Jay (New York)

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 formerly 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).

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

• 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.

• There is a swimming area near the bridge and the village green.

• The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

  - located in Queensbury

• The Country Bear (5830 NYS Route 86, +1 518 946-2691) is a cute country diner down the road in Wilmington; see that village for additional options.

• Book & Blanket Bed & Breakfast

  phone: +1 518 946-8323
  address: Route 9N

• Kookaburra

  address: 58 Alder Street
  Six-bedroom, three bath rental chalet. Owner lives out-of-region.