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Martin's|; the house was torn down in 1913 and has since been replaced by a larger house. The building at left is part of the Ampersand Bay Resort. Baker Mountain|, left and McKenzie Mountain|, right ]]

Ampersand Bay is at the northeast end of Lower Saranac Lake. From 1850 to 1897, it was the site of the Saranac Lake House, known as Martin's, the first sportman's hotel on the lake, and later, of the Ampersand Hotel. It is presently the site of a New York State boat launch and of the Ampersand Bay Resort (previously the Ampersand Bay Boat Club).

New York Times, June 7, 1903

…A new cottage has been built for Otis L. Williams of New York on Ampersand Bay, In the edge of the forest just west of the clubhouse of the Ampersand Golf Club. It is of two stories, the exterior of shingles and the interior finish on the first floor Is in timber finish, while the walls of the second story are celled. Provision is made for the dining room on the north side of the veranda under an octagon roof…

Von Dorrien| hotel is at lower right, along with a short stretch of Ampersand Avenue|. William Henry Jackson|, c. 1905 ]]

Eagle Island|, center. ]]

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-[[File:Ampersand%20Bay%20Martins%20site.jpg|right|]][[File:Ampersand%20Bay%20Martins%20site.jpg|right|thumb||The house just right of center was the site of [[Martin%27s|Martin's]]|; the house was torn down in 1913 and has since been replaced by a larger house. The building at left is part of the Ampersand Bay Resort. [[Baker%20Mountain|Baker Mountain]]|, left and [[McKenzie%20Mountain|McKenzie Mountain]]|, right ]] [[File:Ampersand%20Bay%20Boat%20Club.jpg|left|]][[File:Ampersand%20Bay%20Boat%20Club.jpg|left|thumb||Ampersand Bay Boat Club post card, c. 1993 ]]'''Ampersand Bay''' is at the northeast end of [[Lower%20Saranac%20Lake|Lower Saranac Lake]]. From 1850 to 1897, it was the site of the Saranac Lake House, known as [[Martin%27s|Martin's]], the first sportman's hotel on the lake, and later, of the [[Ampersand%20Hotel|Ampersand Hotel]]. It is presently the site of a New York State boat launch and of the [[Ampersand%20Bay%20Resort|Ampersand Bay Resort]] (previously the [[Ampersand%20Bay%20Boat%20Club|Ampersand Bay Boat Club]]).
+[[File:Ampersand Bay Martins site.jpg|right|thumb||The house just right of center was the site of ]][[Martin's|Martin's]]|; the house was torn down in 1913 and has since been replaced by a larger house. The building at left is part of the Ampersand Bay Resort. [[Baker%20Mountain|Baker Mountain]]|, left and [[McKenzie%20Mountain|McKenzie Mountain]]|, right ]] [[File:Ampersand Bay Boat Club.jpg|left|thumb||Ampersand Bay Boat Club post card, c. 1993 ]]'''Ampersand Bay''' is at the northeast end of [[Lower%20Saranac%20Lake|Lower Saranac Lake]]. From 1850 to 1897, it was the site of the Saranac Lake House, known as [[Martin%27s|Martin's]], the first sportman's hotel on the lake, and later, of the [[Ampersand%20Hotel|Ampersand Hotel]]. It is presently the site of a New York State boat launch and of the [[Ampersand%20Bay%20Resort|Ampersand Bay Resort]] (previously the [[Ampersand%20Bay%20Boat%20Club|Ampersand Bay Boat Club]]).
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 <span>…A new cottage has been built for Otis L. Williams of New York on Ampersand Bay, In the edge of the forest just west of the clubhouse of the Ampersand Golf Club. It is of two stories, the exterior of shingles and the interior finish on the first floor Is in timber finish, while the walls of the second story are celled. Provision is made for the dining room on the north side of the veranda under an octagon roof…
-[[File:Ampersand%20Bay.jpg|left|]][[File:Ampersand%20Bay.jpg|left|thumb||Lower Saranac Lake, with Ampersand Bay in center foreground. The [[Von%20Dorrien|Von Dorrien]]| hotel is at lower right, along with a short stretch of [[Ampersand%20Avenue|Ampersand Avenue]]|. [[William%20Henry%20Jackson|William Henry Jackson]]|, c. 1905 ]] [[File:Ampersand%20Bay%20undated.jpg|left|]][[File:Ampersand%20Bay%20undated.jpg|left|thumb||Ampersand Bay, undated; [[Eagle%20Island|Eagle Island]]|, center. ]]
+[[File:Ampersand Bay.jpg|left|thumb||Lower Saranac Lake, with Ampersand Bay in center foreground. The ]][[Von Dorrien|Von Dorrien]]| hotel is at lower right, along with a short stretch of [[Ampersand%20Avenue|Ampersand Avenue]]|. [[William%20Henry%20Jackson|William Henry Jackson]]|, c. 1905 ]] [[File:Ampersand Bay undated.jpg|left|thumb||Ampersand Bay, undated; ]][[Eagle Island|Eagle Island]]|, center. ]]
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