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ADIRONDACK

TRAILWAYS

TERMINALS

BLUE

Alb.

426
Terminal.
Broadway (Cor. State St.) Tel.
61F12.
Tel.
Sar. Lake
Towne's
Pharmacy.

ALBANY"
Plaza
BLOOMINGDALE"

Bus

LAKE"

MOUNTAIN

Raymond's

Stand.

News

Tel.

235S.

LANDING"
W.
O. Rehm
BOLTON
(The Rexall Store). Tel. Bolton
BRAINARDSVILLE"
Moore's
FillingStation.
Sellers.
Leo
BURKE"
2279.
Tel. Saranac
CADYVILLE"
Goodsell's Store.
Tel.
Soda Fountain.
CHATEAUGAY"
McKenna's
Chateaugay 3796.
House.
Tel.
Panther
2401.
Mountain
CHESTERTOWN"
No
Phone.
POINT"
Clarke's Store.
CROWN
Restaurant
DANNEMORA"
(Haley). Tel. 3701
Sugar Bowl
L:)1AM0ND

POINT"

Henderson's

General

Store,

TrI.

Lake

4-4547.

George

2761.

930.

17F15.
Bert
Tel.
Burr.
Malone
DUANE"
Tel.
41.
ELIZABETHTOWN"
Pleasant Valley Drug Store.
Essex
Tel.
Coffee Pot Restaurant.
2761.
ESSEX"
Tel.
2982.
COVINGTON"
Town
Clerk's Office.
FORT
GABRIELS"
Glen G. Bacon Store. Tel. Paul Smith's 7F11.
Street.
Tel.
21 South
2-5349.
Tel.
Fort
Covington 2635.
Farrell's Hotel.
Tel.
9521.
Tree
Inn.
Tel.
53.
KEENE"
The Elm
Tel.
KINGSTON
744-745.
Trailways Terminal, Broadway and Pine Grove Avenue.
KEENE
VALLEY"
Alexander's General
Store.
Tel. Keene
Valley 3F3.
Turner's
KEESEVILLE"
Drug Store. Tel. 15W.
LAKE
The
Tel. 962.
GEORGE"
Soda Bar.
Tel.
LAKE
PLACID"
Lake Placid
88,
89
Pharmacy.
LAKE"
Adirondack
LONG
Austin, Propr. Tel. Long Lake
15.
Garage, Duke
LAKE"
Tel.
LOON
Loon
Lake Colony.
Chestertown
3351.
MOUNTAIN"
Coffee
LYON
North
Star
3741.
Shop. Tel. Dannemora
MALONE
Transit
Adirondack
Mam
St.
Tel. 925
Lines, Office and Bus Depot, 66 W.
Tel.
726.
McCarthy Pharmacy.
Massena
Bus
Street.
MASSENA
Tel.
Terminal,
4 Center
10.
MORRISONVILLE"
Post Office (W. Light). Tel. Plattsburg 2F21.
NEW
Post
Tel.
New
Russia
RUSSIA"
Office.
3-F13.
NEW
YORK
CITY"
Dixie Bus Depot 241 W.
42 St.
Tel. Wis. 7-5 300. Bet. 7 6p' 8 Ave.
NORTH
CREEK"
McConncH's
Dinette.
Tel.
9037.
RIVER"
General
NORTH
Store, James Hennessey, Propr.
Tel.
Peru
45-R.
PERU"
Marsha's
Pharmacy.
Hotel Cumberland,
PLATTSBURG"
Margaret Street. Tel. 214.
PORT
HENRY"
The
House.
Lcc
Tel.
99.
Wells
House.
Tel.
Chestertown
POTTERSVILLE"
2787.
RIVER"
Hitchcock ^
33F5.
RAQUETTE
Dignean. Tel. Massena
LAKE"
Tel.
ROUND
Lake
Round
6-711.
(Cleveland's).
SARANAC
LAKE"
Hotel St. Regis. Tel.
414.
SARATOGA
SPRINGS"
Spa Bus Terminal, 351 Broadway. Tel. 151.
LAKE"
SCHROON
Terrace
Rest., Mrs.
Lyon's Pharmacy. Tel. 50.
Ochs. Prop. Tel. 125.
RIVER"
L. M.
SCHROON
General Store.
Tel.
Ho?lev.
54F3I.
W.
Store.
SOUTH
PLATTSBURG"
Tels.
J. Bonville's
Plattsburg 3,SF23" Peru 17L2.
Store.
Tel.
SOUTH
SCHROON"
Murdock's
7F15.
No
ROAD"
STREET
Phone.
Johnson Bros. Store.
GLEN
Goodman's
Gas
THE
I. P. Goodnvm.
Station, Mr.
ViS9.
Projir. Tel. Chestertown
Tl(X)NnER(M;A"
Ray's
Soda
Bar.
Tel.
4SI.
TRIPP
W.
W.
Grube's
LAKE"
Grube,
Restaurant.
TUPPER
LAKE
-Hotel
Altamont.
Tel.
481.
W'ARRENSBURG"
Rexall
Drug Store.
Tel.
5351.
W.
S. Ordwav
Co.
\V.
CONSTABLE"
Gardner's
WESTPORT"
Drug Store.
Tel. Westport 83.
CENTER"
Bert Fluery.
WESTVILLE
Fort Gov.
Tel.
2169.
mc
WEVERTOWN"
Eldridge's Store, Mrs.
North
C.
E.
Noton,
Propr. Tel.
92F4.
Creek
Willsboro
WILLSBORO"
Pharmacy.
MAIN
OFFICE
Tel. Willsboro
2972.
WILTON"
I. E. Dye. Tel. Saratoga 39211.

GLENS

FALLS"

HOGANSBURG"

INDIAN

Trailways Bus Depot,


Socony Gas Station.

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296

Page
Adirondack

Lake

Schroon

on

.'.

Camp
Road

Landing
of Lake George

Bolton
Battle

Lake

Mountain

Blue

215

Lake

Luzerne

Lake

Placid

249

Burgoyne
Lake

Cedar

River

Cleverdale-on-Lake

of

Discovery

30

Long

Lake

209

Lake

181

Minerva

137

Madame

2(12

Moody

194

Memorial....

Semhrich

127
215

Stone

Natural

Bridge

227

.\

187

Creek

North

Lake

".

201

Paradox

George

106

Plattsburg

167

Petrified

115

Port

Henry

149

39

Port

Kent

288

Chestertown
Lake

107

to

Loon

170

Brant

102

121

26

Trail

George (East
Resorts)

Ill

77

Treasure

Buried

Lake

28*)

Chasm

Ausahlc

Shore

22S
..

Legion Mountain

American

Bolton

Pdge

George

239
291

Sea

Gardens

21

"

Ranches

Dude
Essex

153

Pottersville

Ehrabethtown

281

Rockhurst'on-Lake

Fort

Edward

28

Fort

Amherst

148
69

George

Fort
Fort

St. Frederick

148

Fort

Ticonderoga
William
Henry

145

Fort

Lake

Friends
Garnet
Glens

185
53
135

Indian

John

to

Tupper

28

Johnsburg
Keene
Lake

Valley

George Village

9
23

Lake

230
27

139

29

Grave

131
271

Ticonderoga

Landing

Lake

Point

132

61

Brown's

93
214

Schuylerville
Days
Stage Coach
Silver Bay

Brook

Advertisers

Snowshoes....

on

Lake

Schroon

The

Falls

Hudson

107

Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Spa

77

Lake

Huletts

Saranac

177

Falls

Hague
Halfway

Index

Rogers Battle
Raquette Lake
Sabbath
Day

Forewt)rd

225

George

Adirondacks

95

(Introduction)

Lake

7
219

Warrensburg

157

296

Westport

151

196

Whiteface

267

Whitehall

182

Wilmington

240

Williams'
Willsboro

64
3"

Memorial

Highway

.^.

248
28
246

Monument

62
155

Index

Color Pictures

to

Page

Adirondack

Beautiful

Air

of Lake

View

Is Ideal

This

front

cover

hack

cover

Inside

Chasm

Ausable
A

Saratoga Springs

Park,

Congress

Inside

Scene

River

31

Luzerne
Ranch

for Dude

Country

Glens

Falls

Battle

on

Over

Looking North
Capt. Robert Rogers'

Riders

37
51

Snowshoes

66

1757

in

Scenery of Lake George from Mountainside


Golf Course
18 Hole
Ticonderoga Country Club
Clouds
and Billowy
Placid Waters
at Warrensburg,
Island

Bolton

at

Landing

123
141

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Scene

Friends

on

Looking North
L(K)king North
Aerial

View

Keene,

the

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Entrance

City Hall

to

of

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East

231
251

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the

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269

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Golf

205
211

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and

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resort

cards,

letterheads,

ruled

announcements,

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tirely
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printings plant.

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in

Elizabethtown

Course,

Memorial

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199

Mountain

McDonough

This

189

Lake

Eagle's Nest

Nearby

Cobble

and

Creek

North

Indian

from

Lake

from

Lake

241

217

Village Slopes at

Mountain

Long

Huberts

Lake

Picturesque

Blue

St.

Mountain

Village

Lake

Saranac

Entering
Big Tupper

from

171
and

Valley

Lake

Whiteface

from

Placid

165

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Brant

Keene

Schroon

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This
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Guide
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Picture

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Map,

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southbound

visitors

this
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the tourist
that

over

this region see


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direction, therefore for those who
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Wonderland

Rugged Mountains, Bubbling Brooks


Crystal Lakes, Linked Together by a Great
System of Broad, Smooth Concrete and
Macadam
Highways

and

Nowhere
scenery,
so

^^
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of

all this

in

so

many

lovely glades,so

many

on

whose

waters

from

still.

And

own

brooks

with

hills,and
everlasting
Heaven's

is there

and

are

and

as

and

pure

through

an

of forest clad

array

whose

rivers

diversified

sueh

everchangingcountry,

sparklinglakes, such

many

all interwoven

mountains,

ol
ours
country
end of beautiful

great

miles end

is in

source

the

sparklingas

all this wonderland

of

beauty

the great highways of dustless macadam


and concrete
that have won
Adirondacks
world-wide
fame as a motorist's paradise. Be your
a
what

it may,

prominent summer
fastness of the hills,good roads

resort,

or

the

dewdrops
run

for the

objective
lodge hidden in the

woodland

and
lead the way,
so
they, and
are
many
that
well
drive
for
connected,
so
one
days through these forests without
may
the need to retrace
a
singlemile of the journey.
Thousands
and

joys

while

of

will

the
in

and

deer, bear

fish

game

most

sea,

be

The

found

labored

for

you

not.

hosts.

Every
You

are

Adirondack

the

carried

plateaus,
by such

them

to

beauty

and

picturesqueness

which

mountains

tower

forest-clad,
providing a
birds

and
lakes

more

home
be

to

for
found

inhabited

are

by

"

years

the year around, the business


Eden
make
this region an

to

riding,mountain

provision has

summer

the east, brook trout, lake trout, northern


each a stirring
call to the fisherman.
black bass

to

golf,tennis, horseback

are

them

in
visit us, where
favorite pastime, whatever
it is,whether

visitor,invite

bliss of

the

the

cities and

in

live here

people who

have

of

varieties of game
Adirondack
and
streams

small mouthed
pike,pickerel,

who

rival in

There
of

been

other

numerous

to

livingin the

reading.

now

which

here

ever-increasingnumbers.

every

are

Switzerland.

the

has

message

you

be found

above

of others

adjacent states, ignorant


the energizing rare
air of

which

lakes of

mile

thousands

after the

one

to

are

famous
a

in

open,

the

as

of

and

this year

Lakes

than

York

New

come

mediums

the

hundreds

in the

vacation

of the beauties
visitors,wealthy with the secret
wonderland, have been coming here for years,

summer

the Adirondack

and

tens

towns

of

of

been

made

welcome.
"7"

our

vast

outdoors

you

and

men

for the
can

women
summer

enjoy

your

hunting, fishing,
boating,swimming,
climbing,motoring, dancing or what
for your

comfort.

We

are

hospitable

^0Sk
"^Summer

thissi4mmer

J^araioga

!"iprmg

Health

Relaxation
Recreation
tor
Sports...

all the

In

much

East,

MEMBER
OF YOUR

FAMILY

and

action
as

sports

like.

you

Health Spa

Recreation
Golf

Center

Tennis
-

Riding

Bathing

everything to
ment
season

wonderful

Boating

Historic Sites

or

"

at

rates

scenic

waters,

the

vacation

fit your

for
a

beauty
enjoy
"

carefree

Come
for

come

to

dack
food, bracing Adiron-

provide

want.

you

so

money.

or

Farm-fresh

air, mineral
state

offers

quiet and restful


able
great variety of comfort"

accommodations

budget.

spot

vacation

your

distant to
to, yet sufficiently
A
crammed
with
summer

Easy to get
"get away."

EVERY

other

wo

for

vacation

the

week"

awaiting

you

summer

there's
at

toga
Sara-

Springs.
A

long,
both

Send

colorful

running

season

and

of

horse

night harness

racing

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races.

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Sdrdtoqd Springs^
the

Approaching
is historic

the

watering place,as
centuries

among

Adirondacks

from

Saratoga Springs,
the

Indians

for

the

South

for

used

resorts

summer

the

famous

to

curative

the

century

first important gateway


of civilization as a

be called; and
of

powers

its

famous

for many
wonderful

many

springs.
Saratoga is spread out
Mountains,

the Adirondack

luxuriantly from

the

rock

the

ledges at

foot

of

broad

plateauwest of the beautiful Hudson


there is no
River.
Here
of
another, no towering
crowding
buildingsone
upon
the
and
the
shut
out
healing sun
coolingwinds.
skyscrapersto
Whether
approach this delightfulcity from East, West, North
you
South
of its
but be impressed by the welbkept appearance
cannot
or
you
facilities
and
from
the
excellent
direction.
transportation
approaches
every
that the approaches are
Not
landscaped but rather that they have been cut
by the factory
through natural and undisturbed farms and gardens, unmarred
comm.unities.
so
dumps and poor residences which surround
many
It is
father

and

far

cry

from

on

the

Saratoga

grandfather visited
disappeared forever

buggy have
highways have
thanks
earlier

for

of

health

from

its

today
and
streets

to

the

Saratoga

recreation.

and

the

which

The

muddy

horse
or

your

and

dusty

But
replaced by modern, well constructed
pavements.
and
his associates in
Putnam
the excellent planning of Gideon
to
days, Saratoga is blessed with unusually wide thoroughfares,lined

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with

and

landmarks

of the old

maples.
which

your

With

the

horse

forefathers

and

knew,

buggy
old

store

have

gone

fronts

many

old

and

doing business have disappeared and been replacedwith modern


facilities. But in the majestic old hotels and at the race
track remains
that
will always mean
of the past which
thousands.
The
to
aura
'"'"Saratoga"
of

methods

best in America, still


and
the healingwaters

horses, the
courses

race

the

depths of

and

America's

in

abundant

beautiful

most

quantities from

of old

and

new

will, while

providingyou

w^ith

modern
blood which
pleasures,instill something in your
bring you back again and again to the "King of Resorts"
think
you'll like it, as did your
"Queen of Spas." We
parents
trust,

the

before

of

amid

rcla.xation

will, we

one

still flow

the earth.

unique combination

This

at

run

you.

Modern

Racing

...

tracks, the
legislationpertaining to race
for the Improvement
of Horses, locally
of the Breed
Saratoga Association
known
the Racing Association, has provided the track with
as
pari-mutuei
machines
for
comfort
and
all
facilities
the
the
to
betting
enlarged
provide
of its guests.
The
the
beautiful
of
track
in
the
most
world,
grounds,
any
Additional
in perfect condition.
are
larger parking fields have
gates and
been
added
the provisions for your
comfort.
to
and
American
continental society moves
to
en
masse
Saratoga Springs
the pick of the world's
horses
for the month
of August, when
finest race
for
stakes
afternoon
Each
as
$'5'0,000.
as
ranging
high
except Suncompete
In

keeping

with

recent

GRAND UNION HOTEL


1876

FAMED

FOR

ITS GRANDEUR

SaratogaSprings,N. Y.

1947

AND

SPACIOUSNESS

Largest and Most Noted of the Spa Summer


AMERICAN

B.

PLAN

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R.

Howe,

Hotels
Gen.

Mgr.

Exciting Race

An

Saratoga Race

at

Trac\

day during the racing month sees the grandstand,clubhouse and paddock
rubs elbows
the street
on
seethingwith a colorful crowd, where the man
camaraderie.
merchant
with the
Thoroughbred owners
prince in a perfect
the quiet serenity,
all bring their best to SaratogaSprings,because they know
the tonic

air, improve them

Our

Mt.

Air Cooled

stX'vt""

TAVERN

COLONIAL
SERVING

greatly.

THE

Vernon

FINEST

Room

FOOD

Available

and BEVERAGES

for

Parties

or

Banquets

SpaciousParkingAccommodations
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Night Harness Racing

the fore in recent


Night harness racing has come
to
at
Saratoga
years
and
The
its popularity is growing each year.
much
is
season
longer than
the season
the
Racetrack.
harness
at
Saratoga
Night
during August
racing
also provides a full day of racing
for those who
here just for the
come
the Racetrack
and
in the afternoon
the Raceway
to
as
one
can
races,
go
at

night.
In

erected
the

the

1941

night

side

west

Saratoga
harness

of

Nelson

Association

Racing

the

on

for

formed

was

former

Avenue.

and

they

Whitney

on
property
of
1943,
year

the

Except
war
operation,attractingincreasingly
Nearly 10,000 passed through the gates on several

been

has

Saratoga Raceway
largercrowds each

Harness

racing plant

year.

in

continuous

occasions.
The
in

the

Track"

and

for well

closes

will

have

beautiful

the

two

and

the

Grand

the

at

beginning September

and

are

cool

built

was

served

place

there
for

HARNESS
JUNE

beautiful

Friendly

and

compete
pacers
fall meetings.
of June 23 and the

evening
Circuit, major

league of
July 7-19, featuringthe

Bostwick

Trot.

The

fall meeting

S.
1946

each

evening

accommodate

to

fmrn

RACEWAY

RACING
23

AT

AUGUST

"

"

Pari-Mutuel

OCTOBER

NIGHT
23
11

Wagering

Tax

Free

-13-

1000

over

and
six-thirty

dining.

SEPTEMBER

Plus

and

''America's

and

Raceway,

$10,000

it

trotters

summer

the

The

SARATOGA

$1.00

the
on

opens

23.

wrecks

call

nation's

during

modern

most

Horsemen

tracks

August

the

is

of the

purses

clubht)use

Dinners

spectators.
attractive
very

in

Stake

National

for iive weeks


A

sport
the cream

year

(1947)

year

Trotdom,

world.

$350,000

meet

summer

runs

horse

each

over

This

$12,000

Saratoga Raceway

12()'acre

harness

Parking

it

is

"14-

HospitableSaratoga
A

stage

of playing host to crowned


the
heads, presidents,
century
and screen,
the top flightof the sports and social worlds, has

of

stars

formed

Saratoga tradition to which Saratoga Springs residents are ardent votaries.


be icmnd
No
more
friendly,hospitable
people may
anywhere in the world.
It is part and parcelof their natures.
They eat, drink and sleephospitality.
a

is well

Saratoga Springs
and

Location

center.

northeastern
jxiss

in

United

or

near

of

center

States.

the

city.

Main
Rail

arranged and airplane landings


hall serves
as
large convention

During

the

night life than


Congress
laid the
still

exists

historical

Park.

gay

Dick

nineties

no

most

on

recreation

famous

more

Casino, located
of

of

the

transportation

and

chance

convention

Montreal,

provided both

was

as

population

the

in

turned

points
conveniently

and

center

center
center

water.

between

ventions.
con-

of American
of well

nightly and

be

of

these

are

land

are

and

Boston

highways connecting

bus

sports

the wheels

Here

trunk

are

there

Canfield's

and

embracing

and

nation

transpt)rtation facilities

York

New
circle

the

throughout
ideal, and

are

between

unsurpassed. Halfway
Buffalo, it is the

known

climate

kne)wn

here

was

$1,000,000.
history,reputed to
building
largestwager
a
place under
as
a
city ownership, with
meeting and show
in

museum

on

the second

SARATOGA

floor.

The

It is open

SPRINGS,

visitors.

to

N.

Y.

Open All Year

"^iiietColonial
Restaurant

'^

Phone

Saratoga 1600

"15-

Chdrm"

Lounge
for reservations

Yaddo,

in

artists

creative

racetrack.
beautiful

day and

all the

During
in

their lakes

New

arts,

early

its

occupied during

open

of

line many
the

rose

they, as

quiet drives, are


early evening.
estates

another

forms

summer

State, and

York

converted

estate

and

Beautiful
are

large private

Lin\s

Eighteenth Greeyis, McGregor

7s[mt/i and

to

beauty
gardens

well
the

spot, just

the spacious

public during

streets

the

of

grounds
parts

the

the

of

east

among

are

by

use

of

most

with
each

villageand

enthusiasts.

TAVERN

AMBASSADOR
Broadway

as

to

ago

years

the residential

by racing

summer

some

SaratogaSprings,N. Y.

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Pleasant

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Atmosphere

wSSSSSSWBSMSSSSSSSSXSSMIiSl'i

Fine Foods
and

Beverages
Opposite

LARGE

PARKING

Grand

Union

Hotel

ACCOMMODATIONS

-16-

Sports

...

In

Saratoga has become


True, racing is a sport and

recent

sports center.
for many
years;

available

the

to

The
sport,

their

into

coming

hut

sports
A

own.

the

citizens ot

individual

and

these

sportsman
been
have

for

the

well

tor

rounded

it

stocked

the

lakes

and

is entitled

to

for

swimming,

has added
The

forms

many

has

Nature

fish.

with

is

sports program
their guests.

amply provided.

streams

now

Vound

year

and

dem.uids

as

famous

only

participantare

and

conimunity

popular

more

Saratogahas been

individual

lakes
supplying the vicinity with numerous
fishing.Nearby SaratogaLake is popular. Man
and

and

more

years

kind

been

of
in

and

boating
swimming pools

provide

mountains

season.
hunting
America.
of the best 1"S hole golfcourses
Links
offers one
in
McGregor
of
of
6.700
yards
championship caliber.
rollingfairways afford a real test
beautiful clubhouse has complete facilities includinglockers, showers,
The
Saratoga Spa
lounges,bar, and wide verandas, as well as a restaurant.
with
has a fine nine hole course,
less strenuous,
somewhat
tees
alternating,
distance
is .^250 yards.
for IS hole play. The

excellent

in

Tennis

courts

available

are

at

the

Field

Recreation

Lake

on

Avenue,

Spring Street, opposite the


available at the Spa and on privateestates.
are
park. Additional courts
Winter
at
Saratoga. Skating is
coming into their own
sports are
the
Recreation
Field
and
available here throughout the winter
at
at
offer
excellent
and
and
Lake.
skiing
Nearby slopes
skating
Saratoga
Skidmore

College on

meets

held

are

each

Avenue,, and

Union

winter

at

resort.

HOWE

EXPLORE
AND

this

on

THE

CAVERNS

UNDERGROUND

LAKE

"
this

\'isil

Sul)terraiH'aii

witli Conitort,

Electric

Safet\'.

and

Elevators.

Guides.

Throui^hout. Experienced
Tlirillin.u;
Tri])

.\

Walks

Brick

Li.nhts and

Electric

land
Fairy-

Convenience

will

you

never

I-'oTKCt.

Write

for

Caverns,

OPEN
8

1 Ih
.mJ

Lc.ining
Stips to

Tower
Brid.il

of

Pisa
Altar

-17"

A.

to

AG.

York

New

YEAR

ALL

M.

Howe

to

Dept.

Inc.,
Cave,

Howes

"

Literature

P.

"

M.

Surrender

The

oj Burguync:

at

!6dralogu

J 777

in

Indians'

knowledge of the heahng properties of the High Rock


Man.
Sir William
In 1767
Spring led to its first discovery by the White
wounded
the battle of Lake George. His Indian
friends and
at
Johnson was
the intervening 30
miles of trails and
mountains
guides carried him over
that the magic waters
his
life.
After
cure"
the
he
so
might save
"taking
had
recovered
foot
continue
his way
to
to
on
on
Schenectady.
sufficiently
So amazing was
his recovery
that news
of the wonders
of the water
spread
of the springs
not
rapidly and it was
long before the restorative powers
tried by prominent people from
them
the nearby colonies, among
Gov.
were
Gov.
New
Gilman
of
Alexander
Clinton,
John Taylor
Hamilton,
Hampshire,
General
Schuyler and George Washington. General Schuyler built a house
here and
was
probably Saratoga's first summer
cottager.

SEE
OUR
ADVT.
IN

DUDE

DUDE

"RANCH

RANCH
HOSPITALITY

WILTON,
PMONE

Located
Nine

on

Route

Miles

North

of

GLENS

N.
FALLS

y.

SECTION

7296

PAGE
Saratoga

19-

Springs

42

Rude
1790,

as

vicinity as

it

was

began

resort

in

his

and

He

family
With

rich and

The
and

which

the

South

gentlemen
of

Some

their sport.

the modern

the

Grand

the
time

Hotel.

Union

foundations

laid the

breeders

On

race

to

horses

were

and

Saratoga

racing in the
to
give up

loathe
in

William

1864

built the first race

Hunter

for rest

here

the country
came
horse
the
disrupted

been

John

beauty.

and

over

War

of fine
had

them

for shade

city.
all

from
Civil

Jerome and

Travers, Leonard

came

that

is

maples along them

and

the famous
When

recreation.

about

of

today the health and recreation center


they laid out bR)ad, well spaced
trulyama:^ing foresight

plantedelms
plan has grown

this sound

Putnam

early

as

development

the

site of the present


purchased largetracts of land and

and

avenues

that

the

on

for the beautiful community


of America.

constructed

Risley were

1800

Gideon

earnest.

built the first real hotel

and

about

until

not

and

Arnold

operatedby

taverns,

but

course

famous
stake races.
established the Travers, the oldest of Saratoga's
health
added
to a great
rapidly.
a
resort, Saratogagrew
great sport

and
With

rich in the historyof the early battles of our


country, and
Seven
miles to the north
historic shrines are
located in this section.
reached by a modern
highway, is the cottage in
high mountainside

Saratogais
many
on

General

which

exactlyas
died

it

when

was

the hands

"

The
cottage is
spent his last days and died.
and
the great Civil War
general
post-war President
the
time of his death.
the clock on the mantle stopped at

S. Grant

U.

on

field,
Saratoga,on Route 4, is the SaratogaBattleThis battlefield Park
National
Park by Congress in 1938.
a
miles along Route
4 and was
the scene
of Burgoyne's
two
over

short distance north

made
extends

for

of

WHILE IN SARATOGA,
SEE

...

The

l^ciu Torl{State

Prehistoric Wonderland

Just Three Miles West of


on

THOUSANDS

''DON'T

SaratogaSprings

Route 29

WHO

HAVE

MISS
"20-

SEEN

IT

SAY:

THIS!!"

and

defeat

surrender.

Burgoyne, the" English General, had

stunning blow
Army under General
October

decisive

Gates

at

This

17, 1777.

battles in the world

thousands

as

Fort

parking place from

before

built

during Colonial times, stands


Headquarters,the highestelevation
collection of flags,
relics and
It is
guns.

Neilson, American

the battlefield. It houses

on

against England. Today, the


historic shrine,visited
a

war

is
buildings,

of

the site of

on

their
and

people each year.


Blockhouse, typicalof those

The

siderable
con-

Saratogaand Burgoyne surrendered to Gates


battle has been listed as one
of the major
the victory helped greatlyto bolster up the

sagging spiritsof the Colonists in


cleared of farm houses
battlefield,

by

with

colonists and had captured Fort Ticonderoga,


against
to the Colonists. Burgoyne'sArmy
met
was
by the Colonial

on

met

the

success

which

panoramic

of

view

the entire

field unfolds

the eye.

The

headquartersof Generals Morgan, Learned and Poor, preserved in


The headquartersof
originalform, stands to the left of the Blockhouse.
General Arnold, restored, a small, white building,
is just beyond the 'Morgan
the
Magazine, a stone
headquarters. The Old Powder
building,is down
western
slopeof the elevation.
its

PetrifiedSea Gardens
.

interest

ot

point
seeing is the Petrified

miss

city

Sea

the

to
Saratoga Springs should not
located
of the
Gardens,
just three miles West
visitor

(Saratoga-Broadalbin
Highway)
the only attraction of this fascinating
by no means
park
sea
weirdly beautiful esplanadeof petrified
plants,viewed where they
Route

on

29

chief but

The
is

which

millions

countless

grew
at

ago
of the

of

the

outer

vast

years
areas

can

and

by
where
No-

ocean.

America

in

such

of

present-dayHudson
invaded
valleyswere

Mohawk
arms

when

time

one

breath-takingexpanse
prehistoric
plant life as is to
a

find
ot

be

here.

seen

Disccwered

only

decade

ago,

the

Petrified Sea Gardens


have
already been visited by thousands
of amazed
Americans
and are
judged
ad-

by
the world

scientists

as

throughout

unique.

In
addition
the
to
petrified
plants,there is a large natural
rock
garden, the largest truly
natural
rock garden in the East,
through which the visitor strolls
the

but
cover

of the

course

day could be
an

the

hour

tour.

well

should

spent here,
suffice to

high points. Cool, pine

picnic groves

are

available.

A
-21

PetrifiedSea

Plant

The
Island

Spntig

TJic Research

Laboratory

Georgian
Architecture
Adds

Dignhy
to

the

Saratoga
Spa

M.4

'-m^^'M^: HI 4fc^-

'

The SaratogaSpa
What

is

gists
spring? Geolo-

mineral

that

say

there

Saratoga Springs
misplaced layer

of

holds

of

or

the flow

back

This

water.

subterranean

under

in

soda-fountain,

the

This

of

the gas as
flows
the
to

pressure

solid rock

through
surface.

The

and

bubbles

gas

Prior

1912

vast

pumped

were

add

the
zest

maintain

quantities of
and

of New

the

development

York

State, named

the

to

steadilycontinued.
PierrepontB. Noyes
Under
In

half down

would

designed and
water

from

walk

about

end.

an

Since

provided with
public
formally opened

leadershipand
to

Spa

was

new

the general

out

physicians carry

one

return

the

of
to

east

Simon
on

Springs,the firstbuildingin America


Obtain
of
a
drinking of water.
cup
huge, glassenclosed fountains and sip it as you

the

Spa

of

your

entrance

Baruch

their

the

masterpiece, to

the balconies above

of

accompaniment
Feel your

you.

soft

slip

cares

tired mind.
and

across

the mall

Laboratory, where

researches

for the relief of the ills of modern


offices and

drive
suggest that you
and see it for yourself.

Wc

for the scientific

from

is the

restfulness
beauty, simplicity,

the

would
Ballston Avenue

or

the Hall

this architectural

peace

Stroll

Broadway

first to

of the three

one

and

Opposite

go

built

coming

away

to

1930, the Governor


of Oneida
head of the
as
In

the "cure''

the

1935

adequately describe
new
development.

cannot

mile and
We

arc

his able

of
availability

efficiencyof this

music

brought

was

public.

Words
and

in
man.

theater where, each

and

new

Here
summer,

to

the

reflecting
pool.

foremost

improved
also

are

the

chemists
uses

of

and

waters

administrative

first qualityentertainments

given.
Now

house.

'Water

acquisitionof the springs by

the

has

SaratogaSprings Commission.
suitable appropriations,the
has been vastly increased.

of SparklingMineral

ever,
How-

in that year
legislation
provided for
the State and the reckless use
of the waters

that time

Glass

the gas

by private interests.

extracted

to

in solution in the waters.

to

water

feet

800

to

piped

beverage and help to

the minerals

the

been

water.

wells drilled 200

modern

the

strata

of the ground naturally as


originalsprings or through

surface

to

flowing

has

gas

water,

in

which

rock

formed, staturatingthe
a

"fault"

bearing rock

carbondioxide

where

is

has been

water

mineral

through

beneath

somewhere

retrace

Within

the southwest
to
steps toward
your
these walls are
given the latest treatments

the

Roosevelt

bath

mineral
utilizing

in
for bathing, inhalation and
waters,
conjunction with other forms of
is treated accordingto its particular
therapeutics.Each case
requirements,
under the direction of your
own
physicianin collaboration with the Spa
staff of physicians.

"23"

Lincoln

The

hiive

You

Laboratory
would

play

and

forms
will

You

north
diets

of

the

and

Before
and

Hayes

Well,

the

to

the

Hall

one

drives

walks,
Yes,

meals

The

of

of

the

and

Saratoga

the

why

Spa,

Springs

the

grounds.

Spa

place

of

the

golfer.

and

don't

Tennis,

is

expect

archery

program.

to

The

This

too.

give

the

is

special
and

rooms

directly

care

service

down
Vale

past
of

the

modern

Springs.

Here

springs, other

natural

spouting

of

natural

beauty

health

and

miss.

Pool

an'

locker

holes

nine

we

around

and
are

forget.

drive

not

into

Baruch
that

it

built

However,

Hotel,

equipped

soon

picnic
is

in

the

administration,

"cure."

treatment.

not

popular

most

the

Putnam
is

is

consists

course

included

of

will

of

especially good

an

and

types
you

it

of

east

toward

buildings,

consists

with

Gideon

Swimmmg

-24-

golf

are

Center

certain

leaving

Plant

afford

by

required

are

you

visit

to

Recreation

unsurpassed,

and

want

pool,

connection

recreation

and

four

of

series

Houses

the

To

Spa.

Center

Recreation

The

in

unless

of

Saratoga

swimming

use

"par"

it in

other

for

The

This

house.

golf

especially

built

see

beautiful

and

buildings

of

the

steps.

your

indescribably

to

can

you

direct

half

only

seen

and
Bath

Wd.s/imgfon

at

the

Recreation

Center

BottHng
are

the

springs,

you

can't

Bottled Natural Waters from The

Mcnher

Saratoga
Spa
has

endowed
The
Saratoga Spa with
of minerals which
her deposits
are
useful in maintainingbodily health.
her vaults far
From
beneath the earth emerge
naturally carbonated medicinal
mineral
the
which
have been compounded over
waters
centuries for the benefit of mankind.
Nature

abounding riches

from

These waters
of The
SaratogaSpa include both mildly
alkaline and saline la.xative waters, prepared for you
in
nature's own
inimitable way.
Ask

the use of the natural alkalinesound


recommendations
based on
are
individual
information, and with his knowledge of your
the rightwater
for your condition.
needs, he can
prescribe

saline

"

Geyser

it for this
meals
with

physicianabout

your

His

waters.

and
ice.

is

alkaline

an

Physiciansoften prescribe
peopledrink it before meals, with

water.

Many

reason.

after meals.

It should be

livelinesshave made
long-lasting
Hathorn

is

abels

it

celebrated table

natural saline laxative water.


of certain magnesium

and

water.

It contains

before
occasional constipation.

guarantees

the

of
purity
Coesa,
Geyser
and

which

served

not

compounds on
its laxative propertiesprincipally
depend. Take it
breakfast,at room
requiredfor
temperature, when

amounts
significant

The
Seal of the
State
of New
York
their
on

cooled,but

delightful
taste, sparkling
transparency

Its

Hathorn

when
taken before break'
mild laxative water
be used for occasional constipation. Like
It may

Coesa
fast.

