Malone Telegram
Debar Pond Lodge is seen in April 2017 in the town of Duane.
(Enterprise photo â Justin A. Levine) MALONE The Franklin County legislature on Thursday unanimously supported a proposed land trade with the state, involving about 300 acres, in order to preserve Debar Lodge. The historical site, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was bought by the state in 1979. Officials of the town of Duane, as well as county officials believe the site to have “great potential as a cultural, education and recreational resource for the local area of the Adirondack North Country region.” Debar Pond Institution, a nonprofit educational organization, is planning to enter into a land exchange agreement with the state, where New York would receive 300 acres of land in exchange for 6 acres of land. These 6 acres would include Debar Lodge.