Speculator
A village in Hamilton County, New York — population 403 as of 2022.
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The quiet season: A fall kitchen in Tupper Lake
Settling into the cooler days of fall calls for a warm weather mushroom risotto, shared by a Tupper Lake writer and cook
Creatives & Arts
Tales of the Adirondacks, past and present: Preserving my Adirondack legacy
OurStoryBridge shares a story from a passionate Adirondacker about preserving the environment and his family's legacy
Community Groups & Organizations
Adirondack Land Trust, ACF and Fort Ticonderoga welcome new members
Multiple Adirondack region organizations welcome new board members, volunteers, staff and trustees
Community Groups & Organizations
Students join effort to restore Follensby Clear Pond
An inside look at a senior project, a native water grass and the Adirondack Park’s first-ever aquatic plant restoration
Education
Mt. Bike Trail Conditions 10/1/26
The colors are popping at Mt. Sabattis in Long Lake, NY! Crews hit the mountain bike trails with their leaf blowers on Thursday 10/1 and freshened up Start Me Up, Paint It Black, Let It Loose and Waiting on a Friend. While our crew was out checking the trails, one rider stopped…
Events
60-year-old found dead in water under Ausable Chasm bridge
Plus: Forest Rangers tend to injuries and assist with putting out a ground fire.
Public SafetyIn and around Speculator
See & do
- Adirondack Performing Arts Fellowship at CAMP of the WOODS
- Auger Falls
- Lake Pleasant Public Library
- Osborne Inn
- Speculator Village Beach
Eat, drink & stay
- Acorn Pub & Eatery at Oak Mountain
- Bearhurst Lakeside Cottages
- Lemon Tree Brewery
- Common Grounds Cafe
- Camp of the Woods
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Speculator by the numbers
- Median age
- 55.8
- Households
- 178
- Persons per household
- 1.8
- Median household income
- $63,864