I was wondering............. if someone wanted a "True Adirondack experience"   why would they not got to the  True Adirondaks.  They will have some takers during the peak season, but any normal Joe will take a room for 1/2 the price or less in town when possible.  Can't wait to stop by and watch everyone cast to their side

O BOY!!!...I'm booking the entire month of Oct. at that bargain price....O BOY

I cruised through town last night and noticed the lights on and a clean finished look inside. I am no where's near the caliber of a room stay at that place but I've heard quite a few folks talk positively about it and seemed to be looking forward to it... definitely not my cup of tea but to each their own... I don't think they'll put a hurting on any of the local joints. Either rich new comers or high end corporate types or filthy rich trustafarians who normally stayed in the cuse will probably be staying there.

I read the not subscribed FB page.. It is getting some welcome.. I guess that is good and hope it helps in the local economy. As for access, it was good to me over the years from in the early 80's to park next to the plugged in busses tucked near the snow banks.. It was very cool on winter weekend for a long good run in time.. Then it was not, totally understood and made the walk from the smoke house .. Sometimes feeling funny on week days with school in session but was always given a wave from the playground monitors.. Once again later in life the signs went up... An even more uncomfortable feeling of I was doing something wrong..It seemed accepted however from the trails in the snow so on I went..
It was a pleasant side of the river, A good winter holding area that from the south had the least pressure.. I caught and lost many good fish and the memories of working until 3am then being on the water at 6 in sub zero weather are forever frozen in my mind..
The last and most likely final time was 2 years ago in the Barrel with Charlie... It was a grand day.. The fishing was good (we each had tugs) and the company was great..
While there are miles of river open to the public it's just sad , for me to see this one or any get taken away with walls and fences

I plan to check it out and possibly stay there....The area needed a new restaurant, I hope they do well.   You folks should be happy someone invested some money in the community.

Never said I was not happy about it going in,  I hope it makes millions so my taxes go down. The reality of it though................
Funny thing.  I was at  Marcellus tonight watching the BBall  game and started talking to this lady.   Come to find out it was her sister and brother in law that owns the corp that bought the school.

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I plan to check it out and possibly stay there....The area needed a new restaurant, I hope they do well.   You folks should be happy someone invested some money in the community.

Coming from someone from Ohio, that is funny. Everything in Columbus was a Chain when I was there.  Corporate America rules again, just make sure to buy your new lowered price non-resident license.
 
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Clint I have a friend who ended up inadvertently hanging with the son of the "owners"... apparently everything is in the sons name... I do have good wishes for them... and I do hear where you're coming from tuna... smokehouse???? That brings back great memories. I've gone through some old stuff and found some old mustard salmon fly hooks with smokehouse price tags on them... that was a great warm up place for me with a cup of hot chocolate next to the wood stove and the thick smell of smoked salmon lingering... it was snob less back then for sure...

I do like fine dining and can have a pallet for expensive foods but something tells me the Altmar hotel will see my money for food 99.9-100% of the time over the tailwater... the new owners there are doing a great job in my opinion... service has stepped up...owners are there often... food is good... even a family atmosphere for dinners with young children in the mix... no matter how hard anyone tries to change the face of this region they will have a hard time taking the heart away from it...

Dime,last fall I "tried" to sample the new menu at the Altmar Hotel and could n't get past the LOUD noise that was playing on the juke box.When I got out of my car on their parking lot I was blasted by it but thought well it can"t be that loud inside.....WRONG!.....it was louder inside.I left and never returned.
I will look in on the new eatery that the "prison" has to offer but there is no way I'll pay for a room.

Jack I hear ya on that... I steered clear of there in to November for the most part... I do miss the quiet side of that place as it used to be much more quiet... and the juke box used to be one of the old fashioned ones... I do hate these newer overpriced juke boxes these days.
now that they are the only gig in town it gets way too packed for my likings during the silly season... had dinner there a few nights ago with the family and it was packed with mostly families... service was quick too...