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Fern Island

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island in Franklin County, New York, United States of America

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471 m elevation

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Saranac Lakes Wild ForestParks & play0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Shingle Bay Mountain (708 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in United States of America

3 km · ~6 min driveDirections ↗
Town of Harrietstown Bike ParkParks & play5.7 km · ~10 min driveDirections ↗
Boot Bay Mountain (762 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in United States of America

7 km · ~12 min driveDirections ↗
Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum
Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory MuseumAttractions

The Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located in the village of Saranac Lake (Harrietstown) in Franklin County, New York. The district extends roughly along Church Street from Main Street to St. Bernard Street. It comprises twenty-seven buildings, including three churches, a medical laboratory, ten homes, two libraries, and six cure cottages, most built between the

7.1 km · ~11 min driveDirections ↗
Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage
Robert Louis Stevenson CottageAttractions

The Stevenson Cottage is a historic house in the village of Saranac Lake, in the town of St. Armand, Essex County, New York. It currently serves as a museum dedicated to the life of the author Robert Louis Stevenson. Originally known as Baker Cottage, Stevenson took up residence there during the winter of 1887–88 while seeking treatment for lung disease. The site was dedicated to Stevenson and the

7.4 km · ~12 min driveDirections ↗
Bloomingdale Bog South Parking AreaTrails & trailheads9.7 km · ~14 min driveDirections ↗
Oseetah Trails Parking AreaTrails & trailheads10.1 km · ~16 min driveDirections ↗
Dewey Mountain (634 m)
Dewey Mountain (634 m)Summits & peaks

There is another Dewey Mountain in Chittenden County, Vermont Dewey Mountain is a 2,090-foot-tall (640 m) mountain in Franklin County, New York just south of the village of Saranac Lake. A hill that slopes down to Lake Flower and is a shoulder of Dewey Mountain has been called Blood Hill, Maple Hill, or sometimes Reservoir Hill. It is one of three small mountains surrounding Saranac Lake: the oth

10.2 km · ~19 min driveDirections ↗
Scarface Mountain TrailheadTrails & trailheads13 km · ~19 min driveDirections ↗

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