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About UsYour Hosts | History of Landon Hill | Photos | Directions Judy and Carl Johnson are your hosts at Landon Hill Bed and Breakfast, along with Hailee and Cranberry our family labradors. Our goal is simple — to make you feel at home while you visit the Adirondack Mountains. Carl and Judy, from nearby Glens Falls, NY, have enjoyed all the recreation and beauty of the Adirondacks all their lives.
By the early 1900s the house was in use as a boarding house known locally as Sunset Camp. The house has changed hands several times since then, and now Judy and Carl Johnson call Landon Hill home.
History of Chestertown
In the 1920s, during the prohibition era, Chestertown was a stop on the illegal alcohol trade route that ran from Canada to New York City. The house at the time was rumored to have been a way station that catered to the pleasures of bootleggers. Click icon for printer-friendly directions Directions to Landon Hill
From New Jersey/New York City - Take I-87 N/I-90 E to Albany (where I-87 and I-90 split). Use exit 24, the Montreal exit, to continue on I-87 North. Approximately an hour and a half north from Albany use exit 25 on I-87N for Chestertown. Turn left onto Route 8, proceed for 1.3 miles. At the traffic light, turn right onto Landon Hill Road. We are the first house on the right. From Montreal/Plattsburg - Take I-87 South to exit 25 (Chestertown). Turn right onto Route 8, proceed for 1.3 miles. At the traffic light, turn right onto Landon Hill Road. We are the first house on the right. From Syracuse/Rochester - Take New York Thruway I-90 East to I-87 (Northway). Take I-87 North to to exit 25 (Chestertown). Turn left onto Route 8, proceed for 1.3 miles. At the traffic light, turn right onto Landon Hill Road. We are first house on the right. Alternative Scenic Route from Syracuse - Take I-90 East to Utica, then take Route 12 North to Route 8 East through Speculator to Chestertown. Go just a few miles past Loon Lake and at the traffic light, turn left onto Landon Hill Road. We are the first house on the right. From Kingston/Toronto - Take CA Rt. 401 East to Border Crossing for NY Interstate 81. Take Interstate 81 South. You can choose to continue on NY 81 South to Syracuse and follow the above directions. Or you can take NY Interstate 81 South to NY Route 12. You can choose the high road or the low road. The northern route - exit NY Route 12 onto NY Route 28 through Old Forge to Blue Mountain Lake. Take NY 30 and 28 South to Indian Lake then Route 28 South to Weavertown. Take NY Route 8 through Riparius. Just a few miles past Loon Lake, and at the traffic light, turn left onto Landon Hill Road. The Low Road - Just stay on NY Route 12 until you see NY Route 365 to Route 8 East. Take Route 8 East through Speculator and Riparius. Just a few miles past Loon Lake look for a traffic light, turn left onto Landon Hill Road. We are the first house on the right. |
Carl and Judy opened Landon Hill as a bed and breakfast in 1996, after a year of restoration work. The house was constructed around 1860 in the Queen Anne style. Though some of the original detail from the house is now gone, Landon Hill retains much of its original charm. The foundation is constructed from solid-granite blocks quarried from the very hillside on which it sits.
The Town of Chester was incorporated in 1799, making it one of the oldest towns in the southern Adirondacks. In the town's early days the economy was based on timber and other natural resources. By the early 1900s, the Adirondacks were becoming a burgeoning tourist destination, as well as a "fresh air refuge" for tuberculosis patients. Chestertown, with its plentiful balsam forests, lakes and streams, benefited from both trends. It was during this time that Landon Hill, known then as Sunset Camp, was a bustling boarding house catering to tourists and those looking for healthier surroundings. 
