Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March 31, 1960Moody Boat Livery was at 7 and 8 Duprey Street from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 27, 1962
Moodys Follow a Tradition
On the far shore of Lake Flower is the Moody Boat Livery. This livery, which had its beginnings in the early 1930’s was owned by Milo M. Moody, a famous Adirondack guide, and whose father was one of the first settlers in Saranac Lake. Mr. Moody was, in fact, tile first white baby born in what is now Saranac Lake.
When the Moody boat livery was first operated, its only service was to rent wooden row boats. The premises consisted of only a small wooden shack which served as a repair shop and a few wooden planks at which were moored about a dozen boats.
Gradually the livery built up under the ownership of Milo Moody Sr, and his wife, and in 1959, Milo “Sonny” Moody, Jr., grandson of Milo Moody, the guide, took over. Since then the boat livery has mushroomed to a point where it is no longer just a boat livery, but a complete motor and marina center. The capacity is no longer just a dozen boats, but at present has facilities to take care of over 100 boats.
Moody also deals in go-carts, boat trailers, lawn implements, minibikes, snow-travelers, and of course boats ranging from cabin cruisers to a modern-day row-boat— a far cry from the days of Milo Moody Sr.
Carrying on the tradition of Milo Moody, Sr., as guide, is Bernard Moody, available for treks, through the Adirondack country.