IS

Hathorn,

Waters

action
from

the

largely

presence

of

compounds.

magnesium

For

laxative

its

arises

free illustrated

literatureabout The
"Mar

Saratoga Spa,

its

mineral waters, treatments


and recreation
facilities
write
formaton

to

In-

Bureau,

Saratoga Springs
Authority,Saratoga
r'(S)#- Springs,New

York.

vf^
^25-

Cut

The

Schuylerville

Murder

Coiirtcsv

Ticonderoga

Fort

McCrea

of Jane

Schuylerville,a

Champlain
months,
Most

visited
Historic

north-south,
1689,
and

and
River
pleasant agriculturalvillageon the Hudson
"Old
of
battle
In
the
Saratoga"
days.
summer
is frequently called "America's
by thousands, the community
the direct
Village." Occupying a strategic position on
is the

Canal,

east-west

of

routes

Colonial

wiped out by an Indian


18.M
incorporated under the

in

Philip Schuyler.
Monument,
Saratoga Battle
the British
Schuylerville where
affords

from

Green
its base

four

are

Morgan,

niches, three

while

the

the

statue

for

meant

with

Benedict

hill

the

of

tells its

citi::en.General

is

derisive

stacked

their

Doodle."

arms

on

October

Hardy Park
Schuylerville Municipal Beach, fronting on

The
its

troops
"Yankee

eastern

Fort

within

17, 1777,
is

the

In

now

Hudson

It

vacant.

room

Revolutionary relics, busts of Revolutionary heroes


the
in the Revolution.
telling
story of stirringevents
Fort
and
the Field
the Grounded
ot
Hardy
Arms,
of the village,
is the site of Fort
Hardy built in 1755, and

Burgoyne's

and

northwest.

contains

high,

Taconics

Schuyler, Gates

story,
square

feet

15?

the

the

in

General

own

of

view

of

section

western

last stand, is

Adirondacks

statues

Arnold.

noted

most

in

sweeping

the

in
settlement, founded
rebuilt,
Slowly it was

1745.
its

their
a

fourth, which
of

the

on

made

and

east,

in

of

name

windows

its uppermost
Mountains
in the

times, the

attack

was

an

and

the
16

and
was

base

tablets

in

the

the

site where

to

the

center

tune

of

athletic field.

River, adjoins

border.

Schuyler

Schuylerville, is a typical Colonial


structure,
Under
its high portico have
by
Philip Schuyler in 1777.
passed Washington, Hamilton, LaFayette and other notables.

built

Mansion

at

General

"27"

wk-

Gardeyis

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the

Line

Highways

Edward

Fort

...

sandwiched
the

on

by

markers.

site

the

in

site

Jane
memorial

allies.

Indian

outrage
lukewarm

and

1744,

the

historical
called

Fort

fortification

French

the

is

streets,

many

1709

eventually

and

Indian

was

named

to

while

death

in

of

Burgoyne's

who

of

this
been

had
swelled

and

arms

hasten

this

News

Patriots

hastily shouldered
to
materially
as

cause

hands

the

pyramid

where

spot

mutilated.

wildfire.

like

country

small,

the

mark

shot, scalped and

numbers

such

in

her

to

Colonial

the

to

and

Broadway,

Upper
assumed

is

was

the

through

Militia

American

girl came
McCrea

of
which

fort

several

is

Canal

York.

brownstones,

Miss

In

outbreak

the

At

Champlain

by
in

Lydius.

frontier,

the

plaque,

Nicholson

erected

of

bounded

bronze

Fort

Monument,

of

spread

became

Duke

beautiful

and

young

with
General

Colonial

the
and

West

Edward,

Lyman

McCrea

the

on

Fort

French.

the

General

Edward,

of

shaped

of

of

Place"

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Hudson

1731

in

by

175^,

honor
The

the
defeat

Burgoyne's

Saratoga.
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her

McCrea

Jane

McNeill
to

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destroyed

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at

the

boulder
large native
a
Originally fortified by

Nicholson,

in

between
east.

marked

was

''Great

Edward,

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home,

Jane

was

occupies
and

guest,

from

the

of

site

which

she

the
went

Falls
.

River,

is

another
of

for

from

Falls

Glens

mile

of

containers

paper

wood

ground

stringing

village

beside

historically identified

town

collection

factories,

Falls, industrial

Hudson

miles

McCrea

death.

Hudson

large

Broadway,

lower

House,

where

and

70'foot
with

drop

mills, sulphite mills, paper


between

along the Hudson


bewildering variety.

Route

Hudson

Hudson

the

in

march.

Burgoyne's

mills

falls

two

Falls

is

and

bag

facture
manu-

but

five

9.

Whitehall
.

northeast

Proceeding
little village
the

fort

built

of

Fort

there

Ann,
in

out
on

Colonial

of

Hudson

the

Falls

Champlain

times,
"28"

one

comes

and

Canal,
to

passing
which

Whitehall.

through

the

named

for

is

the

Whitehall,
between

midway

"Skcncsboro"

New

York

of

wooded

land

Trail; in

the

important railroad,

most

New

in Northern

York

during the French


and

Revolution

British vessels

the

War

sunk

were

here

Huletts

Landing

Proceeding
highway branches
of Lake George
located

miles

north

American

of

out

in

along

north

this

Washington

Homelike

to

for
pure,

lakeside
Also
and
and

Cottages

1947

Rates

season:

well cooked
cafeteria.

from

Huletts

George, which
the

to

and

mountains

summit
lake

Ticonderoga,

to

"

shore

should

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York

New
N.

of

Y.

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$32 per week,


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you

George

Lake

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growing

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our

including all
enlarged

pretty,

small
kitchen
cunununity
semi-housekeeping
cottages:
conveniences.
handball
other
Play
showers,
room,
room,
ing,
Electric
refrigeration. Gas for cookbasket ball practice court.
Won't
last long
hot
cold
at
$300 for the season.
water.
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a

few

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$450

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$550

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AT

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the

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on

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on

shores

points of

of the

one

good

eastern

George.

trails lead

COLONY,

midway

Lake

22,

Champlain.

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marked

wade

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the

to

of the few
of

peak

Well
a

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on

short distance south

deal of Lake

0-WE-NO-CO

state.

the mountain

highest mountain

proceeding

further

fleet and

American

Plattsburg,in the War


Lake
on
Champlain

cottage colony and

the lake.

on

includinga good
Tourists

the

was

American

settlement

'

level.
rises 2,665 feet above
sea
the top
At
of Black Mountain.

NOTE:

It
the

during

Navy.

Whitehall,

down

goes

hotel and

spots
the
Mountain,

seen

Israel Putnam.
State

recreation

is Black

be

York

incorporatedvillagein the

Huletts

at

extensive

an

summer

General

New

after the Battle of

the left and

to

It is considered

streams.

Landing. This is one


the extremely rugged northeast shore

to

access

few

by
the

located

is

HudsonChamplain

highway transportation terminal


of a battle fought
the scene
was

first civiHan

the

was

it is the third oldest

and

in

Revolution,
the

on

winding

Whitehall

Indian

birthplaceof

Whitehall

1812.

American

Montreal

and

water

of the first military action

scene

of

and

hills and

State.

and

the

of

City

Lake

Luzerne

leaving Saratoga,the

If, when

tourist decides

to

north

come

Route

on

of Corinth,
instead of 9, he will pass through the manufacturing village
miles, from
River
and after a drive of twenty
the Hudson
on
Lake
he will come
to
scenic country,
the Spa City, through some
very
banks
of
the
located
the
of
Lake
is
The
Lu:;erne
Luzerne.
on
community

9K

located

Lake Luzerne itself.


of the most
is one
Lake
Luzerne
summer
picturesque of America's
of beauty with its many
The
entire section is one
lakes,streams
resorts.
and
the motorist that it
to
majesticmountains, and it is so easy of access
Hudson

close

and

River

to

ideal vacation
center.
the
most
Probably
popular recreation
Here
sports at its excellent sand beach.
makes

an

just relax
of

forms

the

in

sun

diversion

horseback
fishing,
other

various

on

found

the .sand.
at

any

riding,mountain

outdoor

and

Then

at

Lake

one

of

may
course

Luzerne

is the

water

wade, dive, swim,


there

the

are

popular summer
resort, such
climbing,hunting,golf and

as

or

many

boating,

tennis

and

indoor games.
for its dude

ranches.
In fact the finest dude
Luzerne
is noted
ranches in the East are
located in this section.
These
ranches are
very
popular and cater to a capacity crowd from early spring until late fall.
Lake

and boarding houses and restaurants, furnish all types


Hotels, rooming
accommodations
and facilitiesfor visitors. Parochial camps
for girls
and
and
select
available
the
to
Furnished
are
set.
a
hoys
girls'
camp
younger
for hundreds
of vacationists
The
each season.
log cabins and cottages care

of

of

has Methodist, Episcopal,Presbyterianand


banking and brokerage facilities;
telephoneand
telegraphfacilities;
up-to-datestores; a motion picture theatre with latest
run
pictures;doctors; and a pure water
supply from mountain
springs.

community

In
section

is

and
both

popular

in fact

rabbits,

practically
of

kind

every

large and

found

in

dacks,

may

this

for hunters.

bear,

Deer,

Luzerne

Churches;

fall

the

rendezvous

in

Lake

Catholic

Roman

the

season.

game,

small,
Adiron-

be

hunted

All

winter

available

at
sports are
Lake
ing
Luzerne, includhorse racing on the

frozen surface

of

the

lake.
"30"

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River

at

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Luzerne

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COUNTY)

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NATURE'S

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Golf

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Boys'

Dude

Ranches
Water

Luzerne

Houses

Winter

and

Sports

Racing

is

Camps

Catholic

Lights
All

Horse

Boarding

and

Hiking
Restaurants

Movies

and

and

in

pioneer
and

movement

Including

Dude

Ranches

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in

for

Lake

has
other

any
east.

Information

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TOWN

the

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to

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LUZERNE

Luzerne,

Dude

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town

than

section

Skiing

the

our

Cottages

Churches

Protestant

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the

offers

Hunting

Entertainment
Hotels

N.

Y.

more

in

located

and

Fishing

Canoeing

Camps

Rooming

is

Village

following:

Riding

Girls'

and

heart

the

country

Luzerne

Lake

Boating

Horseback

Tennis

The

and

in

mountain

area.

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9K

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on

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most

River

Hudson

the

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There
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Dam,

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Potash

to

Motor
the

Hudson

Luzerne,

beautiful
Ranches

join

Route

18

along
at

the

the Seven

and

Mile

and

Conklinville

to

hike

up

Hudson

Fourth

the

new

Route

9K

to

fourteen

hike

highway

Lake

Luzerne

pass

highway,

over

Lake

pretty
until

intersection, just

and

Vanare

you

drop

two

miles

down
south

Lake

properties, dude

houses,

acreage

to

many

popular

the mountainside
of

Lake

George

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for

up

George,

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Business

canoeing trip

Lakes;

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Cobble
River;

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the

here

miles.

will

this

River

and

Luzerne

called

Mountains:

You

one.

River

drive, from

mile

Lake

Inlet,SectMid, Third

Falls, a distance of
12

of

and

Luzerne

Sacandaga Lake;

scenic

River, passing Potash

Constitution

Lake

along the Sacandaga

view

Hudson

be enjoyed from

to

great,

panoramic

the

up

and

The
a

trips

scenic

along the

Lake

through

Dude

many

continuing along

short drive

is

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enjoyablevacation.

to

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surrounding Lake

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other

no

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area

the

East

can

fact

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due

very

ihey promote
is

the

arc

Warrensburg,

offer

more

to

the

Dude

forest trails,winding along


close to
with
babbling brooks and
lakes,
majestic mountains
picturesque
horseback
all
sides, permits one
to
riding through terrain
towering on
enjoy
wonderland
that is a
of beauty.
Ranchers

Then

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Adirondack

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the

up

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side

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nearby

section.

offered by this
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and
lakes;
trips and boat rides on the streams

nearby

some

historic

then

entertainment

Bov

into

Wild

the

mountain

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wonder

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interest; outdoor
an
evening of square

indoor

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dancing

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of

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view

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at
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the wild forest land; trips to some

reaching its summit;

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food,

nearby farms,

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one

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everyone

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one

appeals to

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those

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the

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season
area.

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carciully selected for their gentleness


tear of riding. Of course
the expert
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late fall and

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especially
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Adirondack Mountains
Picturesque

dancing, archery,
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facilities
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cost.

room,

the

aside

fears

your

extra

ridimg and

teach
at no
you
include
Your
rates
facilities on
recreational
to

Jack Murray's.

at

all

other

groun"ls.

and
prevail since we
friendly atmosphere
For
the girls we
slacks,
dungarees,
suggest
Olde
for "Ye
Barn
the fellows
shorts, etc., and a cotton
Dance,"
and
last trot
their old slacks, dungarees
and
at
out
loud
can
plaid shirts.
A
for the delightfully cool evenings.
sweater
or
jacket is advised
The
"Rec.
Hall" will be one
favorite spots with
of your
its cocktail
bar and
in the outer
sihufTleboard, ping-pong, etc. in
lounge
lobby and
hall.
the main
Our
cuisine
is excellent.
The
has
hot
ranch
and
house, which
cold
in all rooms,
stall showers
modern
water
running
and
toikt
is encircled
facilities,
batliby semi-private cabins
containing modern
and
hot and
cold
A
in all rooms.
Ranch
running water
ro(Miis
Dude
Hotel
with
.Accommodations.
stress

You'll
"no

lind

informal

an

dressing up."

"

RATES:

$4.S.OO -_$55.(X)
per

with complete
of all in party
we

to

your

How

burg.

information.
and

require

week.
Send
when
you

How

reservations

and

expect
how
To
to
long you
stay.
expect
$5.()()
deposit for each reservation

in

advance

arrive, names
avoitl disappointment,
which
will apply
to

bill.
to

get

Route

28

here
to

Auto:

"

The

From

Glen

and

Albany, follow Route


Jack Murray's. Train:

9 to WarrensD. " Fi. Railroad


train
to

The
Glen
N. Y. C.
or
and
Adirondack
Bus
Trailways
Ironi
there to The
Glen.
Bus:
Adirondack
Glen.
Trailw^ays Bus to The
to

Albany

Write

for

JACK
Y.

and

MURRAY'S
THE

N.

booklet

C.

DUDE

GLEN,

NEW

Office:

Tel.

46

today:

rates

RANCH
YORK

Triangle

5-4177

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"*a.i"M

Dude

A
Ranches

Dude

uninitiated, but
vacationist
have
the
of
a

to

an

Ranch

without
the
eastern

tact

Pan\

horse

ranch

genuine

westerners

to

there

rancli than

new
a
really become
type
gaudy ranch tr.ippmgs a bit
"you-alls" and "podners" in

few

n]u\s

sound

much

is

the horses.

oi

vacation

ot

rustic

the

turn

Ha-

lovers,might

that

is

dude

fun

and

construction

everyday

the trick

talk.

of

bit queer
to

These

eastern

they
and

They

also

ROCKY RIDGE RANCH


Luzerne,N. Y.

Free to Guests
Horses
Canoes
Boats

Bicycles

Swimming
Horseshoes
Table

Tennis

Badminton

Archery

Riding
Instructions
Protestant

and

Catholic

Write

WM.

B.

"

MABEL

R.

for

COOK,

"47"

Churches

Nearby

Booklet
Owners

and

added

the studied

converting this

Managers

the
the

ranches

have

area.

Lake

to

attract

more

to

to
use

imported
a

dude

wide

The

open
measured

side when
ramble

and

of

Tiinll

The

the many

are

standards, but

western

lakes and

BOX CANYON RANCH


"

DUDE
Ride

variety

of

sj^orts

p()])ularDude
are

with

rancre

advised.

"

"

and

real

Write

ITS

cowboys.

entertainment

Ranches

in
for

the

booklet

-48-

Httle

the

on

plenty of

skimpy

mountains,

East.
A.G.

BEST

at

one

Karlv
and

i'^njov
of

the

reser\

rates.

to

room

Stony Creek,N. Y.

AT

RANCHING
"

the

"

there is

the wooded

and

streams

Horsehac\

un

of the Adirondacks

spaces

by

Ride

WoodLnici

wide
most

ations

more

than

make

echo

to

well

for the size of

up

the

yippees

of

the canyons

as

Short,

Don

article about

the

the

the range.

acquaintance with
of
path bouncers

hills ot

cowboys

store

as

editor, had

travel

this

to

in

say

recent

ranching:

the

ranches

Eastern

It is

that

is

not

no

Dude
riding has no
park paths than Winston

needs

one

essential

even

horse.

the

will

the Adirondacks

drug

west.

enjoy duding.

to

The

typewriter jockeys and

well-known

of

lure

Bill

the

dude

eastern

"Chief
Buffalo

of

to

have

relation

more

(Churchill

to

to

be

nodding

the bridle

has

to

Hailc

Selassie.
""

'Formal

all dude

for

ranch

"Social

that everyone
horses, be called only by the first name.

decor

"Chow

but

may
nut

hall

Meals

are

the food

is

"Being

timid

hail

from

demands

at

dude

Snobs

good.
about

horses is

Weehawken
to

City,

like Man

you

You

handicap.

no

Sioux

or

looks

p.

Good

O.

for
ot

Good

for

riding

Unlimited

Daily

War

60

miles

of

bridle

in

N.

and

expert

skittish mood.

Beatttifttl
Lake

in the Adirondacks
Accommodations

intermediate

riders

beginners

for

trails

Y.

Comfortable

lessons

the 'cowboy,' who


He
leads
gentle mount.

Loon

Ranch

Food

ask

On

Chestertown,

BiggestLittle Dade

Horses

for

snubbed.

are

FLYING L RANCH
The

ranch, includingthe

etiquetterequires only that you keep your elbows off the


'solid' and are
served family style. No
fancy trimmings,

st)methingwhich

Write

pair of dun

sport shirt available. Sartorial perfectionis achieved


the shirt-tailoutside the pants and fancy free.

by wearing

table.

occasions, is

the loudest

and

garees

attire,'correct

"

Overnight

rides

Spencer

booklet

-49"

LaFlure

It

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Looking

North

Over

Glens Falls

loto

by FairchilJ

Cupynght

l'-'4" I

At

.al Surveys, Inc.

Wei come

Glens

to

Falls

FRIENDLY

THE

CITY

"2S^7rJ"^^

itOPHCtOiVPt
and

hearty

community
tation

for

Falls

its beautiful

the

visit us;

we

of

go

We're

welcome

friendly

pride and

well-kepthomes,

retail establishments

all

we

can

Come

area.

to

make

you

"at home.''

GLENS
CHAMBER
22

Colvin

FALLS
OF

repU'

schools, its important

four-county

shall do

cordial

things/'

all its

and

modern

metropolisof

you.

with

-"

churches

and

to

lots of civic

''making a

Glens

industries

''Hello"
with

'-

extends

COMMERCE

Building,Glen St.,Glens Falls,N. Y.


Telephone 2-4141

'"

is

and

feel

nr

iujL3)iL^

Qlens Falls

Route
Passing north on
of
the
South
through
village
City of Glens Falls. As you
observe

3ig!r:".r-^v, Al

IQ^

from

Glens
enter

^^IH

Saratoga Springs, the tourist


the viaduct
Falls,and crosses
the

on

from

viaduct

the

south

comes

the

into

will

you

small
and
leading down
a
sign pointing to ''Cooper's
of legendary fame
Cave."
This is the cave
that Cooper tells about in his
"Last
of the Mohicans," and it is the same
in Cooper's
today that it was
A
visit here is well
time, having been preserved from change of any sort.

stairway

worth

while.

below

and

Hudson

you

the

by

kept

island

yourself on
an
easily find the

and

cave

viaduct

of

rock

takes you
the rocks
to
in the middle
of the

nearby and

referred to by the tourists


prettiestcities of the north, and
and

streets

place in
the

walk

Glen
bureau

as

Merchants

shopping

Bureau

Street, and
which

passing through each


it

can

well

business

is

the

Streams
"53"

proud

the reputation of
The
Chamber
center.

maintain

offices

at

Room

are

being
of

22,

organizations maintain
a
aKvay? ready to assist tourists passing
two

through the city.

7\[earby Lal^e.sand

be

houses

city has earned

the

north

The

residences.

attractive

the

Retail

Building, 140
complete information
Colvin

enjoy

can

rock fissures.

organizations and
no

the

from

will

of the

all wide-awake

excelled

down

is often

Falls
one

of its well

Commerce

You

mighty

Glens
as

stairway

find

River.

among

season

The

Provide

Water

^Sports

Warren

County Airport
.

has

Aviation

County

Airport, which

miles

northeast

This

is

one

dollars when
mail

loomed

and

of Glens

and the Warren


the fore here since the war
four
is located just off the Ridge Road, about
constructed
and
is
in
been
now
has
operation.
Falls,

the best airportsin the State, and will


here.
been made
all improvements have

of

Y.M.C.A.

here

is

of

one

the

largestand

best

over

Passenger

million
and

;ur

here.

equipped buildings
pool,

State, erected at a cost of about $12'),000. A largeswimming


and gymnasium,
biUiard room,
and cold baths, reading room,

in the

hot

cost

by airlines stopping

is furnished

service

express

The

to

afford

the supervision of a trained physical


facilitiesfor all indoor games,
director.
The buildingis also equipped with sleepingaccommodations.
under

QueeHSuuiii
ee
Glens Falls,N. Y.

An

ideal spot for Vacation


Rest any time
of the
or
the comforts of The
QueenS'
year. Combine
BURY

with

the beauties

life of The
Booklets
E.

and

Staley

and

outdoor

Adirondac\s.

Rates

Upon Request.
Manager

Martin,

-54-

Coulter'sCave
Glens

Falls has several

rooming

houses.

maintain

machine
high-class

are

The

picture

motion

at

Glens

good hotels, restaurants,


here

garages

of

are

shops capableof

theatres

Falls

where

one

can

the
any
see

The

and
best

many

and

boarding and

several of

kind of repair work.


There
of the best movies.
some
because of its many
restful

visitors every
city attracts
summer
many
beautiful
its
shaded
its cool, exhilarating
homes,
mountain
streets,

conveniences

in

the way

service, and its easy


and historic sections

them

air, its

of

shopping,telephone,mail, telegraph,and
From
the motorist.
here all the
to
accessibility

news

scenic

of the Adirondacks
be visited in a day's run
with
can
the automobile, and a few minutes'
ride will bring one
excellent camp
to
ing and fishinggrounds, fine beaches, and to every
variety of sports in

the

which
In

the

much

vacationist

so

city of

Glens

delights.

Falls,the garden city of the north,

large manufacturing interests,and

over

to

the

south-east

Sales " Service Year

4LP^S0^iiS0N/HOrOR
58

WARREN

GLENS

STREET

-) V

are

one

the

'Round

CORF.
FALLS^.Y.

finds

hustling

The

Falls

of

The

Hudson

River

at

Glens

Falls

Falls and

villagesof Hudson
factories and

other

industries.

while between

Glens

Falls and

and

is noted

Falls

for

tame

adorns

the main

home

to

Lake

office

street

the

at

George and
of

the

of wall

the

works,
ImperialPaper
cement

Soldiers'

the

Conmicrce

Falls

handsome

Monument,

north.

and

paper,

Glens

whose

is international, and

whose

large

Falls is the mill of the

of

home

the

find

we

mills, largebag

paper

are

pigments. Glens
turing,
textile works, shirt-making,waist manufac-

extensive

its

It is also

etc.

route

also

Here
Hudson

Corporation,manufacturer

Color

where

Edward,

Fort

home

this

buildingare
Company and

In

Insurance

office
pass

you

as

Company,
building

Insurance

out

on

your

also located the


the

Glens

Falls

Indemnity Company.

The

Commodore

RESTAURANT
*

*
THE

AND MARINE TAP ROOM

LEADING

RESTAURANT

OF

Fine Liqueurs

from

FOOD

8 A. M.

WEDNESDAY
Paul

12-14-16

Warren

NORTH

and CHOPS

STEAKS

DANCING

Entertainment
Nightly

SEA

Open

THE

and

Kokoletsus,

to

3 A. M.

SATURDAY
Proprietor

Glens

St.

"57-

NIGHTS

Falls,N. Y.

l^earhy

Hometown

U. S. A.
.

During the last year


articlesabout the City of
These

V^^'atcr Scene

articles

were

very

of
Glens

the

the

war,

Falls under

interestingand

magazine

"Look"

ran

advertised

the

series

the title of "Hometown

city throughout

the nation.

KELLEHER'S

RESTAURANT

}^orthery\7\[t'u;
Tor\'s IsAost Modern

and

Restaurant
IJp'tO'date

*
STEAKS
CHOPS
SEA

FOOD

Featuring
CHINESE
DISHES

*
6-8 Elm

Street

Tel. 2-9724

-59-

of

U. S. A/'

Gl ens

Falls

The

Sports

Falls
has
miles

Donald

the

around

sports

Field

located

and

bridle

and

streams

Cluh

facilities
at

the

trails offer

18

located

northern

many

are

the

on

National

golf

of

course

outskirts

of

Glens

city and

the

Golfers

Tournaments.

the

come

from

course.

baseball

hole

Championship

this

play

courts,

other

is
of

scene

to

Tennis

Ross

Club

Country
been

Falls Coimtry

The

Glens

available

northern

hiking

provide excellent

toboggan slide, skating rinks

diamond,

the

to

entrance

and
v^ater

to

horseback
sports

-60-

public
Glens

at

the

Falls.

riding, and
and

City's

Nearby
many

fishing.

and

Recreation
mountains

nearby

lakes

KANSAS
Tried

Have

Ton

SHOPPE

COFFEE

the Rest, J^oiv

Try the

Best

SpecialDinners and Breakfasts


Sodas
State

Halfway Brook
mile

Halfway

and

Brook,

meanders

across

Brook

the

bank

to

of

the

Dial

a
a

Glens

ol

peaceful stream
swamp;

stream

during

soldiers.

In

blockhouse

fortified camp

there

called the

Falls

of

Fort

and

Enjoy
AIR

Our

became

In

Lake

"

Dinner

-A-

management

George

of

the

north

Mile

Post.

William

Fort

and

east

ot

General

1759

the road
Amherst

Road

until 3 A. M.

Noon

12

Cocktail Lounge

Musical

.\. Raincnie,

HOUSE

STEAK

"

from

Every
Rock

owner

61-

Night

and
of

His
The

it

of the best halting

PLANK

Charlie
Under

and

one

the brook

Grounds.

Dancing

CONDITIONED

Edward

as

Bloody

was

on

Seven

crosses

FAMOUS

"

ServingLunch

it

English built

Fan"Bili's
Glens

War

stockade, called

south

Garrison

Colonial
the

1755

and

located

was

with

the

the post, located midway between


with
an
Henry,
ample supply of pure water,
the
northern
frontier.
places along
1757-59

Falls

9, the highway
brush
reeds and

Route

on

overgrown

but

Provincial

Falls

Thereafter

In

Glens

2-9875

halt north

Building

Theatre

St.

Warren

23

Sundaes

and

to

Tavern,

of

Music

the

Society

Orchestra

Troy,

N.

Y.

(.1.11

II

this

on

Tut

II

Amherst.

Fort

site

III

Wd.s/jmgtoiiat

George
built

III

Riedesel

Baron

Halfway

During

Brooke

the

the

many

and

wives

Riedesel,

Baroness

followers, whose

camp

Ticondt

campaign, 1777,
munications.
Burgoyne's Hne of com-

quartered troops at the fort to protect


was
accompanied by the beautiful

women,

foit

Burgoyne

He

of

rnnrt.'.\

/783

one

helped

presence

General
impede Burgoyne's progress.
George Washington, and
his officers,together with
Governor
CHnton,
stopped at Halfway
their
Fort
Point.
visit
to
1783, on
Ticonderoga and Crown
way

to

several

of

Brook

in

Williams' Monument
.

Just north
indicates

the

huge

native

from

the

OPEN

of

the

location

Halfway

of

boulder, hidden

road.

On

FOR

the right, a roadside


marker
House, on
white
marble
shaft
Monument,
a
on

WiUiams"

the

among

September

8,

trees,

\7'^'",Colonel

BREAKFAST
A.

7:00

200

feet down

Ephriam

steep

Williams

FOUNTAIN

SERVICE

M.

ylllcix's
^^^^
S^m

DONUTa/3iSANDWICH
,

"4^^

Aathorized

COR.-RIDGEond

WARREN---GLEN5

DownuHoke
-62-

FALLS

V^^,
.'O'^/

Donut

Shop

grade
at

the

onumeyit

head
200

of

Colonials

1,000

Mohawks,

marched

and

of
King Hendrick, Indian chief, in command
They proceeded
unsuspectinglyinto an ambush.

well into the pass before the French and Indians, hidden
the trees on
among
both sides of the military road, poured a withering cross
fire on
them.
Colonel
Williams
fell with a bullet through his brain; fat King Hendrick
was

him.

but

killed by
The
many

French

survivors
lost their

Johnson's camp
Lake George

bayonet after his horse had been


fought a desperaterear guard action
scalpsbefore the detachment reached

Lake

George.

shot from
as

under

they retreated

General

This

William
of the Battle

opening engagement
Bloody Morning Scout.
High on the
from
wooded
Williams'
is the
Monument,
slope,almost directly across
Williams'
Marker, a small slab of native stone
crudely engraved with the
initials E. W.
It marks what
is said to be the originalburial place of the
officer.
his
removed
Later
Williams
to
s:;allant
body was
College.

of

at

is

known

the

as

Kong
American

Chinese
22

GLENS
AIR

Cbow

Warren

Restaurant

Street

FALLS, N.

Y.

CHOICE

CONDITIONED

-63-

LIQUORS

-jSLJM-

i"igrir

.CAjsr;^

QeorgeUilldge

^dke

--^"'
^^rni^

north from
Bloody Pond, and entering above another
beautiful sightsto
of the most
suddenly breaks forth upon one
of
this
in
There,
anywhere
ours.
spread out below,
great country

Proceeding on
gorge,
be seen

one

the distance, is Lake George, that far-famed


"Queen of American
amidst majestic mountains, which
Lakes," with its 32 miles of crystalwater
rivals even
the lakes of Scotland and Switzerland for beauty. It is a wonderful
and

in

that is obtained

view

by

the

tourists

descends
is located

who

from

pass

rapidly and

enters

the very

head

at

this vantage point, and


miles
through here. Two
the picturesque

villageof

of the lake.

Sailhoatingon
"64"

La\e George

one

long remembered

farther
Lake

on,

the

George,

road

which

l.ake

(jecice

Located

America

on

REST!

County)

RELAX!

PLAY!

At

of

One

Americas

Summer

There

are

boarding
and

Lake

Beautiful

Most

Warren

(In

villace

dull

no

houses,

bank.

Write

for

Business

bus

and

recreational

Free

train

Planned

service.

Descriptive

Colored

Showing

of

Types

"

"

LAKE

facilities,

mercantile

and

rooming

sports,

theatre

tainment
enter-

activities.

Beautiful

Directory,

hotels,

Excellent

cabins,

restaurants,

Fine
and

Resorts

here.

days

Foremost

Lake

George,

"

Accommodations.

"

OF

CHAMBER

GEORGE

Booklet

N.

COMMERCE
Y.

and

'^"inTzs^

Children

Located
to

on

Montreal,

shaded

Enjoy

Beach

the dustless

with

position. Through

and

route,

and

concrete

main

elms. Lake

it must

La}{e George Village Par\ Doci{

at

its beautiful

by maples and

this is ihe main

the

come
over

macadam

York
highway from New
and
asphalt
concrete,

finest

of

street

George Villageoccupies a
and

its

there ebbs and

streets

at

the foot of every

street

For
REAL
RohErf

ESTATE^

and

of dust

trace

the

mountain

Sign of

the

W:iEAVITT

Active

Broker

in

ADIRONDACK REAL ESTATE

Robert

W.

LEAVITT

Tel. 444
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Lake George,N. Y.
OFFICES

AT

TICONDEROGA

AND

WESTPORT

Mp.mpp.r:
National
New

York

Association
State

op

Association

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Rp.ai.
of

Estatp.

Rp.ai.

Boards

Estate

Boards

in the

sentinels

Years

Twenty

The

strategic
travel, for

flows a tremendous
than the boulevards

tide of tourist travel,greater even


during the busy hours
of our
brilliant
In
the
cities.
sunshine, with no
larger

air, the lake gleaming

most

of the Adirondack

most

go

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Pdrfu'.s

Picnic

Popular at La\e George Village

are

side, with its well kept lawns and bciiutiful resi


on
every
dences, its inviting stopping
places and restful public lakeshorc park, the

standingguard
villagemakes

strong appeal
for vacationists

accommodations
in

all ""he North

facilitiesthat

mcnt

Fort

George

there

is

visitor

Lake

at

and

Country

the

to

to

never

George Village are

diversified

so

for

tarry

dull

not

the sports and

are

moment

on

vacation

The

while.

surpassed
entertain
spent

here.

village,just beyond the railroad and


see
on
right the site of old
George, you
your
but near
the battlefield. The
George, built after the important struggles,
About

terminal

which

been

restored
partially

Indians

way

The
The
L;reat

wanted

attacked
and

is

now

worth

which

of

George

stands

visit.

All

the

Battle

when

17^^

in

the

Fort

fort

this wood

is

Monument,
French

and

from

the north
the south, coming from
the lake through the
entering toward

then

popular highway.

is illustrativeof an
in this struggle.
this monument
event
under King Hendrick, a chief of
v/ith the English forces were
on

ability. During
to

is well

Lake

of

Dieskau

statue

Indians

center

of Whitehall

under

which

gorge

the

in

the Battle

commemorating

boat

will

Park,

State

by the

the

from

of Lake

has

now

half mile

reduce

council

war

the force.

He

Johnson

General

would

but

send

"BOB"

was

'"nO.

WILCOX'S

SODA

BAR

Canada

at

LAKE

Montcalm

Sts.

GEORGE

TrailwaysBus Terminal
SODAS

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NEWSPAPERS

SOUVENIRS

'"

CANDIES

and. MAGAZINES

"69"

conservative

Kin": Hendrick

and
said:

FLEET

OUR

OF

I'ART

OF

SPEED

BOATS

Tripson Lake George


Sightseeing
From

shoreline

hour

one

tour

luxunou'^

Trip

A
CRUISE

Suit

to

also

leaving
All

Boats

famous
dock

our

RIDES

Lake

every

Speed

George

few

and

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OF

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BOAT

Miss

Purse

and

EVERY

SPEED

the

operate

Time

Your
LEAVE

BOATS

THRILLING
We

Powered)

(Diesel

BOAT

PT

OF

Navy

S.

U.

Former

Famous

our

ON

GEORGE

LAKE

ot

LENGTH

ENTIRE

THE

oiic

to

cruisers

TRIP

COMPLETE

board

on

Tel.

