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Our
Community
The communities of Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Piseco,
Arietta, Morehouse and Wells welcome you to our corner of southern
Hamilton County, one of only two counties entirely within the
Adirondack State Park. Located at the crossroads of two of 14
Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country, Adirondack Trail
Scenic Byway and Southern Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway, we are
a region of spectacular beauty, historic richness and recreational
opportunity. From lakeside to mountain peaks, the entire Speculator
Region is a year-round paradise for nature lovers, adventurers
and recreationalists. With such a variety of scenery, activities,
wildlife, and the inspiring change of seasons, where else would
anyone want to go? View photos
of our area.
The history of Speculator Region includes that of resident Gene
Tunney, the defending Heavy Weight Boxing Champion in the late
1920’s, who charged the locals fifty cents to see him practice.
He donated the proceeds to St. James Catholic Church in Lake Pleasant.
The Greek and Colonial Revival Style Hamilton County Courthouse
Complex in Lake Pleasant is on the National Register, and has,
since 1825, served as courthouse, government offices and jail.
We invite you to enjoy our hometown hospitality, and the natural
beauty of our Adirondack landscape and waterways, all of which
make our area a choice destination, whatever the occasion may be
for your visit. Smiling faces are likely to greet you wherever
you go in the Speculator Region.
Mileage from (approximate)
New York City 240 miles
Albany, NY 85 miles
Syracuse, NY 115 miles
Lake George, NY 50 miles |
ZIP Codes
Lake Pleasant 12108
Morehouse 13353
Piseco 12139
Speculator 12164
Wells 12190 |
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| Airport |
Piseco Airport, PO Box 37, Old Piseco
Road, Piseco.
Phone: 518-548-8794 or 518-548-3415
Hours: May-October is attended / November-April, PLEASE
CALL
Elv.1, 703. Runway 22-04, 3,015’x60’, N43-27.2
deg. W074-31.06 deg. Fuel 100LL, Unicom 122.8, Vor 115.3
ALB 336.8 deg., 52.7 nm, 111.2 UCA 59.6 deg., 38.1 nm.,
MIRL, REIL, PAPI, Lighting-Pilot Activated, Overnight parking
fee. Accommodations and
hiking trails nearby.
More
airport information
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| Alcoholics Anonymous |
Hoffmeister Post Office,
Route 8, Hoffmeister.
Saturday 8:00pm (open meeting)
Lake Pleasant United
Methodist Church, Route 8, Lake Pleasant.
July & August only - Tuesday 8:30pm (open meeting)
St. Hubert’s Episcopal Church, Route 8, Lake Pleasant.
Wednesday 8:00pm (open meeting)
St. Mary's Church, Route 28, Indian Lake Village
Thursday & Saturday 7:30pm (open meeting)
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| Al-Anon & CoDA |
St. Hubert’s Episcopal Church,
Route 8, Lake Pleasant.
Wednesday 8:00pm
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| Animal Rescue/Rehabilitation |
| North Country Wild
Care
Phone: 518-964-6470
Website: www.northcountrywildcare.org
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| ATM Machines |
*Charles Johns Store,
Four Corners, Speculator. (518) 548-7451
Lakeside General Store, Main Street, Wells. (518) 924-7551
*Mountain Market,
Route 30, Speculator. (518) 548-4820
*NBT Bank, Four Corners, Speculator. (518) 548-7211 (24 hours)
*The Inn at Speculator, Route 8, Speculator. (518) 548-3811
*Logans Bar & Grill, Route 8, Speculator. (518) 548-EATS
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| Bank |
*NBT Bank, Four Corners,
Speculator. (518) 548-7211
Hours: Monday-Wednesday 9:00am-4:00pm, Thursday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm. 24 hour ATM.
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| Civic Organizations
& Clubs |
*Algonquin Sno Blazers
Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts
Cats Limited of Hamilton County
*D.R.A.G. (Dedicated Residents to Area Grooming) website
Girl Scouts
*Historical Society of Lake Pleasant and Speculator
Lake Pleasant Education Foundation
*Lake Pleasant-Sacandaga Association
website
Lake Pleasant Senior Center
Lake Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department
Morehouse Rod & Gun Club
Morehouse Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
*Morehouse Volunteer Fire Co., Inc.
