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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
* = Chamber Member

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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Box 184, Speculator, NY 12164
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