Lake Kora, a legendary oasis with its own private 500-acre lake tucked into the Adirondacks, provides the ultimate getaway. The history behind this spot is as fun to dive into as the lake’s refreshing waters, with ownership only changing hands four times since the turn of the last century. Back then, families whose last names were at the forefront of our collective consciousness, signifying power, taste and vast fortunes – Rockefellers, Astors, Morgans and Vanderbilts among them — built mountaintop, lakeside “camps” in Upstate New York to escape summertime heat and urban life. By most accounts, Lake Kora was the “grandest” of Great Camps. This sprawling, timbered compound was purchased by Teddy Roosevelt’s Lieutenant Governor, Timothy Woodruff and tales of Woodruff’s ownership are of legendary hedonism in the woods with stories of the most unexpected amusements such as gondolas imported from Venice plying the lake, semi-tamed bears resided near the cabins, telephone service as early as 1903. Subsequent owners (neighboring Vanderbilts among them) indulged similar eccentricities – at one time, tame deer visited daily for freshly made blueberry pancakes.
Today, Lake Kora is but a few of the Great Camps which remain in private hands and open to the public since just 2015. Its present owner made a conscientious decision to open this captivating, private, and historical estate to a limited number of exclusive bookings during the peak summer and early fall months.
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
MAPPS X LAKE KORA Special nightly rates… the property is all-inclusive.
GETTING HERE: Located in the pristine Adirondack Blue Lake Mountains of Upstate New York, the estate is 90 minutes from Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Saranac, 2.5 hours from Albany or Syracuse or 5.5 hours from Boston or New York City by car. Guests may also chose to arrive directly on property by seaplane or helicopter.
ROOMS: Twelve authentic guest rooms and seven lakeside lodges.
ACTIVITIES: Water sports, boating, baseball, basketball, fishing, hiking, biking, sailing, squash, tennis, volleyball, kayaking, rollerblade hockey and ping pong.
IDEAL TRAVELER: Families or Groups. It is the ideal spot for a buyout whether you are a party of five or 40.
PACK YOUR BAGS and we will handle the rest. Email info@mappstravel.com to start planning.