Malone (New York)

Malone lies outside the "Blue Line" which legally defines Adirondack Park, in a location which geographically represents a transition from the mountainous Adirondack region to the relatively flat St. Lawrence Valley. If you head south from Malone, you'll arrive in ski country or parkland relatively quickly.
Malone's celebrated residents included William Wheeler, Vice President of the United States from 1877 to 1881 under President Rutherford B. Hayes; and Orville Gibson, the world-famous guitar and mandolin designer.

Read

Laura Ingalls Wilder is famous for writing of the Ingalls family and their life on the frontier, in the Little House on the Prairie books. But she also wrote about her husband's childhood growing up on a farm near Malone. 9-year-old Almanzo Wilder is the main character of her book Farmer Boy, and it provides a fairly accurate look at life in northern New York in the 1860s.

There is no intercity bus to Malone, although service exists in Massena and Plattsburgh (each approx. 40 miles distant).

By car

Malone is located on Highway 11, 1 hour west of Interstate 87.
Coming from Lake Placid and the Adirondacks, follow Highway 30 north to 11.

• Taxi 2000

  phone: +1 518 481-5199
  address: 214 East Main St

• Taxi R US

  phone: +1 518 481-5890
  address: 53 Duane St.

• House of History museum

  phone: +1 518 483-2750
  address: 51 Milwaukee St.

• Almanzo Wilder Homestead

  phone: +1 518 483-1207
  address: 177 Stacy Road
  The boyhood home of Almanzo Wilder in Laura Ingalls Wilder's book "Farmer Boy". Open from May 25, guided tour 60-90 minutes, store and museum on-site.

• Malone Golf Club

  phone: +1 518 483-2926
  address: 79 Golf Course Rd
  36-hole course designed by Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones.

• Malone Recreation Park87-acre recreation and entertainment park in the heart of the community.

• Titus Mountain Ski Area

  phone: +1 518 483-3740
  address: 215 Johnson Rd.
  27 trails, 8 chair lifts, tube park and rentals.

Events

• Franklin County Fair

  phone: +1 518 483-0720
  address: 606 East Main St.
  Rides, midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, harness racing and live entertainers.

• Chez Madeleine

  phone: +1 518 481-8219
  address: 44 Finney Blvd
  Gifts and collectibles.

• International Border Co.

  phone: +1 518 483-5331
  address: 40 Mill Street
  Sporting goods, clothing, shoes.

• Market Barn

  phone: +1 518 483-9341
  address: 500 E Main St
  80 shops with antiques, arts and crafts, collectibles and a deli all under one roof.

There is also a Walmart (3222 Route 11) and Kmart (230 West Main Street).

• Nancy's Village Diner

  phone: +1 518 483-8868
  address: 364 W Main St
  Home/country cooking. Daily lunch & dinner specials. Homemade breads, pie, and johnneycake. Limited veggie options. Cash only.

• Spotted Willy's Pub & Grille

  phone: +1 518 483-7969
  address: 3853 Route 11

• Blue Mountain Grill

  phone: +1 518 352-1960
  address: 28 State Route 30

• Jug Store

  phone: +1 518 483-0894
  address: 39-1/2 Rockland St

• Gordie's Gazebo Steak & Seafood Restaurant

  address: 5199 Rte 37

• Seven's Grill

  phone: +1 518 483-9851
  address: 26 Pearl St
  Malone,

• Turning Point Bar

  phone: +1 518 483-5740
  address: 341 Elm St

• Spotted Willy's Pub and Grill

  phone: +1 518 483-7969
  address: 3853 Route 11

• Super 8

  phone: +1 518 483-8058
  address: 17 Rockland Street

• Econo Lodge

  phone: +1 518 483-0500
  address: 227 W. Main St

• Sunset Motel

  phone: +1 518 483-3367
  address: 3899 Route 11

• Four Seasons Motel

  phone: +1 518 483-3490
  address: 236 Main St

• Kilburn Manor

  phone: +1 518 483-4891
  address: 59 Milwaukee Street
  Greek revival home on Salmon River, pool, library, wi-fi, event facilities. Smoke-free.

• Cornwall-Massena
• Lake Placid and the Adirondacks
• Plattsburgh and the Quebec border