Original hand painted roadside sign from the 1950s welcomed guests to Timberlane.

Relocated to the dock, the sign still greets guests today.

Timberlane is an historic compound of cottages built after World War II.

When the servicemen came home, they married their sweethearts, and had us baby boomers. Lake George and the Adirondacks became a sought after area for these young families to vacation in the summer.

An island campsite could be rented for not more than $1.00 a day; and for the most prosperous or less hearty, bungalows or cabins like ours were built and furnished from the timber on the property.

The cabins were built in the 1950's by a developer named Earl Woodward, who bought up estates and built many such cabins in the area. Across the small bridge over our creek there are other cabins built around the same time and were probably part of this establishment

The original twig trim gazebo dating back to the 1880s has been restored and is a guest favorite for taking in the beautiful Lake George views.

If you have read the "Great and the Gracious," you know that in the 1800's the Lake was one large estate after another.

Some of what remains include the Gate House south of town on Lake Shore Drive, the many stone walls, fences and planters along the highway, and the Bigsby Mansion. Fortunately, we have maintained and restored the Lake House, one of the few houses left of that era.

Timberlane's Lake House, constructed in the 1800's, is an authentic example of adirondack victorian architecture.

Original boathouse and dock as viewed from a boat on the lake.

The next time you are on 9N and County Route 11 intersection, at the enterance to Timberlane take a look at the large mansion across the street.

Our Lake House (Brook) belonged to the owners/builders of that mansion. The Lake House provided the ladies and gentlemen of that era (during the Victorian era/age of innocence) to come down to the lake in their carriage and sit on the porch and view the lake from the appropriate distance.

The Lake House also provided gentlemen a luxury camp site during fishing season.The small building behind the house was the icehouse, used for storing ice taken from the lake in the winter.

Nostalgic postcard of Lake George discovered in one of Timerlane Cottage's attics.

There was a dam to the left of this house, which spanned the ravine. On the stone dam was an Adirondack gazebo.

Fisherman would dam up the creek so that they had thier own fishing reserve and the ladies could sit lady-like, on the bridge.

Timberlane was purchased by Richard and Cecelia McCann and Marla Hansen in 1954. (We found the paperwork in one of the attics!) As many of you know, they ran Timberlane until 1993.

Mr. McCann enjoys a leisurely morning on the dock.

Because of a lack of capital the cabins and Lake House were never really upgraded/renovated.

The furniture is original and after exploring the cabin attics, we have The cabins are filled with our wonderful finds-old aprons, dishes, photographs, funky 1950's ceramics, lighting, vintage linens and a few quilts and rugs. We hope you will enjoy these added touches to the cabins.

It re-established their history and that of the former owner Dick and Cec McCann. It is our intention to remove clocks, telephones, televisions, and radios...We hope you relax and enjoy an almost extinct environment that survives in the Adirodacks.

Like many of you, we are here because the property feels untouched by time. As you are driving down the narrow Timberlane road, you can easily forget that you are in the twenty-first century.