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Where to Stay in Big Moose
Big Moose Lake is in the western Adirondacks, reached by road but without the shops and motels of the busier lake corridors. Forest surrounds the lake on all sides. Two historic properties share the shore. Covewood Lodge, built by Earl Covey in 1924 and run by the Bowes family since 1951, has 19 cottages and is open May through October. The Waldheim has 17 log cottages and has been run by the same family since 1904, with three meals a day in its dining room. Neither has televisions in the rooms, and both keep canoes at the dock.
Covewood Lodge
Big Moose · Lodge
A Great Camp-style complex on Big Moose Lake, built by master builder Earl Covey in 1924 and on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004. The Bowes family has owned and run it since 1951. The main lodge is a two-story log building with a verandah held up by whole tree trunks, and 19 historic cottages line the shore. There are no televisions or WiFi in the cabins. Open May through October.
The Waldheim
Big Moose · Cottages
Seventeen log cottages on the north shore of Big Moose Lake, run by the same family since the resort opened in 1904. Three meals a day are served in the central dining room, and cottages are cleaned daily, with a fire laid each day. The resort is open from late June to Columbus Day.
Why Stay in Big Moose
- •Two historic lake lodges: Covewood Lodge, from 1924, and The Waldheim, open since 1904, both with cottages on the shore and boats at the dock.
- •Big Moose Lake has no large resorts or marinas, so boat traffic is light.
- •Inlet, about 12 miles southeast, has restaurants, shops and a marina.
What Makes This Area Interesting
- •Big Moose Lake: fishing for brook and lake trout; the lake is navigable by canoe for a full day.
- •Inlet: about 12 miles southeast; a small town with restaurants, a marina and the road to Old Forge.
- •Fourth Lake, Inlet: the largest of the Fulton Chain of Lakes; paddling access to a connected series of lakes.
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