
Area guides
The ski mountain, the snowmobile corridor, the state forests and their fire towers, the lakes, the towns, the day trips and the planning questions, written from official and first-party sources checked in October 2026.
Skiing & Winter
Titus Mountain's 53 trails three and a half miles from the cabins, the C7 snowmobile corridor minutes from the parking areas, cross-country trails, the Saranac Lake Winter… All 10 skiing & winter guides →
Trails & Hiking
Elephant's Head and a waterfall in the state forest next door, open fire towers on Azure, Loon Lake, St. Regis and Lyon mountains, the Debar Mountain Wild Forest, the Saranac Lake… All 22 trails & hiking guides →

Hiking Near the Cabins

Wildlife Watching around the Cabins

Debar Mountain Wild Forest

Azure Mountain Fire Tower
Lakes & Paddling
Meacham Lake and the Deer River Flow, the Saint Regis Canoe Area where motors are not allowed, Lake Titus, the Chateaugay Lakes and the Salmon River through Malone. All 11 lakes & paddling guides →

Meacham Lake and the Deer River Flow

The Saint Regis Canoe Area

The Salmon River in Malone
Towns & History
Malone, the Franklin County seat, with its history, its museum and its August fair; the Almanzo Wilder Farm where Farmer Boy is set; and 36 holes of Robert Trent Jones golf. All 11 towns & history guides →
Food & Farms
Maple sugarhouses, farm stands and farmers markets, the Champlain Valley orchards, and the breweries, wineries and distilleries within reach of the cabins. All 4 food & farms guides →
Day Trips
Lake Placid's Olympic venues and Whiteface, Saranac Lake, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, Santa's Workshop, Ausable Chasm, Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain, the fall color drives,… All 21 day trips guides →

Lake Placid and Whiteface Mountain

Lake Placid's Olympic Venues

Saranac Lake and Paul Smith's VIC

The Wild Center in Tupper Lake
Plan Your Trip
The roads in, the border crossings that are open, the airports, winter driving, the bugs and when they bite, bringing the dog, what to pack and the events worth planning around. All 13 plan your trip guides →

Getting to the Cabins

Crossing the Border near Malone

Airports near the Cabins

Winter Driving to the Cabins
Notes from the cabins
Longer reads that go with the guides. All blog posts →
Photos on this page: SaranacLakeIcePalace2020A by DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0; Meacham Lake Franklin County New York by Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0; Azure Mountain Fire Tower by Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0; St Regis Canoe Area by Marty Plante, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ruins of Horton Grist Mill, Malone, NY Front View by OneEagle, CC BY-SA 4.0; Malone NY by P199, CC BY-SA 3.0; Franklin County Fairgrounds Malone by Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0; Wild Center 01 by Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0; 20170809-Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle US-Canada (NY-Quebec) border crossing by Aude, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped for this site. All photo credits







