Glenmore Bar & Grill

History

Big Moose Lake was the setting of An American Tragedy, a novel by Theodore Dreiser. It is based on the true story of Chester Gillette, who was convicted and executed for the drowning of Grace Brown in the South Bay of Big Moose Lake in 1906. The Glenmore Hotel, a grand four-story edifice of classic Adirondack Architecture, featured a dining room spacious enough to fit 200 guests, with an elaborate tea room, a game room, soda fountain and ice cream parlor... of course, modern radio receiving equipment was available to guests during regular business hours.The original Glenmore Hotel, which was located directly across the street, burned down in 1950 due to a suspicious strike of bankruptcy lightning that cost the livelihood of many insurance agents. The building that is presently Duffy's at the Glenmore, was originally known as the Big Moose Supply Company, and in its day, was the biggest general store in the nation.

Specialties

Food service, hotel accommodations