The 'Cheers' of the North: Long Lake's Adirondack Hotel

The 'Cheers' of the North: Long Lake's Adirondack Hotel

How one woman’s vision helped ensure historic 1899 hotel’s success By Holly Riddle Since 1850, Long Lake’s Adirondack Hotel has managed to survive and even thrive in the modern era of Adirondack travel, thanks in large parts to the efforts and ideas of one woman: Carol Young.  Young owned and operated the Cobblestone Restaurant & Inn in Long Lake, from 1978 to 1984, before returning to her hometown of Buffalo, where she found work as a CPA. She …