2023
BY | 2023
STOWE, VERMONT: EDSON HILL
A living slice of vintage Americana, Lake Kora is a movable feast: a timbered lifestyle compound secluded deep in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state, and enjoyed by generations of America’s most influential…BY Helen Himebaugh | APRIL 2023
Lake Kora
Quietly located on 1,000 acres in Upstate New York’s Adirondack Park, Lake Kora is a legendary Great Camp and is a tribute to a bygone era known as The Gilded Age…
BY Brittany Jasnoff | OCTOBER 2023
STOWE, VERMONT
THE CRISP AIR, the vibrant leaves above and underfoot, the pumpkins and flannel and everything maple—there’s nothing like Vermont in the fall. While summer’s devastating floods decimated parts…
BY | November 2023
Edson Hill
Within the heart of the quaint town of Stowe (dubbed “The Ski Capital of the East), Edson Hill (edsonhill.com) offers a well-tailored balance of serenity and sophistication. Housing 22 rooms on 38 acres…
BY | FALL WINTER 2023
Stowe, Vermont
The town of Stowe is busier than ever now that Epic Pass is accepted at the mountain, and many who come for Alpine skiing and snowboarding are finding other ways to avoid the congestion…
BY Kim Foley MacKinnon | September 27, 2023
Vermont in the Fall
A gorgeous and unique place to stay is Edson Hill, a 22-room boutique inn located about 10 minutes from town, although you’d never know it. The somewhat secluded inn, with 38 acres, sits high on a hill…
2022
BY Linda Sheridan | FALL 2022
Green mountain dream
AFTER A HECTIC WORK SCHEDULE putting the finishing touches on DOWNTOWN’s summer issue, I had the opportunity for a brief respite at the distinguished luxury resort Edson Hill in Stowe, Vt. It also…
BY ANNIE STOLTIE | JUNE 2022
Lake Kora
GREAT CAMPS ARE, WELL, GREAT BECAUSE THEY TAKE the Adirondack camp to the next level. They’re multi-structure feats of woodsy architecture, usually on water and in deep woods. They seem to gro…
BY AMY CASSELL | JULY 2022
Great-camp good times
During the Gilded Age of the late 1800s and early 1900s, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and the rest of Manhattan’s elite relocated upstate every summer to host elaborate parties and sporting competitions at…
BY NANCY E. BERRY | SEPTEMBER 2022
New England escapes
Whether you’re looking to unplug from everyday life or simply want to enjoy the autumn foliage, New England’s historic inns beckon with their charm, nostalgia, and beauty. This September, we visit three…
BY Gina Valentino | SEPTEMBER 2022
Edson Hill
Stowe is synonymous with snowcapped slopes, picturesque trails, and a bustling après-ski scene. While the tiny town (population: approx. 600) thrives as temps drop and flakes fall, Vermont’s moniker…
BY – | DECEMBER 2022
The scoop
In need of a cozy getaway by car? Add Edson Hill, a country inn in Stowe, VT, to your list. The bucolic 38-acre property— which was a private estate back in the ’40s—brims with Vermont charm, starting…
BY BENJAMIN LERNER | HOLIDAY 2022
Inn Vermont: Edson Hill
Rolling hills. A picturesque pond. Gorgeous dining rooms. Well-appointed suites. Exquisite, panoramic vistas. From a visual standpoint, Edson Hill possesses all of the trademark components of an…
2021
BY BETSY BLUMENTHAL | FEBRUARY 2021
Lake Kora
Why did this hotel catch your attention? Pulling up to the gate of Lake Kora, I was spellbound. I’d just driven five-plus hours from New Jersey up to this former Great Camp in the Adirondacks of New York…
BY Grace A. Capobianco | SUMMER 2021
The last great camp
DEEP IN THE PRISTINE FORESTS of Upstate New York lies Lake Kora, among the last of the legendary Great Camps—rustic compounds created by families such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Astors, and…
BY OTTOCINA RYAN | SEPTEMBER 2021
Happy campers
The pilots are wearing polo shirts and Bermuda shorts so you know you’re going somewhere fun. A smooth hour and 15 minute flight from Manhattan, and our chartered Fly The Whale seaplane splashes…
BY RONA BERG | OCTOBER 2021
A glimpse back in time
