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Raquette Lake Navigation Company

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General Overview

Experience the spectacular views of Raquette Lake aboard the W.W. Durant. A cruise around the Adirondacks’ largest natural lake will provide breathtaking views of the Adirondack scenery and the historic Great Camps of the Adirondacks [1]. The W.W. Durant cruises the lake from late May to mid-October each year. Raquette Lake Navigation Company, family owned and operated since 1991, offers Adirondack Boat Tours, Adirondack Great Camps Tours, Adirondack Heritage Tours, Adirondack Private Charters and Adirondack Group Travel and Receptive Services [1]. wwdurant.jpg

About the Durant

The W.W. Durant can
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accommodate 100 passengers on their scenic excursions and moonlight cruises. The W.W. Durant also offers buffet-style luncheon and Sunday brunch cruises for 56 people to sit-down or 64 people for a plated dinner [1]. The ship has two decks, a cash bar and two restrooms. The upper deck is open to the fresh Adirondack air and accommodates 40 seated passengers, while the enclosed lower deck seats a maximum of 64 [1].. The enclosed lower deck serves as the dining hall for lunch/dinner cruises and is heated and wheelchair accessible. The chef aboard the W.W. Durant serves up a variety of spectacular hot and cold dishes for your liking.

Cruises

The W. W. Durant offers a variety of cruises throughout spring, summer and fall. There’s a cruise to suit everyone. Have lunch or dinner aboard the W.W. Durant while cruising Raquette Lake or take a narrated cruise and hear the history of the lake. See the Adirondack wilderness and the beauty of nature. See the great camps of such famous people as Collis P. Huntington, Governor Phinneas Lounsbury of Connecticut, the Robert Collier publishing family and the Carnegie family [1].

Spring Schedule2

The W.W. Durante is also available for private parties.

Tours

Guildedage.jpg Make a day out of your visit to the Adirondacks and take part in the Adirondack Gilded Age Tour offered June through October by the Raquette Lake Navigation Company [2]. Included in the Adirondack Gilded Age Tour is a tour of the Great Camp Sagamore, tour of the Adirondack Museum and a luncheon or dinner cruise aboard the W. W. Durant. Learn the history of Great Camp Sagamore and see exhibits on life, work and leisure in the Adirondacks at the Adirondack Museum.

Notes

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Raquette Lake Navigation, http://www.raquettelakenavigation.com.
  2. ^ Gilded Ages Adirondacks Come to Life, http://visitadirondacks.com/newsroom/story-ideas/The-Gilded-Age.
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