Lake Willoughby is a 1,685 acre lake in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. The southern end is surrounded by the Willoughby State Forest. This state forest includes Mount Pisgah, Mount Hor, collectively "Willoughby Gap".
The lake is about 5 miles (8.0 km) long. In 2010, Yankee magazine named Willoughby as the third best lake in New England.
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.
A ferry connecting Bemus Point and Stow was founded in 1811 by Thomas Bemus. The original ferry was a raft built by Thomas, and had to be poled across the lake.[5] Today, a cable-drawn ferry exists in its place and is operated by the Sea Lion Project. Until the nearby bridge (now part of I-86) opened October 30, 1982, the Bemus-Stow Ferry was the only way to cross Chautauqua Lake. When closed for the winter months, motorists had to travel northwest to Mayville, or southeast to Jamestown to reach Stow. Either way was a 19-mile (31 km) round trip. Local residents often purchased a seasonal pass to use the ferry, commuting to Lakewood, Sherman, or other areas west of the lake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemus_Point,_New_York
Union Falls Flow is an impoundment on the Saranac River and lies immediately downstream of Franklin Falls Flow. Nearby is Silver Pond and Taylor Lake in the North-Eastern Adirondacks.
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Dunham Reservior is a 100-acre reservior that is south of the main portion of Grafton Lakes State Park. Good fishing and paddling, with an interesting shoreline to explore, with designated trails running around the lake. No fee for this area! The closest shoreline launch is from Johnson Road, but there is also a parking lot on Dunham Reservior Road, with a short gated road you can portage from too.
https://andyarthur.org/grafton-lakes-state-park
http://nysparks.com/parks/53/details.aspx
At 420 acres, Pharoah Lake is the largest lake surrounded entirely by wilderness in New York State. Located in the heart of Pharoah Lake Wilderness it is home to 6 lean-tos and 12 designated campsites. The loop trail around the like is roughly 5 miles.
https://andyarthur.org/pharoah-lake
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/51351.html
This physical map shows the terrian around Speculator in Central Hamilton County including Lake Algonquin, Lake Pleasant, Elm Lake and part of Piseco Lake.