Take a walk around Lake Kora and enter an enchanted forest, teeming with small woodland creatures, lush greenery and trilling birdsong. Beams of sunlight shimmer along the surface of the still lake, and the…
BY Stefanie Waldek | November 2021
Holiday Getaways
While some people love hosting holiday celebrations for friends and family, it’s
undeniably a ton of work to prepare for the festivities — especially if you plan on
cooking by yourself. So this year, rather tha…
BY SI SI PENALOZA | ISSUE 4 2021
Paradise found
A living slice of vintage Americana, Lake Kora is a movable feast, a timbered lifestyle compound enjoyed by generations of the nation’s most influential, monied families. A great summer camp experience…
2020
BY – | SPRING 2020
The point
The Point rustles up the spirit of the early 19th century – in service, design and décor. Perhaps one of the more exclusive (no children allowed) FTG Five-Star properties, this Adirondack hideout is a former great…
BY – | APRIL 2020
Go back to camp
Days swimming in lakes. Nights around the bonfire searching out Orion in the sky. Summer camp makes relaxation the destination. Sign up for an exclusive family sleepaway at 1,000-acre Lake Kora, one of…
BY – | SUMMER 2020
LAKE KORA
Bill and Melinda Gates as well as art collector Friedrich Christian “Mick” Flick have all signed the guest books of this historic Great Camp surrounded by 1,000 private acres of forested wilderness…
BY – | SUMMER 2020
Great Escapes
Deep in the rich woodlands on a remote lakeshore, Lake Kora remains one of the intact grand camps still in use today. Slated to open on July 1st until October 15th for the 2020 season for exclusive…
BY Marika Cain & Justin Paul | August 2020
THE ADIRONDACKS
Lake Kora, a historic Great Camp on a 500-acre private lake in upstate New York, is available for exclusive use only. That means groups can live like the Gilded Age…
BY Sandra Ramani | October 26, 2020
Your Own Private Great Camp
Set in the foothills of the Adirondacks on a 5,000-acre private lake, Lake Kora was built in 1898 to serve as a Gilded Age Great Camp retreat for the then Lieutenant Governor of New York (and later, was owned by…
2019
BY HEATHER MUNDT | Spring 2019
Ice, Ice, Baby
After trudging a quarter-mile through a thicket of aspen trees, our crampon-clad feet crunching through untouched swaths of snow, we finally arrived at our destination: an amphitheater of towering rock coated…
BY Peter Terzian | MARCH 2019
The Original Rustic Chic
IN THE YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, Manhattanites of means began fleeing summer in the city for northern New York State, made newly accessible by the recent railroad boom. Some headed for the lakes…
BY JENNA MAHONEY | APRIL 2019
The Adirondacks
Quiet and private. It’s uncommon such adjectives are used to describe stars these days, who are quick to use social media to connect with fans. But those two words embody Oscar-winner Michelle Williams…
BY Marybeth Bond | Fall 2019
THE ULTIMATE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Think Telluride is all about powder skiing and film festivals? Think again! This is the place where Butch Cassidy began his bank-robbing career at the San Miguel Valley…
BY Emily Bond | Travel 2019
THE ULTIMATE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Stay at The Hotel Telluride – a chalet-style boutique hotel that exudes an aura of Rocky Mountain high. Travelers of all sizes and breeds (the hotel is very dog-friendly)…
BY Guy Trebay | DECEMBER 2019
The Call of the North
THERE IS AN open bar every 30 feet here and 6 million acres of the Adirondack Park beckoning outside my door. I am unsure what choice others might make in this situation, but I have uncorked a bottle…
2018
BY – | January 2018
Point of View
CHECK-IN AT THE Point, a grand estate on Saranac Lake in Upstate New York, begins with a glass of champagne. Before I’ve taken a proper sip, my bags (and the car I drove up in) are seamlessly whisked away. It’s…
BY – | Jan/Feb 2018
The Point
THE GREAT CAMPS of the Adirondacks were elegant log cabin mansions and compounds where the most powerful city-dwelling families would retreat for weeks or months for a taste of the simpler life…
