Live out your '1883' fantasy in a covered wagon this summer. Travel back in time to when the Dutton family made their way across the Great Plains to the Yellowstone Ranch at a camping resort in New York.
Before you throw up your arms in disgust, hear me out.
There are several things that are staples in Central and Upstate New York - halfmoons, greens and tomato pie, hiking and camping the Adirondacks, cheering on the Orangemen, running the Boilermaker. Everyone rants and raves about it all; how great the food tastes or how fun the great outdoors is.
When I think of camping, I definitely do NOT envision a whole private island to myself, including a lean-to, a tree house, a log cabin, and a lodge for a total of 21 guests to sleep in luxurious comfort. But alas, that's exactly what this island is that is in Saranac Lake, New York.
When plans were announced for a 117-acre luxury camping resort, owner Jeff Taylor hoped to break ground a few weeks later. That was at the beginning of February.