Scott's Oquaga Lake House Offers Family Fun

Old fashioned family fun vacations are alive and well at Scott's Oquaga Lake House, a 1,100-acre resort on picturesque Oquaga Lake near Deposit, New York, some 24 miles east of Binghamton in Broome County. Facilities for activities for all ages are on tap, including two scenic nine-hole golf courses, outdoor and indoor tennis courts, a softball diamond, bocce and shuffleboard courts, a separate pitch & putt golf course, a putting green, a Swedish exercise course and numerous walking trails through the many beautiful New York State wooded areas abutting the property.

Since 1869, six generations of Scotts have run the resort. A family member stands behind the reception desk in the comfortable, homey lobby of the main building where there are also a dining room seating up to 300 people and a number of guest rooms. Other guest rooms are in adjoining annex buildings, and various sized lakefront cottages. A large playhouse on the lakefront includes an old fashioned soda fountain, pool tables, ping pong, and some old fashioned bowling alleys, plus other amusement games. On the lakefront is a large show room with a 3,200-square-foot hardwood dance floor where dancers of all styles- ballroom, country, square and folk- can strut their stuff. There's also a stage for live shows and entertainment seven nights a week. The waterfront at the playhouse is always alive with swimming, canoeing, boating, the Kids Klub program for children, speedboat rides, water skiing or a ride on the showboat, a fixture on Oquaga Lake for many years with its sing-along cruises.

It's all part of the everyday program at Scott's Oquaga Lake House.

Rates include three meals a day and basic maid service in simple, comfortable, clean rooms, most with private bath and all with television. The long list of daytime activities, mini-bus tours, fashion and talent shows, dance lessons, accommodations and all sports facilities, (only power golf carts are extra), shows and entertainment are included- and there is no tipping.

For more information about one of the most outstanding family vacation resorts in New York state, write to Scott's Oquaga Lake, Box 47, Deposit, New York 13754, call 607.467.3094, visit www.scottsfamilyresort.com or e-mail scottsoquaga@aol.com.