549

(Top)
Mi"ninnent, Fort

Indian

Georcr^ePar\

(Left)
Buttle

"If

they

After

many/'

wanted

did

them

and

yt)u

can

it

to

then

together

and

parts, and

Johnson asking
him

handed

ICE

Souvenirs
Candies

-"

-"

argument

This

was

of

it.

three

Take

convincing.

he
and

arrows

them

an

by

one

It

was

Stationery

"-

M)Z

"

took

break

Moccasins

'"

St.,2 Doors South of Lake Theatre

"71

son
John-

PARLOR

Gifts

TELKPHOXE

too

are

General

STORE

CREAM

Cigars

Then

to

them.

SOUVENIR
AND

killed,they

King Hendrick

him

bundle

break

cannot

you

be

to

doubled.

was

three

brc.ik thcni easily.''The

VERRA'S

Canada

number

General

Hendriek

if

iew,

too

are

an
argument
divide the foree into

handed

"Put

fi!:;ht
they

the

easily. King

said:
one

to

and

arrow

to

are

George Par\

Ft.

Monument.

Lake

George

rt

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Sdiln!^CompetitionsAre
in

batllc tluit King Hcndnck


His
horse was

this

attackingforce.
hy

bayonet as
Leaving the

he

attempted

train

at

to

Lake

while

killed

w.is

slu)t troin

riding

him

under

and

ot" the

ahead
he

killed

was

rise.

George

terminal

hardly stops
glance is reallyworth
one

to

look

the steamboat, but such a


while,
in the villageat the head
of the lake will
day or two
he full of interest and give the traveler an opportunity to look around here,
for many
millions have been
expended in this vicinityin the creation of
of
estates
summer
great beauty and value.
around

The

to

stop of

railroad

terminal

was

an

the

west

agt)

aboard

until

indeed

of

of the lake.
from

is situated

impenetrablemorass.

the fort

the station, and


Far to the east was,
to

be used

for

on

land"

"made

The

swamp

above

was

where

followed
the

fort

in years

of

long

closelythe elevations

commanding

the

head

stillis,a fine sandy beach, but too far


of
base
attack in those days of hand-to-hand
and

"73-

Moonlight
Indian
fighting,

.md

arrows

quantities of Indian
traveler

here

comes

arrows

with

Ldt{c Cieorge

on

here great
All nbout
close range
aquebus guns.
have been picked up, and there is scarcely a
of the
will to search but can
find some
souvenir

strugglesof those early days.

On

there

boulevard, but

as

now

well

being
where
dock

runs

fine macadam

William

the Fort

the

ground

on

Henry

which

it

run?

the pergola stands is all 'fiir",the originalshore line


directlyunder the frowning walls of the old fort. Over to the east
the marine
finds the old military
railway descends into the lake one
as

which

on

so-called

day. and about on the


of the bateaux destroyed in March
remnants
Francois de Vaudreuil
made
night attack
a
and

of

the shore

failed

WE

to

to

this

capture

17'"7

be found

may

Chevalier
from

ice

CATERING

IN

PRIVATE

DISHES

AV

the

over

lake

when

Pierre

Ticonderoga

the fort.

SPECIALIZE

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floor of the

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TO
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Restaurant

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Owners:
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Lake

Street

George

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Main

Al
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George,

N.

Y.

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be7cr{)r?ibi't'.s
Expeditum

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Henry

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William

the name
What
memories
Henry!
up! Back
conjures
in the old days, just after the Civil War,
this was
rendezvous
of the
a
great
of military rank, and
here
and stayed
men
they came
early in the season
In those
until the coloringof autumn
had come
and gone.
days the tallyho
with
and
brick smokestack)
the old-fashioned
steamboat
(one of them
a
Fort

were
now

the

modes

stands

of locomotion.
the site ol

on

Battle of Lake
hi
to
was

17^^

George

their

North

the

French

Governor

LODGE

Canada

Street

GEORGE,

N.

Y.

"
_

Excellent

"

With

Rooms

Breakfasts

Served

Close
Free

to

Guests:

Rates

"

to

or

Without

Bath

Private

on

Application

All Activities

Boats, Bicyclesand Games


"
"

Sterling

B.

after

named

ejardens of the

America,

with

IROQUOIS
LAKE

the

against

rightsin

Commander-in-Chief

made

be

to

the

old fort,

tort.

grand expedition

utterly extinguishall

fireproofhotel,

A
used

wliat

Caple,

Proprietor

-77-

was

...u,

of Lak^cikorgt

planned

(ieneral

Edward

Shirley

.md

which

was

Braddock
Sir

William

IVppercU next
Crown

Forts

Arcadia

in

the

from

driven

French

the

reduced,

Point

French

The

coinin.inJ.

in

be

to

were

C)hio

taken,

Valley,

and

against

Fort

Fort

Niagara possessedby the English.


The

tirst great
resulted
so
C^uesne

C'olonel

Shirley'sforces were
expedition against
was

dismayed by

so

and

French

the

the

Niagara, which

Fort

the

the skill and

defeated
from

news

had

been

from

army

their Indian

courage

Du
oi

total

allies. General

Braddock

placed

in

that
his

the

hands,

abandoned.
Colonel

to

of

the hands

at

only

that it was
disastrously
saved
which
Washington

George

annihilation

Braddock

General

by

made

effort

manage

William
the

Johnson,
of

large estate"

Irishman, who

an

his

uncle, Sir

in 1738
coming to America
in the Mohawk
Warren,

Peter

DINER
CENTER
AIR
SODA

OF

LAKE

COOLED

GEORGE

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FOUNTAIN

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Villagefrom

Lal{t'(jtui^t

the

Air

valley, had

Indians and
ingratiated himself with the Mohawk
possessed
them, was
over
appointed Major-General to lead the
Point.
selected as the rendezvous,
Albany was
expeditionagainst Crown
the
and
the troops from
the different colonies gathered there.
Among
officers taking part in the expedition,
afterwards distinguished,
were
Major
General
Phineas
Colonel
Lyman,
Ephriam Williams, Timothy Ruggles.
and
Seth
Lieutenant-Colonels
Nathan
Whiting
Pomeroy, and
Captain.^
Philip Schuyler and Israel Putnam.
influence

enormous

About
the

river

the
and

Fort

first of

Edward,

building
of

honor

in

led the advance

August, Major-General Lyman

commenced

large fort, first named

brother

Edward,

of

Lyman,

George the Third,

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in

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N.

Y.

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Route

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One

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"

Mile South of Lake

George Village LAKE

GEORGE, N.Y.

ot the
(Jayi later, General
Johnsun Icti Albany witli the remainder
and
Hendrick
and
his
Mohawk
artillery
by
King
stores,
accompanied
troops,
A
concentrated
warriors.
that the French were
report reaching the General
Fort
and
St. Frederick
of 6,000
.It
(Crown
Point) with an
men,
army
intended
between
ChamLake
to
fortify Ticonderoga (the short carry
decided that the
at
plain and Lake St. Sacrement), a council of war
once
.1

tew

advance

should

be

made

along the road

to

St. Sacrement

(Lake George).

the 28th, and


Johnson reached there with the first 1500
men
on
into
of
the
head
he
the
which
rechristened
at
immediately went
lake,
camp
his right of dominion
Lake George, in honor of his majesty and to assert
here.

General

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LAKE GEORGE

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FOOD

i-itjaii'

La\e

Village

George

the

plan

consultation,

and

Bering

300)

would

the

Indians

of

rest
as

their

their

and

attack

ol

would

territory,

own

they
but

if

Lake

St.

Sacrement,

would

follow

him

there."

Indian

allies,

always

loath

at

camp

with

be

their

assigned

the

in

join

not

that

be

to

returned

soon

reason

The

186^

the

obliged

"had

to

resolved

the

not

which

face

the

LAKE

of

"

GEORGE,

French

the

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wa,^

Accordingly,
to

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General

the

that

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They

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the

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Historic

Lake

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toward

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on

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there

similar

the

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the

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Lake

9)

close

forward

move

N.

Y.

the

reinforce

to

about

300

paces

Indians

left, holding back

the

French

He

fired until

be

the

English

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the French

Indians

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and

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RENT-Outbuards

it.

the

then
the

who
Fort

ordered

the fire of the


up

their way

on

ground.

to

and

sac

supplemented by
to

to

was

gun

de

were

the

on

position on

No

were

who

men

Canadians

lie flat

to

regulars in
reached

and

taken
hours
After
was
a
marching some
prisoner
Johnson had heard of the contemplated attack on

lake.

General

and

Lyman,

(Route

Street

stated that

Booklet

for

Write

Canada

George

Canoes

had
in

on

the

General

provincialsand

3,000

forces

Johnson's

250

the

in

Indians.

the

on

camp

Early

the

in

called, rumors
was
September a Council of War
of the proposed attack on
Fort Lyman.
It was
the French

were,

of

assistance
are

to

number

but

it

the Fort.

fightthey

proposed

to

not

send

are

of

morning
known

about

of

the

reached

having

8th

of

the camp

exactly where

force of

consulted and
was
King Hendrick
few, if to be killed they are
too
Genenil
Johnson then proposed to

doubled.

was

was

lake consisted

500

the

to

men

replied:"If

they
The

many."

too

divide

the

forces

and handing
parties.Hendrick
thereupon picked up several arrows,
General
he
did easily.
asked
him
it.
break
This
to
Johnson
to
one
Hendrick
then put three arrows
General
them
to
together and handed
Johnson, saying: "Put them together and you can't break them; take them
will break
and
them
easily.''Hendrick's
one
by one
was
you
argument
convincing.
into

three

of them

Colonel

the

of

head

Williams

Ephriam

Lieutenant-Colonel
a

band

Whiting
of

2 50

placed

was

the

in

command

of

the

troops,

second.

horseback
on
King Hendrick
preceded the provincials.

Mohawks,

at

the French
and
Indians
Rocky Br(X)k, where
lay
of
the
of
m
Knowing nothing
change
plans of
awaiting
the French, whom
Fort
to
they supposed went
out
Lyman,
no
they sent
marched
death
into
the
but
An
accident only, saved
directly
.scouts,
trajr
of the Senecas, with
them.
Some
the French
forces,espying their Mohawk

They

ambush

proceeded

to

them.

brethren, fired their muskets

into

the

air

as

warning

of

the

ambuscade.

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Street

Village

Center of
LAKE

GEORGE,

Open
ii

All Year
ti

Tel.

RESTAURANT

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Prop.

N. Y.

-li

943

LOUHGE

rocks and

behind
the hill
his

at

He

monument.

horse

shot

was

stabbed

was

at

position
almost

which

on

Whiting succeeded
and immediately ordered

Lieutenant-Colonel

on

rests

now

he

could

not

bayonet.

the command.

to

trcjm

men

King Hendrick's

time

same

being unwieldly

death with

to

rock

the

the

at

the

spread out

once

on

him, and

under

from

out

his

fell and

soon

himself, and

recover

took

rightand

the

Williams

Colonel

trees.

by the dischargeof musketry

followed

war-whoop sounded,

the

Then

He

the

saw

he conducted
a
retreat, which
danger of his men
that he saved the greater part of his forces. The
firingwas
skillfully
heard at Lake George, and General
Johnson dispatchingLieut. -Col. Cole
so

with 300

to

men

vigor with
preparing

protect the retreat,


remaining forces to construct

all his
a

and

support

breastwork

of

placing in position such


approaches.
It had

with

the

remained
cannon

the

The

inactive.
soon

cannon

Dieskaus

been

but
fugitives;

French

felled

drove

them

commander

other Indians
all

to

cover

to

also halted, and

for

his

on

150

camp,

and

enter

the

and

camp

rising ground and

a
a

utmost

up
road

few

shots from

either side,and

regulars unsupported.

their aid.

to

the

river

and

possessionof

veteran

call the Indians

with

hauling

the

forward

regularsadvanced, they halted suddenly about


trying

and

cover

in the swamps

his

and

work

defenses

to

rush

to

Iroquoistook

to

wagons,

had

he

as

purpose

the

and

trees

set

yards from

Failingin

As

works,
the breast-

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Lounge
Villageof Lake George,N.
in

ALL

RECREATIONAL

and

European

"r'

Plan.

Rooms

Write for

with
27th

bath

and

season.

iH

booklet
descriptive

-86"

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Ownership-management
^

Y.

"r'

FACILITIES
"?

American

"t'

and rates

the

this, they again

advanced, firing by platoons.

Center of the

the
left

en

suite.

Thrill

The

Early
retired

to

behaved

Dicskau,

the

eommand

of

Johnson

Treneh

Located

the

at

break

re":eivcd

Our

the

Flying

18th

wound

moved

Williams

Opposite
Red

with
t(j

thi^h and

Lyman

while

them

upon

the

General

upon

eenter,

Directly

Sign of the

'

little impression

Ruggles,

Street,

La\e George

on

devolving

but

Colonel

Canada

on

Ride

("aptain Eyre, played


under

regiment~

then

made

tindini;it impossibleto
the

Boat

Speed

the Kittle. Gcp.cial

tire troni

the

attaeked

his tent, the eniiunand


with
lu'reat bravery.

Thunder

in

of

the

who

artillery

great effeet.
the right,and

and

Titcomb.

Beach

Road

The

Horse

Year

Lake George Garage


\V.

D.

(jene

\'aii

Duseii,

Vice-l'reNident

Sexton,

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"

COMPLETE
MAKES

Telephone:

Storage

723

(Nights

President

"

AUTOMOTIVE
OF

CARS

AND

ON

ALL

GEORGE.

N.

TRUCKS

LAKE

718)

Towing Service

SERVICE

Chevrolet Sales and

-87-

Y.

Service

hot tire upon


a
resisted the attack resolutelyand maintained
hours after the
about seven
four
the
afternoon,
o'clock
in
enemy.
attack in the morning. Colonial troops, inspiredby the thought that victory
allies and
their Indian
the breastworks, with
theirs, jumped over
was
of their
retreated,leavingmost
the French, who
precipitately
charged
three regiments

At

the

upon

regular troops

dead

Some

field.

the

upon
Baron

taken

prisoners were

by

the

He
was
Dieskau, who had been wounded.
Colonials, including
General's
influence
the
where
taken to General
only
Johnson's tent,
great
prevented his being seized by the Indians to expiate with fire the deaths of

the other

and

King Hendrick

Blanchard,

Colonel

de

Fort

at

chiefs.

Mohawk

Lyman,

of the New

having heard
Hampshire and

the

firing,
dispatched
York

New

regiments
Captain Maginness, to the assistance of General Johnson. Arriving
the enemy's abandoned
they came
at the placeof the morning conflict,
upon
and
the
road,
caught sight of the
advancing, soon
baggage lying in
about
300
in number,
Canadians
and
Indians,
sittingby Rocky Brook,
two

fiftymen

and

hundred

under

from

refreshingthemselves
soon

few

left

were

bodies

Their

bl(X"d,that
Tlic

to

thrown

were

it

B.ittle of

loss of the French


had

number

the

known

than

Washington

500.

on

became

pond,
''BloodyPond."

furiouslyand
was

very

three

thus
was
engagements,
official reports, estimates the

It included

the Ohio

La

Gardeur

the previous year.

TOURIST

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AND

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All
and
or

new

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Each
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rooms.
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lake.
Five
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train
.stations. Center
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lavatory.
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great.
with

tinged

so

as

George, comprising
General
Johnson, in his
more

them

of the slain

which

Lake

at

defeated

fell upon

packs. They

into

thereafter

was

ended.
victoriously
who

their

tell the tale. The

LAKE

867

-88-

GEORGE,

N.

Y.

lost 262, besides officers and


38
tniops
Williams
and
King Hendrick, Colonel
and
Ingersoll,

Keyes,
ot

his wounds
The

the

the

French

the French

by

way

It

gaining

of

was

and

provincialtroops,
to

the

Revolution.

against the soldiers


.^eives wliich

the

served

them

July ^th, 17^8, embarked


is

9,000

Hotel

the

country.

for

attack

an

illustrated
Provincials.

on

page

York

and

Canada

successful

tanner

C")ld World,
well

in

the

in

tront

on

Fort

mention

Ohio

region,

fought wholly by
New

on

York

Sunday

army

of

consisted of

this

them-

morning

900

(S..^"^')
regulars and

bateau.x,

whale

135

Restaurantand Bar
Opposite

Directly

GEORGE,

OF

Office

Post
N.

Y.

WAFFLES

Legal Beverages

L.

pitted

the site of the present Fort William


Carillion at Ticonderoga.(This embarkation

A SPECIALTY

Yom

soil prior

Independence.

daylight on

at

tiic

ot

His

77.)

Philip

Please

prevented

controllingihe

the

later conflict for

Abercrombie

All
Make

It

had

which

soldiers their power


when
and
them confidence in
gave

LAKE

MAKE

which

energy

so

and

battle

important fought
the

Phil's
WE

and

like

came

system.

tlcct consisted

The

to

It

disaster

the

New

so

Major-General James
1 ienr\'

and

from

most

the

ol

defeat

domination

taught

It

of

inspired them

first great

the

clouds

ovcrestim.itcd.

:;cal and

travel from

of the Great

Iv

cannot

possessionof the waterways,

Lakes

Colonel

to

Major Ashley, Captain


Captain Maginncss, too, died

with

and

power

from

n.itural line

through llie

colonists,and

addition

Titcomb,

slain.

were

In

in camp.

this victory

ol

of sunshine

overhung
drove

days after

two

importance

burst

others

12

Indians.

Next

Stop

Patenaude,

Guide

when

at

PhiVs

Propr.

writing

advertisers.

boats.

APARTMENTS

SCHERMERHORN
Amherst

Cor.

Ottawa

and

Streets
"!r

^t;

fully furnished

Apartments

Cottage,

with

and

rates

rafts

"='

carrying

two

extending

from

miles.

was

doubt

It

the morning

for

their journey

back

victory

of

of

cold

water

G.

Rotite

on

without

columns
one-half

his death

struggleand

The
This

loss

of

the

private
in

every

9.

Proprietor

sing^leor

Rooms

bath.

en

with

suite,

Showers.

Running

EUROPEAN

PLAN

hot

and

room.

AND

AMERICAN

Hotel

BALLOS,

Ballos Is Noted

for the Excellence

of Its Table

Canada

Street

Tel.

954

-91-

Lake

George,

English

last French

the

was

no

troops.
embarked

Ballos

S.

or

two

by Abercrombie's
the

and

and

in

six

killed,and

lake.
380.

was

Hotel

Located

up

for

lake

suffered

the

Schermerhorn

the lake

was

English gave

French

the

the

Howe

defeat

E.

soil.

American

on

Lord

head

the

to

that

1,942, while

the

down

covered

E.

castles highly decorated

huge

forward

the

in

9th

of the

On

was

moved

this battle that

month.

dr

rooms.

2014

George

two

shore, and

to

large factor

was

shore
in

in

Mrs.

They

cannons.

hy week

rent

"t

Lake

artilleryand

carrying

to

water

booklet

Telephone,

many

Y.

Neighborhood

""

for

Write

N.

Vs

running

Quiet

In

COHAGE

George,

Lake

"

equipped

and

AND

N.

Y.

Box

Phone

444

Aivay from

Home

" Bob's

Fran

Housekeeping Cottages

12 Modern
electric

With

Situated

Only

and

at

kitchens

and

Foot

of

the

Walk

Minutes

hot

unhmited
Beautiful

to

and

Lake

Lake

last military

Island,

British
and

for

Diamond

on

made
by Colonels Brown
supplies was
but they failed to capture them.
army,
east

shore,

Pawlet,

burned

their

boats

and

of

the

July 24th,

on

An

and

Warren

and

Brown

retreated

of

way

Island.

N.

George,

that

was

large quantities of suppliesby

stored them

time

George
occurred

called, which

so

moving

were

Lake

fight on

George

rates

Philip Street

Diamond

water

Mountain

Prospect

for booklet

Write

The

370

Home

attempt
of

Y.

Lake

the

George

seize these
American

retired

Warren

The

1777.

to

through the

of

Battle

to

woods

the
to

Vermont.

LODGE

DEERPATH
LAKE

GEORGE,

On

North

Route

End

of Village

N. Y.

NOTED
FOR

ITS
EXCELLENT
FOOD

I I IIII I
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Accommodations
Rates

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you

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American
on

an

Plan

Application
atmosphere of real welcome,

and
hospitality

service
'

"92-

Slide

Rogers'

Rogers* Battle

Snowshoes

on

On

Rogers'
above

is

end

of

Lake

William

into

the

hundred
hundred

Slide

(on

the

March,

in

where

it

slide

This

Robert

Captain

while

1757,

January,

in

right)

1758.

the

during

Henry

as

said

is
is

at

and

six

Will

and

Captain
lower

the

of

in

reputation
During

War.

and
the

manded
com-

vicinity
with

1756,

thirteen
daring raids
operations, he made
of one
In January,
1757, his band
Ticonderoga.
of

hundred

of

north

scouting

Indians,

To

Want

and

Come
Canada

LAKE

ROOMS

that

place,

lost

with

met

hundred

one

one

men.

Again
Street

(Route

GEORGE,

N.

9)

Y.

SHOWERS

WITH
ADVISABLE

KESERVATIOHS
End

great

Indian

SISSON COURT
COMFORTABLE

raised

Hampshire,

New

acquired

French

base

around
country
while
and
seventy,
French

of

native

which

Rangers,

You

North

color

in

Ticonderoga

near

Indians

Rogers,

George

Fort

reproduced

is

George.

Rogers'
Lake

Guide

Rogers'

the

Robert

Capt.
of

of

view

this

Snowshoes

on

fooled

Rogers

of

'16

page

Battle

Tel.

Village

-93

"

Lake

George

955

though they
In

Ann.

he

1759

attack

of

by

Sir

sent

was

French,

the

the St. Lawrence,

near
destroy the village,

under

at

the lower

at
coming to the crest of a mountain
down
almost
where
it
precipitately
sloped
point

his

pack and allowed

snowshoes

coming
on

up,

as

he

rolled

Spirit,and
Rogers'Rock.
Rogers" later

been
the

down

mackinca,

Mich.,

career

he

the

up

gave

to

Ticonderoga,
George,

of Lake

the ice, he took

off

putting his
Indians on

Then
through the snow.
The
another
route.
by
met
by another on the summit, and they
cliff together. Seeing Rogers unharmed
that he

chase.

The

under

was

the protection of the


since been known

precipicehas

badly clouded.
accused, although

was
was

from

end

descended

the ice below, they concluded

Great

to

of his scouting

one

slide down

to

believed he had

I'oughtand

had

it

backwards,

on

Point

St. Francis

of the frontier. This service he


the scourge
hundred
Indians, although in getting back to the

long
two
killing
performed,
On
almost annihilated.
his
force was
English outpost
in March,
pursued by Indians
1758, he was
expeditions,
and

or

Fort

near

Crown

of the Abenakis,

In

been

had

Indians, who

Marin,

from

JeffreyAmherst

Indians.

and

French

fiftyof

and

hundred

one

repulsed an

he

August,

killed

As
not

commandant

of Michili-

convicted, of plottingto

fort and deliver it to the French.


During the Revolution
plunder his own
of being a British spy, and afterwards
he was
suspectedby the Americans
in the British Army. In 1778 he
violated his parole,accepting a commission
his historyis lost.
after
which
date
was
proscribedand banished,

LUNCHES

CABINS

DINNERS

TWIN MAPLES MODERN COHAGES


On

Route 9

"

Mr.
TEL.

3/^mile

north of Lake

and

J. A.

Mrs.

808

Colbert, Proprs.
LAKE

-94"

George Village

GEORGE,

N.

Y.

Stage Coach Days


The

Coach

Stage
important

very

northern

played

portation
transpart in
the counties
of

in

and

Warren

Saratoga,

counties

other

over

half

century ago. Indeed, if it were


for the famous
"Concord"
not

coaches generallyin use during


the Sixties and Seventies of the
1 9th Century, and so necessary
of all enterprise
too, to the success
north of Glens Falls,Lake
George and the region north
of it would
have
been so
not
well

known

and

areas,

popularityas

of

people

to

Metropolitan
a

the
its

resort

summer

would
Until

have advanced but little.


the early part of 1882
horse power
the only means
was
of transportation
between Glens
Falls, Lake George, Warrens-

burg

Stage Coach

at

Hotel

Ft. Win.
in

Henry

J 87)'

and

the North.
There is much
be Vv^ritten upon
the historyof the
to
but this short story will
stage coach lines through the Northern
country,
be confined to the territory surroundingLake George.
We

wish

to
might have been privileged
region during the reign of the stage coaches. We
we

visit the
should

Lake

George

like

have
the plank road, stopped off for refreshments at the old Half Way
House, talked with the old drivers and heard them tell of incidents and of
"the famous"
who
traveled with them, and to have had the first glimpse
of the Lake from the highest seat
of a mile
the Coach
on
three-quarters
north of the toll gate at French Mountain.
to

ridden

before

Years

1870

SaratogaSprings,known

railroad

built between

was

Schenectady

and

the Saratt)gafe? SchenectadyR. R., and it was


extension
until 1848
that an
of that line was
continued
not
through to
Whitehall.
Anyone coming to Lake George was
required therefore to
as

Maple Grove Lodge and CottageCabins


Route

On

New

cabins

Lodge.
and

at

blocks

facilities,and

Be

J. M.

of

aid

for

"

and

booklet

Tel.

Mulligan

mutual

cooked

Home

Protestant

mention

the

George

Lake

to

beautiful, sandy

from

Write

Mrs.

Entrance

North

private showers.

with

Two

sports

9,

709

Adirondack

in

ni^eals served

beach.

Catholic

and

Village

Entertainment
Churches

nearby.

rates.

George,

Lake

Guide

to

N.

advertisers.

Y.

take

Saratoga through

from

stage

but the popularityof Lake


fifties. For a period of 21
Edward.

at

Fort

to

Glens

extended

horses

were

and

type

insure

side

the

on

was

1869, stages
from
the spur

that

Lake;

the trains

met

Fort

Edward

the line

"

and

easier

to

laid between

was

travel.

the entire

over

coach

of each

rear

road

plank

smoother

by

to

the

to

until the late

was

perhaps the
Lines.

was

sufficient space
before 1870 a
side

thence

generallyevident

1848

4, 1869

and

the equipment includingthe


of the best in the country;
one
The
coaches
of the "Concord"
could
finest
were
the
buy.
money
from
accommodate
would
twenty-fiveto thirtypassengers, with

line

The

was

from

July

Falls

not

when
period,1867 to 1882
named
Lake
was
Village),
George
(later
Coach
and
Lake
Falls
Glens
George Stage

Caldwell

to

until

Not

colorful of the

most

George
years,

completed,and

Falls

Glens

to

The

wood

Falls and

laid,not

followed

route

years

Chestertown

planks were

the

distance, and

baggage. Many

carry

Glens

more

to

nailed,
less

or

highway except for that section of the road north of the Half
House
along the edge of the hill the full distance of the Notch, coming
Way
task was
undertaken
The
South
of Bloody Pond.
by private
out
just
the present

enterprise,and

only

collected

the

of

source

Warrensburg,
time

plank

went

on

Cowles

Theodore

road

the

from

the

ran

coach

along the right of

Faxton

with

also

group
was

toll gates

at

enterprise were
The

same

revenue

served
and

wear

of

and

line of stage coaches.


Their
toll fares, the latter being

Falls

Write

bath

and

Burhans

of

modernized

for

and

intended, but

played havoc

Center of
LAKE

shower

Completely
booklet

of the

owners

Mr.

the purpose
for which
it was
and
weather
conditions
tear

(Formerly Hotel Worden)

with

and

Hotchkiss, Agent.

HOTEL LAKE GEORGE

Rooms

of the

Two

way.

Glens

GEORGE,

Steam
and

under

new

-96-

N. Y.

Heated

management

Tel.

rates

Village

498

or

931

as

with

Glens

the smoothness
the

of the road

from

planks
highway. The
between

Falls Station

Departing for La\e George

"

1872

bed.

Heavy thunder showers would wash out


and
float off to the sides of the
base,
they would
left
warping of the boards and the shrinkageof the wood
their

the

planks,causing a certain clatter as the heavy loads rolled


and annoying to the traveling
proved very disconcerting
between
The
fare
Glens
Falls
and
Lake
$1.25 per
public.
George was
and the running time between
the two
points was
approximately
person,

gaps

them.

over

hour

one

This

and

quarter.

an
quote from
eye
Glens Falls Station during a
clear picture of the
a
very
"At
farther
North:
points

To

and

our

around
(S. R. Stoddard) the scenes
1872
will provide
morning in the year

witness
summer

activities of

the

life of

traveler bound

length the ponderous wheels


horse, breathingforth fire and smoke, rests

iron

cease

at

for

revolve

to

the end

of its

journey.
"Here,

at

Falls, the stages

Glens

has been

whispered among

the

desirable they

most

Modern

Doable

and

as

are,

such,

taken

are

the knowing
to

SingleCabins

ones,

be

"

for Lake

that

as

George; and

the outside

seats

vigorously'gone for.'

Private Toilet and Showers

CABINS

HASTINGS
TOURISTS
for

Write
Phone

L.

G.

448

Mile

complete

information
Lake

North

of

(Look

Business
for

Neon

-97"

District

Sign)

on

George,

Route

N.

Y.

it
are

Cnrklail IGoungp
S'pybnlli'B
Yate's

(Formerly
Mrs.

Canada

Building

Theatre

SPECIALIZIHC
AIR

Serving

Lake

George

CHOPS

AND
"

from

bundles

confusion;

all is

"Now

Street

CONDITIONED

la Carte

Prop.

STEAKS

"

Grille)

Seyboth,

Hannah

until 9

P.

M.

hastily gathered

are

babies

up;

sallyingforth under a triumphal arch of whips we are


and
pressinglyinvited to take a free ride with them.
greeted,
for the hotels; coaches
for any
part of the village;coaches

are

cordially

sorted, and

Coaches
for

Lake

there.
Everyone is asking
George, and coaches for the Adirondacks, arc
would-be
to
nobody finds time
jostle
answer;
questions which
passengers
and
drivers
hoot
each
other;
runners
shout,
boys
laugh,
swear,
against
while loungers encourage
the competitors and
seeming to enjoy the scene,
applaud the victors in the race, as, with frantic haste, like sailors boarding
the ship of an
they charge on the lake coaches and swarm
over
enemy,
up
the

best

wheel
coat

coveted

gain the much

to

open

the back

down

and

good manners,
desperate effort you
cane,

reach

outside

little swear

or

Then

the

Perhaps
railing;
drop

seat.

reaching for the

but

two;

what

and
breathlessly,

splityour

you

umbrella,

your

of

that?

with

By a
sigh of

top.
the only remaining seat, just as
a
young
in your
place, flutters contentedlydown
lap.
lady, with an eye to the same
if needs be, but you
and
it
to
walk,
Of course
don't;
give
ought
up
you
compromise, however, and condense, and by a littlejudicioussqueezing,
you
slide into

infinite relief,you

and

with

harmony

and

other

articles restored

"

proceed

on

ride

your

'over

the coach
far away' through the pure
the hills and
fragrant
destruction,so
swinging and swaying about, threateningall with apparent
of mind, in
fair
that it is only by great presence
clingingfirmly to your
death."
horn
saved
she
is
untimely
an
partner, that
air, with

iFrait-QIoup OlabtitB
Warrensburg

Road,

200

yards

Village

line

Mattresses
Innerspring

Electric Heat

Picnic Facilities

Private Baths

Telephone

of

north

LAKE

700

"99"

GEORGE,

N.

Y.

outside

The

but

weather;

sudden

lake however

below

the

these

seats.

route

should
The

business;

seats

There

drivers
a

was

they

be
of

of

were

Located
lakeshore
Center

no

unfortunate
these

encountering sudden

in

coaches

Tourist

passengers

in

were

the

Home

bad

narrow

COTTAGE

Catering

to

High

Class

Clientele

main
of Village of Lake
and
street
George
beds.
public park. Comfortable
nearby restaurants.
Many
of all activity. Write
for
beautiful
colored
booklet
and
rates.
on

fair

storms.

in
experienced hands
some
plank
placesmight

old

from

Helen
Tel.

the

conditions
in weather
approaching the hills
the spiritsof those who
"'dampened''"'
sought
back
of
shelter
and
no
places
along the
turning

KNIGHT

block

by

rather

little veering off from

Refined

favored

course

Days

change

THE
A

Coach

Hoi

tidljway

M.

Knight,

367

Propr.
LAKE

-100-

GEORGE,

N.

Y.

the
have

Tallyho
resulted

the

at

Tailgate,French

Mt.

hasty unloading of all, and their safety rested entirely in the


In the early days it is said that
sure
steady hand of the driver.
eye
of money
made
and given to the driver to induce him
to
were
purses
up
the
''let
them
while."
This
and
the
dust
occasionally
ones
a
leading
pass
try
that a
resulted in serious accidents so that the company's rules were
made
coach was
ahead
the "narrow
not
on
gauge"
permitted to pass the one
in

and

plank road,

this rule

and

rigidlyenforced.

was

first lap of the journey to the lake carried them under the firsttoll
located
the outskirts of the town
of Glens Falls and a littlepast the
on
gate
fair grounds on
left
of
the
the road, and rumbHng along the plain,toiled
The

the Half Way


House.
New
York
and
midway between
for
for
had
been
used
it
Montreal;
as
a
resting place
many
years
passengers
and
these two
change of horses in the long hard ride between
points.
had
been its proprietor and was
well known
a
George Brown
figurein the
He
days of the stage coach.
usually appeared in a high silk hat as the
coaches rolled up
and stopped at his establishment,and the driver would
call loudly, "Five
Brown
for refreshments."
minutes
also ran
a
general
located on
the opposite side of the roadway.
This building is still
store
has not
of paint
standing today, in fact the structure
enjoyed a coat
up

This

the

long

was

hill and

since, and

one

The

stables

horse

and

on

so-called because

can

on

until they reached

of its location

the
still distinguish
located

were

of

name

of

just south

Brown

the

over

the

entrance.

diagonallyopposite

store

the hotel.

Brown
and Stoddard, on
of his
was
typical business man
a
one
his
in
usual
recalls
Brown
and
by
smiling
rubbing his
trips
manner,
stage,
hands gleefullysaying, "Step out gentlemen, plenty of time while the horses
ladies a nice
Get your
lemonade, milk punch or anyare
being watered.
thing
you

want."

Brown

especiallynoted

was

people far and


After

journey,

usually stopped off once


near
departing from the Half Way

the

coaches

rolled

on

toward

for his game

the

to

season

House
second

for

suppers

enjoy
the

last

toll gate,

and

repast.
of the

leg
at

French

required to lower their heads


Passengers on the top seats were
under
the
house.
Then
side of a
as
on
they passed
along the west
gate
which
leads
ravine
mile or
farther
thickly wooded
to the lake, a
nearer
so
farm houses
the road a half dozen
the only objects to meet
their
were
up
view.
the villageof Caldwell
Finally in full sight of their destination
Mountain.

"

"

-101"

they

mighty

once

with

confronted

were

of the forest

the

and

west

all

in

of

group

Their

of Mohicans.

race

to

small

Indians,

wigwams

of

remnant

pitched on
encamped.

were

families

seven

were

the

the

edge
Among

Indians
in Lower
Canada,
of the St. Francis
the tribe,all from the home
old.
This
Watsaw
maker"
Lewis
ninety-two
"the ancient arrow
years
was
tried
skill
their
and
vacationists
old Indian plied his art in summer
many
at

his

archery under

Indian

tutelage.