*Piseco Fish & Game Association
Piseco Volunteer Fire Department
*Piseco Volunteer Fire Department
Auxiliary
Piseco Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Piseco Women’s Club
*Pleasant Rider Snowmobiler’s Inc.
website
*S.P.E.C. (Supporting People in Everyday Causes)
Speculator Amateur Radio Club website
*Speculator/Lake
Pleasant/Piseco Fish & Game Club website
*Speculator Lion’s Club
Speculator Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Speculator Volunteer Fire Department
*TWIGS of Hamilton County
*VFW Post 7228/Lake Pleasant
Wells Central School PTSA
Wells Fish & Game Club
*Wells Improvement Group
Wells Volunteer Fire Company
Wells Volunteer Ambulance Corp
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Churches |
Adirondack Bible Chapel,
Route 8, Piseco.
Phone: 518-548-4405
Hours: Sunday School/worship service 9:30am. Evening service1st
Sunday of the month 7:00pm; Wednesday evening prayer and
Bible Study 7:00pm. Youth groups Sunday evening 6:30pm.
Camp Fowler/Retreat Center, Pelcher Road, Lake Pleasant.
Phone: 518-548-6524
Hours: Late June-Labor Day. Reformed Church of America.
*Camp-of-the-Woods,
Route 30, Speculator. Christian family resort & conference center, membership organization.
Phone: 518-548-4311
Website: www.camp-of-the-woods.org
Business hours: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm.
In the Summer, Sunday service 9:45am & Saturday evening concert at 7:30pm, open to the public.
*Grace United Methodist,
Route 8, Speculator.
Phone: 518-548-7811
Hours: Sunday School 9:30am. Church service at 10:30am.
Sunday evening worship service 2nd Sunday of the month (rotating
service with Lake Pleasant United Methodist).
Lake Pleasant United
Methodist, Route 8, Lake Pleasant.
Phone: 518-548-7811
Hours: Sunday 9:00am service and Sunday School. Evening
worship service 2nd Sunday of the month (rotating service
with Grace United Methodist). Family Bible Study Wednesdays
7:00pm.
*North Country Bible
Fellowship, Elm Lake Road, Speculator. (Old Lake Pleasant School)
Phone: 518-548-5777
Hours: Worship service and youth services Sunday at 9:30am.
Piseco Quaker Worship
Group
Phone: 518-548-8046
Hours: Sunday Worship service at 9:30am. Religious Society
of Friends.
*St. Ann’s Catholic
Church, Route 30, Wells.
Phone: 518-548-6275
Hours: Saturday 7:00pm, Sunday 10:00am, Wednesday 7:00pm
*St. James Catholic
Church, Route 8, Lake Pleasant.
Phone: 518-548-6275
Hours: Columbus Day - Memorial Day: Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday
8:00am, Daily Mass (except Weds.) 8:30am at rectory. Memorial
Day - Columbus Day: Saturday 4:00pm & 5:30pm, Sunday
8:00am, Daily Mass (except Weds.) 8:30am at church.
*St. Hubert’s Episcopal,
Route 8, Lake Pleasant.
Hours: September-June Sunday 5:00pm, July-August Saturday
5:00pm. All are welcome.
Wells United Methodist
Church, Route 30, Wells.
Phone: 518-924-7623 or 518-725-7147 (pastor – daytime)
Hours: 9:00am Sunday worship and Sunday School. Wednesday
7:00pm Bible Study. Monday 3:15pm-5:00pm is a children’s
after school program. Drop-ins are welcome. Rev. Albert
Johnson.
Wesleyan, Route
30, Wells.
Phone: 518-924-2211
Hours: Sunday School 9:45am. Worship service at 11:00am;
Youth 5:30pm; Evening worship 6:30pm Sunday. Wednesday Bible
Study at 6:30pm. Rev. Tom Bird.
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| Dump/Landfill |
*Town of Lake Pleasant,
Route 8, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
Phone: 518-548-DUMP
Hours: Monday-Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm
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| Education |
*Adirondack Community
Education Center, Route 8, Piseco, NY 12139
Phone: 518-548-7555
Designed to bring culture and opportunity inside the "Blue
Line".
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Hamilton
County, PO Box 7, Piseco, NY
Phone: 518-548-6191
*HFM Prevention Council
PO Box 681, Hamilton County Courthouse, Lake Pleasant, NY.
Open Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:00pm.
Phone: 518-548-5710
Website: www.hfmpreventioncouncil.com
Prevention, Referral and Education in the field of substance abuse. Providing education about all types of substances and substance use and abuse, as well as offering referral services for people seeking assistance with substance use issues. Serving Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery Counties.
