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[[File:Lean-to.jpg|right|thumb||A typical lean-to. This one is on Black Pond in [[Keeseville|Keeseville]]| ]] [[File:Lean-to%20plans.jpg|left|thumb||Standard plan for an Adirondack lean-to or open camp designed by New York State Conservation Department, Bureau of Camps & Trails, March 1957 ]] A '''lean-to''' is a free-standing structure of three walls with a sloping roof, usually used for camping, and located near a lake or pond, or in the mountains. The open side is sheltered away from the prevailing winds and rains. It is usually a rough structure made of logs or unfinished wood. | |||
[[File:Lean-to%202.jpg|right|thumb||"An Open camp in the Adirondacks"<br>|Detroit Publishing, c. 1903]]See guide Joe Hackett's ''Adirondack Gadabout'' column in the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' of December 8, 2012, for more on lean-tos. | |||
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A lean-to is a free-standing structure of three walls with a sloping roof, usually used for camping, and located near a lake or pond, or in the mountains. The open side is sheltered away from the prevailing winds and rains. It is usually a rough structure made of logs or unfinished wood.
See guide Joe Hackett's Adirondack Gadabout column in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise of December 8, 2012, for more on lean-tos.
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