I left in 96 so I cannot say for sure. But I guaren-damn tee-you that there will be a ton of environmental paperwork and ‘permits’ needed before they do. Even back then there were issues with APA and building/rebuilding..
Tupper has an interesting history with landuse. Look up the name John Reandeau (IIRC) and his battle with the APA over his land that almost came to a shootout with the state Troopers.
I went to SUNY Syracuse Forestry school. I knew several stumpies that had gone up to Cranberry Lake forestry camp/school and Paul Smiths College. I had buddies that grew up in Lowville and Cranberry Lake.
I also had a friend who’s family owned a camp on Saranac Lake. I was only accessible by boat. They rebuilt the whole place. It was incredible the hoops they had to jump through to rebuild the place. Also, just the logistics of using a barge to get the materials to the site or waiting until the lake was frozen to bring stuff out to it was a pain.