Continuing on toward the villagethe stages turned into the grounds of


Henry Hotel, and there were
the enlarged and reconstructed Fort William
met
by a retinue of uniformed colored gentlemen,who assisted the travelers
hotel guests watched
the
with their trunks and baggage as the "curious"
the wide piazza. By successive steps
arrivals from selected positionson
new
still in a
of boat, rail and stage coach they had arrived in a lake country
scattered
hotels
with
few
a
along its shores
primitive state of development
but

and

taken

had

who

few

residence.

summer

drivers have

early stage coach

The

up

long

since

passed on;

not

trace

toll gates has been left; the old plank road from Glens Falls to
Chestertown
no
longer gives evidence of the important part it played in the
transportation"problem" of that day; the old "Concord"
stages have been
of the old

relegatedto the scrap heap, except perhaps for one or two


kept intact by enterprisingcitizens. The golden days of
will

return

never

decreed

to

good highway.

to

Glens

the

Route

9L,

east

Plans
a

along the

runs

are

The

shore

Pilot Knob.

of Lake
Route

George
leads

9L

In

Road

at

Lake

George Village v^e

join 9L

the close proximity of this intersection

are

largecottage colony.

York
by the State of New
(Spring of 1946)
dollar development along this beach road at the head of Lake
plans call for a wide boulevard from Lake George Village
now

entire

under

and

east

resorts.

Beach

side of the lake.

million

George.
along the

these

the

located several hotels,and

for

progress

been

stage coach
has stepped in and

Falls from

Proceeding across
at

Cleverdale, Rockhurst, Kattskill Bay

back

"

have

the

otherwise.

East Shore Resorts


A

of the country

this section

to

which

head

of

way

the lake

to

the intersection

"102-

with

Route

9L

on

the

Loo^nig T^orth

Over

La}{e George from

the

Air

from
the beach, and a 200
highway will swing
south, away
foot sand beach, stretching for several hvindred yards, will be constructed,
according to present plans. The present lagoon will be filled and parking
of cars
will be constructed
in this area
well as along
as
placesfor hundreds
east

side.

the entire

The

lengthof the highway.

ORCHARD HOUSE
(The
One

One
from

Malcolms)

minute

walk

Accommodates
Address:

to

100.

lake.

Open
Orchard

Cocktail

June

lounge.
1st.

House,

-103"

mile
Lake
All

Write
Lake

beach

across

George Village
sports.

for

American

booklet

George,

N.

and
Y.

plan.
rates.

FORT GEORGE LODGE ^nX"K,rr'


Side

East

of

Lake

Private Beach

Grille

Modified

Plan. Marvelous

American
(Breakfast

to

Dinner

"

Every Comfort.
May

Open

25

Dock

Food.

8)

to

Steam

Heat.

October

to

and

along the east shore of Lake George, is a


of the most
beautiful
concrete
highway, skirting along some
homes,
picturesque shoreline of the lake. All along this highway are summer
of them
quite pretentious,others small cottages or simple camps.
many
9L,

Route

leading north

two'lane

greater part of this route


considerable elevation above

is back

The
at

beautiful
roads

of

vista

off

branch

cottages

summer

lake, island
the

to

and

and

left, as

mountain

from

the

lake and

the

tourist

catches

All along the

scenery.

headed

are

you

then

and

Now

it.

distance

some

and

north,

wind

down

estates.

DUNHAM'S BAY LODGE


On
4

miles

the

Shore

iiurtli of
P.

Cabins
in

with

Write

for

and

George

Lake

Our

with

for

30

east

on

shore

Y.
in

main

cooking.

and

people.

N.
bath

home
boats

own

Village,

George,

Rooms

George

Lake

canoes.

Free

house.
American

Fine, sandy
transportation

Rooms
Plan.

private
to

trains.

booklet

Tell

Beautiful

Excellent

annex.

facihties.
Recreation
beach.
Accommodations
buses

O.

private showers,

recreation

from

of

Lake

'em

and

rates

you

saw

Fred

it in

the

Adirondack

Alexy,

Guide,

Owner

route

and

to

SfiW-^VSIBP^i'"''"?* ^ii'^U'"^*

Dunham's

About

miles north

two

St.

Mary's of The

the

water

Dunham's

at

Proceeding
and

out

goes

Lake.

on

onto

Clinton, the seventh

hunting

summer

excellent

state

of

Route

on

the PauHst

Farther

Bay, which

Fathers

along
is

9L

and its companion retreat,


suddenly break forth close to

we

famed

for its excellent

fishinggrounds.

north, about a quarter mile, a road branches to the left


of
Assembly Point, where are located a large number
Assembly Point was
formerly the property of DeWitt

cottages.

summer

is

Bay

Governor

and

York

of New

The

fishingpreserve.

preservation.

State, who
old

strip of land

narrow

occupied it

colonial

well

as

his

is still in

intervenes

between

the tip of Assembly Point and Long Island, a pretty, wooded


island, about
mile long. Between
this point and
the island there is scarcely room
a
in and
for the big boats to pass on
their way
of Kattskill Bay.
The
out

bay,
to
a

the north

on

the Indians
Block

House

as
on

side of Assembly Point, now


called Harris Bay, was
known
''Takundewide"
Bay. In the days of the Indians there was
the island.

MULLER'S

PLUM
on
Directly

BAY

COTTAGES

the Shores of Lake

George

ROOMS

BOARD

BOATING

FISHING
"

"

P. 0. Address:

"

Lake

-105-

George,N.

Y.

Island

sional

two-hour

mouthed
who

know

Purity

bass

their

of

with

fight

black

ten

and

the

during

the

fact

underground

in

salmon.

Small-

numbers

large

August

and

with

great

by

prevent
to

the

its

keep

George
flow
of

rains

for

use

all

their

surface

no

greatest

after

compelled

September.

its

the

during

is

May.

It

sewage

but

water,

is

not

tanks

is

by

of

June

month

the

ing
followfor

deposited

on

WILLARD
On
LAKE
GEORGE
p.

o.

Cleverdale
N.

Site

on

America

"

"

Offering

cocktail
for

hospitality

genuine
accommodations.

Modern

booklet

Catholic

room.

and

and
Fine

and

Most

Beautiful

recreation

to

Private

Protestant

J.

Howland,

-107-

sand

churches

rates.

Richard

Y.

Lake

"

food.

Owner-Manager

refined
beach.

nearby.

the

steamboats

HOTEL

Superb

to

gigantic

contaminated,
be

to

due

is

fed

even

purposes;
in

wastes

clarity

cesspools.

those

Lake

practically

whose

weeks

of

green

receives

laws

strictest

being

it

deep

springs

two

some

of

in

George Water

peculiar
that

taken

are

George

land-locked

pound

months

The

of La\e

J^arrows

fifteen

to

plentiful

are

haunts

Lake

of The

Scenery

clientele.
Marine
Write

shore

US

HELP

LAKE

TO

GEORGE
BEAUTIFUL

AND

CLEAN

*
While

are

you

KEEP

visitor in the Lake

assist the work

THE

GEORGE

LAKE

and

refrain from

George

area

of
ASSOCIATION

scatteringrubbish

or

doing

anythingto detract from the natural


beauty of Lake George
The

Lake

i2,ation of

and

summer

in the Lake

owners

serve,

and

promote

George

and

Association

George

year

To

keep its waters

To make
To

George

enough to drink

pure

navigationsafe

protect

one

of the

of New

"

LAKE

property
''To pre^

ARE

the natural beauties of Lake

assets

THE

organ'

ITS AIMS
preserve

'round

an

George watershed
protect the welfareof La\e

its environment

To

is

most

York

"

GEORGE
W. B.

valuable natural

State

"

ASSOCIATION

Woodhary, President
Diamond Point,N. Y.

-108-

George

Lake

In Winter
.

question often arises

The
from

visitors to

summer

Lake

of

George
do

what

''But

do

during
you
Lake
long winter?"
George in winter is really
a
interestingplace.
very
the

The

cold, which
much

so

one

about, is

as
disagreeable

dry and
are

forms

many

these

are

not

it is in

cold, and

dry

Racing

Frozen

on

Surface of La\e George

as

large cities,due

our

air

felt

is not

of diversion

here

as

to

much

during the

the fact that the air here is


as

winter

cold, moist
months.

air.

There

Principleof

skating,snow-shoeing, skiing and


ice-boating,

feature of the winter

the

Hor.se

hears

life here

tobogganing. Also
racing on the frozen surface of
livelycompetitions are held and large

is the horse

lake during mid-winter.

Many
watch these races.
to
nearby communities
Automobile
frozen ice offers another exhilirating
riding and racing over
miles upon
miles of frozen, smooth
surface to ride in every
sport. With
direction, there are
no
speed laws and one's speed is only limited by the
of the car he is driving. Skating partiesare held during the evenpossibility
ings,
built along the shore for lightand warmth
of the
and huge boniires are
lake freezes for its entire length of 32 miles and glare ice
skaters. The
crowds

come

greets the eye

from

for miles in every

La\e George

direction!

\K'mter
"109"

from

French

}Aountain

o
o

z
-a

ni

uf

"

""

B
c

V-l

CQ

"no-

'^

Bolton

NOTE:
and

following
north

along

About

the macadam
the

rightone

This

be

in

the

to

the
left

trip north

the
Lake

and

along

Champlain.
picturesque

very

Warrensburg

9N

Routes

Tourists

ceeding
pro-

should

route,

section.

of Lake George Village is a fork in


leading to Warrensburg and the north,
Bolton Road
to
Ticonderoga and the north.
center

one

the

Nowhere

of

and

alternate,

Guide

this

highway, the
leadingdown
9N.

George

9, the

half mile from

is Route

description

Lake

along
Route

on

farther

turn

will

Following
22,

Rodd

in

along miles of lovely lake shore

is there

America
this.

as

The

such

road

is

beautiful

good

drive

macadam

all

the way.
The
the social
that

are

Lake
center

held

George

Club

is

Route

GUEST

down

the lake,and

on

the right. Here


is
the
functions
are
many
on

[lliel'.ac^'q
Bolton

MINONTIO
On

six miles

seen

for all the cottagers


here during the season.

Lake

9N,

mile

HOUSE
Cottage

of Lake

north

OF
in

Telephone

11

George,

George Village

DISTIHCTIOH

connection
2066

Road
N.

Y.

DOUBLE

SINGLE

AND

VILLAGE

ALPINE

Lake

Directlyon
Located

Bolton

on

Road,

Tel.

COTTAGES

one

G.

L.

905

of

Village
N.

George,

Lake

"

George

North

mile

Route

on

9N

Y.

90
All
have
fireplaces, private
people.
log cottages
motorboat
rowboats,
trips, water
skiis, tennis,
Sailboats, ca'noes,
Room
badminton,
ping-pong, transportation to churches, train and bus.
Write
and
meals
for booklet.
by week.
Accommodates

bath.

SailingRaces
Lake

The

Lake
and

afternoon

Interclubs,Cape Cods

during
and

the

Stars.

George organization,races
The

Bolton

that

tact

headquarters for

is the

George sailboats,and sailingcompetitions are


Sunday

Lake

Club

George

for

Road

Another

at

length

during

lined

the

with

SUMNYBROOK
LAKE

THE

MOST

MODERN

GEORGE, NEW

VIEW

FROM

KEEN

due

Row"

beautiful

to
summer

KASTLE

VACATIONLAND

ON

LAKE

softball, shufifleboard,bicycling, dancing,

Our

boats,

YORK

boating,
Write:

Saturday

classes of

social

and

each

summer.

many

Directed

booklet

here

fleet of

sailboats,the Northern

called "Millionaire's

it is

southern

three

fleet of

Hague

is sometimes

its entire

held

between

season

the

activities; 20-odd

sports,

GEORGE

including swimming,
etc.

canoeing,

For

beautiful

rates:

"Uncle

advertisers

will

Gus,"

Sunnybrook

appreciate

knowing

Acres,

Lake

George

1, N.

where

you

obtained

their

Y.

names.

the

Beautiful

of wealthy

estates

have
into

been

people.

sold and

commercial
When

Dunngr

for the

the section

around

JUST

smaller

was

togetherwere

graded several

Cabins

and

afford

reach

of

large, homielike,

are

maximum

the

Catholic

all.

in

and

equipped

comfort

and

Protestant

with

Route
L.

G.

9N
662

"

turned

or

years

ago,

layers of

large

burned

Cabins
inner-spring

churches

ait rates

mattresses,

within

the

nearby.

CABINS
North

23/^ Miles
Vivian

Also

hospitality

COBBLESTONES
Telephone

places

SPOT

HousekeepingCottages and
Our

these

traveling public.

the

found.

VACATION

FRIENDLY

of

homes,

summer

of catering to

Bay

Basin

number

years

into

up

business

brick melted

Bay, La\e George

recent

either divided

use

blocks of burned

Paradise

and

"

of

Bernard

113-

Lake

George

Ramsey

Village
Lake

George, N. Y.

Cottages

Discoveryof Lake George


first authentic

The

of

the shores

Lake

Jesuit Missionary,

through

came

disliked

Lake

and

they

gauntlet, have
outrages

as

form

the

torture

mind

the Iroquois,

Lake

George

to

the Mohawk

Paradise."

who

captured at

number
to

the north

by the

out

These

the

tortures

natives

and

roots

to

many

as

9N

Route
ON

LAKE
Meals

(Bolton

Road),

GEORGE

P.

Served

in

Main

miles

of

DIAMOND

O.

Landing

Bolton

POINT,

(Viennese

House

N.

Y.

Cooking)

Boating,Bathing,Fishingand All Sports


Tel.

Lake

George
Mr.

Send

575

and

Mrs.

J. T.

-115"

for

Schweins,

other
it

as

practicedfrequently

were

south

the

run

THE WHITE HOUSE AND CABINS


On

of

of West-

Jogues described

Father

invent.

end

died.

of them

compel

dially
cor-

were

tribes of the

Indian

the other

island in Cole's Bay, north

was

could

enroute

Jogues' converts,

were

an

torn
fingernails

savage
to

of

and

as

by

Father

to

Jogues,

prisoners taken

tribe and

taken

Isaac

to

man

other

converts

tortured

their

road

narrow

and

own

his

were

were

favorite

The

"A

Jogues and

Champlain

port, where

their

Father

1642, when

with

Champlain

of the visit of the white

have

in

was

company

both

by

Father

north.

we

of the prisoners were

Most

River.

Lake

account

George
in

of Lal{e George

Shores

the

L\ne

Booklet

Proprs.

and

Rates

55

NO

LESTER

candidate

and

he

will

with

his

Once

the

in

drops

at

the stake.

After

the

he escaped through
indignities
and

returned
While

on

have

this eventful

the story

trip,there

BOLTOIM

LAKE

A
shore

confessions

Y.

Jogues

him

of

by

others

the aid

of the Dutch

settlers

at

ot

is

Father

Jogues

record

no

of

his

through

passing

having stopped

Indian,

they

were

the greatest
Fort

Orange

Lake

George

at

given

any

N. Y.

Enjoy

beautiful

on

luxury

the

activities and

of

old-world

estate,

of

recreations

vacationing

poised

lake

millionaire

amid

sur-

incomparable

over

George.
or

Apartments

Ping-pong

Quoits

Excellent

vegetables

up"

Boats

young

American

and

Rooms

Boat

prepared,

for
active,
or

fresh
Plan

Private

Shulifleboard

Beach

and

from

served

the

Dock.
farm

ranch-style.

complete rest

European

"116"

Luxe

"

Trips

with

American

Plan

De

Dormitories

Motor

products.

and

Hotel

"

Annex

expertly

dairy

the

Plan

House

food,

and

"or
$38

European

Guest

Plan"

baptisedI

an

as

and
unspeakable sufferings

most

ranch-.hotel, offering all the


resort.

American

Rates

Father

stalk handed

corn

dying

N.

passing through the

were

of his agony

8, '46

JULY

ROAD

GEORGE,

surroundings
Lake

SINCE

SPA.,

they

with

1947.

10,

1947

in

application,

France.

to

we

on

the

July

BALLSTON

midst

of dew

if

week.

or

interested

If

better

by

while

month

season,

FOR

friends

frequently received

burning

be

received

is

etc.,

STREEVER,

V.

Valley.

Mohawk

chance

Bolton

leaflet.

for

VACANCIES

Jogues and

Father

upon

Ask

AUGUST

OR

JULY

season.

your

reference,

for

Renting

persons.

late

or

1948

in

vacation

12

to

early

price

Lake George, Near

Cottageson

Accommodating
Half

POINT COHAGES

BEACH AND COHON

RAINBOW

$3

to

$5

'

La}{e George from


point

the

on

After

lake.

specialdispensationfrom
his

mutilated

Montreal;

hands.

again on the
day of May.
known

Father

as

Sacrement.

He

lake and

On

his

visited them

by

Auriesville

back,

upon

his

which

which

tormentors.

invited

was

lifelesswith

of

A
to

he

and

Jogues

four

is

du

Saint

being a

with

them.

This

with

supper.

left with

such

was

then

While

singleblow.
"117-

calmness
held
at

as

to

supper

to

have

decide
an

cerer
sor-

which

chapel has since been erected


by slicingthe flesh from his arms

where

council

he had

the

previous.

years

had

They declared that their misfortunes


which

now

thank

to

epidemic

an

28th

passedthrough the

charged

was

what

of Lac

occasion

the Indians

George
the

on

on

name

took

and
caterpillars

his execution

he bore

Narrows

the Mohawks

where

Father

occurred

1646

of

way

Lake

to

came

with

mass

entering by

the lake the

gave

from

summer.

vestments

began

him

scourge

the Mohawk,

on

torture

he

rescued

chest of

They

memory.

to

in

Jogues received
celebrate

to

the Mohawks,

night in the

Orange,

Fort

during the
a

the

1644

this country,

to

kindly received by

of

account

on

for

in October

return

in

Corpus Christi, which

had

who

XI

to

Jogues Island; and


was

France, Father

to

returned

stopped

through

Dutchmen,

caused

He

return

Innocent

his mission

on

of

eve

Pope

He

while

and

his

Antlers

Hotel

were

was

to

at

his
and

great effect

his fate, during

Indian

struck

him

White

For

Birches, Placid

Water

hundred

or

the shores
rites of
and

the

the

of

years

the

lake

several

south.

In

1755

Distant

the

more

the

were

tribes

and

which

Indians
of

scenes

traveled
General

came

Mountains

held

many

4
on

Miles
Route

9N

Douglas

of

(P.

O.

route

Sir William

Beaatiful Lake

North

sway

Lake

this country
and

between

Johnson, who

north

changed

Cottages
George

George,

N.

Y.)

Proprietor

American
Plan

All

Sports

.118-

and

religious
the

George Village

Lake

Burton,

in

battles,feasts

this great

Hotel Antlers and


Directlyon

Lal{e George

on

the

of

name

George ll.
place where
named

the

the

He

lake

Lake

to

built Fort

honor

O.

CABIHS

Busch,

Home

All

east

Gloucester.

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N.

Y.

FIREPLACES

Cooked

AND

Meals
Private

Island

Sailing

Beach
All

Water
Write

592

-119-

of the

George Village,and

BATHS

Skiing

Water

of

Duke

English King,
just

Jr., Owner

Frontage

Sand

Lake

at

the

GEORGE

WITH

PRIVATE

Phone

the eminence

Point,

Diamond

William

Lake

on

Qsian^
p.

LUXE

honor

Henry,

LAKE

of

in

stands

nows

of William

ON

DE

Henry

name

Uanoe

Koad

George,

William

the hotel by that


fort in

V^^ oodland

Sports
for Booklet

NG

CAMPI

ANOEING

LAKE

ON

Its Islands! !

And

Consisting of canoe,
cots,
tent, two
of two.
etc., sufficient for party

nerves,

utensils,

CAMPING

George, where
scintillatinglycrystal-clear Lake
days blend
the
Recapture
evenings.
spirit of youth, repair shattered
return
to
job a new
person.
your

Per

^Ofi

Persons ^^
can

islands

the

use

good

Be

RENTED

on

Two

You

kitchen

lantern,

grate,

axe,

VACATION

YOUR

SPEND

OUTFITS

CAMPING

COMPLETE

this year
into azure

GEORGE

get

close

campsites free.
living,

mainland

or

routine

yourself, forget

to

Week

nature.

to

CRAIG-WALKER CO.
Bolton
Tel.

Landing-on-Lake
George,N. Y.

Bolton

Write

3311

for

Cleoicie
f

j^ak
perfectsettmg

for

vacations

PORT
Offers

4-room,

situated
of

the

on

blue

light

Rates

Lake

Vacation
Rent
with

$35

week

for

Y.

Persons for Two


brochure,

our

Permanent

N.

George,

artistically furnished,
cottages,
the
shores
large, private beach, on

Shores

situated

canoe,

per

for

on

for hoyieynwons

George.

$175. for Two


Write

lAea\

ESTATES

with

estate,

of

waters

JERRY

housekeeping

extensive

an

-"

Landing-on-Lake

Bolton

AG

BEAUTIFUL

ON

booklet

on

the

persons.

Write

for

folder

AG

of Lake

Furnished
lake

shore

(For
booklet

Weeks

George

Campsite
of

girls and

private estate.
couples only.)

AG

CRAIG-WALKER CO.
Bolton

Please

mention

Landing-on-Lake

this

Guide

when

George,

N.

writing

Y.

advertisers.

bolton

Ldndinq
^
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Lake
Landing on
scenic
beauty has

Bolton
Its

tourist.

the

here

and
miles

tourist

lies

Bolton

Landing

from

the southern

not

the

on

the loftier mountains


lake and
the open
various
excursion
the
be reached
by

The
there

town

of

Bolton

only four

were

of

Lake

from

leading

9N,

Route

logs.

farmers,

or

George

population

and

hunters.

shore.

eastern

which

It

ten

faces

and

it

only

not

lake, but

the

ply

about

lake,

can

it is

on

Village.

founded

was

five frame

The

trappers
still is a prominent

of the
boats

wonders.

the

by the hills behind

It is sheltered

end.

of

shore

west

the

large developments,

all her

with

nature

to

for

attractions

many
presents
been
marred
by

yet

close

get

can

George

March

on

houses
at

in

this

25,

town,

time

Lumbering

At
rest

that

being

largely made

was
was

1799.

all the
the

principle

time
structed
con-

up

of

business

overshadowed
industry, although it is now
by the
offer
service
business
which
and
the various
attendant
hotel
to
occupations
attracted
the
by the beauty of Lake
visitors, who
George, have
summer
here in great numbers.
since
early date come
an
Bolton
to
rely on its scenic beauty alone
Landing has not been content

and

to

make

years

the

the

of

vacation

local Chamber

the
of

Bolton

visitor

summer

Commerce

has

Landing from
"121-^

been

Green

happy
active

Island

one;

in

but

for

several

introducing new

"('

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ON

Wliele
U^OLTON
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The

most

is

located

Narrows.

It

the

is

Route

on

beautiful

in

located

the

Town

the

of

scenery
the

Some

in

Lake

of

of

one

north.

estates

summer

shore
island

9,

the

Y.

Guest

west

beautiful

through

routes

are

the

on

opposite

N.

Visitci is

OOelxj

George,

traveled

GEORGE,

LAKE

main
of

the

Adirondacks

Bolton.

of

^^^?)

Excellent

Fishing

Public

Boating

Lrakeshore
With

Horseback

Recreation

Tennis

Courts

Riding

Beautiful

Boat

Speed

Local
All

Mountain

Hole

18

Golf

Championship

Rides

Climbing
Course

Hunting

Motion

Other

Park

Picture

Sports

Theatre

Entertainment

and

^.^^

Fine

Mercantile

Best

of

Rooming

Facilities

Accommodations,
and

Boarding

For

Further

Excellent

"

Including
Houses,

Information

Restaurants

Hotels,

Cottages

Write

Secretary
BOLTON

CHAMBER
Bolton

OF

COMMERCE

Landing, N. Y.

and

Cabins,

Camps

Bay

Beautiful Algonquin
Frequently a land-locked salmon
and
brought
hy being hooked
off the
the

of Bolton

shores

lake

are

found

within

abound
a

for

Rxites

in

S. H.

COTTAGE,"
Under

Also
Same

"

2631

Two

discipleof Isaak Walton

gamy

short distance

Boo\let

Landing

from

waters

fishinggrounds on
Bolton
docks.
Fishing

BoUo-Atd^Tv.
Kneeshaw,
or

Owner-Manager

3721

Cabins

Management

125^

struggle. The

all the best

and

trout

Tel. Bolton

"NEARBY

after

LODGE
and

the

rewarded

boat

very

RONDACK
Write

has
to

Bolton

at

with

Kitchenettes

Looking l^orth from

boats

enthusiasts will be well

objectiveof their

very

may

repaid for a visit here and should make


next
fishingexpedition.

Accommodations

for

Write:

Frank

M.

mention

the

mutual

aid

"

104

"

'Miodern Inn

Bolton

INN
George,

Landing-on-Lake

Bolton

of

Landing

be

BRALEVS

Be

Bolton

at

in Bolton
purchased at any of the stores
be arranged,for in the village.Fishing
and guides may

equipment of all kinds

Landing and

Doc\

Town

for 59
By
King,

N.

Y.

Tears
only

recommendation

Jr., Layidlord

Adirondack

Guide

to

advertisers.

the

1 8'hole

The
on

view

commanding

of Lake

George

of

best

the

is

one

in

the north.

Madame

Sembrich

and

be

to

found

studio,with
to

Sembrich

Landing,

the

large, arched

in

much

opera

New

in

of her time

After study and

successful

appeared at intervals
debut, and achievingrenown
engaged

The
of

and

of Madame

in

was

City. She

in

as

and

spent

States, singing with

the operatic stage.


relief work

memorial

Bulu

to

She

Sembrich 's operaticcareer.

Caruso

at

his

returned

in

during the First World


the great singer,houses

languages,photographsand

various

at

Europe

the United

Sailing Is Popular

later life.
in

career

on

is open

books

extendingto

estate

born

in American-Polish

studio which
music

star,

York

she

and

Sem-

George
during her

here

is open

Marcella

lover of Lake

great

died

at

stucco

windows,

summer.

brich, Polish-American

was

Memorial

simple,one-story

public each

Galicia and

anywhere

Memorial

Madame

Bolton

gorgeous

its island scenery,

The

located

Sagamore golfcourse,

Federal Hill, and

other

Surrounding the studio

is

1909

War.

library

mementos
a

41

-acre

the lakeshore.

Historical
...

Except for
men

to

marched
Indian

canoes

visit Bolton

passing with

travelers

detachments

were

through the region with

their

Lake

George, the firstwhite


of French and Englishsoldiers who
Indian
allies during the French
and
on

War.

We

have

near

Bolton

west

shore

record

no

of any

Landing,but
of Lake

K"s^K

as

largescale

it is situated

George, which

Fort

William

Henry

Engineering Companij
Research
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N.

Y.

LaboratoryFor

SKANEATELES

COMPANY,

MANUFACTURING

Syracuse,N.
A.

having been fought at

"

127"

Inc.

Y.
Katrin.a

Knauth

or

the old militaryroad along the

led from

BOLTON,

Bert

battles

on

H.

Fikkert

at

the

Sagamore Golf Cliih


of the lake

head

the

was

passing

of

scene

and

up

skirmishes

minor

many

down

lake

the

at

foot, there is

its

doubt

no

that it

mihtary forces

of

rendezvous

and

various

at

Landing

during the early historyof

times

country.

our

In

1757, about

March,

from

Indians, advanced
and

passed Bolton

by the English.
French

the
an

Ticonderoga

Fort

to

Bolton

at

at

the present

by boat.

August
William

shore

then

Henry

and

had

August

on

VIEW

ninth

breakfast

water

Riding

Excellent
Modern

"

Mohawk

the
easy

vous
rendez-

to

the

morning

the attack

on

village, just off 9N)


access

Sailing

Fishing

"

of

Food

"

Swimming

"

Write

Accommodations

F.

"

128-

he

going through the

on

to

for

trail

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"

old

LANDING, N. Y.

from

Within
Golf

all his army

for them

there

summer,

the fort surrendered.

LODGE

mile

that

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BOLTON
(One

for

his forces

George

Ticonderoga

at

the

instructions

Landing with

army

force

and

Henry, held

However,

over

up

Lake

William

having boats

proceeded by land and

For

LAKE

Not

of

ice

Fort

great

George, with

site of Bolton
entire

the

over

attack

regularsby land

of Lake

The

They

2.

assembled

Henry.

twenty-fivehundred
west

to

regulars,Canadians

proved unsuccessful.

attack

William

Fort

on

along the
lake

This

its way

on

General, Montcalm,

attack

sent

Ticonderoga

Fort

Landing

French

hundred

sixteen

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for

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rates

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Point

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winds

Mountain,
over
Tongue
up
in the
rugged and picturesque mountain
scenery
Sabbath
to
Adirondacks, and then drops swiftly down
Day Point, along the
shores of Lake
George. Just before reaching Sabbath Day Point, the tourist

through

and

of

some

will find

Some

of

built, follows
and

to

The
think.

name

It

Sabbattis.

operation

the

turnout

enjoy

passed

Landing

the

route

the

old

the

which

attacks

Day
have

to

hotel, the

area,

lake, island

over

the

Point

been

of

been

handed

is

down

old

tu

Father

Isaac

Jogues,
"

on

131

an

"

been

has

from

Island

near

of

name

in

continuous

the oldest hotel

generation
was

might

one

as

Canuck

probably

the

Monument

was

1755-1757

lake.

the

House,

1817, and

highway

Parkway
of

armies

religious origin

from

Point

Day

about

the

the

scenery.

Mountain
the

of

end

off

car

mountain

which

not

is

his

Tongue

derived

Sabbath

having

and

over

either

at

drive

can

of its first guests


family. One
Carney
of Independence.
of the signers of the Declaration
in

one

of

this point since

the Adirondack

he

where

military road

Sabbath

is said

on

lookout

expanse

from

yN

most

or

broad

Route

to

Samuel

Sabbath

Day

in

tion
genera-

Adams,

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Siber

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Proceeding north
to
tourist shortlycomes
located along the route
Cooper's story, "The
a

Silver Bay, which


was

by

and

the

known

all

before

Indians

Hall

according to
that it

the

to

wilderness

to

Fenimore

James
here

was

hotels

two

are

tribe of Indians, landed

that Uncas,
and

escaped

for its Christian

service,

of Indians.
the world

over

white

the

man

which

Library,upon

saw

these

shores.

and

war

the arrow-makers

used

had

English,large grants of land

soldiers of the Wars.

40,000

ceded

all the

Bay, N.

Y.

on

portioned off

were

in

Noted For good


Friendly
50th

season

Located

on

Comfortable

Open

"

the

June

Paul

Wilkie,

Mgr.

and

right

recreational

good food
Informal

September

to

Lake

Complete

Near

and

times

on

American

"

Highway

Plan

9N

facilities

Catholic and Protestant Churches


Write

for

"132"

Booklet

the

all
includingpractically

acres,

George

Lake

to

disputed

Hotel Uncas
Silver

hunt.

1769, after the Treaty of Paris in 1763

territory

There

inhabitation of Silver Bay is the flint boulder

Indian

chip their implements of

Silver Bay.

to

of the Mohicans,"

pursuing band
is

in front of the Morse

In

then

it is claimed,

and

of the former

reminder

Uncas

the

9N,

Point, along Route

Day

of the Mohican

the cliffs from

settled

Sabbath

Last

last remaining member


over

from

or

Phone

Hague

2589

Van

of

Col.

Lieut.
and

McCallen
the

in

$5,000

Cochrane

Robert

Robert

Sabbath

from

shore

lake

the

The

1899, by

Silas H.

much

Bay.

accommodating

3 50

fields.
each

Paine,
Paine

Mr.

The

people, and
for the

summer

parts of the country.


and

each

MOHICAN

Rooms

with

S.

FOR
or

furnished

dred
hun-

from

Silver

at

great
on

development

and
religious

organized

much

in

1904

be heard

its

tional
educaand
from

Christian

toward

Bay, N.

Sexton,

without

ONLY
water,

camps

for

rent

"

by

1:3"

several

with

private

100.
the

week,

month

or

all

auditorium.

Y.

running

is

ship
leader-

Mgr.

LODGING

Bay

this property,

of religiousconferences

Accommodates
Also

House

Bay

speakers may

George

Silver

Howard

OPEN

for

start

was

buy

not

today!

guests

Bay has done

to

about

to

HOUSE

Uncas-on-Lake

P. 0.:

to

Association

noted

many

equal

was

that would

Silver

entertainment

Silver

summer

the

catered

Bay

This

acre.

the first real

sold

Regiment, James Caldwell

Y.

first boarding house

House,

was

Bay

Ticonderoga, were

of this section

erected

Silver

N.

amount

an

Silver

to

an
shillings

purchase of the Wilson

of Silver

open

of the 2nd

depreciatedcurrency,
in

Point

Day

for three

feet of shore front

in

Bay, Just J^orth uf

Bureyi

season.

bath.

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-134"

few

A
on

the

situated

of

along

Hague

north

miles

shores

hotels,

9N,

Route

on

This

is

level

land

summer

beaches

sandy

and

Hague,

to

comes

one

delightful

large

cottage

colony

islands

and

northern

Waltonian

has

hotels,

the

things

lively

successful

colony

and

the

foot

at

is

of

Radiating
the

always

from

of

all

Hague

mountain

Loo\ing

via

sorts,

Graphite,

South

on

of

sort

few

picturesque
is

where

and

At

beautiful

La\e
"135"

George

are

are

from

of

are

well

great

Hague

to

make

eminently
daily

rence.
occur-

patronized.

One,

routes.

the

are

of

group

effort

spirits who
dinners

interesting
there

The

own.

community

leading

dances

its

especially baseball,

several

arc

peculiarly

is
in

Informal

endeavor.

sports

that
unite

camps,

its

vacationist.

Ticonderoga,

to

way

and

the

to

here.

scenery.

life

are

the

found

arc

Hague

enticement

an

on

facilities

life of

summer
are

resort,

island

its

there

this

in

the

and

and

the

to

beaches

summer

cottages

Outdoor

over

of
with

Bay

Hague

adds

sandy

end

mercantile

and

restaurants

bays,

up

Bay,

strip of

narrow

Silver

George.

mountain.

Good

the

of

Lake

Route

graphite

8,
mines,

is

HAGUE,

RISINGHOUSE
All

single

or

plan.

All

booklet

to

out

P.

latter

the

near

An

bounty

and

shore

raids of

which

there

shall be

"That

there

should

on

Rates

and

Proprietors

Mountain

and

the

in

the

olden

became

follows

trips and

famous

Indian

rambles

Kettles, the

be

in the

$5.00
in

Rochester

the destruction

for

bounty

to

(now

how

the

sheep owned
Hague) voted

on

head

1809

than

until

wolves

three.''

Hague-on-Lake George,N. Y.

American

and
Rates

Same

Management

and

R.

