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"Forget Me Not" is a three-season lakefront cottage with sunset 
views on the historic East Shore Road of West Caroga Lake. Enjoy 
casual lakeside living at its most relaxed, with front and back 
decks, a spacious, level lawn crowned with dramatic pines, and your 
own personal Adirondack chairs, picnic table, and stone firepit at a 
sandy neighborhood association beach directly across the road. The 
shallow, hard-bottomed waterfront is ideal for families with small 
children.

Freshly remodeled for the 2008 season, "Forget Me Not" has added 
modern amenities including all-new kitchen and bath, new carpeting, 
fresh paint, ceiling fans, internet access, and easy-open screened 
windows to its considerable charms. The cottage has been comfortably 
decorated with new and vintage furnishings in watery tones and soft 
floral patterns.

Up to six guests can be accommodated with "Forget Me Not's" three 
cozy bedrooms and a sleeper-sofa in the living room. The bedrooms 
have ceiling fans, Berber carpeting, charming vintage coverlets, 
feather pillows, warm blankets, Battenburg lace curtains and reading 
lamps. You provide linens (sheets, pillowcases, towels). Dressers 
and wall hooks provide clothes storage.

The lake-view master bedroom has a queen bed and knotty-pine paneled 
walls. A wall-mounted TV with standard cable is tucked in one 
corner, making the bedroom a quiet spot for watching TV or videos 
undisturbed by other activities in the open-plan living area. A 
selection of videos is provided.

A second queen bedroom and one with a single twin bed have partial 
lake views.

Lake-view windows span three sides of the enclosed front porch, 
which has knotty-pine paneled walls, an aqua enameled wood floor and 
an open pitched-roof ceiling. The porch is furnished with 
comfortable mid-century vintage wire furniture cushioned in blue and 
white florals.

A marine-blue door opens into the knotty-pine living room, whose 
large windows share the porch's splendid views. Along another wall, 
a fireplace is framed by additional windows for cross-ventilation of 
cool western breezes off the lake. A ceiling fan circulates the lake 
air or warm heat from the fire. On the mantel of the brick fireplace 
hearth is a proud and amusing display of numerous silver trophy cups 
won by the owner's beloved mother, a table-tennis champion.

The living room is furnished with a cushy sleeper-sofa and 
upholstered chair custom-covered in a soft floral pattern. The 
sturdy pine coffee table is a good spot for playing Scrabble or one 
of the other classic board games provided for quiet entertainment. A 
CD stereo and a selection of CD's is also provided.

Through an archway in the living room is the eat-in kitchen, with 
knotty-pine walls and an aqua enameled wood floor. The newly fitted 
kitchen has white lower cabinets with marine-blue Formica and 
butcher-block counters and open display shelving above. The kitchen 
is well-equipped with a full-size refrigerator, gas range, stainless 
steel sink and all small appliances. A water cooler provides spring 
water for drinking. Marine-blue glass pendant lights, wall sconces 
and a lighted ceiling fan amply illuminate the room. A desk is built-
in under a kitchen window to take advantage of WI-FI high-speed 
internet access for your laptop computer.

Across the room, a dining table seats six. A glass-front cabinet 
displays a charming assortment of blue floral dishes and serving 
pieces. The kitchen's sliding glass doors lead to a back deck and 
gas grill.

All new plumbing and fixtures in the bathroom include a shower, 
pedestal sink and low-flow toilet, with a mirrored medicine cabinet 
and dresser for storage. 

"Forget Me Not's" furnished front deck looks out over perennial 
flower beds and a large, level lawn to the lake. There is parking to 
the side for a maximum of three cars.

Our neighborhood association beach is just across the road. It's 
shallow with a sandy bottom, great for kids. It's an easy place to 
launch our kayaks (available for an additional fee), and the lake is 
stocked for fishing enthusiasts. A patch of summer flowers, a spot 
of green lawn big enough to spread a blanket, a sandy beach just 
waiting for a pail and shovel .... We've gilded the lily by adding a 
picnic table with umbrella for meals on the beach, Adirondack chairs 
with cup-holders for a cold one, and a stone fire-circle for 
bonfires and s'mores. The view can't be beat, with spectacular 
sunsets and Sherman's charming circa 1920's amusement park, complete 
with Ferris wheel and carousel, just down the beach. There's no 
better place to watch 4th of July fireworks.

"Forget Me Not" is located in a friendly neighborhood, tucked 
between the home of the late Frank Sherman of amusement park fame 
and "Red Wing," one of the oldest camps on Caroga Lake. "Forget Me 
Not" is within strolling distance of restaurants, taverns, and just 
about everything else you'd need. Within minutes walk there's a post 
office, Laundromat, general store, coffee shop, gas, ATM, video 
rentals and chapel. All the amenities of a friendly, small city are 
15 minutes away in the historic sister-cities of Gloversville and 
Johnstown.

Hiking, golf, mountain biking and ATV trails, trout-fishing streams, 
state hunting land, and gorgeous views from a mountaintop fire tower 
are all nearby. The county has 44 lakes to enjoy, ranging from small 
hidden lakes on hiking trails to the 26 mile long Great Sacandaga.