BY – | Volume 1 2018
A Room on a Lake
It’s beautiful in summer, It’s beautiful in summer, ~ but we like it best in winter, when Ice-skating and snowshoeing are followed by a proper cocktail hour and, if you’re there over a Wednesday or Saturday night…
BY Erin Rottman | JUNE 2018
CLIMB IN COLORADO
Telluride Via Ferrata, a mountain route with fixed rungs anchored to rock that allow climbers to traverse sheer cliff faces, may not be for the acrophobic or panic prone. “Signing up is the hardest part,” says Joshu…
BY Lisa Lubin | July 2018
Luxe Lake
Live like a robber baron at The Point, an all-inclusive boutique hideaway on the shores of Upper Saranac Lake in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. William Avery Rockefeller built this woodland retreat…
BY – | July 2018
Inn Season
Summer like a Rockefellar at The Point, an all-inclusive, year-round, 11-room Relais & Châteaux resort and former Great Camp of William Avery Rockefeller, nestled in the Adirondacks and situated on a…
BY Daniel Capello | July 2018
ROUGHING IT IN ROMANCE
IMAGINE FALLING to sleep with slowly fading embers of a fire crackling softly into its own slumber at the foot of your bed, the sound of a loon’s tremolo still echoing in your ear. Then picture morning’s call…
BY – | July/August 2018
AH, WILDERNESS!
William Avery Rockefeller III came late to the party that was the Gilded Age of the Adirondack Great Camps, launching Camp Wonundra on Upper Saranac Lake in 1933, an era when hard times had descended…
BY – | July/August 2018
The Boathouse
Like something out of a fairy tale, The Boathouse is set right above The Point’s docked boats, and pine trees encircle the wooden cabin. Unique, Nutcracker-esque furnishings are spread throughout…
BY – | July/August 2018
A Great Escape
For anyone who has lived in New York for even a few years, one of the best things about the city is returning to visit it — which, unfortunately, means one has to leave it often. One of the Big Apple’s…
BY Monique Reidy | Fall 2018
GRANDEUR IN UPSTATE NEW YORK – THE POINT
Southland travel buffs who opt for the ultra-extravagant when it comes to vacations will be thrilled to know that a jaunt across the country leads to a destination escape that…
BY Marika Flatt | Fall Holiday 2018
Get to The Point!
William Avery Rockefeller owned several properties and The Point was one of his vacation camps (they began construction in 1929 and completed it in 1933). You might not be familiar with this term from the…
BY – | September 2018
The Point at Saranac Lake
Ever wonder what it was like to be a Gilded Age Rockefeller? You can find out at The Point Resort at Saranac Lake, the former Adirondack Great Camp of William Avery Rockefeller. Doting staff caters to your…
BY Lisa Pierpoint | September 2018
An Elegant Nature
Put away your phone. You will have no use for it. That is the point of The Point. For once you pass through the knobby wooden entrance gate in the Adirondacks, you’ll be immersed in a paradise of gourmet…
BY Lisa Pierpont | October 2018
AN ELEGANT NATURE – Philadelphia style
Put away your phone. You will have no use for it. That is the point of The Point. For once you pass through the knobby wooden entrance gate in the Adirondacks, you’ll…
BY Elizabeth Hansen | November 2018
Great Escapes
Summers were spent at lakeside homes dubbed “great camps” in the Adirondacks. These compounds often consisted of a main house, guest houses, boat houses, and, of course, servants’ quarters. Some of…
BY EILEEN GRAHAM | Winter 2018
A Climb Above the Rest
Nestled in a box canyon, 8,750 feet high, sits the largest concentration of 13,000- and 14,000-foot peaks of North America—in Telluride, Colorado. Listed as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary…
BY – | Winter 2018/2019
Winter Adventures
Fans of Telluride, Colorado love its world-class skiing and snowboarding. But those looking for a different type of thrill should visit The Hotel Telluride and sign up for the Two Picks and a Prayer package…
