Hohmeyer’s Lake Clear Lodge

Cape Air, which serves the Lake Clear Airport, as well as may other national destinations, has recently sent a reviewer into our midst for their Bird’s Eye View in-flight magazine. Paul Kandarian and his son dropped in on The Lodge to get a taste for what we are all about.

Only 10 minutes from the Saranac Lake Airport and 20 minutes from Lake Placid, Kandarian says, “step off the flight at the Saranac Lake Airport and into the past at the nearby Hohmeyer’s Lodge on Lake Clear, a classic inn in the heart or the Adirondacks, one of the most beautiful places in upstate New York.” (2008, p.51)

He goes on to talk about some of our rooms saying they are, “wonderfully appointed, embracing the simple elegance of Adirondack life, and unsullied by television.”  Without the televisions our guests get to relax and forget about the real world for just a little while. They have time to hike our trails, or to enjoy bird watching, or even canoe on the sunny lake.

Kandarian writes about a bit of our history and the meal he enjoyed, “It was Cathy’s family who built the lodge in 1886, and she is a phenomenal chef, using local organic products to create up a dozen nightly specials varying from vegetables strudels to stroganoffs to Adirondack game and old-world schnitzels.” Cathy uses only the freshest ingredients and uses special old-world techniques to bring out all the nutrients of the food and our guest only have to enjoy taste.

After selecting a cool beer from our extensive Rathskeller, Kandarian settled for an appetizer of smoked meat from the lodge’s smoke house and the stroganoff. He declared, “It was immense, filling and perfect for a chilly night in the mountains.”

Kandarian concludes, “For total relaxing of the body and intellectual warming of the mind, there’s no better place then Hohmeyer’s Lodge on Lake Clear.”

We think you will agree, fly in and stay with us, we are only a few minutes from the small airport that Cape Air serves and has daily direct flights from Boston and Albany. A short flight brings you to the heart to of the mountains and to our place where you can indulge yourself in a relaxing weekend. 

The sun has turned away from the winter sky and is heading for the summer. That means in a few short weeks the wildflowers will be sneaking their sweet green heads up out of the ground. Early spring is the best time in the Adirondacks and one on the nicest times to visit the Lodge on Lake Clear. The woods are busy with squirrels and chipmunks running and doing their best to fill their bellies. The human spirit needs spring, a time to grow and change and find a way to change from a thin green stem into a full flower. With the sun’s help, the tired winter body and feel alive again. Come join us for a walk in the woods, a great meal and the most relaxing night’s sleep you have had in awhile.

When you decide to come, ask us about having dinner with one of our local talents. We understand folks visit the Lodge on Lake Clear because it is not your average “Mc-hotel” We still treat people as individuals. And that is why we are offering dinner with a local talent. The Adirondacks brim with artists, musicians, writers, business people who chose to make their living in the rugged hills. All are colorful and have amusing stories to share. They would like to share with you…

Open that phone—treat yourself to a spring weekend. We can assure your room will be quiet—well maybe except for the chipmunks!

Our Retreat Center in the Adirondack wilderness is almost complete.  Thinking of booking a place to host your next workshop, then think of the Lake Clear Lodge and Retreat in the lake country of the Adirondack Mountains. Our Retreat  Center will be complete in May and we are taking bookings for the coming spring, summer and fall. Can you imagine hosting your workshop surrounded by pines and hemlocks and a short walk across the great lawn to the lake? Then our Retreat Center is for you. You are sure to find someplace on our 23 private acre  property that will make you and your clients say, “mmm, I am relaxed…”  We can host anything from mediation retreats to drumming circles and cooking workshops to team building seminars. And, we can offer accommodations along with our Adirondack Alps dinners featuring locally grown vegetables and meats blended with essential oils to make your taste buds and your spirit enjoy the meal. Join us for a week or a weekend—call us to find out more.