Booklet

for

46

on

Application

J. Bolton, Proprietor

-136"

Tears

Restaurant

European Plan

of wolves.

NEW TROUT HOUSE AND COTTAGES


Under

in

records:

town

the year

days tells about

destructive

so

of

raised

money

more

any

Hague

Councilmen

as

Rising,

Chestertown.

wolves

the

listed

was

bounty

Rooms
American

north.

of

timber

"That

no

George.

water.

management.

Byron

R.

and

Split Rock

the

to

that

farmers

by local

Ownership

and

immense

interestingstory

the

1809

the

Rising

Lake

Brant

include

should

Lake
90.

cold

and

George

application.

on,

Stuart

going

of

shores

Accommodates

hot

running

cooking.

home

the

on

facilities.

with

suite

en

located

recreation

and

sports

On

hotel,

deligrhtful family

N. Y.

Beautiful Lake

in Hotel

killed

'/ La}{e George, J^orth of Hague

Buried Treasure
.

Nearly
of
is

our
a

which

section

every

been

has

country, has its legend of buried


legend about Rogers" Rock Mountain

the

of

scene

Not

treasure.

and

to

the early conflicts


be outdone
there

Rogers' Slide,located just a

short distance north

According

to

of Hague, on
the shores of Lake
George.
this legend there lies buried somewhere
this
on

of silver bars and

mountain

silver mine.

Forty odd years ago two


Spaniards
to
came
Ticonderoga on a very mysterious business,so the story goes. They
went
to
Rogers" Rock Hotel, (since torn
down) and secured lodging. The
and
the face of Rogers"
Spaniards spent several weeks in the woods
on
Slide. They were
secretive about their activities and would
answer
very
few questions. However,
apparently not
making much
headway in their
who
old trapper, Peter DuChane,
knew
the
mission, they confided in an
ton

mountain

the

Spaniards had
the main

as

silver mine,
Pete

the

several

and

map,

Peter

from

which

marker

contained

cave

beginning of

well.

very

The
Slide

of

ton

French

miles

silver

to

to

the

west

locate

bars, and

Indian

and

reported, which showed Rogers"


cave.
a
They claimed that

later

Wars;
had

had
and

been
that

also been

wailed
the

at

hidden

in

time

same

like

the

at

up

manner.

the Spaniards, followingthe direction of the map,


paced off
of Rogers" Slide. Here certain stone markers should

certain distance northwest

have

been

found

blasted

They

left
finally
Peter

are

now

on

would

to

the

but

cave,

they found

dug for days in placeslikelyto conceal


section discouragedand have never
been back.

the

so

aroused

for years.
old and
too

the inhabitants of the section

Young
feeble

search

died

down,

who

men

to

direct searches of others from


The

point

and

DuChane

carried

which

climb

hunted
the

the

mountain,
their fireside chairs.

and

then, about

cave

yet

the

but

This

that

with

none.

cave,

Peter

story of
search was
DuChane

they stillexhort

twenty-five years

ago,

and

wood

chopper,Fisher Blakelee,a close friend of Peter DuChane, had been cutting


As
dusk
oak logson the top of the mountain.
some
approached he started
for home
and while going along the trail,
the earth suddenly gave
and
way

"137"

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"-"_:"w^'^^^^ir-^

Q'iconderogd
Proceeding north out of Hague on
Cook's Bay on
the shore of which
are
holes in the rocks,worn
by the eddying

the

shortly passes
Kettles,deep
period,
glacial
for
feasts
of
and where the Indians were
various
sorts.
wont
to
They
gather
heated
built fires in the ''kettle''holes and when
to
they were
a
proper
degree, they would rake out the embers and dump in their food and pour
which would
boil for some
time until the banquet was
water
ready.
on
Route

9N,

tourist

the interestingIndian
of a long past
currents

A short distance north of Cook's Bay looms Rogers'


Rogers' Slide. It is a most
interestinghistoric incident
Robert Rogers that gives this place its name.
(See story

Villageof Ticonderoga
.

The
name,

was

was

Colonial

Mountain

the life of

in
on

page

associated with

which

is

the outlet of Lake

the main

Community

Capt.

the early history of the United


about
between
Lake
midway

on
strategicone
Wars, is important

and

93.)

Village of Ticonderoga, which, through the fort bearing the

thriving village,situated
Champlain, on the stream
which

Rock

as

summer

the two
lakes in
travel in these modern

Building at Ticonderoga
"

139

same

pretty,
and
Lake
a

George
George. Its position,

highway between

artery of

an

States,is

Vkii HkiCiicai

J\conderoqa

?ort

"

"

,v-i

?ir",Tr

'L

gwiryis^^,--.^"i'ja(jn"jBiiw^'-'V-

''i '~m

South

History has laid

which

its

and

is

Fort

colorful

Museum

-"

mantle

tragic story

Fort

over

of

bloody

Ticonderoga
heroic

wars,

attracted

search

in

of

Ticonderoga

the richness of its historical associations,


and extraordinary,your
visit to

by

the

unusual

will

prove

highly instructive

and

delightfully

entertaining,for this outstanding Eighteenth Century


and
on

The

into

deeds,

changing flags.

Whether
or

woven

Barrac\s

Museum

are

far different

from

any

other

cation
Fortifi-

attraction

this continent.
Fort

Ticonderoga

collection of War

Early Firearms,

Museum

Documents,
War
Armor,

the

contains

Historical

Prints

Materials,

etc.,

most

and
to

complete
Paintings,
be

found

anywhere.
Every

visitor

to

any

Eastern

SEE

of

the

Canada

FORT

New

York,

Resorts

TICONDEROGA

-140-

New

should

England

or

^I"^
*", '*'.

iH f

%^
^

VACATION

YOUR

SPEND

WAS

HISTORY

WHERE

MADE

-at-

Ticonderoga

The

Guns

historical

with
and

and

modern

and

Montreal.

Well
at

and

on

low

All

sports

appointed

something

to

occupy

in

for

Write

TICONDEROGA

is

places

season

tourist

to

Information

CHAMBER

H.

Spring

enjoyed

shopping
and

eat

time

and

Executive

here.

always.

COMMERCE

York
Director

center,

drink,

Booklets

OF

York

accommodations

ideal

an

Lake

and

New

are

Ticonderoga, New
George

George
between

leisure

your

one

of the North

Lake

adequate

good

many

Ticonderoga

routes

Ticonderoga

cost.

has

and

sports

TICONDEROGA

famous
line

and

centers

OF

main

combined

background,

resort

VILLAGE
between

Champlain

Ticonderoga

accommodations

popular

most

cradled

Fort

make
facilities,

THE
Lies

Old

scenic

resort

recreation

of the

of

and

Hospital,Liberty Monument
within

times,

HeadquartersBuilding,Ticonderoga

of either large lake, and other nearby smaller lakes,


of the Adirondacks
for those tourists entering from

access

easy

of the Gateways
the Vermont
shore.
and

and

one

It is the center
for summer
the most
mountain
attractive
tourists
in
and a point of unusual
lake region of the country
interest to automobile
the direct route
It is on
tourists.
from the Green
Mountain
Lake region of
the
Vermont
the International
to
Highway
Adirondacks, and on
through

and

the

route

from

Lake

George

to

the macadam

lake

shore

along

route

Lake

Champlain.
Since the sound
the

ages,
America.

of

Champlain's Arquebus in
Ticonderoga
played an
important
has

Here

in

the foothills of

the renowned

battles of Indian, French, British and American


lost and the ultimate fate of America
hung

or

down

1609, and
in

part

the

through
history of

Adirondacks, the decisive


either won
Occupancy were
in

the balance.

of Crown
Point, Ticonderoga became
a
Separated from the old town
soil is of rich alluvial depositand
The
20th, 1804.
township on March
of profitable
farming. It also makes
good pottery. Good
permits
deposits
of
and
titanium
covered
dis(first
graphite,
plumbage,
feldspar,
iron,
augite,
four
the
last
in
in
one
are
here)
reported by naturalists, the
mass,
"

south

of

part

the

The

town.

Ticonderoga have been, in


smeltingof ore, mining and
pulp and paper manufacture

THE
A

refined

Home

in

tourist

season.

cooked
Tel.

occupations of

meals

the

inhabitants

named,

of

lumbering,farming, mining and


refininggraphite. Since 1877, the process of
the principal
has been and is now
industry.

LATCH

homelike
Delightful,
sports

order

chief

home

STRING
catering

to

high

class clientele.

All
atmosphere. Open the year 'round.
Protestant
and
Catholic
Churches
nearby.
served.

Reservations

honored.

Mrs.

458

TICONDEROGA,

-143-

N.

M.
Y

E. Clay

Swimming

The

people

of

venerate

has

resulted

La\e George,

in

Ticonderoga

celebration

in the

sea

and

thousands

from

friendly, enterprising,patriotic and

are

of several

each

from Ticonderoga

Distance

The

the historical associations.

the historic
designed to perpetuate
with
historical
markers
bristles
fairly
of course,
Old
Ticonderoga. This
uncounted

Short

and

anniversaries

that

deeds

the

"

historic
in

state

existence

the

chief

ceremonials

other

The

occurred.

have

of

monument

shrine

is

Union,

annually

visited

islands

many

Ri leus
Restdurant
MONTCALM

STREET,

"Where

SEA

Ton

Are

FOOD
A

la Carte

TICONDEROGA,

l^ever A

Table

Cocktail

d'Hote
Bar

Y.

Stranger'
^

STEAKS
and

N.

Service

town

which

foreign countries.

"

ticularly
par-

of this sentiment

CHOPS

of

is,

by
the

Guard

Ft. Ti Stands

Fort

Over

La\e Champlain

Ticonderoga
...

Fort

the Colonial

in

was

mortars,

other
The

muskets,

has been

fort is

welcome.
owners

are

short time

during

miles

in

the

the

Colonial

River

valuable

relics. Old

are

well

Village of Ticonderoga
through

work

restoration

each
the

to

condition

same

troops, and

here,

museum

of visitors pass

doing much

the

to

of Colonial

the fort will be entirelyrestored

and

season,
same

so

cannons,

thousand

worth

the

this fort each

seeing.

public is
year,

were

its

neighborhood have

this continent.
the

main

Lake

arteries

been

as

it

fightingground from
Champlain, Lake George and

of trade

CHOPS

*
We

connecting

Serve

CHICKEN

Only

Telephone
MONTCALM

and

that within

condition

Canada

with

Tlicks Kedau^ani
STEAKS

it

as

was

days.

of history on

Hudson

from

Thousands

Ticonderoga and
dawn

is filled with

balls,uniforms

cannon

two

restored
partially

and

Wars,

interestingrelics stored

made
the

Ticonderoga

STREET

the Best
495

TICONDEROGA,

-145-

DINNERS

N.

Y.

the
the

the

The

south.

Samuel

de

conflict.

party
that

Champlain
stands, and

now

When
and

the

1755

of Fort

crombie

and

of

fort, only

to

meet

and

his

three

This
15,000

work

fort
A

sailed

BURLEIGH

white

joined

the
man

war

alienated

year

as

later
in

through Lake

the Grenadiers'

they started
1758

when

George

to

attack

from

Across
4

YORK

Ticonderoga

National

Bank

ROOMS

Dining Rooms
Sea

BAR
ROOM

NEW

Food

-147"

the

Aber-

HOTEL

DINING

480
3

Private

the

met

known

now

TICONDEROGA,
-

where

encamped

comrades

incomplete

was

strong

HOTEL

460

for supremacy.

Iroquois chiefs they forever

RESTAURANT

Phone

white

two

tribes

defeat.

THE

Res.

Indians

some

fierce Iroquois first

Vaudreuill.

Fort

Carillon.

his army

found

Ticonderoga

the various

and

fought continually

built the small

it

here

was

Fort

the French.

French

named

Battery and
erection

Nations

the

killed the

from

fightingnation

the lakes

1609

Champlain

of Hurons

In

in

here

*"'"' Courtesy

TiconderOga

The

Pavilion

the

Fort

at

carrying-placebetween
afterward
comprised the Six

that

in

'Watch

Black

Dancing Nightly
Specialty

The
hut
the

of

next

hurried

had

Montcalm

the meantime

in

1759, Sir Jeffry Amherst

in

year,

the

fort again,
of Quebec with

attacked

the defense

to

greater part of the garrison. Boulemarque, reahzingthe impracticabihty


defending the fort, blew up the powder magazine, destroyed the two

fort

The

and

from

was

fleet
from

dragging

some

surrender

in the hands

although

Colonel

New

was

Some

time

York

Columbia

and

to

in

he

1818

family ever

Arthur

General

and

succeeded
which

feat

St. Clair

York

property

leased the

the

and

property

other
and

estate

St. Clair,

fort

The

of Yorktown,

it

deeded

was

with

retreat

to

it has

to

graduallyfell

by

state

built

in
was

desperate attempt

the Revolution

Collegeswith

Union

purchased

made

After

retreat.

to

to

the invasion

having

Defiance,

Mount

Massachusetts

later the

F. Pell of New

William

of

top

of

Brown

decay.

capture

holdingback

of the British until after the surrender

forced

it,but

followingyear,

his small fleet

Burgoyne, after occupying the fort, followed


later.
Gates
to
at
Saratoga a few months

remained

into

the

Boys.

ican
action, though the Amer-

the fort, and

invested

Burgoyne
to

the

with

out

set

Mountain

year.

caused
impossible,

General

to

least

at

guns

almost

his army.

only

for

General

1777

considered

here

almost entirelydestroyed,resulted in

was

the north
In

Arnold

British garrison

his Green

with

Island,which

Valcour

at

occupied by

concentrated

was

that Benedict

here

Carleton

attack Sir Guy

captured it

of Americans

largearmy

it

Allen

Ethan

and

Amherst

repairedby

was

until 1775, when


A

lake.

the

retreated up

and

stores

the

State

of

lands.

In

summer

cottage,
the Pell

remained

in

1806,

since.

Fort Amherst

and

Fort St. Frederick


...

Route
Route

72

Schroon

9N

joinsRoute
from

west

goes

Ticonderoga and goes north to Port Henry.


Ticonderoga through Eagle and Paradox Lakes to
22

at

Lake.
the

at Crown
Point, the
highway to Port Henry is Fort Amherst
built
of
in
America.
It
ruin
its
was
by the
day
preserved
1759.
Its ramparts
and one-half
25
feet high, 25 feet across
are
mile in circumference.
The
of the fort with outlying redoubts, rifle
cost
It was
in 1775
over
$10,000,000.
pits,etc., was
occupied by the Americans
and later by the English under Burgoyne.

Along
largestand
Englishin

Fort
in 1742,

of Fort

best

St.
was

Frederick, which
the

most

St. Frederick

was

built

important fort

at

by

the French

the time

in

1721, enlarged

in the country.

The

ruins

Named
in honor
nearby to those of Fort Amherst.
of
it
Maurepas,
State,
was
Secretary
captured by the
The
interstate bridge,between
New
York
mont,
new
and VerEnglish in 1759.
which
the
in
was
located
opened to
public
1929, is
just south of
are

of Frederick

Crown

Point

French

and

is the

route

to

take
"148"

to

visit these forts.

Port

Henri^

iV''^^"'^ ",.\^^ :.v".:^i.j^C!IiS":vrn

Located

the

in

foothills of

villageof 2,500
Port

overlooks

Henry
Canaideri

as

Country,"
Great

Lakes
Port

range,

Okeechobee

is located

water

peaks

Henry

is

proud

sand

of

beaches

old

and

safety.

and

safety

the

of

the

States,outside

the

Champlain.
of

the

Gate

On

side

every

artist and

all

repay

adequate bathing facilities and

The

which

the north

in

of

one

is

the

Here

country.

facilities provide enjoyment

gentle, sloping beach, of finest

and

here;

mountain

grandeur.

recreational

ropes

is located

canteen

the north.

the Adirondack

scenic

anywhere

other

alike.

young

sand, together with

glimpses of

found

be

to

Is

municipal bathing beach,

its

float,swings, boats
both

Lake
brush

complete without

is

resort

summer

of

waters

with

lingerhere,

That

porated
incor-

an

the Iroquois

among

the United

slopesof

challenge the

who

Henry,

Florida.

in

the wooded

on

known

was

in

Port

historic spots in

Lake

the

for

Hfe

also

guards,provide the

last word

trailer campsite with

electric

for trailers.

service

This

villageis the principal gateway

ponds

and

water

fish by

winter
out

of

above

diving

in

"The

meaning,

is

most

which

which

finest white

white

the

perched high

No
Port

of

Champlain,

largestbody

Lake

Henry

vacationists

and

mountain

are

Lake

is the

Adirondacks

people, one

Guarunte,

and

the

months

several

shanties

on

which

streams

active

an

is

an

hundred

kept

arc

fish

and

feet

the ice in which

from

the

well

game

industry here

and

the
men

to

network

stocked

with

all

along

keep

warm

will

the

be
while

of

lakes,

all species of
Smelt

association.

shore,

-149-

of hundreds

line

seen

fresh

fishingin
of

the

the

railroad,

little

fishing.

the

fishing

Loo\ing Across La\e Cham^lain


The

Port

at

smeltingof
iron ore.
Since 1849
the wealth of Port Henry's natural resources
lying
imbedded
in the adjacent mountains
has been
developed and exploited.
Iron ore
depositsabound in limitless quantitiesof the magnetic variety and
the workings and holdings here constitute the largestiron ore
industry in
principalindustry at

Port

Henry

is the

Herirv

mining and

the East.

The
to

a^Pfecial

Ulessace to (he Keabeh,

of
publishers

this Guide

make

most

have

the wholehearted

Commerce
area.

mention

and

of
outstanding

travel book

any

support of every

nearlyall the

effort

sparedno

We
publishedin the Adirondacks.
given you such an elaborate edition

ever

had

this the

have

could
had

not
not

we

Chamber

of

business

peopleof the
We
would
should you
appreciate it greatly
The
Adirondack
when
Guide
writing to

advertisers.

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Editor

IDeslporl
Route

Following
Champlain, we

northward

9N

find Wesport
Northwest
This
Bay.

fight with

the British, in

by the

its capture

on

the

along the picturesque shores of


which
slope of the natural terrace

the

was

1776, when

of

scene

he

burned

Benedict
his

Arnold's

ship "Congress"

Lake
circles
en-

famous
to

vent
pre-

enemy.

located
''where
the Adirondacks
Wesport,
meet
has long been famed, as a popular summer
where
resort
fishing,yachting, and other sports continue
to
attract
L~e fishing,skiing,and skating add
the
to
area
as
sport

Lake

Champlain",

tennis, golf,bathing,
summer
a

winter

vacationists.

wonderland.

The

should have
in finding accommovisitor to Westport
no
difi^iculty
dations
exactly suited to his needs in the hotels,tourist homes, and cottages.
On
the main
line to Montreal, Westport
is the railroad terminal, with
bus connections, for Lake
Placid, Keene, Keene
Valley, and Elizabethtown.
Marine
and
the
The Airport and
Westport
Seaplane Base provide additional
with

connections

other

areas

as

well

contributingto

as

summer

recreation.

and agricultural
resort
a
community,
Principally,
Westport, with its well
of
paved streets, its tidy lawns, its archway
majestic shade trees, presents an
in its water
ever
refreshingpicture. Fortunate
supply, the villageis served
be of unanalysis has proven
to
Spring, which
by Westport Mountain
excelled
Its
modern
milk
and
pasteurized
system,
purity.
delivery,
sewerage
well as health safety. Community
markets
add convenience
modern
life
as
around

centers

Bank,

medical

NOTE

bethown.

on

La\e
Champlain

"

151-

and

with

Catholic, and
services

Federated

available from

Protestant

the

Churches

and

public Library,National

veterinary professions.

It is eight miles from


Westport
Elizabethto-wn
section
will

The

'Westport

the Roman

School,

the Central

over

be

good

found

macadam
farther

to Elizahighway
along in this Guide.

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Essex

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The

charming Httle villageof Essex is located directlyon the shores of


the route
of
Champlain. Essex is rich in historical lore and was
explorersand missionaries as far back as 1609.
During the Revolutionary
Lake

War

1776-1784

naval
On

York

Railroad.

the

was

of

many

Montreal)

an

excitingbattle

and

region of

1812.

lakeshores

(the scenic
to

of

scene

the War

in

engagements
Route
22

New

from

it

route

it is served

and

of the main

one

by the Delaware

highways

and

Hudson

the innumerable
summer
are
sports the principalones
boating, canoeing, fishing,all in Lake Champlain. The chief
winter
is fishing
through the ice for delicious Lake Champlain ice-fish.

Among

swimming,
sport in
The
in

beauty of its setting is unexcelled.


Y.), Whiteface, Maclntyre, Dix and Hurricane

N.

natural

and

Mts.

Marcy

form

an

(highest
impressive

Lake

Mountains
of Vermont
Champlain are the Green
(highestin Vermont) Breadloaf, Camel's Hump, and
Lincoln
Essex
is indeed
predominating the panorama.
deserving of the
description which
so
people have given it as ''One of the Most
many
Lake
Beautiful Spots on
Champlain."'

backdrop
with

across

Mansfield

Mts.

"t|pnitoo"
3lnn
ESSEX
ON
CHAMPLAIN

NEW

YORK

Fronting Directly on
Example of Authentic
Lake

and

Beaulitul

Lake

Colonial

Attractive

W.

Sweeping

Views

Fine
of

Accommod.ations

Colonlal

Food
Private

C.

Inn

Mountains.

Excellent

Lawn

"

The

Champlain

Commands

"

LAKE

Beach

and

Boat

Dock

Sports

Sherwood,

Taproom

Golf

Prop.

F.

"153"

S.

Ne.'\rby

Sherwood,

Mgr.

IPillsboro

Proceeding north

of Westport on Route
22, the tourist travels over
a
highway which
a
great part of its length skirts the shores of Lake
of Willsboro.
to the community
Champlain, and passing through Essex, comes
out

for

of the two
Willsboro, formerly spelled"Willsborough,"was
one
original
of Essex County, and was
formed
when
Crown
Point, then a part of
Clinton
divided
1788.
It lies on
Lake
County, was
in
Champlain, and
it
flows
the Bouquet River, emptying into Willsboro
through
Bay, which is
in the county
formed by Willsboro
Point projectinginto the lake.
No
town
towns

is richer in natural

of the

most

resources

than

Willsboro.

The

fertile farming sections

eastern

along the lake.


to
city markets.
quantities

Its

Route
Guide.

22

half forms

fruit,dairy

one

farm

and

A highly desirable blue


products are shipped in
found
in great abundance, and has
limestone,taking an excellent polish,is
foundation
of
The
been quarried for many
important building purposes.
built
the Capitol at Albany and the anchors of the Brooklyn Bridge were
Willsboro
of the oldest in the county,
At
from
this stone.
one
village,
of
the
is
the principalindustry
pulp.
production
paper
NOTE:
Ausable

Tourists
Chasm

proceeding
section,

farther

'WiUshoro

north
in

on

along

on

"

on

this

La}{e Chayyiplain
155"

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turn

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NOTE:
and
on

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We
at

Route

9,

dropping

take

now

northern

gradual

on

the

river

of

which

River,

is flanked

mellowed
of

by

to

miles

Two
River

by

flows

Village of the Adirondacks,"


The

garages,

highway

and

along this

is loeated

35

Schroon

of the former

"

DUELL
Main

Street

and

stores

river

pulp

are

N.

the Hudson

and

paper

Y.

SERVICE

AND

CENTER
I'sed

Atlas

and

Oils

Gas,

lires

and

Cars

Lubricants
Batteries

Storage

Wasliina:
Household
TAXI

Anpliances
SERVICE

Radios

"

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PHONE

Refrifrcrators
5911

one

built

tanning.

joins with

Trucks
Es"o

street,

who

men

the

mansions

2901

SERVICE

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River

Warrensburg,

"

Telephone

GMC

old

HIGGINS

SALES

OLDSMOBILE

on

landscaped grounds remind

their

village,the

miles

two

then

River,

the long main

constitutes

hotels, restaurants,

latter,with

of the

west

and

Schroon

the

north

Warrensburg.

9.

The

time.

which

mountains,

the

in

pass

Route

of

Proceeding

George.

the pioneer business


came
England, from whence
displaytheir wealth acquired in lumber, potash and

New

them

Route

on

through

intersection

the

to

valley through

the

enter

Warrensburg, "Queen
Sehroon

back

Village of Lake

the

upgrade

to

and

tourist

the

end

swiftly down

cross

we

the

mills,

Aerial

shirt

factory

industrial
most

well

as

Lake

playground.
caretaker.
recreation
to

the

in

areas

public beach

few

field with

here

walk

minutes

small

an

of the

one

this section.

the Village of

to

Warrensburg

make

part of the valley is

This

town.

resort

lies close

is under

from

the

the

center

is its

supervision of
of the

several

and

golf course

and

Warrensburg

licensed

villageis

tennis

summer

courts,

public
all free

public.

Located
a

as

which

manufacturers

small

farming

extensive

Echo

and

of Warrensburg

View

in the main

circular bandstand

with

square

of the

is the Floyd
village

tall,white columns,

MALTBIE'S
Sal

Main

Street

tribute

to

Memorial,

the heroic aviator.

GARAGE
Service

es

GENERAL
170

Bennett

REPAIRING

Tel. 2921

158-

Warrensburg,N. Y.

On

Qaeen

Village

Route

of

Adirondacks

Delightful

the

with

Lake

Lovely

Town

Vacation
a

Public

and

Beach

also
"

"

Public
Where

(9 Hole

Golf

and

Golf

Tennis

Links

Club,

Free

Are
the

at

Queen
Greens

Moderate

HOMES

EXCELLENT

Is

Warrensburg

Bus

For

and

OF

CABINS

of

Center

Country

Service

Train

Town

TOWN

the

Information

Further

Country

Fees)

WARREHSBURG

LIKE

WILL

Village

Guests

HOMES

Ranch

Dude

Our

to

FINE

GUEST

MANY

YOU

Field

Recreation

Write

Clerk
WARRENSBURG

Warrensburg,

N.

Y.

the

Placid

Waters

and

Billowy Clouds

at

Warrensburg, N.

Y.

Are

You

Looking

COTTAGE

Just

tell

MAURICE

native

Hotel and

what

us

Hill,

Harrington
for

money

he

studying at

continued

to

naval

aviation

Greenland
friend.

Cottages

Tel. 2261

study

After

Ticonderoga.
in

Real

in

1925

Although

their historic

an

when

17

automobile

and
as

had

Bennett

flightover

in

lumber

worked

as

after

the

E.

without

home
to

camp,

After

War

went

sleepfor

Pole, Bennett

24

remained

at

hours

the controls

WARRENSBURG
YORK

Rooms

Cozy

single

or

Hotel in
en

AMERICAN

for
Albert
Lee

Tell

'em

you

saw

it in

without

Booklet
Owner

Manager

Adirondack

private bath
PLAN

Colored

Emerson,

Stockton,

the

or

EUROPEAN

Beautiful
L.

F.

FriendlyVillage

suite, with
AND

Write

to

preceding

ARMS

in

Byrd's mechanic, pilot and

eoLonmL

NEW

earn

he enlisted

Bennett

war.

on

graduating,
mechanic

garage

the First World

Richard

the North

left his farm

age,

working

re-enlisted

Commander

of

work

into

Y.

Warrensburg,N.

engineering school.

entry

then

can

Estate Broker

years

engines, while

America's

we

it, if available

Warrensburg, for

in

and

want

you

LOTS,

HOME?

ASHE,

Floyd Bennett,

son.

FRONT

OR

furnish

Ashe's

LAKE

for

Guide,

for

Canoeing

Warrcnsburg,
of the Dude
northeast

Ranch

The

here

sporty

Harness

at

the

Racing

North

and

track, located

Creek

to

Brant

to

the Indian

to

at

Warrensburg,
from

the

center

and

and

is

an

miles around

left

another

Creek, and

to

to

west

and

continues

Mountain

Lake

east

goes

and

east

road

and

and

west

north

north

the

north

and
road

through

country.

of

out

along

9.

where

Wevertown,

and

west

goes

sharply up

miles

the

both

One

few

leads

Glen

Blue

and

highway

races

just off Route

Grounds,

The

over

lead

north.

9, the

of the

Some

scheduled

in

summer

Fair

highlands.

Lake

highways

Route

to

Stony

the

the

the

on

Route

on

through Johnsburg

Good

addition

and

leads

28
8

NOTE:
in

in

southwest

Warrensburg.

at

sport

during

part

rolling Adirondack

joins No.

is

lead both

Golfing enthusiasts

featured

take

east

Warrensburg

branches
it

Luzerne,

highways

is located

course.

another

is

the

in

some

here

Course

hole

Leaving Warrensburg
over

Lake

George and

enjoy this sport.

to

best horses

Wdrrc'7isburg

Ranches.

Dude

nine

La}{e at

From

Queen Village Golf

excellent and
come

Lake

as

Country.

known

well

to

well

as

Echo

on

Warrensburg,

south
the

to

Thurman

Schroon

River

Minerva,

New-

Lake.

bound

Tourists

comb,

Indian

north,

via

North

Creek

for

Lake,

Route

28

Garnet

Johnsburg,

Blue
should

Mountain
turn

Lake,
Long

Lake,
ahead

sections.

"

163-

in

this

North

Lake,
Guide

Creek,

Tupper
to

the

Lake

and

Johnsburg

the

and

Trails

Cabin

A.L.A

CABINS

ROBINWOOD
Frederick

Beauchene,

R.

Propr.

On Route

Large, Cool Cabins


Main

212

Street,

N.

Warrensburg,

Y.

5261

Telephone

CRONIN'S

BOB

OUEEN VILLAGE
COUNTRY CLUB
N.

WARRENSBURG,

Every

l^ew Friend

Visitor

Y.

Featuring

Bob

Gents

Cronin's Sportswear for Ladies and


ScientificGolf Instruction

for

Golf
Sale

Clubs
or

Weekly
Rent

md

Five

Minutes

All
"

Golf
New
Cocktail

Dude

PLAN

from

Nearby
WITH

Lunch

"

^^'()rthington Equipment

US

"

Relax

"

Alowing

Our

Course

Parties

Bar
Write

for

Information,

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Rates

George

Lake

Ranches
DAY

Daily

Tlox

206

Planned

Welcome

We

You to the

Chcstcrtown-Pottersvillc

L.alzeKeaion
IN
Miles North

85

Friends

THE
of

Albany

Lake

ScHROON

ADIRONDACKS

Tripp

your

where

Spring

vacation

to

at

the

Loon
Brant

one

of

Lake

Lake

these
and

for
Outing

opportunity

Summer

No.

Lake

Woods

La\es, Streams,
add

Route

Lake

Lake
Mountain

Spend

Federal

on

resort

areas

Mountains
a

real

Excellent

and Boarding Houses,


Hotels, Rooming
Cabins, Cottages, Camps, Dude
Ranches,
and

Restaurants

ALL

Write

for

Booklet

Mercantile
SPORTS

and

Complete

Secretary
CHAMBER

Facilities

OF

COMMERCE

Chestertown, N. Y.

Information:

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beauty, and
as

the

homes
the

of

people

general

and

by

nearer

South

air

Adirondacks.
many

of

this

Horicon.

trout

streams,

the

inclined
while

to

the

kept lawns, the old'fashioned

appeal

fine drives

this

to

be

most

sports

will

find within

adjacent lakes

contain

sorts

waters,
in

CHESTERTOWN,

N.

some

Cocktail
"

heat

C.

Y.

Comfortable

Meals

all

Open
and

Bar

all

year

modern

J. O'CONNELL,

-167-

"

conveniences

Owner

from

reach

HOUSI

MSIHG

visitor.

here

portions of

easy

all

plebian bullhead, a great delicacy in these mountain


the pike (sometimes called pickerel),the gamy
bass, and
in itself.
is a science
larger trout, the taking of which

Steam

taken

beautiful

and

the

and

Lake, Horicon

Brant

day trips can

wildest

to

goods,

points of interest,

many

Lake,

Loon

world's

strongly

the

Excellent

popular favor

in

sports, grows

well

Lake,

half-day and

of

Those

several

are

hotels, its picturesque

fixed with

prosperity,

Lake, Tripp

Many
some

and

comfortably
and

center

outdoor

streets

are

peace

being Friends
through

motor

that

fine, old'time

its

diversified
wide

The

pass.

Radiating from
the

and

its many

years

for

long famous

Chestertown,

Rooms

of

pan

the
cases

the

great

fish,

perch,
the

of

Vieiv

Chestcrtown
from

come

is

miles

establishments.

houses,
the

camp

surrounding

miles

from

Indian

to

its

cottage
A

area.

latest film

accommodations

good

and

area

releases

located

Ranch

in

also

is

people

mercantile

stocked

enjoys
and

hotel, rooming

are

Dude

resort

well

many

Excellent

colony.

summer

large

?.

a
large
boarding

and

Chestertown

located

just

few

Chestertown.

Good
macadam

tor

center

patronise
theatre, showing the

the
and

Lci^e, J^lear Chestertoum

shopping

around

from

patronage

Loon

roads

lead

in

every

roads, offering three


Lake

and

Blue

Mountain

direction

options
Lake;

to

fn)m

Chestertown.
north

the

the other

and

Besides

Montreal,

the

one

the
to

right,through Hague
the left through Schroon
and
Lake
Elizabethtown
Creek,
or
through North
and
fine gravel roads, good for autoing and also
Ticonderoga; there are many
finds oneself in a quiet atmosphere, far from
good bridle trails. Here one
the noise of bustling commerce,
and those seeking rest
and
find
recreation
this an
ideal spot to spend a summer's
vacation.

^^^

SALES

CUNNINGHAM
Electric

to

SERVICE

MOTOR
Welding and Tow

CHESTERTOWN,

Car Service
N.

Telephone 2631

R. M.

"

168^

SALES

Y.

Cunningham,

Owner

Nearby
opportunity
mare'', and
a

the hiker

Till

"

(I

who

and

Kiver

Scene

the surrounding countryside offer ample


first hand
"shank's
on
enjoy nature

would

climb

the top of Panther


mountain
will reward
to
you
of Chestertown
and the lake region surrounding it.

beautiful view

All,

peaks

mountain
to

J^earhy

\n\

"

Sport o^

the

with

Season

CRYSTAL LAKE LODGE


N.
Chestertown,
A

distinctive

resort,

Y.

open

the

year

.\ccommodations
meals

excellent.

friendly. Write

'round,

with

private 55

acre,

Good
fishing and all other sports in season.
weather
in warm
cold; the
built for comfort
or
are
the
Dress
is informal;
atmosphere
gracious and
reservations.
and
for booklet, rates

beautiful, spring-fed lake.

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Qc)ilCHc}acknip Qs Hot

wou^

Lake

Brant
of the Adirondack's

One

Located

8, Six

Route

on

Most

Chester

CENTER

OF

THE

can

the Northwoods
of

centers
most

of

noted

for

Black

and

spend your
Country
and

Adirondack

vacation

and

Camps,

and

of

Brant

Lake

is

stocked

with

AND

Boarding Houses,

Protestant

Mercantile

Information

and

CHAMBER

Brant

Catholic

Facilities.

Booklet

and

Secretary
LAKE

all

AVAILABLE

Cottages

BRANT

to

drive

SPORTS

Hotels, Rooming

Further

close

of

short

it is well

Excellent

For

resorts.

