Re-connect with Nature! Summer 2012 Retreat Schedule
Summer Events ~ Culinary ~ Business/Community ~Health and Wellness
June 17th – September 5th

June 15th – June 17th Father’s Day Weekend Specialty Beer Workshops & Tasting

Highlights: Meet and taste with Adirondack home brewers - History of Beer & Wine Workshop from our Cellar of 250 specialty beers - Beer influenced tasting menu - visit and tasting with an Adirondack brewer – “History of Monks & Beer” Philosophers pub.

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June 29th- June 1st Summer Lite, Simple, Yummy & Fun Culinary Weekend

Highlights: Summer soups,'s and sautés with cool and light desserts kicks off this summer based culinary program. Friday night Philosophers Pub Dinner & Discussion series - Saturday Interactive Culinary Workshop - 5 course Tasting Dinner featuring dishes from class participants. Wine and beer tastings from the Adirondacks only handcrafted Cellar featuring summer ales and light wines. Take home recipes and follow-up new members services.

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July 1st – July 8th Adirondack Arts & Heritage Festival

Highlights: Bringing together the Adirondack region’s arts community. Fine arts, culinary, performing, outdoor, historical. heritage - over 50 events in 1 week. A festival of fun and education. Enjoy the Adirondack’s rich history in the arts and immerse yourself in a unique experience you can only find at the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat: Cure Cottage Cuisine filled with demonstrations.

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June 29th – July 1st Adirondack Cure Cottage Wellness Weekend

Highlights: Relive the days of the Adirondack cure cottages. Educate, taste and experience what you will only be able to find here at Lake Clear Lodge and Retreat: Cure Cottage Cuisine. Revel in the second annual Adirondack Arts and Heritage Festival. Cooking demos, period music and history interactive dinners and discussion series. Relax and restore where our spa is 18,000 acres of NYS only wilderness canoe region. The Lodge is a founding member of the Adirondack Health & Wellness Guild of over a dozen practitioners offering a wide range of services to rejuvenate the spirit and the body.

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July 6th Philosophers Pub: Going Beyond Local

Highlights: Buy local then What? As the locovore movement increases in popularity, there is often a common perception that buying local foods is the end-all be-all. How to prepare those local foods and enhance their special properties is often lost. Often, the value and health benefits of local foods are ruined by using processed cooking mentality. This special dinner and discussion series will explore how preparing local food can be quite different from frozen processed foods.

Pub Theme: 100 Mile Focused Menu

Spirit Samplers: Adk Brews and NYS Wines.

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July 11th – July 13th Adirondack Outdoor Wellness

Highlights: Relax and rejuvenate in our 18,000 acre natural spa known as New York State's only wilderness canoe region. Develop a personalized wellness package with the Adirondack Wellness Guild - participate in a wellness classes – savor an interpretive wellness dinner: Adirondack style with Old World inspirations.

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July 13th Philosophers Pub: Future of the Adirondack Rail Corridor

Highlights: Past, present and future of the Adirondack railroad. The Lake Clear railroad station is over 100 years old and was an important strategic commerce point with Adirondack transportation. What is its future and can we integrate rails and trails?

Spirit Samplers: Summer Hefeweissens & Rieslings

 

 

July 17th – July 20th Summer Culinary Fun

Highlights: Cook before they come and party while your guests are here! Learn and interact with Executive Chef Cathy Hohmeyer and her culinary network on how to plan, develop and cook unique dishes most of which are prepared before your guests arrive. Enjoy cooking demos, a Philosopher’s Pub culinary discussion, cooking class, tasting dinner and samplers from the Adirondacks only Hand-crafted Wine & Beer Cellar. Relax and rejuvenate in our 18,000 acre natural spa known as the St. Regis Wilderness Canoe region. Take home recipes and follow-up new members services.

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July 27th - Philosophers Pub: Adirondack Country Music

Highlights: The Past, Present and Future of Adirondack Country Music. Immerse yourself in the stories of a long time Adirondack-based country musician who has recorded in Nashville. Based on his decades of experience, how has the nature of becoming a recording artist changed and where is it headed in the future based on our digital age.

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August 3rd – Philosopher’s Pub: Smoke Jumpers

Highlights: Pictures & Stories from a Forest Fire Smoke Jumper. Jump into the world of forest fire smoke jumpers. An engaging discussion with spectacular photos. From the perspective of a smoke jumper learn about the past, present and future of this exciting and sometimes life-saving vocation.

Pub Theme: Lodge Smoked Meats

Spirit Samplers: Old World Smoked Beers and smoky wines.

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August 10th - Philosophers Pub: Adirondack Great Camps

Highlights: The History & Future of the Adirondack Great Camps. The Saranac and St. Regis region is dotted with Adirondack Great Camps. Many of these are now inaccessible. What is an Adirondack Great Camp? What were their storied beginnings and what does the future hold for these iconic symbols of the Adirondack landscape? Step back in time through pictures and stories.

Pub Theme: 100 Mile Focused Menu

Spirit Samplers: Old Fashions & Martini Bar

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August 17th - Philosophers Pub: Adirondack Grand Hotels

Highlights: The Glory Days of the Adirondack Grand Hotels. The Lake Clear Lodge and Retreat is one of the last original Adirondack lodges still open to the public. The Saranac and St. Regis region was once filled with many of the finest examples of the Adirondack Grand Hotel including the Saranac Inn, the Paul Smith's Hotel and the Wawbeek among others. Relive their glory with pictures and inspired discussion. Are they an icon of the past or do the Adirondack Grand Hotels have a future?

Pub Theme: 100 Mile Focused Menu

Spirit Samplers: Old Fashions & Martini Bar

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August 24th - Philosophers Pub: Adirondack Guides

Highlights: The Changing Nature of Adirondack Guiding: Perspectives from a panel of Adirondack Guides. Adirondack guides have been a prominent feature of Adirondack life. From their storied and rugged beginning to today's travelers how has guiding changed and what is its future? An engaging discussion with a panel of local guides.

Pub Theme: Wild Caught Fish

Spirit Samplers: Herb and Spiced based

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August 29th – August 31st – Rites of Passage Wellness Weekend

Highlights: Fall is on the way and an opportune time to create new wellness and culinary ideas. Prepare for the coming fall and winter seasons with its seasonal change in lifestyle and culinary interests. Relax and rejuvenate in our 18,000 acre natural spa known as New York State's only wilderness canoe region. Develop a personalized wellness package with the Adirondack Wellness Guild - participate in wellness classes – savor an interpretive wellness dinner: Adirondack Harvest style with Old World inspirations.

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August 31st – September 3rd Adirondack Harvest Culinary Weekend

Highlights: The Adirondack harvest is in full bloom! Begin with a special Philosophers Pub on “Adirondack Wines: A Reality?” Meet and taste with an Adirondack wine grower and sample wines from New York State. Immerse yourself in a cooking class using wine not only to make a variety of sauces but a complete five course meal of appetizers, salads and desserts. Savor a five course Adirondack harvest tasting dinner focusing on wine-based dishes. Relax and rejuvenate where Einstein relaxed.ighlights: The Changing Nature of Adirondack Guiding: Perspectives from a panel of Adirondack Guides. Adirondack guides have been a prominent feature of Adirondack life. From their storied and rugged beginning to today's travelers how has guiding changed and what is its future? An engaging discussion with a panel of local guides.

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Lake Clear Lodge and Retreat

6319 State Route 30  ·  Lake Clear, New York 12945
518-891-1489 or (877)6 ADK ALPS
Email:info@lodgeonlakeclear.com