Fulton County Office (518) 736-8188
Montgomery County Office (518) 843-6011
Lake
Pleasant Central School, Elm Lake Road, Speculator,
NY 12164
Phone: 518-548-7571
Website: www.lpschool.com
One
Work Source, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
Phone: 518-548-7609
Website: http://oneworksource.com
Employment and training center, career counseling, job search
and placement, employee lists, youth services and more.
Piseco Common School,
Route 8, Piseco, NY 12139
Phone: 518-548-7555
Wells Central School,
Route 30, Wells, NY 12190
Phone: 518-924-6000
Website: wells.neric.org
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| Electric/Power Company |
Niagara Mohawk
Customer Service: 800-642-4272
For outages call: 800-867-5222
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| Emergency Phone Numbers |
Sheriff
Emergency 518-548-6111
Non-emergency 518-548-3113
Ambulance
Lake Pleasant 518-548-5300
Morehouse 315-826-7109
Piseco 518-548-3111
Speculator 518-548-5300
Wells 518-924-2354
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| Fire Departments |
Lake Pleasant 518-548-6603
*Morehouse 315-826-7109
Piseco 518-548-6603
Speculator 518-548-6603
Wells 518-924-2354
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| Forest
Rangers/DEC Officers |
Forest Ranger Thomas Eakin 518-548-4132
Lake Pleasant
Forest Ranger John Seifts 518-548-5794
Lake Pleasant
Forest Ranger Mark Kralovic 518-924-7511
Wells
DEC Officer Peter Buswell 518-548-4137
Lake Pleasant
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| Garbage/Recyclable Pick-up |
2008
Summer Garbage Collection Schedule (.pdf)
*Town of Arietta
Phone: 518-548-3415
Garbage pick-up & recyclables year round on Monday.
Garbage during July & August is on Monday & Thursday.
Large trash pick-up 1st Thursday of the month during June-September.
NO pickup October-May. Separate recyclables by glass, plastic,
metal, newspaper and cardboard. Please put material to be
picked up out early in the morning. Be considerate to help
clean up after animal problems.
*Town of Lake Pleasant
Phone: 518-548-DUMP or 518-548-3625
Garbage year round on Monday & Thursday. Recyclables
year round on Tuesday. Landfill open Monday–Saturday
8:30am–4:30pm.
Website: www.lakepleasantny.org
*Town of Morehouse
Phone: 315-826-3111
Garbage pick-up on Monday. Recycle bins are located at the
Town Highway Garage.
*Town of Wells
Phone: 518-924-7912
Garbage year round on Monday. Recycling hours: Saturday-Monday
7:00am-3:30pm
Village of Speculator
Phone: 518-548-7354
Garbage during Summer: Monday & Thursday, starting June 1st. Winter: Monday
only, starting October 31st. Recyclables every Tuesday June through September. Winter: 2nd &
last Tuesday of the month.
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Geocaching |
Geocaching is a Worldwide Game dedicated to GPS (Global Positioning System) users. The game involves a GPS user hiding "Treasure", and publishing the exact coordinates so other GPS users can come on a "treasure hunt" to find it.
The only rules are if you take something from the cache, you must leave something behind for the next finder, and you must write about your visit in the logbook.
website: www.geocaching.com
To locate geocache information for the Speculator/Lake Pleasant area use 12108 as the zip code.
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Geographic Information
System/Maps |
Hamilton County Online Mapping Service (HOMS)
www.hamcomaps.net
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| Libraries |
Piseco Library,
Piseco School, Route 8, Piseco, NY 12139
Phone: 518-548-7555
Hours: Monday 9:00am-10:00am, Thursday 6:30pm-8:00pm.
Extended summer hours.
*Town of Lake Pleasant
Library, Route 8, Speculator, NY 12164
Phone: 518-548-4411
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm.
Website: www.sals.edu/lakepleasant.shtml
Connect to the web with us --we have wireless high speed
internet access available!
Wells Library,
Municipal Bldg (lower level), Rte 30, Wells, NY 12190
Phone: 518-924-3102
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| Medical Services/Hospitals |
Nathan Littauer
Primary Care Center, Route 8, Speculator, NY 12164
Phone: 518-548-8155
Hours: Monday-Friday Office is open 8:00am-4:30pm; Nurse
Practitioner on duty 9:00am-4:00pm. Saturday hours during
Summer. Physician present on Thursday. Pharmacy and lab
service, physician service, limited emergency care, answering
service after hours by hospital.