RECREATION

the heart

in

still be

and

OF

TYPES

Good

WORLD

within

fishing,as
Oswego Bass.

Churches.

of

WOODS

its

ALL

North

the

NORTH

activities

the

Miles

Lakes

SUMMER-TIME

GREAT
you

Beautiful

town

lYi

Here

Gcmblete

OF

Lake, N. Y.

COMMERCE

Write

making

of

of half breeds

encampment
The
advent
and

kinds

various

of the

Indian
soil for

of Brant

along

stones

the

with

of

their

of

Brant

there
the

and

an
village became
Indian family.

the

Gradually

and

La}{e

full-blooded

thieving tendencies,

Summer

where

here

visitors

of

finding

the

Indians

distrust of the

growing

drove

soon

enjoy poking

an

occasional

for

bass

from

them

pieces of

this day, arrowheads, spearheads and


lightas the plow of the farmer turns

To

brought to
planting.
shore

End

work.

here

interests

Lake.

pottery are
the spring

J^orthcrn

basket

lumber

halfbreeds, because

the shores

the

0/

Vieu'

the

over

the

among

relic

rewards

their search.
lake

No

Lake.

The

pounds
pounds.

the

in

Oswego

and

there

At

are

various

the

lake, those

more

towards

Adirondacks
bass

have

bass
times

in

is

been
the

number

as

noted

caught

in

which

lake

this lake

is Brant
as

from

spawn
amount

these

bass

artificial

of

would

TYDOL

AND

GARAGE
PRODUCTS

VEEDOL

Telephone 2623
Fred

H.

Parker,

Brant

Owner

"173

Lake, N.

do

could

care

provide.

PARKER'S

seven

tip the scales at nine


bass have
been placed in

will

of full grown

doing so claiming that the


stocking the lake than any

fishingas
as
large

Y.

Lake

Brant
at

is

part.
find in the

can

one

north

In

country.

is

being 103 feet. High


of the lake, giving it that grandeur which
peaks.
overhanging mountain
of

In

the olden

Brant

Lake

Extensive

blue

were

the white

when

with

the

Hudson

mills.

the

to

spring until far

At

July

into

if the

the

the

time

one

be

river

river

ran

on

as

the

all sides

obtained

hemlock
for

wide

lake

deep,

here,

here

conditions

water

rise

settler first came

conducted

lumbering operations
the logs were
floated down

only

can

mile

small

is very

mountains

balsam, pine and

were

and

years

days,

pretty

as

places it

some

of the lake

deepest part

about

and

long

several islands and

It has

its widest

miles

one-half

and

seven

the

by

shores

growth.

great

many

and

the
eventuallydown
full of logs from
early
permitted.

of the best known


and best liked of the Adirondack
Probably one
born and brought up in the Brant
Lake
Judd Smith, who was
guides was
''Uncle
he
known
the residents of this section,
was
to
Judd," as
country.
knew
and
brook,
lake,and, one
river,
pond
might almost
every
every
every
He
in the Adirondack
stone
was
country.
past seventy-five
say, every
years
of

age

and

active

bass

when

as

the

enjoyed

much

he

as

talked

writer

back

in

1927, but

good day's fishingon Brant Lake


when
he was
twenty-five.He

and

Laws

the game

laws

had

still very

was

for the wary


black
staunch
was
a
porter
sup-

did

of the Conservation
than

him

to

no

greater

champion

he.

HOTEL

THE PAUSADES
On
Nestled
town.

in

snug

On

the

the

mountain

liaven
for bass, pickerel
boating, hiking, tennis and

and

The
for

an

of

nearby

stream-fed

Write

Shores

Sandy

mountains

AND
Brant

COTTAGES
Lake

Tieonderoga

to

and

wall-eyed
established

pike.

The

Palisades

cuisine.

Spot for The Whole Family

information
P.

to

O.

Chester-

lake, inviting, refreshing swimming;

John
Brant

"174"

E.

Raymond,

Lake,

N.

Y.

Manager-Owner

ofifers

Glimpse of

the north

To

of

Brant

Lake

Brant

This is a popular trip for the


make the hike there and return

White

Lal{e and
is Lake

Pharoah

visitor

Birches

Pharoah

and

Lake

Brant

Mountain.

and

parties
many
Unusually large
there is very good.
speckledtrout are found in Lake Pharoah and the fishing
north
from
Brant
Lake
the
road then follows
on
good
macadam,
Going
summer

during the

to

months.

summer

shore of the lake and soon


the first ascent
Nearing the top of a series of grades,which

along the southern


is started.

of the

tain
moun-

bringsyou to
the very top of Hague Mountain, one
catches some
rare
glimpsesof mountain
and valley scenery,
deep gorges to the left,and littleponds hidden amongst
the trees, the like of which
All of the ascent
is graded

Shortly the

Tourists

under

all the

control

so

downward

encountered.

be found

can

descending this should


time

and

low, accordingto the type of


brake.
NOTE:
Route

See

9N,

description

of

out

Lake

it is best

car

the foot of the hill

At

you

one

One
Home

cooked

Our

advertisers

Booklet

will

very
to

ease.

steep
have

grade
their

throw
into either second
and
the engine as
use
driving,
to

in

the

George,

in

the

write-up

LODGE
BRANT

LAKE

heaatifnl spots in the Adirondacks

tennis
fishing,

rooms,

and

"

Harvey

B.

Heroux,

appreciate knowing

private beach, boats,

outdoor

sports.

Propr., Brant

where

you

is
car
or
a

villageof Hague.

for weekends, holidays, vacations

Ideal
for

it with

care

use

BEAUTFUL

meals, bar, pleasant

excellent

Write

arrives

MT.
OF

of the most

else in the Adirondacks.

Village.

George

SHORES

THE

are

Hague-on-Lake

of

SUNSET
ON

nowhere

that any
make
car
can
descent begins and
a

Lake,

obtained

N.

their

Y.

names.

of

Ill Dl 'II
'u

Hotel and

ffCClnUUpS

ON
p.

View

FRIENDS
O.:

The

and

IDEAL

VACATION

LAKE

Glen,

of McPhillips'
Cottages from Mountain
AN

Private beach

Cottages
N.

Y.

Top

HOME

divingfloat,tennis, shufFleboard,
baseball,nearby

golf course

and

Rooms

singleor

all other
en

Write

McPHILLIPS'

entertainment

suite, with
for

Booklet

HOTEL,

"

176"

or

and
THE

and

without

sports facilities.
private bath

Rates

GLEN,

N.

Y.

Friends

there

Mountains

miles

one-half

none

is

beautiful

Friends

one-fourth

Here

pickerelare

are

water

with

lake

level and

sea
are

caught

anglers. There

enthusiastic

squirrelsand

of
three-quarters

to

and

Three

Lake.

mile

pine

wide,

the water's

to

"Nature's

in

water

the

large game

in

is

air

annually stocked
in

largenumbers

is always ample
constantly replenished,

supply,being so
most

the Adirondack

in

picturesque sheets of

most

of the

waters

bass and

trout,

than

thickly wooded

feet above

is 1,200

bracing. The

sheet of

more

of the

one

elevation

The

of the

resorts

Ground."

Pleasure

though

delightfulsummer

from

and

long

edge, the lake

and

is

of

irregularin outline and

its shores

Great

hundreds

the

Among

^J

Lake

to

is clear,

fish, and

with
each

dry

season,

the

suit the demands

good hunting here for birds,

also

season.

boarding houses clustered about a sparkling


great favorite for boating,bathing and fishing. It is

several hotels and


that is

from

just far enough

away

forest and

enough

near

Friends

Lake

is

to
a

the tide of travel


be

to

readily accessible

popular trip

177"

all the comforts

for short drives from

Glimpse of Friends
"

to

enjoy the seclusion of the

Ldl{e

nearby

ization.
of civilresorts,

Hotel

Atateka

the Shore

On

O.

P.

of Friends La}{e

Chestertown,

Telephone

fellowship and
houses

various

baseball
of

gaiety reign
fraternize

games,

three

Chestertown,
direction

every

for

IS

are

of the

the

south

good

time.

distant, is the

village. Extending

nearest

highways

state

beautiful
will

you

Route

miles

horseback

most

dirt road

having

in

macadamized

automobiling,and
One

June to September guests at the


dancing parties, masquerade balls, musicales,
like members
other recreational features, and

at

big family all join

one

2686

From

supreme.

and

tennis

Y.

N.

and

turnpike

good

in

roads

riding.
woodland

when

travel
north

drives in this part


approaching Friends

of

of

the

Lake

country
from

the

Warrensburg
road for
proceeds along a good macadam
several
miles until approaching the bridge over
the Hudson
River
The
at
Glen.
Take
the dirt road straightahead for the west
shore of Friends Lake
and
bear right on
this road for the east shore of Friends Lake.
The
trip
over

from

Route

around

the

appreciate

the

and

Just

28.

is

beauty

natural

branches

28

left

motorist

lake

entire

Route

well

worth
from

away

taking and

advised

for

those

who

heavy traffic.

Historic
.

While
and

history books

the

if

it is doubtful

early days of the


Indians

used

this

even

Colonial
as

Lake

and

Rooms

Bathing
Tennis

"

"

little to

skirmishes

Indian

hunting and

"

Boating

Fishing
Dancing
F.

MURRAY

479-

Friends

on

here

place

evidences

are

in

during

the

that

the

The

summer.

Lake

name

Cottage
Meals

"

"

offer

Glen, N. Y,

orchestra.
JOHN

Cooked

Home

Sluiftlel)oard

there

fishinggrounds

Lake, The

"

took

Wars,

MURRAY'S
View Lodge
Friends

Modern

have

to

seem

minor

All

"

Baseball

nightly

"

to

Sports
Softball

our

own

The

One

waters."

this beautiful
shore

on

by

began

1820

three

homes.

1860's

In

the

began catering to

It is

stage coach

far

days

early days of
and

city

as

many

school,

began*to

the

cabins

in

people of

prominence

to

trip to Friends

churches

It
as

be undertaken

to

come

Lake

the

and

summer

THE
on

did

not

dash

back

and

P.

COFFEE
Cottages

PINES

the

Shore

O.

AND
Boats

'"

Gerding,

of

Beautiful

Chestertown,

SHOPPE

Hunting

In
a

the

to

those

lifetime

only after lengthy preparation. Once

people do today.

Located

today
of

that

resort.

Lake.

event

150

about

summer

Friends

was

and

this section

was

fast transportationfacilitiesof

the

spent the entire

Carl

along

sawmill, gristmill,

two

the

log

two

of income.

into

come

guests first began

1860's

and

source

boasted

1S35

taverns,

visitors for

when

the

two

in

its industries waned

from

cry

clustered

tepees

possessedonly

and

grow

stores,

Lake

something to

arrived you

to

summer

that Friends

"friendly

meaning

the quiet, friendly shores of

beach.

sandy

nearby villageof Chestertown

but

"Atateka,"

today on
easilyvision even
and
Indian
lake, Indian campiires

clothingworks,

time

word

the Indian

Too

Water

can

some

The
1805,

from

is taken

Lake

Friends

the

Toimgsters Enjoy

Parties

Propr.

"180-

N.

Friends

Lake

Y.

SOUVENIR
--'

STORE
Provisions

Accommodated
Tel,

2353

forth

you
to

the

Loon

Lake
^.^^
_

leaving Chestertown

Tourists
to

intersection

an

left

28

join

to

of

shores

taken

in

lakes.
Loon

NOTE:
and

the

Loon

in

large

of

one

numbers

Route

bears
the

Route

along

along

shortly

branches
winds
of

lovely

drive.

the

this

the

smaller

pike

Guide

the

to

Lake

Pottersville

On

Chestertown,

Ideal Adirondack

Rates

"

Varied

"

write

"

for

telegraph

."\llen

F.

Served

Meals

"

Sports

Tel.

sent

"181-

Daily

Chestertown

Albert
.

Y.

Table
2421

request

on

Proprietors

Brownell

N.

Resort

Excellent

"

reservations
booklet

Illustrated

Vacation

Mountain

Accommodations

Tourist

Phone

LODGE

Lake

Loon

An

Low

La\e

LAKE

LOON

are

season.

section.

Loon

the

along the

and

Bass

come

to

Pottersville, Schroon

to

in

right and
most

during

farther

turn

Route

on

beautiful, winding

proceeding

should

north

outlet, where

Lake,
is

Tourists

the

Route

This

Lake

north,

Lake

Wevertown.

at

beautiful

Adirondack

Loon

at

for

F.

Dorey

Johnsburg
_^_

Trip to Johnsburg,Garnet Lake, Indian


arriving at the junction

On

proceed to any of
through Riverside
A

shorter drive
of

just north

to

rural

of

and

civilization.

For

Route

of

and
years

and

have

been

to

through

from

Wevertown
one

have
The

one

hardly touched
Johnsburg Association

or

YOUR

SUMMER,

FALL

AND

WINTER

by
has
and
event

VACATION

Hit

e lane
9
JOHNSBURG,
(In

Tel.

County)

Wamn

North

Creek

9-F-13
E.

GARZ

Owner-Mgr.

Excellent Food
FISHING

SWIMMING

Winter
"

Where

Good

Sports

Time

and

May

HUNTING

all Other

Be Had

-182-

Route

left

28.
28

on

to

comes

will find many

of

SPEND

on

Glen.

September, a Home
Day Celebration for present
Johnsburg. Staged in one of the nearby groves, the
speaking,group singing,sports and a picnic lunch.
August

desiringto

turned

mountains

the

junction with Route

north

Here

the tourist

straightahead

makes

Johnsburg.

streams

many

come

will go

areas

where

and

along

hamlet

scenes

Routes

this junction would

distance

delightful
country

resort

Wevertown,

to

Warrensburg

short

the above

of

and the North

Lake

TENNIS

Activities

by a Yoang Crowd

the

esque
picturthe

hand

held,

in

dents
past resi-

features

AT

Large, Gamy
of the

One
was

Trout

Lur\

in

Streams

energetic early pioneers who


who
much
originallyowned

most

John Thurman,

Li}{eThis

helped to
of

the

settle this

land.

He

area

made

of the site of Johnsburg


Elm
mile south
Hill, one
clearingon
Beaver
clear land on
he
The
to
Corners, about 1790.
same
began
year
he erected a saw
mill and
of Elm
Hill, and soon
Brook, nearly a mile west
in from
England, Scotland,
gristmill at the falls. Settlers began to move
and
New
Ireland,
England.

the

first

and
to
create
a
distillery
a
opened a store
put
up
which
the newly cleared lands
for the large quantities of rye
market
and
distilled in every
here a
produced. In those days whisky was
town,
built for the distillation of grain. In 1795
store, malt house, and kiln were
Thurman
changed into a cotton
operated a woolen factory which he soon
calico
established
of the
1797
he
mill.
As
a
early as
printing works, one
In

first in

1794

Thurman

America.

Please

mention

this

Guide

when

writing

advertisers.

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Mountains

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184"

CjdrnetLake
of

Johnsburg a

southerly
a
This
Lake.
picturesque Garnet
makes
is a well graded dirt highway, well traveled by motorists, and
a
and
which
concrete
pleasing change from the macadam
highways over
you
Just

direction

west

through

been

have

virgin forest

some

Lake

clear waters,

approximately

is

lying between

It is inhabited

sides.

of

rest

forks

land

winds

left and

in

to

traveling.

Garnet

the

dirt road

the

high

and

two

half

which

mountains

miles
rise

for

long, with crystal


sharply on nearly all
mile on either side,
a

only about three-quartersof


projecting back into the government

land

offers all types of hiking and outdoor


life. The
either side,are
rise high on
nearly a mile to their tops.
and spruce forest.
covered with pine, hemlock
which

Garnet

Lake

is

There

nearly eight
fine sand

are
Johnsburg.
excellent bathing. Fishing

the lake.

Fall hunting

is

is

very

Ideal

Most

Home

Vacation

Beautiful

Cooked

good and

LAKE

Nine
Fine

on

the

the

Cottages

Lake

Located
of

in

the

Mrs. Raymond Schrang,Prop.

18v

heavily

highway

area.

in

the

Adirondacks

Connection
All

Meals

macadam

are

LODGE

Home

Section

They

at

shore of the lake,affording


there are
boats for hire on

excellent in the Garnet

GARNET

An

from

miles

beaches

forest preserve,
mountains, which

Recreation

Facilities

Garnet Lake, N. Y.

^^j

Tlorth Creek
_

Wevertown,

From

proceed north
the head
"

at

of rail transportation
on

Hudson

8 and 28, the tourist may


Situated at
North
Creek.
Division of the Delaware
the Adirondack

the junction of Routes

roUing mountain

over

and

therefore,the
vacation
land, North

Company,

of the Adirondack

the upper
Hudson.
is primarilya
North
Creek

to

country

suppliesfor
is a village
of

of

source

Creek

great section
1,000 persons,

lying on

of

and

suppliesshipped
placesfarther north and west,
popular in the winter.

amount

Creek

North
Club

was

was

at

but

it is also

resort

town

and

especially

in Winter
.

It

business town,
because of the tremendous
sold through the villageto the summer

North

formed.

Creek, several
This

club

years

Ski
that the Gore Mountain
much
of the credit for the
and
has a large membership

ago,

is entitled

to

popular interest in Eastern winter


sports
Nothing is more
excitingthan a swift dash down
throughoutthe country.
with powder snow
the mountainside
flyingfrom a pair of skis. Snow trains
are
regularlyscheduled during normal times and barn dances, and special
partieshelp entertain the visitors.

AlpineLift

New

With
Lift.
two

where

This

skiers

pride North
T'Bar
are

Lift

whisked

the upper

Gore

Creek
starts

3,000

terminal

Mountain

the opening of its new


Alpine Ski
the floor of the VillageSlopes. Two
by

announces

from

feet up

station

the side of Gore

is within

few

yards

Mountain
of the

Alpine Lift and System of Trails

to

point

popularRidge

J\lorth Creeh, S\i Hut


and

Rabbit

lift and

One
Creek

Pond

Trails.

provides new
up

of the East's
Gore

Mountain.

i" B

modern

downhill

trail,up

thrills for

really scenic
It follows

OIL

to

mountain

10(1

feet

Creek

North

highways

the Hudson

River

the
wide, parallels

skiers.
from

winds
north

COMPANY

Distributors Of Esso Products


NORTH

CREEK,

N. Y.

North

for rive miles.

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THE

Owners

AMERICAN
AND
Hunting

Fishing

"

Phone

famous
Gore

the

Plan
Rates

made
is

is

North

where

Mines,

kept

Creek

open

the

Sweeping

Cloud

panoramas

or

Garnet

of

the

to

considerably faster
the

be

one

fanning

out

promises
trails

bottom

to

of

the

Ski

Ridge

Village Slopes.

The

and

Rabbit

Gore

Pond

summit

meanders

fast and

ski

of

revealed

are

highway

are

only"

Mountain's

the very

Brook

garnet
toll
a

without

Adirondacks

skiers swoop
down
the fast trail. Halfway
for five and
miles
half
the North
down
Creek
to
a
is

Y.

original "downhill

before

on

N.

extensive

all winter

the top of this highway


trails radiates.

skiers climb

mines

Barton's

to

Creek,

from

of downhill

Mountain.

request

on

North

highway

East, for it

network

From

The

highway

the

in

center

European
-"

five miles

hidden.

deposits are
charge. This

Sports

Winter

"

another

Owens

BAR

"

Rooms

56-711

climbs

then

Heated

and

C.

TAVERN

GARNET

American
Steam

J.

leisurly
Gay

Pete
.

steep,

finishing

Hudson

trail,flankingthe Alpine Lift,


of the most
and
Other
popular
sportiestin the East.
from
the lift, are
short, easy to ski, and end at the
Lift.
trails thread the surrounding
Many
cross-country
new

forests.
North

In
and

hundreds

cover

the Barton
hundreds

the

of

and

cars

bowl
backyard the Village Slopes form a giant snow
Nearby are StraightHouse Slopes and Tows,
acres.
for
Tows, and the Log House
Slopes. There's room
of

thousands

and

makes

Ski

Hut

North

skiers.

Creek

The

New

Alpine

York

Lift

supplements the

State's foremost

downhill

center.

Near
over

of

Slopes and
tows

numerous

ski

Creek's

its

the

glassysurface.

Adirondack

skating rink

Miles

wilderness

CHEVROLET

for ice skaters


roads

to

wind

and

Service
North

30

-191

"

OLDSMOBILE

Creek,

N.

twirl

through

and

BROTHERS

Sales and
Telephone

provided

logging
awaiting exploration by snowshoers

ALEXANDER
"

is

of foot trails and

Y.

cross-

Leaning

Trail

to

at

Top Speed, J^orth Cree\

deep, snowy
toboggan offers novel rides over
ice-fishing,
hay rides,square dances, movies, make North
Ski-joring,
winter
paradise.
a
country

skiers. A

The Ski Lodge

motor

Creek

Modestly North
''ski hut."

wastes.

the VillageSlopesa
calls its spacious lodge on
either of two
can
mammoth, stone
fireplaces,
you

Creek

Here, before

providestasty snacks
and telephoneare
service,
centered here for your
The
observation
convenience.
porch is a vantage
point to watch skiers sporting on the slopes.

relax in solid comfort.


and

hot drinks.

enlargedlunch

new

free information

counter

rest

rooms

The World's Best Garnet


.

fact that few tourists are aware


of, and that even
many
in this section do not
realize,is that about 1 1 miles from
A

Storage

North

White Track Sales and Service

GEORGE

FOOTE
Tel.

NORTH
SOCONY

of the

GAS

AND

ELECTRIC

OIL
AND

GARAGE

22F3

CREEK, N. Y.
TOWING
ACETYLENE

-192-

AND

REPAIR

WELDING

SERVICE

people
Creek,

Cloud

along

road

located

from

forking west

garnet

has

garnet

Trail

mines

large

which
and

Gore

on

the

produce

varied

Mountain

North

River
macadam
highway, are
best garnet in the world.
This
abrasives and in optical
use
as

the

commercial

grinding.
An

Acknowledgement
.

The
of

the

color page
in this section
Ski Club.
Gore
Mountam

trails,accommodations,
GORE

NOTE:

etc.,

MOUNTAIN

SKI

The

HEWITT

International Trucks

options

to

conditions,

snow

CREEK,

north

mountainous
Lake.
Lakes.

The

of

out

N.

North

Y.

Creek.

One,

through
Minerva,
country,
north
other. Route
28, goes

BARBOUR

"

GARAGE

Co.

McCormick
"

Phone

as

NORTH

CLUB,

28N,

s^tfs

possible
through the cooperation

information

For

write:

tourist
has
two
leads
over
rugged
up
Lair
and
Newcomb
Long
to
Blue
Mountain
and
through Indian
Route
Aiden

made

was

"

24

^^'^^'"^^

Deering Farm

"
North

-193"

Equipment

Creek.

N.

Y.

\Uncrva

about

miles south

of

Ldl{c
will find

Newcomb

largeboulder

the right
on
side of the highway, marking the spot where
Roosevelt
Col. Theodore
first
became president,as President McKinley, shot down
by the assassin Czolgosz,
at

seven

the Pan
NOTE:

the
page

motorist

American

Exposition in

north
Going
shortly comes

Buffalo, died
Newcomb,

of

out
to

Long

Lake.

in

that city.
rolling macadam

over

The

Lake

Long

roads,

section

starts

on

209.

MINERVA
HILL
LODGE
Route
-"-'

AH

OF
Boating

Swimminc;

-"

"

Fishinc;

Hunting
Recreation

Hall

-"

Famous

Cuisine
Tel.

'em

you

saw

it in

Riding

Skiing

-"

Owner-Management

Tell

RESORT

Horseb.ack

"

N.

MINERVA,

MOUNTAIN
DISTIHCTIOH

ADIROHDACK

28N

the

Adirondack

North

Creek

Guide.

55-F3

Y.

_,J'l

Indidn Lake

Leaving North
skirts the

then
the

shores of the river


roads

up mountain
tourist comes

to

from

miles

River,

Lake

of the

their

Iroquois

on

days before colonization drove


of the finest hunting and
some
two
itself,

highway which

distance of five miles, and


forest lands for another 12 miles,

North

beautiful stretches of inland

most

Lake, haunt

excellent

travelingalong an

through wild
Village.

and

Indian

to

of the

One
is Indian

Creek, and

water

in the Adirondacks

hunting expeditionsin the

the Six Nations, and stillthe placewhere


out
fishingin the state can be found. The lake

widest

point, formed

is a glistening
villageof the same
name,
expanse
and
and
miles wide
at
its
one
long
one-quarter
the
of
the
of
the
Indian
River
waters
by
backing up

by the

immense

dam

of

fourteen

water

storage

The

and

the lands

just west

was

on

at

raising the

shore

western

hotels,all built

the foot of the lake, built in 1898 for water


of the smaller lake which
existed
waters
than thirty-three
feet.
constructed, more

state

purposes,

before the dam

the

miles

of

the lake is lined with

eminences

surrounding them
of the lake, which
from
of the storms

the

fury

the

hottest

number

of camps

and

give commanding views of the lake itself,


stretchingback to the ridge of high mountains
to

ward

off from

that direction

the cottage and camp


its climate
temper

and

days.

Boating on

Indian
1 ^"6

La}{e

colonies
even

on

Smith's
On

Cottage "

Indian Lake

Cottages

with

P. 0.

Bath,

House
Generous
Accommodates

and

Servings

of

Home

On

outbreak
Blue
chain
views

the

Siore

side of

west

tower,

Commission

fire warden

2411

Nearl)v

lake is Snowy
Mountain,
highest point of land south

Conservation

which

Re(|Uest

on

Lake

Indian

Cream

Beach

Bathing

the

the

the

summit

from

Ice

and

level and

sea

its

of

Food

Rates
Phone

feet above

and

Cooked

Season

or

Rising above
Marcy.

Water

Private

Cieneral

observation

Cold

Acconinindatinns

Secluded

3,903

Sabael,N. Y.

SO

Week

By

Hot

Cabins

keeps

Mount

maintains

fire

watch

constant

peak

its

of

for the

his vision.
forest fires,within
Across
the lake to the east
is
3,86'" feet high, another towering peak of the main
form
of the Adirondacks.
the backbone
Surpassing

Ridge Mountain,
of ridges which
be

can

Farther

the

to

east

neither

Mountain,

from

gained

the

of

summit

the summits

are

high

both

of

Snowy

these

Chimney

peaks.
Mountain

and

Blue

Bullhead
but

each
Ridge Mountains,
the main
chain.
At
massive
the summit
of Chimney
Mountain
a
peak
twin
shafts,apparently of volcanic origin,which raise their heads above
are
the peak itself,
the rock formation
surrounding them, apparently of softer
faster
than the harder rock of the chimneys.
formation, having worn
away
as

as

or

in

finest of

The

bathing beaches

virtuallyall

state

land

solitude

the

great

of

bass, northern
and

bullheads

its

fishing can
pike, lake

line Indian

virgin state,

woods

and

the wilderness

of
inaccessibihty

Excellent

in

the

and
found

trout,

brown

the

east

shore, which

for those

beauty

of

the

who

country,

lake.

and

trout

Small-mouthed

whitefish,as

which

flow

into

the

well

as

with

Modern,

Accommodations

PLACE

PLEASANT
Boats

Overlooking

Canots

TO
-

Indian Lake

SPEND

Outboard
SIGHTSEEING

MOTORBOAT

Phone:

for

Four

or

Indian
Six

YOUR
Motors

Lake.

Persons.

VACATION
for

Rent

TRIPS

Leo G. Kerst,Prop.

2167

"

Beautiful

197"

perch

lake, notably

COTTAGES

Cottages

the

black

Sabael,N. Y.
Housekeeping

is

love the

secrets.

the

in

The

Eden

wild

streams

KERST'S

Lake.
an

its nature

be

abound, and

is

HUNTING

FISHING

"'

BURGESS'

YELLOW

p.

BURGESS,

R.

Brook,

Squaw
the

SABAEL,

The

to

flowing

shores

the Dismal

filled with

are

streams

of

Legend

by

Brook

Lake

N.

Y.

2388

Re-stocking keeps the lake

Trout.

it well stocked

into

Indian

Wilderness

be settled

LAKE

?rop.
Dial

and

COTTAGES

INDIAN

ON

BATHING

probably

were

with

all times

at

of

one

of the Iroquois,the Indians'

term

the

the gamest

fish.

first sections

of

of the Adirondacks,

man.

that

says

the

first settler

Sabacl,
Indian, Benedict
after journeying
alone, and

the

was

who

left the province of Quebec in


1765,
ing
Lake
Woods, canoeing down
through the Canadian
Champlain and breakthe shores of
to
forests,finallycame
through the virgin Adirondack
Indian
miles

Lake

in his search

long and

for

The

moose.

lake

this time

at

about

was

three

its middle
lakes by a
point almost separated into two
by sediment from Squaw Brook.
Settlinghere Sabael soon
settler farther north
the
brought his bride, the daughter of a Dutch
on
River.
An
Indian
settlement
other
Indians
to
began
Raquette
spring up as
came

at

formed

narrows

into
In

the

country.

1840, Reuben

shore of Indian

Rist, the

Sabael, the first settler


have

been

Today
summering
which

murdered
the

from

Lake, and
at

line its shores

FOR

Indian

on

settler,built his home


immigration became

the white

Lake, died

in

He

1885.

the

on

rapid.
supposed to

is

by his grandson, a quarrelsome fellow.

Indian

sections

first white
then

of

Lake
the

filled during

are

BEST
AND

is

country
Adirondacks

of

one

and

the

the

camps,

July and August

STEAK
GOOD

AND

best

known

cottages
with

of

and

hotels
visitors.

summer

CHOPS

FOOD

Stop at

Pinky's Jewel Bar and Restaurant


ON

Telephone

INDIAN

2687

LAKE

Indian

-198-

Lake,

the

N.

Y.

;;""'

to tLe

Welcome
TOWN

OF

Tndian
Here

will

you

the

in

scenery

tional

make

to

and

BLUE

excep'

area,

wild
sports facilities,

forest

hunting and fishing,and all


happy vacation, spring, summer

that

fall.

Borders

the

in

MOUNTAIN
CEDAR

beautiful

most

Adirondack

or

Included

of the

some

entire

recreation

land, excellent
goes

find

Cake

of

Our

Town

Are:

LAKE

LAKE

INDIAN

RIVER

INDIAN

RIVER

Adirondack

TrailivaysBnses Provide Transportation


Through the Town of Indian Lake

Excellent

Hotels, Rooming

Cottages, Cabins,
Places

PLAN
You

and

YOUR

and

Restaurants,
Mercantile

NEXT

will

delight in the warm


the
have
things we
to
many
outing most
enjoyable. Write

OF

Indian

Houses,

Facilities.

HERE

VACATION

offer
for

Clerk
LAKE

Lake, N. Y.

people

our

that

you

information

INDIAN

Camps,

Entertainment

hospitality of

Town
TOWN

Boarding

will
to:

make

and
your

in

The

Cedar
But
to

River

short

Blue

Indian

Lake,

distance

north

Lake

Mountain

from

or

fish.

Seldom

their visit. There


the fall season
than
The

Cedar

do

they

from

from
Cedar

Lake,

Creek
West

to

Ideal

Vacation

DE
Our

William

own

nine

LUXE
hole

macadam

small

in

the Heart

CABINS

are

from

time

well

this vicinity
in quest of

rewarded

this region

streams,

is easy
Mountain

Lake,

at

during

Moose

of

lakes

being

access,

Lake,
River

and

Cedar

and

ponds,
on

the

Adirondac\

quarters,
Head-

Rock

River.

Moinitains

IN CONNECTION
Excellent

golf course.

fishingand
Indian

Goulet, Propr.

-201-

hunting.

Lake,

the

River

HOUSE
of

for

the Northland.

it

yet
Blue

to

come

they

taken
in

RIVER

Spot

country
week
a

but

deer

many

Canada

CEDAR
An

or

other section

any

River

North

the

here

come

region has
by virgin forests,and

surrounded
direct route

of

days

probably more

are

the main

on

(Route 28), Hes the Cedar River region, one


fishingsections in the Adirondacks.
Hunting

of the greatest hunting and


and fishingparties from
all sections
for a few
during the various seasons
game

Cedar

River
.

road

Beautiful

N.

Y.

Birches, Blue

rabbits,mink
bear, beaver, fox, partridge,
the

forests and
trout,

foot
the

streams

well stocked

are

northern
bass, pickerel,

shores

at

all

and

with

swamp

placesrising sheer

from

other

can

the

wild

and

trout

and

pike,perch

remotely resembling

of land

La\c

Mountain

other

be

the lakes with


fish.

game

found

water,

inhabit the

game

at

the

foot of

FAULKNER'S
INN
AND COTTAGES
Mrs.

W.

E.

Faulkner,

Owner

Blue Mt. Lake


New

York
View

Located

own

hole

American

golf
All

Catering

Ml.

dnd

Blue

Mt.

Ljk.":jTom

the Shores of Blue Mountain

on

"The
Our

(ijBlue

to

refined

Telephone.

Lake

Excellent
and

entertainment

clientele

Blue

"203"

GTound.s

Switzerland"

course

sports

Our

Mt.

for
Lake

over

2421

30

years

one

the lake,

around

except

Not

lake

fishing

C.

M.

TIirnr'irG

TII17
HHi

HJjiUbJJib

Collins,

BLUE
MODERN

Situated
Individual

and

even

can

above

findingwater

there

Plan

sand

wonderful

are

will for rods

at

roam

their

Grounds

American

"

points where

children

Y.

Lake

Spacious

"

Facilities

several other

at

beaches, where
without

Cottages

Recreational

"

the lake

the shore of Blue Mountain

on

N.

LAKE,

RESPECT

EVERY

IN

MT.

Proprietor

bathing
the

into

out

lake,

arms.

Blue Mountain
.

Blue

From

Mountain

point where
on

the summit

2,000 feet

Lake

of Blue

villageone

Mountain.

is about
to

three

elevation

an

the

The

miles

walk

may

top of
mile
a

the

to

by

easy

found

to

station

enclosed

an

opportunity

an

be

to

waters

with

foot tower,

35

stairs, gives

Blue

the top of
climbs
one

to

climbing the mountain

in

of forests and

the lake

from

distance

and

of 3,808 feet.

reached

top,
finest views

on

of the

one

about
by following the Long Lake road northward
a
sign board indicates the trail to the fire observation

the mountain
shelter

Mountain

enjoy

to

anywhere

in

the

Adirondacks.
The

although
anywhere
with

climb
in

and

the

its many

shadowed

to

the

strenuous

Every

of

Blue

islands

Mountain

the

At

foot

make

up

the

for the

in

on

of

the

village. Modern
are
general stores
there is a free libraryand three churches.

La

BLUE

Mrs.
Mountain

Lake,

Clayton
N.

off

experience,
is the

mountain

beyond

found

be

can

the

are

the islands and

visitors

summer

can

the

be
year

found

LAKE

Plan

Smith,

Owner
Telephone

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in

around,

Excellent Accommodations

Y.

lakes

Paradise.

