IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR 2023 SEASON
We will begin accepting reservations starting January 15th
Sit back, relax, and discover the Adirondacks with us at Northwood Cabins. Located one mile east of Tupper Lake on Route 30 we are your gateway to the Western High Peaks. Enjoy the fresh Adirondack breezes from your own front porch or a peaceful early morning paddle from one of the many boat launches located near us.
Our Adirondack cabins provide a nostalgic experience with all the modern amenities. The cabins sleep 2-4 people, have their own private bathroom and all linens are provided. Also all of our cabins are equipped with AC/heat, refrigerators, SMART TV’s and Wi-Fi access. Two cabins offer full kitchens and a separate bedroom.
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There is an old Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a Time" about a man working on the line in Detroit building automobiles. He comes up with a plan to build his own car "One Piece at a Time" by taking parts home with him at the end of his shift. In the end when he was asked "What model is it?"![]()
"Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58, 59' automobile..."![]()
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I think about this every time I drive to the dump. No matter how hard we try when ever we do work on the property a little bit of the Northwood Cabins ends up there. All the old roofing, the floors from cabins 1 and 4, all the carpeting, old mattresses and dressers All the old TVs., water pumps and heaters, and miles and miles of wire and cable. Try as we might to keep the place intact, it seems that slowly "One Piece at Time" the Northwood Cabin is being hauled to the dump.![]()
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But in truth it's just a small portion that has by necessity been removed and replaced so these cabins can still stand for another 90 years.
March Madness has arrived.![]()
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Not basketball, Maple sugar, the sap is flowing all across the region. Now it's plastic tubes run from tree to tree, stainless-steel holding tanks. and reverse osmosis., But there was a time when it was buckets hanging from taps hammered into the trees, and wood fired evaporators, or just boiling it on the woodstove in the kitchen.![]()
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Here's the recipe for one gallon of pure Adirondack Maple Syrup.![]()
-40 gallons of sap.![]()
-piles of good hardwood to burn![]()
-time, lots and lots of time.![]()
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The buckets have long since rusted, away, the sugar shack built by my grandfather long ago is also gone. But the stove, where the syrup would be finished remains, waiting for the day it is needed once more.