Welcome to Klingbeils' Camp !

 We hope you enjoy the kind of pleasures we’ve had in summers past.

            Knowing key items will help you have a pleasant stay.

Kitchen Amenities – Please help yourself to any cabinet food or refrigerator staples for any purpose. If you deplete any item, kindly replenish, for the next users. Overnight, avoid leaving food open on counter tops. Mouse-attractive items like cereals, bread and chips should be well secured in the microwave or ice-chest. Vacuum cleaner is in the kitchen closet by front door; dustpan, broom & hand-brush are near the wastebaskets by the ‘fridge.  Cleaning products are under the kitchen sink & in the bathroom closet. Leave tub, sinks and toilet as you wish to find them.

Environment – We live close to Mother Nature. RECYCLING follows from Fulton County (pick-up on 1^st & 3^rd Fridays) using the large bin on wheels at the corner of the house. Town will reject any pick-up with single-use plastic bags or extruded polystyrene/Styrofoam packaging. See details in 3-ring notebook by the front window.  

GARBAGE Please DO compost vegetable & fruit scraps; start @ a large plastic jug next to refrigerator. We have a new composting bin to the right/west of the parking area where vegetable parings and any non-meat products that will decompose can be placed.  We no longer are dumping things along the hill up the driveway, since our dog seems to find that a great snacking area!  Corn cobs should be put into the trash.  

Gravies, bones, meat scraps should go into a sealable container (empty sauce jar, milk carton, etc.) prior to being placed into the garbage But DON’T compost meat due to critters &/or odors – discard as a sealed pack prior to placement into garbage.

Fun Stuff – Raft floats in about 15 feet of water. Kayaks, sailboat, rowboat, pedal boat & canoe ALWAYS require a personal flotation device (PFD). Stand-up paddleboard can support <100lbs, so is really for kids. Life jackets (Type II & III) in multiple styles are located in the Rubbermaid bin by the large back window. Small kid lifejackets are in the bottom of metal cabinet. High in the grey-door kitchen closet, along with oars & paddles find many seat cushions as Type IV PFDs.                                                                                Effective January 2025, NYS requires a boat safety certificate for boaters. Non-motorized or Rental boats do not require this certificate, but are encouraged. Swimmers & dripping bodies won’t harm the waterproof carpets at front & rear entrances.

High in the kitchen closet, along with oars & paddles find many seat cushions as Type IV PFDs But the wood floor is vulnerable anywhere else – DO NOT let water pool on wood floors! Wet towels can hang from antlers, the drying rack @ balcony, rafters, and outdoor railings, but DO NOT dry on the natural pine railing of indoor stairs, because the wood gets stained!

Entertainment – Low technology is key to Camp philosophy. Books, boardgames & puzzles represents the tastes of many individuals. If needed however, the Spectrum internet password is “KlingbeilC@mp55” [Alternative: two 2s, three 4s, five 6s]

·       LOONS are long-lived, fish-eating birds on top of the aquatic food web. They are federally protected. If you see a loon in distress, consider calling the Adirondack Loon Center @ 518-354-8636.

·       FISH @ Green Lake include bass, pickerel, perch, sunfish, chub, minnows, salamanders, crayfish . . . & rare lake trout. 

Security – Camp is generally very safe.  We normally leave the house & cars unlocked, even when we are gone for a few hours.                        But that’s us.       Key operates both front & back door, plus shed.     Strangers will use the “Forever Wild” foot trail behind the camp, exploring the Preserve shoreline.  Strangers should NOT feel free to walk down our driveway.  On Preserve land, there is easy trail access immediately south of the driveway. We reinforce the concept of permission. Our ‘Posted’ / Private Property / ‘No trespassing’ signs are per DEC guidelines

No smoking! Inside camp is tobacco free. PLEASE no smoking inside, and kindly dispose of butts into trash & not the yard.

Missing something? Canada Lake Store and Marina is ¼ mile north of camp on Route 10 (on the opposite side of road). If they don’t have it, you probably don’t need it (ha!). Rental power boats are available at their marina. Easy to call the general store at 518-835-6069 to verify any items.

Breakage happens – Camp is full of hand-me-downs and used items. Please let us know if you found something broken or if damage occurred during your stay.  We do not expect you to fix or replace things that break during normal usage.  (Extra light bulbs are found in the metal cabinet across from the half-bath.)  

We trust you to share this mountain treasure, so we are confident you will show the same care of it as you would your own home.