Nathan Littauer Hospital,
Gloversville, NY
Phone: 518-725-8621
St. Mary’s Hospital,
Amsterdam, NY
Phone: 518-842-1900
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| Museums |
Hamilton County
Seaplane Museum, Piseco Airport, Old Piseco Road,
Piseco, NY Hours: Open daily 8:00am-4:00pm
Photographic history of local seaplane aviation.
Riley House and Tavern,
Old Piseco Road, Piseco, NY, 12139
Hours: Open July-August Friday-Sunday from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
Sponsored by the Piseco Lake Historical Society.
Morehouse Historical
Museum, Morehouse Episcopal Church, Rt. 8, Morehouse,
NY
Hours: Open July-August Saturday & Sunday from 11:00am-3:00pm.
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| Post Offices |
*Speculator
Phone: 518-548-7744
Window Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-4:30pm;
Saturday 9:00am-11:00am
Hoffmeister
Phone: 315-826-5017
Window Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30am-1:30pm
Lake Pleasant
Phone: 518-548-5793
Window Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-5:00pm;
Saturday 8:30am-11:30am
Piseco
Phone: 518-548-5668
Window Hours: Monday-Friday 9:45am-12:00noon and 1:30pm-3:45pm;
Saturday 9:00am-12:00noon
Wells
Phone: 518-924-5991
Window Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-12:00noon and 1:00pm-4:45pm;
Saturday 8:00am-10:30am
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| Towns/Government |
*Town of Arietta,
Old Piseco Road, Piseco, NY 12139
Phone: 518-548-3415
*Town of Lake Pleasant,
Route 8, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
Phone: 518-548-3625
Website: www.lakepleasantny.org
*Town of Morehouse,
Route 8, Hoffmeister, NY
Phone: 315-826-7744
*Town of Wells,
Route 30, Wells, NY 12190
Phone: 518-924-7912
Village of Speculator,
Elm Lake Road, Speculator, NY 12164
Phone: 518-548-7354
Website: www.lakepleasantny.org
Hamilton County Office
of Tourism, South Shore Road, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
Phone: 800-648-5239 or 518-548-3076
Website: www.hamiltoncounty.com
Board of Elections,
Court House, Lake Pleasant, NY
Phone: 518-548-4684
Motor Vehicle Department,
Court House, Lake Pleasant, NY
Phone: 518-548-7111
Public Health Nursing
Services, Indian Lake, NY
Phone: 518-648-6141
Social Services Department,
Indian Lake, NY
Phone: 518-648-6131
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| Transportation |
Adirondack Trailways
(Bus Service)
For schedules and fares, call 800-858-8555
AMTRAK (Train)
For reservations and schedules, call 800-872-7245
Enterprise Rental
Cars, 4534 State Hwy 30, Amsterdam, NY
Phone: 518-843-8535
Emergency pick-up and rental service. For reservations call
800-325-8007
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| Veterinarians |
Adirondack Park
Animal Hospital, Gloversville, NY
Phone: 518-725-8911 or 518-883-3385 (Vails Mills)
Glove Cities Veterinary Hospital,
Gloversville, NY
Phone: 518-725-8117
Northampton Animal
Hospital, Northville, NY
Phone: 518-863-8631
Sacandaga Veterinary
Clinic, Mayfield, NY
Phone: 518-661-6155
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| Youth Recreation Programs |
Arietta Swim Program
Phone: 518-548-3415
6 week program at Irondequoit Beach.
Arietta Youth Program
Phone: 518-548-6500
Dances, trips, crafts, sports and hikes.
Lake Pleasant/Speculator
Swim Lessons
Provided by the Village of Speculator Public Beach. See
head lifeguard for sign-up form.
Morehouse Youth Recreation
Program
Phone: 315-826-7744
Movies, trips, skiing, crafts, etc.
Speculator Youth Recreation
Program
Hours: July-August Tuesday & Thursday 9:00am-11:30am
at pavilion
Arts, crafts & games. Wednesday is Trip Day.
Wells Youth Recreation
Program
Hours: July Monday-Thursday 10:00am-2:00pm
Arts, crafts, sports, hiking, swimming. Meet at Community
Hall. Bring lunch. Walk to beach for swimming lessons. Summer
visitors welcome.
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