It is located on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of Upper Saranac Lake, near Eagle Island Camp and Moss Ledge, two other Coulter designs.

The camp was built for New York copper magnate and financier Adolph Lewisohn.

The main lodge is a three-story chalet with a half-timbered effect, with birch bark filling the role usually played by brick or stucco.

Interior walls were finished with local spruce, but also with southern pine, stained green or tan.

Saranac Village celebrated its 50th anniversary of Young Life camping in August 2020.