Guidebook for Porcupine Farm

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Guidebook for Porcupine Farm

Food Scene

Excellent breakfast, baked goods, coffee and of course, bread. The place to be on Friday nights when they are open (the only evening they are open!) for delicious and creative pizza and beer! Just check their Facebook page or website as their hours shift around seasonally.
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Dogwood Bread Company
2574 County Rte 10
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Excellent breakfast, baked goods, coffee and of course, bread. The place to be on Friday nights when they are open (the only evening they are open!) for delicious and creative pizza and beer! Just check their Facebook page or website as their hours shift around seasonally.
A very delicious restaurant in an amazing and beautifully restored inn. There is a bar as well!
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Essex Inn on the Adirondack Coast
2297 Lake Shore Rd
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A very delicious restaurant in an amazing and beautifully restored inn. There is a bar as well!
Right in town--great coffee and breakfast items--excellent view of the lake. The Pink Pig is also a wonderful home furnishings/gift store. Next to the ferry dock . . . on Main Street.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pink Pig
2750 Essex - Charlotte Ferry
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Right in town--great coffee and breakfast items--excellent view of the lake. The Pink Pig is also a wonderful home furnishings/gift store. Next to the ferry dock . . . on Main Street.
This is neither a grocery store or a supermarket, but a place where local farmers and artisans bring their things to sell. You can find amazing produce in the summer months, frozen meals, locally raised meat, ice cream, bread, milk, the best yogurt and things that will surprise you. Very close to the house--worth a stop!
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Hub on the Hill
545 Middle Rd
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is neither a grocery store or a supermarket, but a place where local farmers and artisans bring their things to sell. You can find amazing produce in the summer months, frozen meals, locally raised meat, ice cream, bread, milk, the best yogurt and things that will surprise you. Very close to the house--worth a stop!
A nice drive over there to the cute lakeside town of Westport, NY. Excellent espresso drinks and pastries.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
JAMBS on Main
6476 Main St
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A nice drive over there to the cute lakeside town of Westport, NY. Excellent espresso drinks and pastries.
This place is close to the house and the vibe is nice. Their hamburgers are excellent. Everything else is kind of an adventure.
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Turtle Island Cafe
3790 Main St
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This place is close to the house and the vibe is nice. Their hamburgers are excellent. Everything else is kind of an adventure.
This is the closest grocery store. It is uninspiring but it has most all the things you’ll need. It is NOT Whole Foods, sadly!
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tops Friendly Markets
335 Court St
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is the closest grocery store. It is uninspiring but it has most all the things you’ll need. It is NOT Whole Foods, sadly!
This is a great summer drive in with great burgers and an excellent fried food selection! Ice cream too!
Ethel's Dew Drop Inn
3901 New York 22
This is a great summer drive in with great burgers and an excellent fried food selection! Ice cream too!
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Deer's Head Inn
7552 Court
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona

Parks & Nature

Hard to describe how wonderful the Adirondack Park really is. Hiking, skiing, climbing, cycling--beautiful views, fresh air.
74 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Adirondack Mountains
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Hard to describe how wonderful the Adirondack Park really is. Hiking, skiing, climbing, cycling--beautiful views, fresh air.
In the summer it is a great place to swim or get a canoe/kayak in the water. There is a sandbar and a beach of sorts. Wonderful access to Lake Champlain and great fishing in the Boquet!
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Noblewood Park
96 Noblewood Park
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
In the summer it is a great place to swim or get a canoe/kayak in the water. There is a sandbar and a beach of sorts. Wonderful access to Lake Champlain and great fishing in the Boquet!

Shopping

Beautiful things--home accessories too!
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The Birch Store
1778 NY-73 Scenic
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beautiful things--home accessories too!
This is the closest market/gas station. You can get all the basics here and their meat is great. Not a big grocery store, but a very handy spot for general groceries, beer, ice, sandwiches and gas.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
VILLAGE MEAT MARKET
3609 Lake Shore Rd
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is the closest market/gas station. You can get all the basics here and their meat is great. Not a big grocery store, but a very handy spot for general groceries, beer, ice, sandwiches and gas.
An amazing store filled with beautiful ADK furnishings, gifts and things that you desperately want. It is a wonderful experience just to walk around. There is a lovely restaurant next door, called 46.
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dartbrook Rustic Goods
10923 NY-9N
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
An amazing store filled with beautiful ADK furnishings, gifts and things that you desperately want. It is a wonderful experience just to walk around. There is a lovely restaurant next door, called 46.
A nice little gift shop with local crafts, including jewelry, and flowers/plants very close to the house.
Kit + Syl Studio
A nice little gift shop with local crafts, including jewelry, and flowers/plants very close to the house.