MOUNTAIN

F.

lake

cloud-

House

American

Cooking

the

maintained

Prairie
ON

Blue

of

all directions

Adirondack
comfort

wonderful

finer view

dotting the surface, while


still farther

convenience

All Home

is
No

day's journey.

Adirondacks.

forests and

forests which

top
half

2251

Lake

Blue Mountain
the

In

Reputed
Dotted

many

in

the

by

line.

and

forests

and

of

Most

giving

livery,

boat

garage,

I'^piscopal Churches,
and

22

another

Blue

Mountain

Adirondack
twice
the
west

Lady

via

Utica,

of

North

The

to

best

conveniences,

37

distant

"

and

MOUNTAIN
Mrs.

homes,

LAKE
Leona
MOUNTAIN

La

R.

Prairie,

all

modern

cabins.

ASSOCIATION

LAKE,

N.

Y.

to

here.

cottages,

Secretary

R.

only).

Write:

RESORTS

by

met

available
with

the
tral
Cen-

(trains

Hudson

equipped

Information

York

(taxi service

overnight

York

daily from

distant

are

tourist

camps

BLUE

miles

west.

or

throughout

New

summer.

hotels

For

miles

New

from

twice

bus

Delaware

also

housekeeping

BLUE

the

miles

several

and

lent
by excel-

south

George,

accommodations

of

are

Lake

Lakes

the

bus).
35

stores,

ten

reached

north,

service

and

during

Lakes

has

within

be

can

bus

Albany
of

ness,
wilder-

the

Methodist

courses

the

from

Thendara.

Creek.

There

Village

Trailways

year.

line

Lady

Lake

daily, via

of

distant.

highways

state

golf

shore

closely held

Village

Catholic,

tavern.

miles

feeling

Lake

two

is

by

the

to

lake

the

one

Mountain

Blue

directly

around

highway.

surrounded

and

coming

land

the

undeveloped,
yet

islands

ful
beauti-

most

public

on

private

the

be

to

mountains,

many

mountains

Ad\rondac\s

authorities

by

lake

the

of

Heart

light

Boating

on

Blue

Mountain

La}{e

The

Lake
Blue Mountain
Country acquired no littlefame through the
of
Edward
Zane
Carroll
stories
Judson (Ned Buntline) whose
writings
with
dealt much
the territory about here as the ideal spot for the hunter
and fisherman.
Ned
Buntline's
life in the Blue Mountain
Lake Country, his

writings and the local stories told about him, today have acquired almost a
Buntline settled in the Adirondacks
in
He
built
1859.
mythical touch.

The

of
Highlight

Your

Trip

LAKE

MOUNTAIN

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Rowboats

"

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appreciate knowing

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their

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on

may

Mountain

Ld\e from Blue

north

the

shore

still be

of

Eagle Lake
He

seen.

descriptiveof his feeling towards


the

red

Where

the

rollingsurf

Where

the

trout

Where

the

And

the

NOTE:
to

Old

Tourists

Forge

laves

sportive fawn

is

proceed

may

and

the

crops the
hodes

shrill cry

crow's

home

my

from

Blue

hovring fly.
soft green
tempest

William

nigh
"

Mountain

home.

Lake

west

on

First-class
L.

and

cottages

Lake, N. Y.

Unequalled Views,

and

lawn.

wildwood

Serving discriminating
guests for
for Its

turf.

HOUSE

Blue Mountain

Noted

which

panther creeps,

my

"

verse

west.

MOUNTAIN

BLUE

the

"Eagle's Nest."

country:

the emerald
at

it

following

north
the

leaps and

leaps high

There

28

wrote

House

called

and

the

this great

Where

deer

Mountaiyi

our

72nd

High Standard

of Food

Accommodations.

Wessels,

-208"

Owner

and

year

Manager

Route

is

Ldke

Long

from

Forty miles
twelve

Long Lake
of the
rise

height

peaks

in

Sabbatis,where
Within

which

buses

sight of

villagenestles
radiate

to

on

Route

over

land-locked

by
be

the

west,

is

beautiful widening

by

the

on

which

mountains

towering

crow^ned

south, and

the

on

28,

of Long Lake,

to

Marcy, highest

Mt.

Trailways bus; or

of

the

the

Central

York

All

R. R.

of the Heart

STEAK

and

Adirondacks,

highways

main

of the

INN
'Round'

Tear

Legal

the

in

junction of three

sections
delightful

"Open

SPECIAL

New

glorious views

most

the lake shore, at

the other

by

travel, is

auto

all trains.

meet

one

for

having superb highways

COBBLESTONE
Beverages

CHICKEN

Lakeshore
LONG

28N,

East.

direct by Adirondack

reached

the

almost

addition

in

Lake

the head

near

Route

over

height, finallyto

upon

the

Creek

Mountain

located
village,

Long Lake,

to

Blue

Raquette River,

up,

of the

from

miles

North

DINNERS

Cottages
NEW

LAKE

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dacks.
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WELCOME

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AND

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RAQUETTE
Located

in

these

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very

everything"

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fishing,

Fine

find

wide

cabins,
VISIT
THE

houses,
and

camps,

and

LAKE

VACATION

THE

Park,

of

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vacation

perfect.

of

hotels,

private

YOU

restaurants,

LAKE

1 Walker

overnight

and

LAKE

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NEVER

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For complete information,including rates

LONG

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to:

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York

and

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ADVERTISING

Raquette Lake, New

enter-

grounds.

camp

write
facilities,

Here

hunting
and

sports

housekeeping

AND

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excellent

scenery,

variety

NORTH

Adirondack

Town

inchide

public

LONG

the

the

your

unsurpassed
and

OF

of

in

make

to

accommodations

boarding

FOR

the

communities

two

have

PLAYGROUND

UNSPOILED

THE

COMMITTEE
York

travel

Biittennill^Fails

Lake

Long
of

in

the

fishingparties,who

lakes and

the
the

autumn

laden

with
So

along
bucks

or

when
until
which

finest bass

hunting

the
the

headquarters for hundreds

superb both
Forked

Long

in

Lake, where

fishingin the Adirondacks

is the

best

and

of

scores

Lake

can

and

guides

be

that

say

found.

hunting parties can

other

in

In

the

home

go

venison.

the

plentifulare
the

find the sport

La\e

is the

summer

nearby, especiallyin

streams

of

some

spring and

Long

at

road

state

which

bounding

does

brilliant
beautiful

line the

deer

this section

in

leads

north

headlights dazzle
animals

the

deer,

the

give them

many

Lake

Long

to

highway

the

across

that

road

ahead

of
forced

arc

again and

motorists

catch

them,
to

glimpses of
or,

stop

take

passing

to

at

night,

their
the

woods

highways.

AUTO

WRECKING

AND

LIVERY

LONG
Line

LADIES'

Tires,
REST

-213-

Y.

N.

LAKE,
of

CAR

Proprietor

PLUMLEY,

EARL

LAKE

GARAGE

LAKE

LONG

Complete

LONG

Telephone

STORAGE

FIREPROOF

Tubes

and
ROOM

Accessories

cars

17

Lono

RaquetteLake

Uj^c jro.n

l!ic Bruloc

the southwestern
shore of the
Raquette Lake Village is situated on
It is a quiet littlehamlet in the very
midst
lake, on State highway 28.
Park.
There are hotels,camps,
of the rugged grandeur of the Adirondack
and

all the recreational facilitiesof the ideal vacation

cottages with

spot:

climbing. Raquette
golf,tennis, swimming, boating,hiking,and mountain
dack
Lake village
is often the startingpoint for the most
popular of all Adirontrips.

canoe

The

lake itselfis 6^

miles

lakes.
It is

fourth in size among


inlets give it a shore line of

Adirondack

long,and

Its many
bays,points and
outstandingfor its unsurpassedbeauty,and

90

over

miles.

also for its abundance

of

lake trout, bass and whitefish.


be reached by New
York
Besides State highway 28, Raquette Lake may
and via the Lady of
Central Railway to Thendara, and bus to the village,
the Lakes

from

Bus

Utica.

full mformation

of Raquette Lake write


York.
tisingCommittee, Raquette Lake, New
For

NOTE:
Aiden

Tupper

Lair
Lake

Route
and
and

28N

North
the

leads
Creek.

south

from

Route

Long

10, leads

North.

Raquette La\e
"214"

to

Lake
north

Raquette Lake

to

Newcomb,

out

of

Long

Adver-

Tahawus,
Lake

to

"ll"

^):\\^^"L

irLoodij
Proceeding
the

over

north

bridge

opposite

and

page

Adirondack

on

across

then

Route

of Long Lake, the motorist


travels
10 out
from
which
view
shown
the
is
Lake,
a
on
Long
over
splendid concrete
a
highway through virgin

forest.

Legion Mountain

American

Passing Little Tupper


of Big Tupper Lake where
Mountain

southwest
to

Camp
Lake
road

Camp

Recreational

shore

of Big Tupper

provide

Legion and
Department

attractive

an

their
of

to

the

This

is

leads

to

This

northern

on

end

picturesque

Route

10

and

there

section

members

of

skirts the

one

Big Tupper

BIG

east

writing
Tennis
P.

rooms.

court.

H.

The

end

Legion

Point,

on

the
1926

American

American

Legion,

TUPPER

Attractive
Coffee
Golf

Alexander,

shore of Big Tupper


of Mtx^dy.
area
but a short distance

resort

Lake,

LAKE

The Vacation Spot

WAUKESHA
cabins.

American

of

The

the

into

comes

BEAUTIFUL

OVERLOOKING

Heated

the south

established in

was

supported by

is

The

to

Paradise

on

camp

for

resort

to

comes

the left

situated

Lake.

and

soon

York.

New

Proceeding north
Lake

tourist

Area,

vacation

families

the

That
single and

Bar.
course.

double

Spacious

Grill.

Booklet

rooms,

grounds.
and

Is Different
Reading
Sandy

rates

Moody,

Owner

-215"

and

beach.
request.

on

N.

Y.

Big Tupper Ldl(c',


Legion Cdi"p
south of the Villageof Tupper Lake.
and meals may
good accommodations

There
be

D/nM/Ill'

ni

several

are

placeshere

and varied.
Moody are many
Big Tupper Lake
bathing,and fishingand the championship IS-hole Tupper
Club golf links are located here.

LAKE

crop

RED

FROTIT
"

BOATING
PRIVATE

'"

BEACH

Lake

CABIRS

On Route 10, 2 Miles South of

Tupper Lake,N. Y.

"

BATHING
-^

-"

GOLF

G. LaPorte, Owner^Manager

-216-

where

Recreational facilitiesat
offers excellent boating,

found.

FISHING
NEARBY

Country

cfupper Lake
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Proceeding north
the

to

Village of

where

IS

from

the

on

Lake,

Tupper

is also

the

Among

reached

wonder
do

by

located

Malone

Adirondack

who

will

of

Division
and

buses.
this year

the Adirondacks

visit

York

the New

Watertown

will

who

country that lies just beyond the lower Adirondacks, and therefore
aside from their mapped route
for a few hours and tour through
turn

not

wonderland.

Here

the great

are

the

center

could

place

found

be

for

summer

of the

Woods

North

breathingspot placed by
of the most
populous part of our

all-wise Providence

an

What

country.
than
vacation

connecting

Big Tupper,
known

well

as

known

as

one

streets,

spring
hunting

of

Lake

Tupper

each

with

as

the largestof
of the

some

of

the gems
is

most

the

Adirondack

and

few

boat

by

minutes

or

is

not

the

will

foot

good hotels, clean

with

and

purest
take one

ot

mountain

to

the

south

of

management

MOODY,
on

the

Golf

shores

of

N.

Big

Excellent

Village.

Lake

HOTEL

ALBERT
new

Fishing
Write
L.

for
A.

Tupper
food.

Y.
Lake,
All

two

and

rates:

Rafferty, Propr.

-219-

miles

recreational

Swimming
booklet

as

rapidlybecoming

fishing grounds.

Under

Tupper

lakes

of lakes
^series

region.

little villageof 6,^00

model

PRINCE

Located

able
desir-

numerous
a

Lakes, while

advertised resorts,

this m(-untain

excellent schools, big up-to-date stores,


water.

almost

more

other.

ot

one

Empire

this wonderful

and
with its pine-cladmountains, beautiful streams
country
and ponds; for there is not
just one Tupper Lake, there are

yet

distance

the

on

Trailways

State, the marvelous

all

short

tourists
not
get a glimpse of the Tupper Lake
beautiful of all the North
Country
biggestand most
is due to the fact that many
people do not know of the

This

this scenic

in

it is but

Mcxidy

is

and

thousands

many

there will be many


of the
region, one
sections.

of

out

which

line of the Mohawk

main

Central, and

10

Raquette River
from
and is three miles by road or
out
Raquette Pond
Lake.
Big Tupper Lake and Simond
Tupper Lake Village

it widens

waterway

Route

on

facilities.

Hunting

best

the

On

doorstep of
Village,lies a
playground.Big

very

Lake

Tupper

natural

great

Lake,

Tupper

stone's throw
is

of

maze

end

one

the

from

islands

wooded

picturesque bays for

and
the

waters

feet above

side, and

for

shore.

Tupper La\e

the shores

rugged

Glass-enclosed

towers

are

on

one

on

Arab

Mount

the

from

towers
at

nearly 4,000

Morris,

Mount

the Kiddies

bles
tum-

steep falls into


lake.
of the upper

over

Fun

where

eightmiles to
foaming Bog River

stretch of

the

village,

opposite
tion
observa-

both

peaks.

Raquette
Simond, Raquette Pond and the still,
winding, forest-hemmed
For
sheer, unspoiledwilderness beauty,
River, lure the exploringvisitor on.
Lake

Tupper Lake region is unsurpassedin all the North country.


Since the days of ''Uncle Mart"
Moody, famous old Tupper Lake guide,
for those who
has been the mecca
this area
enjoy using rod and reel,or
of
wild Bog River
and
rifle and shotgun. The
rapids
promise the
pools
bait
fisherman a full creel,while those who
trout
prefer
casting or trolling,
the

tind bass,

pike,whitefish

English
Cabins

and

other game

fish

Hot

Bath

SHORE
LUXE

MOTOR

Mrs.

Mary

Dinet

Rooms
Heat

COURT

"For Those Who


Mile

Water

ACRES'

DE

One

of

waters

Luxe

De

Colonial

With

the

in
plentiful

South

on

Route

Care''
10

(^^V)
"220"

"

Phone

415

Tupper

Lake, N. Y.

Big

out
With-

River.

the Raquette

or

Simond

Lake

Lake,

Tupper

boat, the
anglerhas the choice of nearly
fifty miles of good iishing
his

leaving

waters,

with

carry!

An

never

single

active

Rod

and

Club

annually restocks
fishing grounds in the

Gun
the

Lake

Tupper
Good
who

visit

the

region.

hunting

those

awaits

Tupper Lake during


Black

season.

open

deer abound

bear

in the

boring
neighDependable
Bog River Falls at Tupper La\e
guides,all necessary
hunting
suppliesand inexpensive accommodations
help to bring hunters back year after year.
Golf fans will find a real challengeto their abilityin the championship
and

forests.

18-hole Tupper Lake Country Club


the slopesoverlooking Big Tupper

links.
Lake

The

course

and

is

rated

is

ideallylocated

one

of

the

on

North

Country's best.
For

those

who

enjoy

publicbathing beach
with

than

more

at

water

nearby

fiftymiles of

Lake

sports, Tupper
Lake.
Little Wolf
and

rivers

boasts

excellent

an

Canoeing is unsurpassed,
Trap and skeet shootingare

lakes.

Altamount Hotel
In

Adirondack Flayground

The

LAKE,

TUPPER

"r

"r

We

are

sure

18 hole

Our

this is the

Main

have

placeyou

always hoped to hnd

old established reputation for


atmosphereand its comfortable rooms.
an

Rates
On

5^

horseback
golfcourse, boating,fishing,
riding,dancing

hotel has

home-like

Y.

Around

Year

the

Open

N.

Highways

and

upon
10

Hugh

.221

its

request
A.

Beaton, Jr.,Managing

Owner

available
Gun

the

at

Club.

offer

horseback

those

who

Rod

Dude

and

Ranches

riding for

rating
enjoy that exhila-

sport.
Facilities for the
and

those who

week,

or

for

come

for

be found

to

fort
com-

care,

of

entertainment

the

day,

season,

are

in the hotels and

private homes

in

and

hotels scattered

at

summer

the

village

throughout the nearby region


and along the shores of the

La}{eSimond

lake.

Summer

Recreation

Program

of their guests and


children a
Tupper Lake has for the convenience
well planned summer
for
recreational program
facilities
the adults
including
and children.
of
best
and
the
four
instructors.
qualiiied
Equipment
very
This program
is sponsoredjointlyby the Villageand School Boards and is
months. The facilitiesare
located on the
operatedduring the entire summer
within
shore of Raquette Pond
the village
limits.

Lake Shore Cabins and Tourist Home


MRS.

THOMAS

MAYNARD

Where the Breeze and Shade Invite You


ONLY

CABINS

Approved
21

Phone

LAKE

ON

LAKESHORE

by

Publicity

STREET,

One

41

IN

Travel

Block

Bureau

Off

Main

TUPPER

-222-

VILLAGE

Street

LAKE,

N.

Y.

The

S.

U.

FacilityNo.

96,

village, and
than

of

haven

of

the

during

its

2"

has

service

the
a

ot

years

provided
for

rest

who

have

shared

bcnelits derived
the

in

dreds
hun-

disabled

of sick and
veterans

the

on

outskirts

northern

more

located

is

Lake,

Tupper

at

Veterans

from

healthtul

sojourn
invigorating climate

and

innid

of the Adirondacks.

Tupper Lake

Catch

at

Tnf^^cr Lai{e

in Winter
.

Ski Slope and


Trails towering high above
the
Sugar Loat Mountain
and
shores of Big Tupper Lake, offers the skier a variety of both down-hill
trail skiing. The
main
slope is 1500 feet long, 300 feet wide and has a
21 degree grade. It is served by a rope
1250
feet long. There are
five
tow
from
other
trails fanning out
the Tow, three of which are
and
the
expert
two

Bar''

are

intermediate.

At

the fcx)t of the

and

Ski

All

end

slopeis

at

the bottom

the

of the Ski Tow.

which
''Ski-Loj"

new

houses

the

"Snack

Shop.

Holland House
for
Headquarters

Sammer

TUPPER

and Winter

Y.

N.

LAKE,

of

Ownership-Management
Mr.

and

Mrs.

Wm.

E.

Sports

Byrne

The
and

Utmost

Food
"

BAR

"223"

HOTEL

Comfort

in

at

"

all

times

"

RESTAURANT

T.

JOHN
All

Beverages

Legal

SAYLES,

Proprietor

Cocktail

"

Room

Phone
TUPPER

Lake

Tupper
one

may

Annual

The

been

has

of

added

held

rinks

and

Winter.

lighted
high-

is

this

At
Horse

year

where

games.

February

of

time,

Racing

on

week-end.

is available

all

at

for

times

has

experienced

never

winter

hardly visualize the beauty of this north country


the
to
zest
crisp, dry air adds
appetite and
covered

late

in

and

Queen
presented. This

be

skating

Hockey
Intercollegiate

is

Carnival

Team

outdoor

ride

through

many

trails.

who

One

and

King

will

the

to

Dog

of wooded

the

Adirondacks

the

excellent

two

Carnival

Winter

Alaskan

An

miles

by

School

High

by the crowning
figure-skatingacts

several
ice

is served

both

witness

of

YORK

NEW

Center

the

Rates

295

LAKE
In

Reasonable

"

pine, balsam,

fir

and

spruce

trees

the

in

these

during
the

Adirondacks

presents

picture

The

of

beauty

magic

can

months.

snow

to

never

be

forgotten.
the

For

Commerce,

NOTE:

Route

Malone.
this

Tourists

Guide

the

Routes

out

to

Saranac

Route

and

of

west

Saranac
9

and

events

dates

the

contact

Chamber

at

section.
Lake

Loon

Lake

Watertown

to

Route

Lake

Saranac

to

Lake
8

Tupper
Lake.

10

should

We

now

take

and

take

you

and
north

goes

further

turn

back

you

north

on

Pottersville.

HOTEL

IROQUOIS
In

the Heart

of the

TUPPER
Rooms

with
Hot

On

Highway

Private
and

of

Y.

N.

leads

taking

to

of

of

northeast

and

intersection
to

Lake,

Tupper

Ogdensburg,

in

schedule

winter

LAKE,

N.

Mountains
Y.

Bath

Cold

Routes

Adirondack

Moderate

Water
10

and

"224"

in
3

.Ml

Prices

Rooms
Tel.

249

to

along
to

Route

the
9

Pottersuille
About

five miles

from

the

intersection

Pottersville,a
the valley widens.
Lake, where
in the fall,for there are
hunters
into

ville's wooded

north

lying at
village,

It

vacationists

serves

deer

bear and

and

vacation

and

located

placesare

in the

and

summer

other game

south, and

there

the t)utskirts of

on

several

are

along

camps

Lake, just north of Pottersville. The


the Village of Pottersville,carrying the waters

Potters-

in

of

Pottersville,

the

Schrot:)n River

Schroon

the Hudson

comes

foot of Schroon

the

hills.

Numerous

both

Lake, the traveler

Loon

at

delightfulmountain

shores

flows

Schroon

Lake

south

River.

MoioUain

Spring La}{e,J^ear

Pottersville

"n

Glen Manor
In

On

Route

the
"

Tel.
Selleck

and

echo

lake

Adirondacks
N.

POTTERSVILLE,
Chestertown

Y.

2756

Quigley, Owncr-Maiiagemeiit

Cabins
Manor
House,
beautiful, large wooded

located
on
Camps
of
estate, just south
Pottersville.
All
recreation
tlic Village of
Refined
clientele.
facilities free
to
guests.
Churches
in Village.
Catholic
and
Protestant
Excellent

meals.
Send

application.
"22')-

Rates
lor

and

by
Booklet

day

or

A.

of

through

week

on

to

Natural Stone

Bridge
.

have

We

about

heard

Natural

much

has

not

fact

if there

it is doubtful
any

Stone

Bridge in Virginia.In
American

is

today who
about

read

and

pictures of Natural
ands
thousBridge, Va., and

seen

of
every

tourists

year,

but

few

people

heard

of, or

of

who

are

Echo

pictures

seen

Bridge,and

it

have

Adirondack

our

who

visit

there

Cave

T^atural Stone

at

Bridge

ral
Natu-

fewer

still

have

visited it. A
visit here will be well worth
while.
Natural
ing
Bridge is but three miles out of PottersviUe on the road leadSchroon
Lake.
to
A
mile north of the village
the left side of the
on

road

as

and

will notice a sign pointing to


the left
proceed north, you
miles over
road to
Bridge." It is two
a
country
is not
but
should
be
it
driven
with
dangerous,

you

reading: "Natural
bridge. The road

the

caution, the
country

glad

to

same

road.
show

as

The

ground
around

you

would

you

drive

other

any

narrow

but

is

and

winding

the

owner
private property,
the place. Many
interestingfeatures

are

will

be

to

be

noticed.

ADIRONDACK NATURAL STONE BRIDGE


AND CAVERNS
Short distance off Route 9, north of

N. Y.
PottersviUe,

I
this natural wonder
will enjoy visiting

You
265

Write

for

Acre

Park

"

"

Booklet

Open

Daily

Public

to

L.

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Neubuck,

Propr.

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wAdironddck
^
ly,-'...
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leads

to

the

to

of the
Lake

distance north

short

rightaround

lake,
and

to

the shores

on

the foot of Schroon

Adirondack

mountain

of Pottcrsville

country

All
and

-^T"^

Route

Lake

and

good macadam

then up the cast side


beautiful vistas of
are

along this highway


in many
placesthe road skirts

of the lake.

Glimpse of Schroon
"228"

road

La}{eat Adirondack^

very

close

GAYLORD
A

Vacation
ON

Year

Excellent

American

Adirondack

There

is
are

small

colony

Adirondack

York
are

the

is

in

State

is

tapped by

the syrup

is sold

of

owners

over

wide

and

Y.

caters

summer

several

cottages, and

on

unsurpassed.

the

east

the

best

they

as

AND

COTTAGES
LAKE

SCHROON

(Warren County) N. Y.
of

"!"

beautiful

Strictly modern.
Write
Cocktail
lounge.
O'C.

called, and

are

area.

facilities.

Nora

summer

"sugar bushes"

BEAUTIFUL

shore

during the

All

the

"""

Located

good

ists.
vacation-

and

the

Adirondack

recreation

to

hotels.

vacationists.

NEW WATCH ROCK HOTEL


ON

Application

on

maple sugar industry in this section


New
and
in
maple syrup
sugar
of maple trees
spring thousands
every

of

of

here

produced

section

summer

heart

Some

the

are

N.

during the

and

Sports

Booklet

and

Adirondack,

populated with

the

Adirondacks.

the

lake

is well

Winter

and

Rates

this

in

camps

of

this section

months

Cuisine

Address:

many

along this shore

of

for Summer

O.

P.

BATH

PRIVATE

WITH

Jewish

LAKE, N. Y.

SCHROON

'Round

HOTEL

in the Adirondacks

Paradise

ROOMS

Open

LODGE

Geraghty,

-229-

"""

Schroon

Lake.

Homelike
for

rates

All

sports

atmosphere.
and

Owner-Manager

booklet:

and
Meals

Schroon

Pottersville

From

north

miles, skirting along the


macadam

highway

beautiful

forest

affording

on

Schroon

to

Route

beautiful

Lake

shore

west

Village

Schroon

this

distance

Lake,

the

to

is

winds

highway

going close
of

views

of

The

9.

land, frequently

many

Lake

over

picturesque

through

twists

of

nine

the

mile

nine

excellent

an

and

shores

of

lake, and
stretch

of

crystalwater.
Schroon
and

by

of its location, halfway between

reason

Elizabethtown, halfway between

between

Saratoga

largely in
many

Lake,

cases

tourists'

for

and

Placid

Lake

plans

as

prolonged

Saratoga
and

colony life that rivals

in

Lake,

point, for

Responding

by these geographical conditions, there

has

importance that of

rest, for

natural

into

being

other

many

I5]ROWNSwm
SCHROON

has

the

to

come

Gum

LAKE

UNIQUE

the international

N.^

'ADIRONDACK'

Philip E.

Golf

RE

Water

-230-

SORT

Rice

Tennis

Riding

U-fiqhwaii

Dancing
Sports

halfway
to

come

figure

meal, and
demand

here

Adirondack

On

George

Plattsburg,and

Saranac

stopping

stay.

and

Lake

in

made
summer

resorts.

\* -4

jLake

^cmocn
and

PARADOX

The

LAKE

Playground

Adirondack

of

the

Moantmns

^^

COTTAGES

HOTELS
"

BOARDING

HOUSES

.^

For

Information

and

Booklet

Write:
CHAMBER

OF
1

Schroon

Main

Lake,

COMMERCE
St.
New

York

Aenal

only by

Not
patronage;
the

but

two

miles

some

does

Its waters

across.

be

to

do

mountains

Lake

is from

crowd

not

and

the

v.'ard

the
that

waters

claim
in all

recuperationof

nervous

worn,

and

craft

feet above
stand back

on

Schroon

Lake

Village on
Private

Beach

Cocktail

Nearby
Delia

"

Nine
A.

Hole
McNeil,

sea
as

peacefulvalleyand lovelylake.
gives to Schroon
so

Lake

conducive

and
to

system.

McNeil's Hotel
Located

in

daily.

1,200

to

the shore, but

upon

over

of the terrain
configuration

900

dryness of atmospherethat is
vicinitythat peculiar
to

Lake

in hue,
opalescent
George. Fast motor

are

skimming over

seen

Schroon

sentinels keepingwatch

and

Schroon

scenes
delightful

most

coldness rival those of Lake

of the latest type are


altitude at
The

It is this

of the

along nearly the entire ten mile length


highway
affords wonderful
glimpsesof beauty. At its widest,the

depth,clarityand

level. The

Surrounding Mountains

and

location
geographical

found

are

La\e

runs

of the lake and

lake is about

of

reason

here

The

north.

Schroon

uf

View

Two
Route

Miles

of

Lounge
Golf

South

Course

Proprietor

All

Sports

its

health

Aquaplaning

in

the

public park

Street

dancing

but
sea

air

new

also

plane base
Lake

mountain

in

.i

week,

featured
has

service

front

and

trout,

bass, pike and

ponds

and

from

perch
provide

streams

23 rd

Brown

in

d.mces.

square

New

and

Lake,
York

City

it
to

is

the

Club.

plentifulin

rabbit, partridge,pheasant, beaver, bear

Schroon

habitat

natural

at

Schroon

at

Street

Swan

are

is given

Lake.

established

been

of the

La}{e

instructiiin

Schroon

at

flying time

minutes

ninety

Deer,

is

twice

Schroon

on

and

fox

for

Lake.

The

speckled

hunting

is at

trout.

its

best

here.

The

beach
are

Town

with

free

to

Park,

public bath
the

summer

in

the

houses.

center

Hand

guest.

"235"

of

the

village, has

ball and

tennis

courts,

splendid sandy
in

this

park,

History
.

Schroon
settlement

Lake

the white

to

man

for many

before

years

History tells us that, in the early IVOO's,


of
of Scarron
in honor
traders,passing the lake, gave it the name
whose
before
her
Scarron
name
was
Maintenon,
marriage to King

French

Madame
Louis

XIV

honor

of Paul

of France.

Schroon

Another

Scarron,

headquartershere.

that

Be

it

novelist,who
the

it may,

as

is that

account

French

noted

has

name

named

was

at
now

Scarron

in

made

his

changed

to

time

one

been

Lake.

road, later known

Hill

known

was

begun here.

was

(now Hudson

as

"The

Falls)along

the settlements in Canada.


decided
however, that white men

built from
State Road," was
the shores of Schroon
Lake and on
Old

into

Sandy
north

the close of the century,


settle in the valleyof Schroon Lake and

It

not

was

to

until

River.

During the

of

winter

1797,

investigatethe old

to

of the early settlers of Vermont


cided
dethat "the grass is greener
the other
on

some

adage

side of

the hill,"and so, in the spring, we


find Simeon
Rawson
the Old
after a long and
State Road
family, coming down
journey from Shrewsbury, Vermont.
Reaching a point a mile
present

from
village,

whence

he

could

beautiful

see

Schroon

his

and
strenuous

from

Lake

in

the
the

distance,he decided to make his home there. FoUowmg him and building
homes at various points along the road were
Samuel
Scribner,Moses Pettee,
Leland and others.
Benjamm Boker, Thomas

LOCKE COHAGE
One

Block from Lake, Schroon Lake, N. Y.


"

"

ALL

YEAR

Comfortahk'

Schebler,

HOME

Mudcrn

Heat

Accommodations

Heated

"

"

Lyl

"

TOURIST

and

Steam

Mrs.

AND ANNEX

"

Propr.

Garage

"

Tel.

"236"

25-Fll

Golf
About
of

began

the

teacher
mile

of

of

contracted

was

to

the present
who

Rawson,

its children, and

instruction

above

agreed

village.This

pay

her

or

Indian

for

teach

to

sufficiently
large to feel the need

grown

Clark

Rawson,

the committee, as
the current
at

The

contract
a

four

Abijah
we

corn,

was

of

term

of

son

In
neighboring children.
in
teach
one-room
a
new,

salary of $16 and her board.


and
Leland
Jenkins, Thomas
or

PicturesqueSetting

the settlement had

1804

education

1811, the first official


school, built about a

awarded

to

Miss

agreed

"to

Lucinda

total
a
Edmund
Rawson,
board
and equally

eighteen weeks

subscribers,Simecm
Smith

Rawson,

Simeon

sign and send, in merchantable


going price." Following each

for

wheat,
of

rye,

scribers'
the sub-

send.
of the "skollars'' he would
in
the
history.
early
war
not
figureconspicuously
Schroon
After the Colonial Wars, when
the settlement of the country
began,
It is thought that Fenimore
Lake was
Cooper, the
an
important center.
his story of
he wrote
Lake in mind when
have had Schroon
novelist,must
names

were

Schroon

Lake

the escape
of Uncas
another
settlement

opportunity for

some

the

name

does

from
on

the Indians

another

Lake

on

lake.

At

any

interestingspeculation.

-237"

George and how


rate

the

story

he

came

affords

to
an

"

"

ftlUi.

It'

\
.il""

Lake

Pdrddox
5^"="
"

s-

Proceeding north
to

comes

Lake

then

of

out

down

probably one

of the

is

about

feet above

mountain

from

Lake

state

Lake

Lake
camp

trails for hikers.


trails

located

leads

to

9, the tourist shortly


Paradox
the east
to

most

sea

derives

Schroon

to

Schroon

excellent
of

Route

on

level and

located

in

the

heart

very

of the

country.

Paradox
down

Lake

73, which

route

Lake
Ticonderoga on
Champlain. Paradox Lake
of
Adirondack
lakes. It
the
small
picturesque

to

is

1,000

Schroon

with

intersection

an

and

__.

^'

"i

ride

to

at

accommodations

from

name

during the

up

the

during

and
spring.

water

fall, then
There

Three

flows

flows
is

an

for girls and one


for boys are
large camps
ranches furnish excellent
Cottages, hotels and two

for

the

tourist.

CLAUTICE'S

RANCH

PARADOX

Good

the

that

site for campers


Paradox
at
Lake, and fine State marked
There
of
fine
horses
available with
the best
are
plenty
Lake.

In

paradox

winter

summer,

Lake

Paradox

to

on.

Paradox

its

the

N.

LAKE,

Y.

of the Adirondack, Park,,Where


Time
Everyone Has a Good

Heart

Horses

Bathing

-"

Finest
'"

of

Foods

Re.^sonable

-239"

and

R.ATE.S

and

Liquors
-"

Tennis

25Jiiljl- '.""'"^^'^TCSlZSgS
"

Ualleij

Keene

on

drive
the

through

left and

proceeding
section

taking Route

Tourists

NOTE:
will

in

then

north

this

on

86A,

scenic

very

some

the

dropping

down

Route

should

miles

few

mountain

mountainside

turn

south

farther

of

Elizabethtown,

passing

country,

Keene

to

along

to

Chapel

Pond

Valley.

Those

Elizabethtown

the

Guide.

Valleyand St. Hubert's

Keene, Keene

Some

Forest
eighty years ago, when pubHc interest in the Adirondack
a
awakening, when
trip to any of the tiny settlements
Region first was
within the region usuallyinvolved several days' travel by water, rail and
adventure
themselves
could be
into the woods
an
stagecoach,and when
attempted only with the aid of experiencedguides,a group of pioneers
discovered in the Valley of Keene
above
(which includes the three villages
named) the ultimate in wilderness charm, the perfectcombination of moun'
tain

range

and

forest,of lake and

restoration
spiritual

and

of

monument

dimmed

and

modernization

have

remains

for

physicaland

the unique vestigeof another

whose

nature

from

the ideal spot

enjoyment.

