Our Favorite Outdoor Fire Pit Experiences at Opal Resorts
These seven Opal resorts offer fire pit experiences that are nothing like your average campfire – but you can still feel free to toast marshmallows. Read More
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6 Top Holiday Cocktails You’ll Want to Sip in 2024
These holiday cocktails – part of Opal’s specialty holiday cocktail program – aren’t just complex symphonies of flavor, they’re liquid works of art. And we’ve got the recipes for you to recreate during your own holiday festivities. Read More
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Stone Crab Season in Florida: What to Know & Where to Get It
Beloved for their delicate, sweet meat, Florida stone crabs dominate minds and menus from October to May. Here’s why they’re so sought after and the best places to get your claws on, well, these delicious claws. Read More
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10 Experiences to Level Up Your Next Opal Escape
Opal Collection resorts and hotels are more than just luxurious places to lay your head. From private chef-led culinary events to hands-on outdoor adventures you’ll be raving about for years to come, here’s how our collection can craft and connect you to indelible experiences that discerning travelers covet. Read More
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Two Road Trips & Two Lakes in the New York Adirondacks
Only an Upstate New York road trip can pack ancient gorges and lovely little farm stores paired with epic Adirondack views around every turn. Read More
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Condé Nast–Confirmed: 11 Opal Properties Recognized in 2019’s Readers’ Choice Awards
The people have spoken. Eleven Opal Collection properties were awarded Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. So what’s all the fuss about? Thirty two years ago, Condé Nast Traveler – the legendary luxury lifestyle travel magazine – put out its first travel survey. Back then, it was just a… Read More
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Victorian Glamour & Grace
Recently called one of Architectural Digest’s most beautiful hotels in the Adirondacks, The Sagamore Resort has served as a Victorian-era icon on Lake George since 1883 – and not much has changed since. Read More
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Touring the Lake George Craft Beverage Trail
Within a half-hour drive from the Sagamore, Lake George boasts six different ways to experience locally crafted beers, wines, and spirits. Read More
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Condé Nast–Confirmed: 10 Opal Properties Recognized in 2018’s Readers’ Choice Awards
The people have spoken. Ten Opal Collection properties were awarded Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. So what’s all the fuss about? Thirty one years ago, Condé Nast Traveler – the legendary luxury lifestyle travel magazine – put out its first travel survey. Back then, it was just a… Read More
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7 Reasons to Visit Opal Destinations This Summer
We dug deep into all Opal destinations in Florida, Maine, and New York to build this list of top summer events and seasonal vacation ideas. Read More
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Weekend Guide: Lake George, NY
Get drawn into Lake George’s colonial history, antique boats, and network of hiking trails at the doorstep of the Adirondacks. Read More
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Top Things to Do in Lake George from October through January
From experiencing Adirondack fall foliage from the seat of a helicopter to an adrenaline-packed “escape” from a historic war fort, when the temps in Lake George cool down, the destination heats up. Read More
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Our Picks: Top Fireworks and Celebrations for the Fourth of July
From southern Florida’s largest display to a Fourth set in an Americana time warp, here are seven fresh ways to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks this year. The Largest Fireworks Display in Southern Florida [Cape Coral, FL] Less than an hour north of Naples, Cape Coral’s… Read More
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