Getting Around

This is an AMTRAK station that is 15 minutes south of Essex in the town of Westport. In the summer months, it's also a beautiful local theater!
Westport Station
6705 Main St
This is an AMTRAK station that is 15 minutes south of Essex in the town of Westport. In the summer months, it's also a beautiful local theater!
The ferry schedule changes with the seasons but during the summer, the ferries run every half hour to Charlotte, VT--a 20 minute ride and it's beautiful. Check it out on ferries.com
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Essex - Charlotte Ferry
Essex - Charlotte Ferry
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The ferry schedule changes with the seasons but during the summer, the ferries run every half hour to Charlotte, VT--a 20 minute ride and it's beautiful. Check it out on ferries.com

Entertainment

Check Whallonsburg Grange website for programming. They offer a lecture series, music concerts, movies and a variety of other programming. Summer Swimming Info: Under the bridge at the end of Leaning Road (where the house is) are lovely falls at the end of the road to the east where people sun bathe and dip into. Not exactly for swimming. Under the bridge behind the Whallonsburg Grange is another great swimming area with a nice sandy bottom. The Grange is just 2.5 miles from the house on Route 22. Long Pond and Highlands Forge Lake Willsboro Split Rock Falls Located on the Boquet River, Split Rock Falls features three drops and a large rock that is split, causing water to flow into two different paths. This breathtaking waterfall is off of US 9 in Elizabethtown, and is a short walk from the parking lot. Wade or swim in the large pools of water downstream from the falls. Chapel Pond After hiking the surrounding Giant Mountain Wilderness, take a refreshing dip in Chapel Pond. Located along Route 73 in Keene, Chapel Pond is easily accessible. While you’re there, watch for birds like the Peregrine Falcon or hawks, and check out the sandy beach on the east end of the pond. Lincoln Pond Designated swimming areas are available at some DEC facilities. Based on staffing, some of these facilities may have limited swimming hours/days. For the safety of our customers, swimming will only be permitted when a lifeguard is on duty. Beach hours will be posted at facilities with swimming. To inquire, please contact the campground directly.
Great local performance venue, just 2.5 miles from the house.
Whallonsburg Grange Hall
1610 NY-22
Great local performance venue, just 2.5 miles from the house.
Summer theater in a beautiful and historic building in the next town, Westport, NY. There are a selection of plays each summer and acting classes are offered for both adult and youth.
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Depot Theatre
6705 Main St
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Summer theater in a beautiful and historic building in the next town, Westport, NY. There are a selection of plays each summer and acting classes are offered for both adult and youth.
Sometimes, you need to go bowling!!
Willsborough Bowling Center & Toto's Sports Lounge
3922 NY-22
Sometimes, you need to go bowling!!

City/town information

Lots to see and do in Burlington, including wonderful shopping restaurants and breweries. Take the 20-minute Essex Ferry, with your car, to Charlotte, VT and drive north on route 7 to the city. You'll pass through the town of Shelburne -- very appealing as well and you can visit Shelburne Farm and the Shelburne Museum.
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Burlington
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Lots to see and do in Burlington, including wonderful shopping restaurants and breweries. Take the 20-minute Essex Ferry, with your car, to Charlotte, VT and drive north on route 7 to the city. You'll pass through the town of Shelburne -- very appealing as well and you can visit Shelburne Farm and the Shelburne Museum.

Sightseeing

Lake Placid is famous for so many things and is home to lots of Olympic history. It is minutes from Whiteface Mountain, lots of restaurants and great things to do, both winter and summer.
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Lake Placid
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Lake Placid is famous for so many things and is home to lots of Olympic history. It is minutes from Whiteface Mountain, lots of restaurants and great things to do, both winter and summer.