Centrally located in the accessible southern Adirondacks, just 30 
minutes north of the NY State Thruway, "Forget Me Not" is a great 
location for easy daytrip excursions to Saratoga (Performing Arts 
Center, Thoroughbred Racing, and much more), Lake George, Great 
Sacandaga Lake, Cooperstown (Baseball Hall of Fame, Farmer's Museum, 
Fenimore Museum, Howe Caverns), the Albany capital region, and much 
of the six million acre Adirondack Park, including Blue Mountain 
Lake and Tupper Lake, homes of renowned Adirondack regional museums.

It's about an hour to Saratoga, Cooperstown, and Albany; about four 
hours to New York, Boston, Buffalo, and Montreal.

"Forget Me Not" accommodates a maximum of six guests at all times; 
there is parking for a maximum of three cars. Sorry, no pets and no 
smoking. "Forget Me Not" has a NO SHOES policy; bring slippers or 
flip-flops for indoor use.

Waterfront, beach, canoe, kayak, scenic view, fireplace, outdoor 
grill, equipped kitchen, deck, telephone, television, VCR, DVD 
player, standard cable, stereo, CD player, high speed internet 
access (wired & wireless).

Family Excursions 
Fun family excursions include Adirondack Animal Land, Eagle Mills 
cider mill with gemstone mining & “Dino Dig,” mining for 
Herkimer “Diamonds,” Great Escape and Magic Forest theme parks in 
Lake George, Howe Caverns and Secret Caverns, drive-in movies, 
bowling, roller skating & go-karts, miniature golf, and a trip to 
the Stinky Art Company in Northville. 
 
Spa Treatments
Enjoy a spa day at the mineral springs in Saratoga. We recommend 
great massage therapists in Amsterdam. 
 
Historical Sites & Museums 

The region abounds in museums and historical sites. Caroga Lake has 
its own history museum. Gloversville is home to the Fulton County 
Museum. Johnstown is the home of Sir William Johnson, head of Indian 
Affairs during the French and Indian War, and the first-wave 
feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Amsterdam has the Walter Elwood 
Museum of the Mohawk Valley. The National Shrine of the North 
American Martyrs in Auriesville and the Kateri Tekakwitha birthplace 
in Fonda are historic and religious pilgrimage sites. Native 
American museums include the Noteworthy Indian Museum in Amsterdam 
and the Iroquois Indian Museum near Howe Caverns. The Erie Canal is 
just south of us along the Mohawk River. Covered bridges in the 
Adirondacks include three in our area. 

The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake is widely acknowledged 
as best of class; it has recently been joined by the new Wild Center 
Adirondack natural history museum in Tupper Lake. Saratoga has a 
children’s museum. Cooperstown has the fascinating Farmers’ Museum & 
not-to-be-missed Baseball Hall of Fame; the Northeast Classic Car 
Museum is nearby in Norwich. Schenectady offers a walking tour of 
the Stockade, one of the oldest and best preserved neighborhoods in 
the United States, dating from 16th century Dutch colonial 
settlement. America’s first Shaker settlement is in Albany. The 
Schenectady Museum & Planetarium specializes in science & 
technology. 

Music & Theater 

Sherman’s, a 1920’s vintage former amusement park with a charming 
carousel and Ferris wheel, hosts live music most summer weekends. 
Harry’s Place, a 3 minute walk from “Sunset” on Pleasant Lake, 
offers acoustic music (as well as delicious food and drink) on 
weekends year-round. Summer band-shell concerts are held in 
Johnstown and Sharon Springs. Saratoga Springs’ Performing Arts 
Center (SPAC) hosts the New York City Ballet in July, the 
Philadelphia Orchestra in August, headliner concerts and a jazz 
festival. Cafe Lena in Saratoga Springs is a famous acoustical music 
venue. Saratoga and Cooperstown host renowned summer opera seasons. 
The Pepsi Arena in Albany has headliner concerts. 

Johnstown and Gloversville have community theaters. There’s a comedy 
club in Gloversville. In Schenectady, Proctor’s Theater’s year-round 
programming includes national touring companies of Broadway hits. In 
Albany, the Egg hosts a variety of performing arts events. 

Antiques & Art

Antiquing is popular, with several shops in the area and antiques 
malls in nearby Dolgeville and Little Falls. Gloversville has 
Saturday night auctions. Eagle Mills hosts a crafts fair in 
September. Many communities, including Caroga Lake, hold annual town-
wide garage sales. 

The state capital at Albany is home to the New York State Museum 
(natural & cultural history exhibits) as well as great art 
collections by the Hudson River School of landscapes and the New 
York School of modern art. Regional fine art collections worth 
visiting include American folk art, Hudson River School and Native 
American collections at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, 
American and European Masters at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls 
and the Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum in Utica, and 21 Winslow 
Homer paintings at the Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery. 

July & August: $1,700 per week, from 6:00 p.m. Sunday to 11:00 a.m. 
the 
following Sunday 
May, June, September, October: $1,300 per week or $275 per night 
with a 2 night minimum 
Inquire for “last minute getaway” rates.
Kayak Rentals: $25/each per day or $100/each per week