Earl Plumley Parking Lot Upgrade
There have have been changes and upgrades to the Long Lake Municipal Parking Lot at 1167 Main Street. Recently the old retaining wall separating St. Henry’s Parking Lot from the former site of the Long Lake Highway Garage was removed and replaced with boulders. The parking lot has a fresh surface of gravel. Hydroseeding and a pathway linking Main Stree to the Nature Trail was installed along the upper level of the lot. Visitors can park at the municipal lot and stroll to the Long Lake Nature Trail which winds around the Jennings Park Pond featuring interpretive signage and walkways linking Main Street through the trees below Long Lake Central School. Long Lake Crews worked together to prep the surface and get the parking lot ready for the summer. It’s an easy place to park and stroll to the beach for swimming and Music by the Lake on Friday’s, giving another spot for vehciles to park away from the congested area pinch point down by the Adirondack Hotel, Helms Aeroplane Service and the Town Beach. The Earl Plumley historic siganage was developed and created and written by the Long Lake Historical Society.
The old retaining wall separating St. Henry’s parking area from the former Long Lake Highway Garage site has been removed and replaced with boulders, and the parking lot has been resurfaced with fresh gravel. Hydroseeding was completed, and a new pathway connecting Main Street to the Long Lake Nature Trail was installed along the upper level of the lot.
Visitors can park in the municipal lot and enjoy a short walk to the Long Lake Nature Trail, which winds and follows the Jennings Park waterway and features interpretive signage and walkways linking Main Street through the wooded area below Long Lake Central School.
The parking area is named in honor of Earl A. Plumley (1895–1956), who, along with his wife Henrietta Lowry Plumley, owned and operated the Long Lake Garage and Taxi Service on this site for many years. Plumley played an important role in the community, transporting visitors to and from Long Lake and serving as one of the area’s earliest school bus operators.
Town of Long Lake crews worked together to prepare the site and have the parking lot ready for the summer season. The lot provides convenient parking for those heading to the beach for swimming, Music by the Lake on Fridays, and other downtown activities. It also offers additional parking capacity away from the congested area near the Adirondack Hotel, Helms Aero Service, and the Town Beach.
The Earl Plumley historical signage was researched, written, and developed by the Long Lake Historical Society.
