DRIVING DIRECTIONS

MAC'S WORLD HEADQUARTERS
5859 State Rt 30
LAKE CLEAR, NEW YORK 12945

FROM THE SOUTH
In Albany take the Northway- Rt. 87 North. Get off at exit 30. Follow Rt. 73 to Lake Placid. Rt. 73 will make a T with Rt. 86 in Lake Placid at a stoplight. Turn left following Rt. 86 to Saranac Lake. Continue to follow Rt. 86 out of Saranac Lake. Approximately 6 miles outside of Saranac Lake you will come to a blinking yellow light, take a left. You are now on Rt. 186 headed towards Lake Clear. Rt. 186 intersects with Rt. 30 and becomes Rt. 30. Continue straight on this road. After you pass Lake Clear, on your right, the next landmark is a small bridge over the Lake Clear Outlet. Slow down. MACS is about .8 miles down on the right. Look for our sign and a compound of white buildings with green trim. If you get to the sign for the NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Fish Hatchery you have gone 3 houses too far.

FROM THE WEST
In Watertown take Rt. 3 East all the way to Tupper Lake. In Tupper Lake Rt. 3 joins up with Rt. 30. Take Rt. 3 and 30 East headed towards Saranac Lake. Six miles outside of Tupper Lake Rt. 3 and 30 split. Take Rt. 30 - which goes left, follow signs to Saranac Inn. The closest landmark to our location is the NYS Fish Hatchery compound. We are 4 houses down on the left past the Fish Hatchery Road.

FLYING: Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) Fly into SLK, we will pick you up, take you for a paddle and bring you back to your plane.

LOCATION
Our base is in a great location for paddlers. MAC'S is at the edge of the St. Regis Canoe Wilderness in Lake Clear, near the NYS Fish Hatchery. We are easy to find on Rte 30.
· Numerous paddling options are moments away.
· The "Canoe Wilderness" is our backyard.
· Long or short loops pond hopping through the Wild Forest.
· See "Great Camps" from a canoe by paddling a seven mile loop.
· The Saranac Lake Chain starting at Upper Saranac is within 2 miles.
MAC's Canoe Livery  Shuttle Service  Guided Trips

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MAC'S Canoe Livery
McDonnell's Adirondack Challenges
5859 State Rt 30, Lake Clear, NY 12945
Phone/Fax (518) 891-1176
macadk@northnet.org
macscanoe.com