The Lake Fever

Sixberry Lake Panorama

Open google maps, find a nearby lake and type the closest road into the GPS. That pretty much sums up the last 48 hours…minus a couple of naps and a few hours of editing. We spent an incredibly low key weekend wandering about in search of places we had only ever heard about, but never had a chance to visit. These spots were some of the more quiet local secrets that just happen to be right in our backyard. For two days we drove around finding lakes we had never seen, listening to The Tragically Hip and hopping out on the side of the road to take photos of the scenery. From the Wetland Preserve at Black Pond (also known as El Dorado Beach) to a picturesque lake you would swear was in the heart of the Adirondacks (actually only about 15 minutes from the St. Lawrence River), we caught the lake fever hard…and we don’t care who knows it! Check out the highlights:

Black Pond Wetland

Boardwalk at Black Pond Wetlands

Black Pond Wetlands near Henderson, New York

El Dorado Beach near Henderson, New York

Black Pond Wetland Panorama, near Henderson, New York

Big Stoney Creek - This shot reminds me of the movie poster for Big Fish

Big Stoney Creek

Black & White Pony near Henderson, New York

Another Sunset in Sackets Harbor

Henderson Harbor at sunset

Old Barn in Theresa, New York

Shoreline of Sixberry Lake near Theresa, New York

Leaves budding at Sixberry Lake near Theresa, New York

Red Lake near Theresa, New York

Pine Trees at Sixberry Lake near Theresa, New York

Power Plant in Theresa, New York

Black Pond, Sixberry Lake, Henderson Harbor, Big Stoney Creek, Sackets Harbor, Red Lake, Moon Lake, Lake of the Woods

Here’s a link to the Black Pond Wetland/Wildlife Preserve: • Black Pond / El Dorado Beach. The other lakes can all be found on google maps!