a large gravel quarrry and lumber mill. |
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![]() Hudson River at Riparius from NY 8 |
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Useful Links
Town of Chester
Warren County Tourism Dept.
North Warren County Chamber of Commerce
| Warren County 12817 Zip | 518 Area Code |
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Natural Stone Bridge & Caves
535 Stone Bridge Road, Pottersville, NY This is the west end of the road that makes the northbound half of Pottersville's I-87 Exit 26 Explore the caves, includes rock climbing walls, museum, gift shop, playground, picnic areas, Frisbee Challenge disc golf, mining, dino dig Fun for all ages. Tours and buses welcome. Phone: 518-494-2283 |
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Adirondack Towing & Auto Repair: Pottersville Garage7920 US 9, Off of Exit 26 in Pottersville24 Hour AAA Towing and Recovery, cars and small trucks on or off the Northway Great local auto repair repair Phone: 518-494-3631 |