Seven Carries
The Seven Carries is an historic canoe route from Paul Smith's Hotel to the Saranac Inn through what is now known as the Saint Regis Canoe Area in southern Franklin County, New York, in the Adirondack Park.[1] The route was famous with sportsmen and tourists from major east-coast cities from the late 19th century through the 1930s; interest has revived in recent years. Despite the name, the route consists of only six carries, or portages.[2]
The route is Script error: No such module "convert". long and crosses seven wilderness ponds and three lakes. It used to connect two popular Adirondack hotels— Paul Smith's Hotel, built in 1859 and burned in 1930, now the site of Paul Smith's College,[3] and the Saranac Inn, built in 1864 and burned in 1978, now the site of a public golf course[4] as well as the hotel.[5]
From Saranac Inn, the route traditionally started via a horse-drawn wagon ride to Little Green Pond. Today, after a short drive over the Fish Hatchery Road from NY-30, one can put in on Little Green and then carry Script error: No such module "convert". to Little Clear Pond, or put in directly on Little Clear. The paddle to the Saint Regis Pond carry is Script error: No such module "convert".. Little Clear is used by the State Fish Hatchery, and no fishing or camping is allowed. The carry from Little Clear to Saint Regis Pond is the longest of the trip, at Script error: No such module "convert".. At Script error: No such module "convert"., Saint Regis Pond is the largest pond on the route, and is well worth exploring; the carry to Green Pond can be reached by a paddle of Script error: No such module "convert"..
From Saint Regis Pond, it is a Script error: No such module "convert". carry to Green Pond, which is only Script error: No such module "convert". wide. Next is a Script error: No such module "convert". carry to Script error: No such module "convert". Little Long Pond. A Script error: No such module "convert". carry brings one to Bear Pond, which is only Script error: No such module "convert". wide. Finally, the two less than Script error: No such module "convert". carries and an equally short paddle across Bog Pond (no longer in the Canoe Area) bring one to Upper Saint Regis Lake, home of many Adirondack Great Camps, including Camp Topridge.
Upper Saint Regis Lake connects to Spitfire Lake and Lower Saint Regis Lake, the site of Paul Smith's Hotel, Script error: No such module "convert". from the end of the last carry. Alternatively, one can take out at the Saint Regis Carry in the southeast corner of Lower Saint Regis, Script error: No such module "convert". from the end of the last carry
There are campsites on Saint Regis, Green, Little Long, and Bear Ponds.
References
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External links
- Adirondack Sports and Fitness - Wilderness Paddling in the St. Regis Canoe Area
- New York Times, "SUNSHINE AND PICNICS.; A Combination Saranac Sojourners Are Playing to the Limit", last paragraph, August 5, 1906
- New York Times, "IT'S IN THE FAMILY.; Roosevelt's Eight-Year-Old Nephew Catches an 11-Pound Pike", fourth paragraph, August 26, 1906