Lake Placid Lodge has its origins in an historic Adirondack lodge dating back to 1882, so perhaps it should be no surprise that among its senior staff members is a living bit of history.  Forrest “Dew Drop” Morgan is a legendary character, beloved by locals and visitors from afar.  Lake Placid Lodge is lucky enough to have him charming guests with his endless font of Adirondack lore, sporting knowledge, and American history – originally as bartender, and now, as ambassador-at-large and beloved raconteur.  For many years, Dew Drop served up his world-famous Bloody Marys [secret recipe] and “bloody good Martinis” [according to Faye Dunaway, who worked for him in a previous stage of her career].  His specialty now is a warm welcome.        

The name “Dew Drop” was bestowed unwittingly, but with permanent results, by a chance remark that the sprightly young Morgan was “fresh as a dew drop.”  A bombardier in World War II and the Korean War, he was twice shot down behind enemy lines – the second time, rescued by the Russians.  Dew Drop’s bride made her wedding dress from the parachute that saved him the first time.   

A bobsled champion, Dew Drop went on to coach the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team from 1946-1960.  His thirteen children all inherited his enthusiasm for the sport, including John Morgan who played himself as a bobsled commentator in Cool Runnings, the movie about the Jamaican bobsled team.   

The congenial host once had a bar in Lake Placid called the Thirteen Morgans, and another in Saranac Lake called The Dew Drop Inn; at one time he owned a total of three inns in the Adirondack region.  It was at The Dew Drop Inn that he earned his second nickname, “The Yankee Dipper.”  Every time the Yankees lost a game – which was often – Dew Drop would ceremoniously jump into the river behind the bar, regardless of the weather.  His luck at poker is right on par with his baseball fortune, but he gets full credit for launching the popular Monday Night Football Pools at Lake Placid Lodge.  

So come meet a living legend.  At Lake Placid Lodge, Dew Drop Morgan will make you right at home. 

The Point, Lake Placid Lodge and The Inn of The Five Graces, all operated by The Garrett Hotel Group, are members of Relais & Châteaux, the prestigious international association of privately owned hotels and restaurants embodying the highest culinary standards and the French “art de vivre.”