Things to do in Keene and beyond
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Restaurants, Eateries and Food To Go:
Beer, Cider, Wine & Spirits:
Shopping:
Attractions and Things to Do:
Hospitals/Emergency Services:
Restaurants, Eateries and Food To Go:
- Old Mountain Coffee (Keene Valley) - amazing coffee, tasty baked goods, friendly folks, and the best pizza in the area (seasonal)
- Forty-Six (Keene) - lovely food from great chefs and a beautiful space to enjoy it in
- Cedar Run Bakery (Keene) - baked goods, sandwiches, coffee and dry goods
- Noonmark Diner (Keene Valley) - fast service, lots of choices, locally sourced beef
- Ausable Inn (Keene Valley) - great steaks, burgers and duck wings
- Baxter Mountain Tavern (Keene) - diverse menu, great drinks, beautiful scenery
- Adirondack Mountain Coffee (Upper Jay) - great prices, good food, amazing trout breakfast special
- Eleanor's Pasta (Lake Placid) - delicious choose-your-own pasta with lots of choices and gluten-free options
- Wyatt's Burritos (Lake Placid) - the best texmex around
- Origin Coffee (Saranac Lake) - excellent coffee and wonderful staff, and a cardamom macchiato to die for
- Fiddlehead Bistro (Saranac Lake) - locally sourced food made with care and worth every penny
- Valley Grocer (Keene Valley) - closed on Sundays
- Keene Farmer's Market at Marcy Field - Sundays 9:30 AM to 2 PM June through October
- Stewart's (Keene)
- Hannaford (Lake Placid)
- Price Chopper (Lake Placid)
- Tops (Elizabethtown)
- Aldi (Saranac Lake)
Beer, Cider, Wine & Spirits:
- East Branch Organics (Keene)
- Cedar Run (Keene)
- Terry Robard's (Lake Placid)
- Gristmill Distillers (Keene) - available for purchase at the above locations. Reservations required for tours.
Shopping:
- The Birch Store (Keene Valley)
- East Branch Organics (Keene)
- Dartbrook Rustic Goods (Keene)
- McDonough's Hardware (Keene Valley)
- Martha's Rainwater Soaps (Keene)
- Keene Farmers' Market (Keene) - local farm goods and crafts of all kinds
- LeepOff Cycles (Keene Valley)
- The Mountaineer (Keene Valley) - with a great book selection and everything you need for the outdoors
Attractions and Things to Do:
- Road Cycling
- Mountain Biking - East Branch Community Trails (Keene), Hardy Road (Wilmington) and the Flume trails (Wilmington)
- Hiking and Backpacking - with so many options, we are happy to give specific trail recommendations in person
- Rock Climbing - we recommend Rock and River guide service
- Mt Van Hoevenberg - Nordic ski center, with biathalon, bobsled/luge/skeleton, mountain biking, roller ski and more
- Cascade Ski Center - now AMC Welcome Center, with ski and hiking trails, information center, and gear consignment
- Olympic Ski Jumping Complex - chair lift and elevator to ski jumps
- Olympic Center - 1932/1980 Olympic museum, store, ice skating rinks (year round), and now inline skating at the speed skating oval!
- East Branch Friends of the Arts - hosting Wednesday night free outdoor concerts at Marcy Field in Keene
- Upper Jay Art Center - offering plays, readings, art exhibits and more
- Keene Valley Library - with a lovely selection of local history
- Keene Library - only 1 minute from the house, in a small historic building
- Adirondack History Center Museum - about 20 minutes from the house in Elizabethtown
- Lake Placid Center for the Arts
- Ballard Park - in Westport, about 30 minutes away, with Thursday night free outdoor concerts
- Whiteface Mountain - downhill skiing, gondola rides and mountain biking
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum - about 45 minutes in Ausable Chasm
- Ausable Chasm - about 45 minutes away, with boat tours, tubing, and walking trails
- The Wild Center - 1 hour away in Tupper Lake, the natural history museum of the Adirondacks
Hospitals/Emergency Services:
- Mountain Health Center (Keene) - for non-emergencies only. Closed Fridays. 2 minutes from house.
- Adirondack Medical Center (Saranac Lake) - full-service hospital. 35 minutes from house.
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital (Elizabethtown) - small hospital with ER and connection to UVM Burlington. 20 minutes from house.