Town of Chester

The Town of Chester includes the hamlets of Chestertown and Pottersville, located between the Schroon and Hudson rivers and easily accessible from exits 25 and 26 of the Adirondack Northway (I-87).


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Since its founding in 1799 as farming community, Chestertown has been a home for hardy, innovative entrepreneurs that have held strong beliefs in their heritage and character. Each generation of residents and new arrivals enthusiastically pursued livelihoods that, over time, ranged from farmers, millers, blacksmiths, and tinsmiths to dressmakers, tailors, and innkeepers.

More recently, residents have welcomed visitors and a large second home population as well as a growing retirement community. This openness and entrepreneurial nature has left a legacy that still shapes day-to-day life in Chestertown: a hard-working citizenry committed to making Chestertown a community of distinction within the Adirondacks.

Chestertown has the advantage of being an intact commercial and retail core set in the backdrop of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. World renowned for their beauty, the Adirondacks draw an international visitor base every year. Few locations have the potential to offer a high-quality Adirondack experience with easy access to major transportation corridors such as I-87.



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