Lake Colby

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lake_name = Lake Colby
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location = Franklin County, New York
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Lake Colby is a convert|272|acre|km2|sing=on lake, located on NY-86 just outside the village of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York in the Adirondacks; its outlet feeds into Lower Saranac Lake. Lake Colby is also the name of a hamlet located just north of the lake on NY-86.

The village beach of Saranac Lake is on Lake Colby, and New York State operates a boat launch and fishing access; there is a ten horsepower limit for motorboats. Harrietstown operates Latour Park on its shore, providing picnicking and shore fishing. Less than 8% of its convert|3.7|mi|km of shoreline is privately owned. There are two approved campsites on the lake.

Camp Colby, the Lake Colby Environmental Education Camp for 12 to 14 year-olds, is located on the western shore. Originally a private estate built by theatrical agent William Morris, whose clients were invited there for rest and relaxation, it was then known as Camp Intermission. Camp Colby opened as a boy's conservation education camp in 1963; in 1971 it became co-educational.

External links

*PDF| [http://lakecolby.org/A%20Plan%20to%20Save%20Lake%20Colby.pdf Saving Lake Colby, Master Plan for a Small Lake] |588 KB
* [http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1877.html New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Camp Colby, The Lake Colby Environmental Education Camp]