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Jay is a town of 2,500 people in the Adirondacks of New York.

Understand[edit]

Jay Bridge

Jay (formerly "Mallory's Bush" or "Lower Jay") is a hamlet on NYS Route 9N along the East Branch of the Ausable River.

The adjacent "Upper Jay" was the site of the "Land of Makebelieve" amusement park (1954-1979), which closed after repeated flooding; some of the fairy tale houses from the park were moved to Storytown (now the Six Flags Great Escape) in Queensbury (south of Lake George).

Get in[edit]

From Wilmington (New York), take NY 86 five miles (8km) east.

Get around[edit]

See[edit]

  • Jay is the "Home of the Covered Bridge". An 1857 covered bridge, rebuilt and reopened as a footbridge in 2007, is below the village green near the rapids.

Do[edit]

Buy[edit]

Eat[edit]

  • The Country Bear Bakery and Diner, 5830 NYS Route 86, +1 518-946-2691. F-Tu 7PM-1AM. A cute country diner down the road in Wilmington; see that village for additional options.

Drink[edit]

Sleep[edit]

  • Book & Blanket Bed & Breakfast, Route 9N, +1 518 946-8323.
  • Kookaburra, 58 Alder Street, +1 914-937-4399. Six-bedroom, three-bath rental chalet. Owner lives out-of-region. $3100/week, $2100/long weekend.

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Go next[edit]

Routes through Jay
Plattsburgh via ← Jct N S  N  S  KeeneSaratoga Springs
Jct N SWilmington  W  E  END



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