The Franklin County legislature recently supported a proposed land trade with the state, involving about 300 acres, in order to preserve Debar Lodge. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports officials of the town of Duane, as well as county officials believe the site to have “great potential as a cultural, education and recreational resource for the local area of the Adirondack North Country region. Debar Pond Institution, a nonprofit educational organization, is planning to enter into a land exchange agreement with the state, where New York would receive 300 acres of land in exchange for 6 acres of land. These 6 acres would include Debar Lodge.