My lodging suggestions

[highpeaksdrifter]

Wilmington RULES!!! awesome people and sooooo close to the mountian

Cute lodges and B&B's restaurants etc are also there......it is the best kept secret in the Adirondacks!!!!!!! I would check out the Ledge Rock, North Pole Campground and Motor Inn, Alpine Country Motel, Mountian Brook Lodge and I heard the Whiteface Chalet has gone through extensive renovations and is gorgeous!!!!!

Food I highly recomend the The Hungry Trout, Steinhoff's, Wilderness Inn, and my new favorite The Country Bear. Also don't forget the Little Supermarket for groceries.

Plus it is in the beginning of the Adirondack banabna belt, it is at least 10 degrees warmer in Wilmington/ Jay/ Upper Jay on average than LP or SL. It is way less snooty than LP and so much less expensive. The outdoors is abundant and the development is minimal. I moved to the mountains to have more land than I had in the city, unless your a multi millionaire you will have a hard time having that become a reality in SL or LP. Wilmington is so cool that they invite all new people that move to town to their annual New Comers at the Hungry Trout. The Trout picks up dinner for you and your family and about 75 -100 people from town show up to give their official Wilmington welcome. It is an awesome town, very active and really is the only town that has a world class mountain in their bachyard that has not been completely developed with condos.

I agree I really like Wilmington. The restaurants you mention are great, but does anyone know when the Italian restaurant (Rosaleta’s I think is the name) is going to open? It’s right up the street from A&W. I’ve seen a guy working on it all summer and it looks ready to go inside.

[highpeaksdrifter]

You cant beat the brookside. 2 bedroom efficiencies 68 bucks per night. within 8 miles of the mountain.

I stayed there number of times last season, efficiencies are a pretty good deal.
It's for sale now http://www.adkbyowner.com/0149.html Looks like still operating

Yep it still is, I drive by it every weekend. This past weekend it was more crowded then any time I’ve seen it. Leaf peakers I guess.

Speaking of that area up Springfield Rd. a little ways from it there is a motel/restaurant that has been closed for years. Someone is completely renovating it. Anyone know what the deal is?