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Trace the Black River Canal !
If you want to do something fun, you can trace how the Alder Pond Dam diverts water from the upper Black River lakes (such as North Lake, Woodhull Lake, South Lake, Sand Lake) into the Black River Canal, the upper part which is still used for moving water to the Lansing Kill which dumps into the Mohawk River and Delta Reservoir in Westernville.
Reeds Pond
Located at the intersection of Farr Road and North Lake Road, this lake is near the Black River, about 10 miles south of South Lake.
Negro Brook in Onchiota
In the news:
Negro Brook in Onchiota was recently renamed to the John Thomas Brook, for a 19th century Black settler.
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/john-thomas-brook-name-change
Paul Smith’s College professor Curt Stager led the effort for changing the name of Negro Brook. The source of John Thomas Brook is located near Kate Mountain in the town of Franklin. From there, it flows south to Twobridge Brook one mile northwest of Bloomingdale.
The new name pays homage to Thomas, who escaped slavery and started a farm near Bloomingdale. Stager filed the application with the U.S. Board of Geographical Names, which approved the proposal for John Thomas Brook at its April 13 meeting.
The application received letters of support from the town of Franklin, Franklin County, ADI, Historic Saranac Lake, Paul Smith’s College, Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center, North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and local residents.
Also of interest is this Adirondack Explorer article about exploring the Negro Brook, which is described as a flatwater in an area known as the "Oregon Plains" full of thickets, blowdown and rapids that make for difficult paddling despite being a relatively flat part of the Adirondacks.
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/outtakes/negro-brook-thickets-blowdown-rapids
Bridgebrook Pond Trail
Bridge Brook Pond is located west of Tupper Lake. You can access it via a 1/4 mile portage from Tupper Lake or via the Bridge Brook Pond Trail, which runs from the northerly beginning of the forest preserve on NY 421 (Horseshoe Lake Road), 2 miles to Bridge Brook Pond. Black Pond is on the way up to Bridge Brook Pond, you will pass it one mile to the north of NY 421.
More information can be found the Tupper Lake website: https://www.tupperlake.com/hiking/black-and-bridge-brook-ponds
Illion
I always find driving the part of the Thruway around Illion to be the most fascinating. It's an interesting mix of geologies as you rise from the end of the Mohawk Valley into the Onieda Lake plains - the mucky farm country with many a swamp and arces of fertile black dirt.
Alma Pond
Alma Pond is a 36-acre reservior east of Bolivar just north of the Pennsylvania border on the Honeoye Creek. Public access is provided from the north shore on Four Mile Road. There is a hand launch for small boats such as canoes and kayaks. Largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkin seed, yellow perch, carp, brown bulhead and nothern pike can be found in this lake. The eastern half of lake is UTM 17, the western side UTM 18 so be careful with a GPS.