Today the Valley of Keene


a

stream,

whose

the

era,

have

not
originalglory
passing years
primeval charm the influences of civilizationand

detracted

of transportation
nothing. Up-to-date means
have removed
the first obstacles encountered
by the early visitors,and new
follow the old stage routes.
Yet these improvements
motor
highways now
have wrought no change in the character of the Valley. The beaten tourist
from
path is still deflected away
it, and its visitors and residents remain
undisturbed

by the automobile

brigade. The

primitive accommodations

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT


KEENE
Completely
Camps,
River,
near

Furnished

with
ten

13

miles

Willsboro.
Write:

MRS.

acres

from

Cottages,
of

Land
H.

located

wooded

Keene

Timber
W.

VALLEY, N. Y.
in

land, on
Valley.
Camp
in

OTIS,

Keene
Owner

"240-

Keene
the

shores

Sites

Furnished

Valley.
on

of

the

Lake

Boquet

Champlain

Valley vicinity.
Tel.

8F13

of

Ausahle

River

against encroachment

retreat

hand

those

to

of

enjoy

the

and

The

cherish

world

of

History
anywhere

the
else

and

fertile

the

glowing

that

culture
Morse

Artists;
Adirondacks
in

extend

yet

fellowship, who

with

come

been

preserved

intrt)duced

to

has

ever-welcoming

an

for

tion
apprecia-

an

theirs

them,

to

forever.

Roswell

American
of

join their

priceless heritage

to

of

canvases

who

hit.

7^oonmar\

exploitation;

or

would

and

the

early

was

Shurtletf,
Alfred

and

Adirondacks.

meadow-lands,

representations

It

of

great

is

unique.

is

by

surrounded

artists

"243"

H.

Swiss-

in

There
like

of

his

other

eminent

brated
cele-

distinguished

nothing

combination

abruptly rising
and

and

is

the

through

region

Wyant

Donaldson

L.

"It

says:

Arthur

this

like

of

mountains."
writers

it

broad
But

fail

alike

QJ

c2

-^

too

full conception of the culmination of natural endowments


a
that
the settingof the Valley of Keene
truly the crowning glory of the
Within
Adirondacks.
an
eight mile radius from the head of the Valley
than half the major mountain
lie more
peaks of the entire Adirondacks,

to

convey

makes

including Mount
Marcy whose summit
the
State
of New
York
and
highest in
States.

United

Situated

forest setting,
are

within

the renowned

this

Its

loveliness,
sources
through the Valley.

way

of

sea-level,the

the third highest in the northeastern


like perfectjewels in their wild

area,

Ausable

transcendent

feet above

rises 5,344

Lakes, starred by Baedeker

the beautiful

Ausable

for their

that winds

River

This

region has long been the favorite Adirondack


headquartersof
and mountain
climbers,constituting as it does the focal point of a

hikers

of

system

two

over

the

hundred

miles of trails varying from

paths
trip over
there are
miles of
prefer the unbiased route
explore and several trail-less major peaks to ascend.
to

and
spectacular

arduous

the Great

who

there

five sporting cliffs in

are

the immediate

short, easy

Range.

untrod

forest

For

those

wilderness
rock

For

to

climbers

vicinity.

The

stocked at regular intervals


numerous
nearby ponds and streams
the supervisionof the Keene
Club
make
this
Valley Fish and Game
The
Cascade
Lakes and Chapel
region a veritable paradisefor fishermen.
Pond with their yield of lake,steelhead,brook and raintow trout, and Johns
under

Brook
as

and

brook

the

and

Boquet and

rainbow

Ausable

trout,

but

are

abounding

Rivers
a

few

brown

in

of the excellent

as

well

fishingwaters

of the region that need no introduction into sportsmen'scircles. The natural


characteristics of this region, especially
the thick forest covering over
the
of
wild
the
of
life
and insure an abundance
it, promote
growth
greater part
of game
cock
Deer, partridge,pheasant and woodduring the hunting season.

especially
plentiful.The

are

gladly

inquiriesrelative

answer

to

Valley Fish and

Keene

fishingand

hunting

Game

in this

Club

will

area.

In addition to

the already mentioned


establishments for the accommodation
of visitors,the Valley's facilitiesinclude well-stocked stores
providing
be needed
in the way
of sport clothing and equipeverythingthat may
ment
and

food supplies;
for auto
garages
storage and repair; a completely
in
with
attendance and a resident physiconstant
nurses
hospital
equipped
cian;
and
two
libraries;
Congregational,Methodist
Episcopal,Protestant
Catholic Churches.
Episcopal,and Roman

The

Valley

Keene

throngh

TOWN
^

Coinninnications

information

ahont

KEENE

the

OF
for
this

VALLEY

KEENE

Our

advertisers

will

Section

made

was

cooi^eralion

of

the

N. Y.

KEENE,

literature

illustrated

region

should

appreciate knowing

he

OF

BOARD

VALLEY,

i)os.sil)le

and

further

addressed

to:

TRADE

N. Y.

where

you

obtained

their

names.

IPilmington
NOTE:

86A,
and

and

Lake

We

and

west

Saranac

Keeseville

motorist

The

bears

Lake,
and

9N

the

At

Plattsburg.

Jay. Route

Center.
Lake

country

to

through

Ausable

then

leads

86

Keene

Forks,

Wilmington

through

west

One,
Placid

Placid.

will

continues

Route

proceed along

now

we

north

soon

and

come

to

Route

86

center

and

will

soon

become

9N

of

out

bears

86,

the

we

long been

has
known

as

quite

Jay, where

at

left up

Route

on

and

Route

mountainside

soon

known
a

Center,

Keene

the intersection

Wilmington.
Proceeding up the mountainside
little villageof Wilmington, which
resort

Jay and

to

of

out

Lakes

Cascade

north

goes

options

route

two

through

goes

and

followingthe river
9N

has

winter

branch of the Ausable


Wilmington is located on the west
from whose
surrounded
beautiful valley,
by majesticmountains,

roll into
as

sports

to

the

summer

center.

River, in
many

THE

WILMINGTON
INN
Wilmington,N. Y.

Directlyat
THE

WHITEFACE

the

Entrance to

MEMORIAL

HIGHWAY

And

THE

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springs

High Falls, Wilmington T^otch


the purest drinking water
down
the mountainsides,
One
a

may

condition

go

the

and

mountainous

Ausable

River

riding

is

country,
one

roads

climb

or

of the finest trout

at

Wilmington,

mountains
in

streams

of ing
varythe east

unusually good. Golf, bathing,boating,


of the pastimes to
logging roads, are some
is

old

over

level country

over

wind

streams

enjoyed here.
Whiteface

The
and

This

the gates
is

every
are

very

year
now

on

under

will be known
this
the

miles

fishingat Wilmington

also horseback
be

in

their way
picturesque waterfalls.

Numerous

forming rapids and

hiking for

unusual

heights. The

is obtained.

Memorial

Mountain

the highway are


popular drive and

to

their way
way
as

Wilmington

by

to

New

at

the

starts

at

end

western

Wilmington
of the village.

of tourists stop in Wilmington


from the top of Whiteface
Mountain.
Plans
or
York State to construct
ski center
here, which
a

the Whiteface
will

Highway

located

become

one

thousands

Ski Center.

Area

of

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east.

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leading

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winter

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completion of

sports

centers

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Winding

Up

White

Memorial

Whiteface Mountain

face Mountain,

Highway

La\e F\acid

Distance

in

macadam
road, win(
Highway, a modern
Adirondack
to the top of this famous
Its way
peak, which rises 4,872 feet above st
level. The
are
we
grade of this highway is eight per cent, and the curves
average
surface is 20 feet wide, giving plenty (
widened
and
protected. The macadam
The

room

Whiteface

Memorial

Mountain

for traffic.
The

motorist

through the

the

enters

entrance

gate

and

Whiteface
the

Chalet, starts the easy, eight mile drive


only at the summit, but throughout the
the

of words

power

The

rest

rooms

Two

the

at

to

the top

entire

and

Wilmington

of this mile

drive, the

views

looks

high
are

proceedir
like

Swi
N(

mountain.

marvelous

beyon

describe.

to

of the road

from the summit, and here stanc


is 273 feet vertically
al
to
magnificentNorman-type building of gray stone, open
of the best views of the entire mountainside
be enjoyed from the spacioi
may
terminus

Whiteface
Some

Highway

picturesque toll house, which

summit.

Castle,

in the Castle.
routes

The

cover

the remaining short distance from


foot path, winding upward
a

first is

that

the

by

free
easy

parking

space

steps and gradt


electric elevate

well protectedby hand


are
railings.The other is a modern
through the heart of the rock summit, which whisks you straightto the mountai
shelter house, an
oval-shapedbuilding on the summit, is surrounded
top. The
by a
from
which
stone
be seen, includingLat
120 bodies of water
balcony,
over
open
may
clear day Montreal, Canada,
Champlain. On
hundred
a
miles away,
over
a
is the mighty St. Lawrence
visible,
as
River; while just below you, and lookingdecen
ingly near, is beautiful Lake Placid and its surrounding countryside.
The
late President, Franklm
D. Roosevelt, dedicated
the completed Whitefac
the World
War
to
I dead of New
Highway as a Memorial
York
State, on Septeir
ber 14, 1935.
The
highway required four years to build and cost a million and !
highway is open to the public from May
:
15 to November
quarter dollars. The
each year, depending upon
weather
conditions being favorable.
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visible for

miles

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the leafy abundance

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for the great

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name

mid-November,

to

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name

the white

to

full brilliant settingof multi-colored

deep red, with


and

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mountain

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to

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Elba
of

scene

formed

was

in

1849.

In

huge lumbering operations


As

center.

its

and

early history
Lake

Placid
and

industry lapsed, hunters

the

PLACID SHORE INN

La}{e
Lake
view

Placid

Placid's
of

abundance.

Placid

VV iiiicjuci. jVIt.

bcluw

finest
Lake

You'll

Inn,

enjoy

Signal

atop

Whiteface

and
our

PLACID

the

year

SHORE

above

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shore

commanding
superb
a
in
Exquisite food, served
delightful accommodations.

'round

INN
Lake

799

the

Hill,

Mt.

hospitality and

Open:

Phone

of

they initiated the beginning

However,

it.

sprang

North

flourishinglumber

mine

which

in

ore

Mclntyre,

flows

failure, due

to

about

years.

township of

Elba

iron

to

pay

industry

iron

of

doomed

was

made

Malcolm

River, which

Chub

the

on

venture

plenty

was

it

Works

located in

is

was

area

Archibald
and

Henderson

David

partners,
Iron

here.

and

County

in this

firstsettlement

The

early discovered

was

two

erected

while

Elba.

North

Essex

principalvillagein

the

is

Placid, N.

Y.

Brown's

John

Grave
.

Brown's

John
grave

is

open

to

on

Farm,

located, is

86A,

Route

Placid.

this his

Charleston, Va.,

and

buried

not

far from

had

requestedthat

their

near

leader

brought

to

made

and

1849

his

brought

body

the remains

tionist,
aboli-

great

the

Harper's

execution

December

on

his

was

Lake

his subsequent death

Following

1859.

of

south

headquarters until

Ferry raid and


in

in

located

is

it

the

John Brown,
settled here

Reservation,

and

just

his

which

on

State

pubHc,

the

to

the house.

this

farm

John

Brown

this be done.

of others

the

2, 1859,

huge graniteboulder,

at

at

who

Later,

fell beside

Harper's Ferry
farm

and

laid

were

to

rest

The

]ohn

Brown

Monument

there.

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FAWN CLUB HOm


70

acres

thousands

of

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acres

of

state

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atmosphere.
Country
Summer
Tiight club.

new

ft. above
50 room

2300

recreation.

park.
Fine
and

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food.
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and

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Placid

Highway

LAKE, N. Y.

UNITS

PRIVATE, BUILT-IN

24

AccDmmodating

Two

Four

to

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or

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Lake-Lake

Saranac

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Route

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LAKE

SARANAC

In The Heart Of The Adirondacks

*
US

VISIT

Easily

Accessible
and

You

D.

from

All

Railroads

H.

of

Assured

Are

and

York

New

by

Points

Bus

Central

Lines

Hearty

and

Hospitable Welcome

Good

Hotels, Excellent
Tourist

Modern

SARANAC
10

LAKE
Main

and

Tourist

Cabins

and

Homes

Up^tO'Date

CONVENTION
Street

Pleasure

RELAXATION

HEALTH

SPORTS

and

Comfort

Everything for Your

AND

Stores

VISITORS'

Saranac

BUREAU

Lake, N. Y.

For

long

or

short

there

vacation

Saranac

Lake, "The Little City in the


is a region made
for your
enjoyment and
and lakes whose
grandeur and beauty

equal to those of
the right season

sports

is

year

invigorating air and

visit with

comforts

modern

is

better

no

visit than

place to

of the Adirondacks."

Heart

rest, with

Here

superb mountain

scenery

unsurpassed,and facilities for


of the
might select. Any season
and find hospitality,
fresh, pure

are

place you

any
to

^J

Lake

Sdrandc

us

excellent hotels, tourist

in

homes

and

for

both

cabins.
For

many

been

have

visitors

years

health and

and

recreation

or
riding,skiing,skating

Saran.ic Lake
named

Lake

often

as

the opportunity

as

about

climbing.

mountain

VillageUes about

by the Indians
1600
feet and

"The
it

this time.
the

nucleus

War

He
of

around

grandson,

was

Clustered

incorporatedas

was

now

many

a
corner

the

Lt)vver Saranac

Stars."

villagein
of

the

The

1892.

was
village,
are

Lake,

altitude is
first

John

residents

by Captain Pliny Miller, a veteran


belongs the distinction of creating the
The
Miller home, built by his
the village grew.
Miller, stillstands and is now
occupied by his great'
and

to

him

grandson.

View

The

of his descendants

closelyfollowed

1812,
which

VanBuren

mile from

one

o\' the

Lake

settler in this region, and in what is


in 1819
and
Jacob Moody, who came
at

return

find complete rest or participatein


you
may
presents itself. Here
favorite pastimes, be it golf,tennis, fishing,
hunting, bathing,boating,

your

of

Saranac

to

coming

after the first visit

from Bluff Island, /


"271"

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jke

^aianac

GLADE

THE
GLADE

The

Adirondack
of

meeting

has

ROOM
travelers.

In

ROOM

become

the

friends and

your

i^ak

stopping

GLADE

ROOM

for

interest

be

can

you

enjoying deHcious

Servingbreakfast,lunch

of

point

sure

food.

and

dinner,and
Featuring Your Favorite Cocktail
located

Centrally
Saranac

At the New

York's

Lake
Summer"

brick

klered

all year

WHEN

at

At

'round

AND

the

on

and

$2.00

TRAVELING

COMFORT

IN

European

single,and

up

THE

CONVENIENCE

OF

for

$4,00

MODERN

throus^hout.
and

tourists

and

up

double.

ENJOY
HOTEL

THE

LIVING

the New

ALPINE

SARANAC
York

Office:

R.M.

2211

Tel.

Our

Plan

ADIRONDACKS,

HOTEL
New

is

and

for
decorated, a n d
protection,sprinyour

ALPINE
commercial

Hotel

furnished

newly

Open

Winter

ern
this mod-

playground

HOTEL

in
New

"

LAKE, N. Y.
"

R.

Circle

advertisers will appreciate knowing

K.

O.

Bldg., Rockefeller

Center

5-5770

where

you

obtained

their

names.

Golf

Col.

Baker

Milote

distinctive pioneers
m

1S52.

of

the

He

built

Its Best

at

what

settle in

to

last, and

the

was

La\e

Saranac

at

by far the latest of the three


become

to

was

quicklybecame

small hotel,which

part

famous

of the
in

village

the annals

Adirondacks.

MRS.

O.

MISS

SANBORN

M.

J. BOFINGER

Q'he Blue Qentian


BREAKFAST

Main

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'When

in

Ground

Y.
436

Phone

Street

PARTIES

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N.

LAKE,

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94

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and

RESTAURANT

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Table

Service

2nd

Sarasota, Florida, Vi.sit the Blue Gentiari


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Recommended

"ADVENTURES

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there,

in

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by

Duncan

Mines

Swimming

Center, LaJ^e Flower,

of

Saranac

in

Center

of Village

La\e

LargestFireproof
StorageGarage
in Northern

HOTEL
30-40

SARANAC
Main

York

New

OFFICIAL

St.

STORAGE

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"

WASHING

"275"

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LUBRICATION

815

become

have

never

of cHmate

endowments

spent
of Mount
and

memorial

It is open
Saranac

set

during the
within

is

aside

relics and

many

visitors
Lake

Robert

was

house

the

by

of

the

Stevenson,

he resided

the Stevenson

mementos

at

Societyas

famous

author.

months.

summer

travelingdistance

easy

Louis

in which

and
exceptionaltransportation facilities,

with

areas,

contains

to

has been

Lake
The

here.

of 1887-88

Baker

the foot

Saranac

visitors to

the winter

who

today without

it is

location.

and

the famous

Among

thrivingHttle metropoHs

the

from
is the

Metropolitan
of

center

the

York
Central and
by
by the Adirondack
Trailways and
the village
airport has been constructed near
Greyhound bus lines. A new
full
for
be
in
and it is expected to
operation
transport planes within a
with a private company,
short time.
At
operatedby
present, arrangements
be made
to
licensed pilots,
meet
planes at terminals.
can
the village
and tripsto many
Excellent State roads enter
placesin the
be
made
other
roads
which
radiate from
mountains
by
can
easily
paved
Adirondack

great

and

Delaware

Those

hunting

who

detailed

Saranac

glory of
most

N.

secure

Conservation

State

Lake,

America's

desire

fishing,
may

and

York

Saranac
The

be

It may

railroads

reached

and

Lake.

Saranac

New

region.

Hudson

New

information

District
40

at

Office of the
Main

Street,

Y.

Lake

is

hospitableplace and
and

summer

famous

the tang

of winter

you

will

combine

always be welcome.
to

make

it

one

resorts.

BUICK

SALES

SERVICE

OILS

GAS

Adirondack
9-11

and
facilities,

camping

on

directlyfrom the
Department, located
it

Park

Motors

River St.

Corp.
Telephone903

SARANAC

LAKE, NEW

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YORK

of

Turtle

further

information

Lake, N.

Y., which

For
Saranac

make

to

Lower

visit

your

answered

and

eastern

is but

known

to

NOTE:
then

to

legend

and

and
go

proceed

on

joins

with
to

Street,

possibleway
be cheerfully

us

to

Route

over

Village.

of the

The

and its
lake has

Mountains.

Clustered

It

Stars,"'and

long before the advent of the white

song

from

Saranac

Malone

the

intersection

and

the
of

Lake
28

north.
Routes

Tupper

to

Route

Plattsburg.

to

for

28

Lake

the heart of the Adirondack

west

goes

Saranac

the "Lake

northeast

also

there

back

long, is reached

from

in

as

Route

west,

Smiths

All

you

miles

two

in

and

Main

10

the Indians

by them

revered

Bureau,

in every
assist you
will
communications

desire will be freely given.

Lake, five miles

islands and nestles


thirty-five
was

Visitors

glad to

Lake

Saranac

end

will be

the

pleasantone.

Lower

address

information

any

Saranac

Birches. Scarface Mountain

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man.

Lake

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to

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north

goes

was

the

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Saranac

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With

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Boating

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by

also

trains

all

Essex

Route

Lines;

meet

of

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railway.
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and

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miles

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and

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where

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and

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of

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information

formation
in-

schools.

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a

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and

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summer

NEXT

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music

the

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Placid

the

in

and

art

concerning
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Hill

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in

skating

and

the

scenery,

fishing, swimming,

and

hunting

Facilities.

beautiful

the

enjoy

can

Catholic

and

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and

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Cot-

Houses,

Protestant

Camps.

Churches.

best

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and

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OF
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to:

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Affairs

Elizabethtown,N. Y.

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When
north

Schroon

would

peaks

tower

mountains
and

at

the intersection

Lake, had

taken

we

of Routes

all sides and

on
in

except
cabins, much

in

Much

the Adirondacks.
for here
of

the

and

there

country

the distance

on

the

trip

one

mountain

will

of this section

roadside

and

86A

after traveHng a few miles


Elizabethtown.
Over this route

Route

north, we would have arrived at


wild and
through some
rugged
pass

ahnost due
we

arrived

we

from

see

country.
some

is very

station
filling

or

Giant

of the highest
sparselysettled
a

few

tourist

is wild.

for years
"Pleasant
Elizabethtown, known
as
during its early existence
t
he
of
the
eastern
Valley" is practically
geographicalcenter
slope of the
and the average
distances to important resorts
Adirondacks, so far as routes
the Boquet River.
of the river
ccMicerned. Through it runs
The name
are
and
from
the
French
is
comes
peculiarlydescriptive
''baquet"meaning trough
of that portion of the river between
Willsboro
Falls and Lake Champlain.

Underwood

Studio

SplitRoc\ Falls, Elizahethtown


"281"

Photo

History
.

Robert

the

Lake

Saranac

Abraham"

of

"Plains

where

by the pursuing Indians

villageof Elizabethtown, and

valley escaped most

The

from
of

Valley,

It is said

before

white

he

and

and

his

of the red

men

the Colonial

east

to

Champlain,
the

and

north,
We

now

where

Westport

or

there

are

Keeseville, Ausable

through
take

it

Keene,

to

west

the

three families

1792

first settlement

soon

was

Indian

that the

Elizabethown

to

begun

was

of which

name

In

tribes

and

Wars,

changed
were

by

was
came

white

Elizabeth-

to

largelykilled

off

here.

came

From
north

the

thus

historians

by

men

NOTE:

straight

and

Indians

Placid

return

battle many

of the conflict of

Vt., and

Panton,

Pleasant

tt)wn.

leads

the

the site of the present

near

settled until after the Revolutionary War.

over
men

his

into

over

slain.

were

not

the ensuing

in

came

Lake

between

Rogers'

to

name

battle with

Brook

Ray

near

had

and

17"7

exploitsof

the

his band

destroyed their village. On

he

overtaken

were

about

the

gave

Rogers and

It is said that
tmie

some

adventures

whose

ranger

George.

Valley

Pleasant

bold

the

is of

Valley

Pleasant

of

earliest records

the

Lake

on

band

Rogers,

Rock

on

of

One

you

Jay
over

Stone

joins

22

to

Wilmington,
and

Ausable

Route

several

Chasm

MonntdDi

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to

ox

the

Plattsburg.

north

Lake
Forks

or

Placid
to

Ausable

Route

Route

routes.

and

along
Saranac

Keeseville
Chasm

south
and

and

leads

Route

and

9N
Lake
Lake

burg.
Platts-

Plattsburg.

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Baber,

Address

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CO., Ausable Chasm, N. Y.

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While
he

would

This

Elizabethtown,

at

take

Route

Pok'o'Moonshine
Keeseville

trading
is

different

miles
wondci

of

No
a

fault

from

one

feet wide.
year

Port

and

the

and

and

two

highway,

crowded

streets

the

Keeseville,

south

with

and

earth's

the Town

in

It

is

season

traffic.

auto

branch

then

three

Champlain,
outstanding scenic
entire

crust

It is

time.

has

feet
of

region

down

worn

deep, narrow
deep, and in
make

tourists
over

the

as

is
not

nearly

three

picturesque
only of this

this great

Ausable

comes

canyon,

through
miles long,

River
two

places less than a hundred


the trip through the Chasm
every
many

world.

Falls, Aiisahh'
28^

Chasm

famed
the

gorge,

spread all

Rumboiv

by

but

Located

attraction

country.
far
is so

traveler

9, the

Chasm.

Ausable

of the

hundred

Route

on

Ausable

wonder,

Adirondack

Thousands
its fame

its

from

Lake

the

but

state,

of

of

north
natural

Kent

in the

ages

with

Keeseville

into

nature

to

of this

the north.

famed

spot
in
the

countless

to
east

Park.

town

miles

two

of

section

to

world

from

the

lead

ways

About
that

to

to

of highway to Keeseville.
the
Keeseville
is known
as

little village.
interesting and picturesque
very
for the outlying farming district and during the resort

center

roads

Just

proceed straight north,

to

wants

stretch

scenic

very

County

is

thriving business

Three

traveler

Elizabethtown

Highway.

Lewis, is Essex

of

9, over
from

road

macadam

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Chasm

Shooting the Rapids

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cliffs of the Chasm


oldest

the

among

aspects constantly

grand beyond

IS

walks,

experience

the

Office

in

above

Table
the

Grand

Lawrence,

DeviTs

Grotto,

take

the

tourists

of

and

the

visitors

leave

the

water)

the

through

trip beyond

exciting,is attended
timid

with

favorably with

compares

need

person

DeviPs

Smuggler's
their

not

Oven,

Jacob's
Gorge,

Pass, the

cards),

the

Rock

made

(rising 200
boats

Entrance

to

in

danger.

hesitate

to

staunch

The

boats,

ride through

make

the trip.

Dewey

McCormick,

Cabins

Chasm

Ausable

OverlookingBeantifnl Ausahle Chasm


TOURIST

Gorge

ACCOMMODATIONS
Ausable

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shooting the rapids of the St.

and
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Hanging

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Chasm

in

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Rock,
no

feet

Mystic

Sentinel, Vi'here the

Grand

Table

delightful

principal p(,)ints:

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Anvil, Cathedral
the

safeguard

seventy

Jacob's Well,

Cave,

and

by

made

is

every

arc

Head,

Hyde's

Rock, the
level of

includes

Bowl,

Altar, the

which

scenery,

forms

new

memory.

Eleph.uUs

Punch

of

Flume
and

Chasm

the

Chasm

rapids

Falls, which

hundreds

portion

although novel
the

through

Fernery,

re.idine.'^s
to
The

the

of
the

bring

gorge

railings and
the

the

Rainbow

the

variety

iron

geologically

formations,

in

through

through

Falls, Pulpit Rock,

(where

Gardens,

the

trip

where

boatride

Eternity, The

Cape

The

rock

turns

to

impresses itselt upon

journey

Ladder, The

sharp
lend

bridges,

the

which

Shoe

Horse

feet

and

and

passing beautiful

Alter

height,

and

view,

description.

stairways

provided,

is

while

known,
to

unusual

present

Chasm,

N.

Y.

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of

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the

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to

nearness

Chasm,

Port

has

Kent

become

and wishing to stop


desiringto see the Chasm
York
for a day or longer in the neighborhood. Connecting the New
over
shore by boat, Port Kent is also a favorite stopping
shore with the Vermont
place for automobilists wishing to put their cars on the boat here and cross
to
Burlington.

quite

for tourists

mecca

Port

Kent

is

the shores of Lake

on

beach

best stretches of sand


on

bluff

the
resort

12

overlookingthe

mile stretch of
and

water

lake, and

on

The

day

shore.

has excellent facilitiesfor the accommodation

of the

can

Kent

see

is

PINE

GROVE

popular

of vacationists.

PORT

Located

KENT,

Booklet.

N.

Y.

the Shore of Beaatifal

on

LAKE
amusements.

LODGE

and CANNATA

CHAMPLAIN

Centrally located

to

all places

Ownership-management.
Martin

J. Rennell

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of

high

across

HALL

TREMBLEAU

outdoor

one

Port

one

is located

Along the Shore of La\e Champlam

View

All

community

clear

the Vermont

to

boasts

Champlain and

in this section.

interest.

City Hall

and

MacDonough

Memorial

Monument,

PlattsbuiKh

Pldltsburg
Proceeding

excellent

an

over

north

Route

on

concrete

of

Lake

shores

and

Champlain Valley.

Soon

he

Plattsburg,advantageously located
at

census) and
York

and
For

of

the mouth

United

merchandise
Churches

and

restaurants

needs

western

The

beaches

center

16,351 (1940
of northeastern New-

the Adirondack

Mountains.

offers unlimited

opportunity for
can
satisfyany

vacationist

the United

in

Point, extending
the

lake

shore

over

is the

plain
Cham-

populationof

winter

or

Plattsburg.

shore of Lake

municipallyoperated bathing beach

sand

on

summer

of

States

and

three and
third

is

the

ship
champion-

one-half

oldest

of the

one

miles of
in

course

the

States.

Shoppers will
with

the

Bluff

at
golf course
unsurpassed terrain

to

gateway

the Plattsburg area

fishingand

recreational desire.
finest inland natural

the

on

River, has a
and recreational

principalnorthern

the sportsman,

hunting and

approaches the City

the Saranac

is the commercial

the

travels

the tourist

Chasm,

highway which, for the greater part of its length,


Champlain, and winds through the picturesque

skirts the
wide

Ausahle

from

find

modern
well equipped
stores
Plattsburg's
comparable to those of metropolitancenters.

stocked

of all denominations, modern


schools,hospitals,
theatres,hotels
the
social
and daily
educational,
serve
medical,
religious,

of citizens and

visitors alike.

Commercially, Plattsburg's
principalmanufactured

specialties,
razor

and

blades

and

wallpaper,and

PlattsburgSlate

its

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291

location

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products
on

the

are

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main

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Rooms

or

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$3.00up
Coffee

Shop
Dining Room

MacDonough

Men's
Breakfast

35c.

Lunch
Dinner
"
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in

the

85c.

to

60c.

to

$1.00

$1.25

to

$2.00

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of Plattshurg

Center

opposite the Courthouse

and

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make

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than

more

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milk

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America
women,

formally

was

historical

to

site of

the

PlattsburgBarracks.

The

islands of North

and

Hero

just opposite Plattsburg,have


These

islands afford

South

Hero, which

been

justly termed

abundance

an

and

now

The

then

Lake

in

"The

plain,
Cham-

Isles of the

for

pike, black

bass, pickerel

sturgeon.

Oldest Steamboat

Company

in the World

reliable ferries across

LAKE

offers three

beautiful

CHAMPLAIN

ROOSEVELT

FERRY
Cumberland

STREAMLINE

are

and
of game
fish,and a large
their pilgrimage here.
Fishingin

number
of migratory birds annually make
nearly all directions is exceptionallygood
and

and

Route

on

agrieulturalarea
dairy products,

Champlain College, the first G. I. university in


and
provide educational opportunitiesfor service men
opened on
September 23, 1946, and cxrcupiesthe

Blest."

an

apples.

Champlain College

former

and

R.

tor

operating

Head.
FERRY

Burlington,

Vt.

ESSEX-CHARLOTTE

Charlotte, Vt.

Save

N.

Y.

6:30

between
A.M.

operating
from

between
A.M.
thru

7:00

FERRY
from
7:15

to

operating
.'\.M.

Mileageand
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thru

Rest

as

Grand
11:00
Port

Kent.

10:00

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between
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6:30
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Ride

Vt.

Isle,

and

P.M.
X.

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Y.

and

Y.

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Beach

Plattsburg's
Mumcxpal
Historical
.

of the Battle of
Plattsburgis rich in historical lore, being the scene
American
when
land
forces under
September 11, 1814,
Plattsburgon
General Macomb
and naval forces commanded
by Commodore
MacDonough
what

won

The
House

is

Samuel

Algonquin

the afternoon

of

inland

Champlain
island three

July 2nd

in

his

with

French

two

sailed up

Indians

they stopped on

history.

the Kent'Delord

the

Richelieu

island

an

to

known
says

leagueslong, covered

with

Lake

as

of

the

the

most

beautiful

covered
dis-

They

camp.

where

and

River

on

he

spent

this island.
Samuel

Champlain.

spot

about

and

companions

until the morning of the 4th, 1609,

narrative

own

and

Monuments

memorials.

later became

sea

Valcour

Champlain

de

the ''inland sea,"

ever

and

interestinghistorical

are

hundred

This

of the decisive battles of American

one

MacDonough, Champlain

When
two

considered

now

camped,

pines

that

de
"an

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HOTEL WITHERILL
Modern

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Over

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W.

Year

'round.

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Under

HOWELL,

European

plan. Garage

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JR., Manager

2i;4

CHAMPLAIN

PLATTSBURG,

Fife and Drum


Tears

LAKE

N.

Y.

nearby.

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give

you

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in

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publish

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and

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and

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cards,

ruled

announcements,

the

hotel

letterheads,

booklets,

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opportunity
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it far

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PRESS, Inc.

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the
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and

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people
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IN THE

PLACES

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OTHER

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GARAGES,

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ADVERTISERS^^^

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vacation

dealing

listed

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The
listed alphabetically under
advertisers
are

Chasm
Silver

Chasm

Colony

are

can

assure

Cottages
Collins Boat

Pine

229

DIAMOND

Farms

286

Rest

La

George

Hotel

106

Lake
Housi-

George
and

115

Cabins
....

ELIZABETHTOWN

....

X'illage of

IClizabethtoun

280
278

....

Windsor

Hotel

LAKE
Assoc.
Resorts
and
House

206

ESSEX-on-Lake
Sherwood

208
207

Champlain
153

Inn

FRIENDS

LAKE
Atateka
Friends
Lake
Friends
Lake

179
162
178

Hotel

203
204
204

House

Prairie

(raragc
Inn

and
Phillips' Hotel
Cottages
Lake
View
Murray's
Lodge
The
Pines
(Coffee
Shop-

LANDING
122
126

Hotel
Algonquin
Braley's Inn

Bolton

Chamber

of

124

Commerce

K
120

Camping
K.
Co
Engineering
View
Lodge
Cotton
Rainbow
Beach
and
Point
Cottages
Rondack
Lodj
Inc.
" Sens.
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F. R. Smith
LAKE
Briar
Cliff Lodge
of Commerce
Chamber
and
Hotel
Palisades
Cottages..
Parker's
Garage
Mountain
Sunset
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127
128

and

.Sandwich

170
172
174
173
175

Hotel

116

125
122

62
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57
.

61
61

59
63
60

54

Queensbur\'

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55

Corp

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166

185
186

Shop
Chamber
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The
Commodore
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Bill's ( Restaurant
Fan
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and
Kansas
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Kelleher's
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Chow
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Kong
New
Madden
Hotel
The
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A.
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CHESTERTOWN

Lodge
Cry.stal Lake
Motor
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Cunningham
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Flying L Dude
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180

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Craig-Walker
Jerry

176
179

Mc

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the

POINT

White

287
...

Livery
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Faulkner's
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alphabetically and

CLEVERDALE-on-Lake

229

284

the

courteous

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MOUNTAIN

Lake
Mt.
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168

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House
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136

Cottages
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134

136

Casino

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138

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LAKE

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Collages

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Kerst's
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Smith's

Indian

of

Tiiun

Boats

Seyboth's

183
182

24.^

of Trade..

Hoard

240
242

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Hotel
Cafe

Gardens
Island

Canoe

85
104

1 10
99

and

Home

88
104

Lodge
Fort
George
Fort
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Hastings Cabins

Hotel

82

Cottage

Cottage
Lake
George

100
96
108

Association..

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78
87

Garage
Marine

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Lake
Lake
Robert

Mayard
Maple

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70
74

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84

House

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Leavitt.

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Homestead
Placid
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253
Boat
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259

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255
257

Inn

266
254

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258
265
2.50
262
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210

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Sullivan's
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Inn
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Cobblestone
Lake
Long

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256

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Whiteface
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212

212

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210

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195
194

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86

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261
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267

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77

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38

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97

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71

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94

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112

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81

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Cabins

Hotel

76
102
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Store

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92

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114

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119

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J. R. Earl " Sons, Hardware

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Acres
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Sunnybrook
Modern
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118

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201
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198

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103

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