2026 Rental Rates

Rental Rates:   NOTE transition time of Fridays @ 6pm

High Season
June 19 - Sept 12  --- $ 1300 / week -- (or $245/day – 3 day min)
Pre season
May 17 - June 18  --- $ 1100 / week -- (or $190/day – 3 day min)
Post season
after September 13 -- $ 1200 / week -- (or $210/day – 3 day min)

Kitchen

In addition to a large assortment of second-hand candles, the kitchen is very well supplied.Kitchen is completely furnished with place settings, cooking utensils and basic spices. Refrigerator/freezer with a large capacity, a freestanding microwave, mixer, toaster and electric range will meet basic needs.

Bedrooms

During lazy days, resting or reading on the overstuffed lounges are most popular. Five BEDROOMS are fully functional in the cottage: 

  # 1 Bedroom, adjacent to kitchen, has a queen-sized bed and is attached to bathroom with shower. 

  # 2 Bedroom, overlooking forest, has queen bed and is adjacent to a very small half-bath. 

  # 3 Bedroom, overlooking lake, has two twin beds. 

  # 4 Bedroom upstairs has double-sized bed. 

  # 5 Bedroom has three single bunks upstairs. 

MORE sleeping areas may be possible, of necessity (as on the balcony, in the rear storage loft, or on floors by the fireplace) or for recreation (such as sleeping on the raft). 

Also, the Adirondack Forest Preserve has a frequently used campsite available for tenting - it's located approximately 300 feet east of the cottage, alongside Green Lake.

Water Activities

Sailboat, canoe, kayaks, paddleboat and rowboat are included with cottage. Varieties of lifejackets are available. Written details of the different crafts are at the cottage. Raft is floating approximately 50 feet away from the dock.

WILDLIFE

Loons are long-lived, fish-eating birds on top of the aquatic food web. They are federally protected and a species of special concern in NYS. If you see a loon in distress, consider calling the Adirondack Loon Center @ 518-354-8636.

Directions

The formal, legal location of Happy Hollow is 1481 State Highway 10, Caroga NY 12032

Consider a NAVIGATION SUBSTITUTE, and use the 'Canada Lake General Store' address 

of  "103 Old State Road, Caroga Lake 12032" IF your directions do NOT link with Garmin, GoogleMaps or Mapquest-type directions to Klingbeils' Camp.  (Apologies for being a bit off the grid of civilization.)

CANADA LAKE GENERAL STORE is about 1150 feet further from the camp driveway, on the LEFT. (They stock essentials, sell espresso and have an old-fashioned phone booth, since cell phones and mountains mix poorly.)

You can U-turn around their parking lot and try the driveway again, OR call folks at the cottage.

Welcome!
Question Barbara & Tom Lahut at home - call or text 518-766-9333

Schedule

Schedule is HERE ↓:
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Klingbeil CAMP at Green Lake
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which links to an Excel Spreadsheet.

2023: Bi-Weekly Schedule, by Sister
Please also note the various bottom tabs, which are sub-titled as worksheets describing recent & upcoming years:  

2020, 2021, 2022, x, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, etc.

Worksheet titled: 2020-2029 describes an overview pattern of 
Annually Alternating Weekly Schedules, 
by Sister, 2020 through 2030

Each of the Klingbeil sisters has plans for their pair of two summertime weeks at Camp. These dates alternate annually, so that during the coming years, a mix of Adirondack weeks are fairly allocated among the sisters and their dynamic families.

Extended Klingbeil cousins, family, friends of the sisters and many others have used time at the Cottage, by arrangement with the individual sister.

Green Lake, Canada Lake and Caroga Lake are all within NY's ‘forever wild’ Adirondack Forest Preserve.

Klingbeils’ Camp is the only parcel on half of Green Lake, bordering a tract with the Adirondack Forest Preserve, below Bear Mountain.  Here is a view, looking south from Green Lake Road:





Please contact us for any requests, concerns or questions, using the email addresses connected to the family picture below.

Contacts

for Klingbeils' Camp, LLC contact

Barbara @ <lahutb@gmail.com>


Completing a puzzle sometimes can be quite a challenge [R-to-L].

Beth Bucker (Klingbeil)
Leland, North Carolina

Carol Lamm (Klingbeil)
Berea, Kentucky

Barbara Lahut (Klingbeil)
Nassau, New York

Lois Templeton Klingbeil at
Happy Hollow, Green Lake