The Stony Creek Ponds are a set of three

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s totaling 190 acres near Coreys, New York. They are the source of Stony Creek, a roughly three-mile river that feeds the

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. The ponds are located at the south end of the Indian Carry, a historic

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from the south end of

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to points south. The ponds are on the route of the

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, and were on the original route of the

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. The northernmost pond was the site of the Hiawatha House, a popular tourist hotel from the 1880s to 1918.

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Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Adirondacks Lakes of New York (state) Lakes of Franklin County, New York Tourist attractions in Franklin County, New York Northern Forest Canoe Trail Saranac Lake, New York Adirondack Park {{NewYork-geo-stub