Historic Deer Lodge on Beautiful Chazy Lake

Minimum 30 day reservation, non-negotiable. Historic Deer Lodge is situated uniquely on a point so you have water views of Chazy Lake on 3 sides of the house. Beautiful views of Lyon Mountain and on a clear day Whiteface Mountain. Sit on the wraparound porch or by fire pit watching amazing sunsets. Enjoy a private beach with water sports such as kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, water trampoline. Bike on the country road. Hike up Lyon Mountain or other Adirondack destinations.

The space
The best seat in the house is the kitchen counter, where you have 4 different water views while sipping your coffee.

** This is a very rustic historic hunting camp, just a few steps up from outdoor camping.**. Deer Lodge was built in the 1800's. Moon Brook on the property is named after Mr. Moon, one of the 4 men who built the cabin. In the 1800's, there was no road and they needed to use a row boat for over a mile to carry themselves and all supplies into camp. Fortunately today there is a paved road. :-)

Renovations have aimed to maintain the integrity of the original building, with barn board and other architectural features exposed. Favorite place? the clawfoot tub with an awesome view of the lake - play hard all day then soak in the tub with soft dimmed lighting, bubble bath, a glass of wine or tea, the moon reflecting over the lake, and the lake breeze through the window.

There is a bathtub but no indoor shower. There is an outdoor shower with hot water about 50 feet from the Lodge.

There are 2 bedrooms. The large front lake facing bedroom has a kingsize bed. Nothing larger than a double mattress is able to fit up the old staircase, so to get a larger bed I used a conversion kit to convert 2 twin mattresses into a king size bed. The back bedroom has a double bed.

The old hunting camp is not insulated and is not heated but we do open it early season and a little into fall for those campers who are prepared for cool weather camping.

The ceiling going up the stairs is low so taller people need to be careful on the way down.

There is a dishwasher in the house but it’s not available for guest use.

Guest access
Overnight guests are limited to 4, with a maximum of 5 guests on the property at any time. This is a very strict rule.

Deer Lodge is one of 2 camps on the property. You will have private access to Deer Lodge. You have your own private outdoor fireplace immediately outside. The loons and ducks usually swim by there in the early morning and evening. You'll have private access to Deer Lodge porch.

The beach, grill, horse shoe pit, and outdoor toys/boats are shared with one other cabin (The Boat House). Some guests in the past initially had been concerned about sharing the toys, but after their stay they have said it wasn’t a problem. There are 3 kayaks available for guest use. We also have a water trampoline that is available for part of the season. If the trampoline is important to you, please check with me if it would be available during your stay.

If you need CHILD size life jackets and plan to use the boats, please bring life jackets with you. It's particularly important to me that parents provide properly fitting and secured life jackets for their children. As of May 2021, New York law requires that all children under 12 years of age wear a USCG–approved Type I, II, or III PFD while on board any vessel less than 65 feet in length (including canoes, kayaks, and rowboats). Guests are required to follow NY State boating safety laws.

You'll find sand/small pebbles on the beach and in the water there is mostly small pebbles. You may want to bring water shoes with you if you plan to go in the lake.

Other things to note
I provide linens for the bed and one bath towel for each guest. You may want to bring extra bath and beach towels.

*No smoking of any kind on the property.

It's amazing what happens to a family when there are no outside distractions. It's definitely a 'disconnect-from-the-world' retreat.

Adirondacks have limited cell phone reception. We do have internet/WIFI. If you set 'wifi calling' on your mobile phone, you should have good phone reception.

There is a TV with a DVD player and an extensive DVD collection. No cable/Satellite TV. We have a collection of board and card games for family entertainment.

If you have an Apple TV, fire stick, etc. you could stream your services to the TV using the internet connection. The internet service usually has bandwidth for good streaming experience.

Please take good care of our lake!

No lake vehicles of any kind can be launched from our beach. They must be launched at the lake’s boat launch where they will be decontaminated from any potential invasive organisms/seaweeds. If you launch lake vehicles, they should be returned to your trailers and not pulled up onto the beach or tied to our docks. If you do plan to bring any lake vehicles, please discuss with us in ADVANCE of finalizing your reservation so we can discuss lake best practices and adhering to local laws.

There is not much seaweed in our immediate part of the lake but if you are traveling by boat, please avoid seaweed beds so you don’t contribute to spreading it around the lake.

The lake is a fragile ecosystem and a habitat for many plants and animals. If boating, keep a watch out for loons and other birds and steer clear of them. Please don’t trample the grasses and small trees along the shoreline in front of Deer Lodge or the Boat House. There are some rare endangered plant species, and it’s a critical component to keeping the shoreline from eroding. The beach area has plenty of room for you to easily access to the lake.

No hunting of any kind is allowed on the property.

Fishing is allowed. You are subject to NY State fishing laws.