One of my favorite places in Lily Dale is the Lake Pavilion. Some folks call it the Boat House, but it doesn't store boats so I call it by its' more graceful name. In my opinion, it is a space that deserves grace because decades ago the swan house used to be next to it.
Perched on the shore of Cassadaga Lake near the Maplewood Hotel, the Lake Pavilion has a bench that wraps around the inside perimeter and with the picnic table stationed there as well, there is plenty of seating. Various folks fish from it - in fact, this summer my older son caught six fish in a row there (or maybe it was the same fish over and over, haha).
In the more recent summers, my mother has taught a plein-air art class series at the Lake Pavilion and the Friday night drumming circle has gathered there.
My family enjoys stopping there on our walks around Lily Dale. My children ooh and ahh over the small schools of fish gathering for morsels. Swans and kayakers glide by. The sky and water meet there too.
As I sit there, I notice the sunlight reflecting off the lake and dappling the ceiling of the Lake Pavilion. The beautiful light dances on the ceiling while my older son climbs trees and my younger son watches dragonflies hover above the water lilies.
Perched on the shore of Cassadaga Lake near the Maplewood Hotel, the Lake Pavilion has a bench that wraps around the inside perimeter and with the picnic table stationed there as well, there is plenty of seating. Various folks fish from it - in fact, this summer my older son caught six fish in a row there (or maybe it was the same fish over and over, haha).
In the more recent summers, my mother has taught a plein-air art class series at the Lake Pavilion and the Friday night drumming circle has gathered there.
My family enjoys stopping there on our walks around Lily Dale. My children ooh and ahh over the small schools of fish gathering for morsels. Swans and kayakers glide by. The sky and water meet there too.
As I sit there, I notice the sunlight reflecting off the lake and dappling the ceiling of the Lake Pavilion. The beautiful light dances on the ceiling while my older son climbs trees and my younger son watches dragonflies hover above the water lilies.
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