Starch Factory Creek runs through the Old Forge area — a small tributary whose name hints at industrial history in a region better known now for snowmobile trails and chain lakes than 19th-century manufacturing. The creek itself doesn't appear in DEC fish surveys or paddling guides, which likely means it's too small, too seasonal, or too overgrown to warrant attention beyond the locals who know where it crosses under town roads. No formal access, no stocked fish, no trail register — just a named blue line on the map and a reminder that even the quietest waters in the Park once had working names.
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