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Welcome
The Town of Lake Pleasant is surrounded by vast amounts of New York State Forest
Preserve: the Silver Lake Wilderness Area, the West Canada Lake Wilderness Area, the
Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area, and the Jessup River Wild Forest. Many public
recreational opportunities exist within the Jessup River Wild Forest and adjacent lands
owned by Lyme Timber.
Wholly within the town lies the Village of Speculator, the economic and social center of
the town with many dining, lodging, and shopping facilities. Incorporated in 1925, the
village is a center for activities such as downhill skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking,
swimming, tennis, basketball, and much more. Shortly after World War I, Speculator
gained world-wide notoriety when it became the preferred training site for such heavy-
weight boxing champions as Gene Tunney ( Gene Tunney ), Max Baer, and Max Schmelling.
For those interested in the history and environment of the area, Speculator also boasts
an interpretive river walk called the Sacandaga River Community Park. This handicapped-
accessible pathway is visited and enjoyed by thousands of people each year, and consists
of boardwalks and trails winding through an Adirondack wetland.
The Town of Lake Pleasant and Village of Speculator welcomes you to our web site. We
hope you will find it a useful resource to be used throughout the year.
The Lake Pleasant Senior Citizen Group hosts an Office
for the Aging Meal Site at noon each work day for
socializing and a hot meal. The suggested contribution is
age 60+ $3 each, under age 60 $5 each. Newsletters with
menus are online at:
www.warrencountyny.gov/ofa/newsletters.php
Elderly? Sick? Disabled?
Let Town Clerk Deborah O’Rourke know… 518-
548-3625 ext. 2. She can put you on a list of
people to be checked on in emergencies.