The Point

Ideal for incentives, the tiny cluster of log cabins at the Mobil five star–rated Point served as the “great camp” of William Avery Rockefeller a century ago. Today, as yesterday, guests come to the Adirondacks in upstate New York to forget about the city without forsaking life's luxuries. For instance, all meals take place en famille, with men dressing in jacket and tie for dinner.

By day, The Point furnishes boats to ply the waters of Lake Saranac. Fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and golf also highlight the summer, while winter brings ice-skating, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing less than an hour away. But catching up on one's reading may be the most popular sport of all, especially when practiced in bed, by the fire, or in an Adirondack chair under the pines.