Fulton Chain of Lakes
Seventh Lake to Raquette Lake
Paddling across Seventh Lake is hard on a windy day. When entering the lake, keep to the north shore and head due east to a point at the far end of the lake. Unless heading for the north shore leantos, avoid the bay to the northeast. Keep right of this point and swing easterly through a winding stump-strewn channel. Stay right of an island with a leanto, and head to the dock that suddenly appears this begins the Eighth Lake carry. A confusing spot to reach, watch for signs that indicate the channel. The carry to Eighth Lake, which extends through the Eighth Lake Public Campground, is one mile. From the dock, take the right fork of the road. About midway there is a trail intersection: the road to the left leads to Bug Lake; the road to the right leads to the campground caretaker's headquarters, where there is a public telephone; and a .25 mile ahead is NYS Rt. 28. For Eighth Lake, proceed straight. On Eighth Lake you will find several leantos: one on a small island near the west side of the lake, one on the north shore, and another on the lake's north end. There is another carry at the north end, that crosses the low divide between the water sheds of the Moose River and the Raquette River.