SPITFIRE, UPPER & LOWER ST. REGIS LAKES paddling

 


July 15, 2022 (Fri) - UPPER ST REGIS LAKE paddling from the end of St Regis Carry Rd.  Paddled around clockwise admiring the camps & the contents of the boat houses.  Good view of St Regis Mtn.  Spent a fair amount of time ogling the boat houses of Camp Topridge.  Undeveloped North Bay was nice & mellow.  A few motorboats, lots of paddlers.  Vocal loons.  6.8 miles, 2.8 hours.
Drove over to Keese Mill Rd & put in above the dam (parked across the road at the Black Pond trailhead) on MIDDLE BRANCH ST. REGIS RIVER.  Headed toward LOWER ST REGIS LAKE, minimal development.  Explored a narrow bay at the N end of the lake then crossed over to Peter's Rock where there is a lean-to.  Paul Smiths College takes up a large area of shoreline.  Back down the wide river.  2 motorboats, 2 sailing canoes, a few paddlers, loons.  6 miles, 2.5 hours.









     

Sep 28, 2008 - UPPER & LOWER St REGIS & SPITFIRE LAKES.  From Keese Mill Rd near dam.  Lots of interesting fancy "camps" to ogle as well as the variety of boats in the boathouses - Camp Topridge on Upper St Regis Lake especially interesting.  Loons.  Very light motorboat traffic.  16 miles, 6 hours.  Bell Merlin II, a lightweight 15' solo canoe, tracks well, has good speed.  Camped at Slush Pond (drive-in).



 

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