| Call's Hotel
In 1880 a sizable new hotel was built by Silas Call
on the hilltop back of the court house, overlooking both Lake Pleasant and
Sacandaga Lakes. First called "Kun-Ja-Muck Inn,", it was later known as
"Call's Hotel". Finally it was named the
Sacandaga Lake Hotel by the proprietor,
J. Thomas Stearns. The new Sacanga Lake Hotel was a large three-story
building with two-story verandas on two sides and a small porch on
third-floor level. Hugh Call was listed as one of the guides in an
advertising folder and special round-trip fare had been arranged of $11.25
to include stage fare and all charges from New York City to the hotel and
return. Silas Call leased his hotel to Annie M. MacMartin for three years
from April 1, 1890 to April 1, 1893. A similar contract was executed on
January 15, 1894 with J. Thomas Stearns of NYC. for one year with the
privilege of renewing the lease and the option to buy the entire property
for $14,000. In 1904 the Sacandaga Lake Hotel burned to the ground. In
1907 J. D. Morley rebuilt the inn.
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