Adirondack Life

The Gem

After sitting vacant for a decade, Bolton Landing’s former Sagamore Pub had lost whatever luster it once possessed. But on their visits to Lake George, Paty and Richard Boccato—who have launched successful businesses on both coasts—saw it as a diamond in the rough. Situated at the intersection where guests leaving the swanky Sagamore Resort turn onto Lake Shore Drive, the empty building “seemed so wrong in this cute little town,” says Paty.

In 2020, the Boccatos partnered with Kristan Keck and Kirby Farmer, proprietors of the Hudson restaurant and guesthouse

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