Raquette Lake Lunch Cruise

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See Raquette Lake on a narrated lunch cruise, and learn about the history of the Adirondack region while you eat. You have two choices — a 1.5-hour family-friendly pizza cruise that includes root beer floats and photo ops with Mickey Mouse, or a 2-hour buffet cruise with a selection of more upscale, chef-prepared dishes. As you glide across the lake on a steamboat-style vessel, admire the miles of woodsy shoreline sprinkled with historical Great Camps.Board the W.W. Durant, an elegant steamboat-style vessel with modern amenities and Gilded Age–style decor like etched glass and decorative carpets, and take a seat at one of the tables for your Raquette Lake cruise. While you enjoy your selected lunch, listen to a narrated history of the Adirondack Mountains, and hear stories about the famous people who visited the lake in the past.

Then head to the open-air upper deck for panoramic views of the 5,000-acre (2,023-hectare) lake, including 19 islands and a long shoreline sprinkled with Great Camps constructed in the late 19th century.

Pizza Cruise (1.5 hours) Start your family-friendly cruise with a photo op with Mickey and Minnie Mouse before boarding the boat. After high-fives and hugs from Mickey and Minnie, feast on chef-made pizza with salad, and sip a root beer float for dessert in a souvenir mug that you can take home.
Buffet Lunch Cruise (2 hours) Settle into the banquet-style dining room for a lunch buffet prepared by the executive chef, trained at the Culinary Institute of America. Iced tea, hot tea, lemonade and coffee are included; wine and cocktails are available for purchase.

Buffet sample menu (subject to change):

• Chicken with pesto sherry cream sauce
• Stir-fried orange chicken
• Beef Stroganoff
• Pork loin with rosemary and Dijon

Sample sides:

• Scalloped potatoes
• Garlic mashed potatoes
• Couscous
• Shrimp jambalaya

Sample vegetables:

• Maple-glazed carrots
• Green beans almondine
• Summer squash medley with Italian seasonings
• Marinated mushrooms
• Brussels sprouts with bacon and fresh lime

Sample salads:

• Mixed greens
• Greek salad
• Spinach egg salad with bacon dressing

Sample desserts:

• Fresh fruit
• Apple crisp
• Maple bread pudding
• Lemon bars