Description
Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks is the lively and well documented story of the growth of the lake side community made famous by the incident that inspired Theodore Dreisers An American Tragedy. The rich history of the lake unfolds with stories of its early residents, hunters, and guidesJim Higby, Billy Dutton, Henry Covey, and Bill Dartinthe late 1870s, of the lakes ownership by William Seward Webb, of the construction of the first private campClub Campin 1878, and the coming of hotels and resorts beginning in 1880 with the construction of Camp Crag.
From a time when a telephone number was a simple 8F6 and the pickle boat brought supplies to camp, to more recent stories of exuberant waterskiing and motorboat regattas, the book includes a detailed history and descriptions of the camps and resorts on the lake, persons and celebrities who made the lake their year-round or seasonal homeincluding actress Minnie Maddern Fiske and artist David Milnenatural disasters and political events, recreation, and the work of the Big Moose Property Owners Association.
This is the story of Big Moose Lake brought to life by more than 275 family photographs, antique postcards, and previously unpublished memoirs, oral histories, diary entries, and the personal correspondence of the men and women who settled the area and of those who call it home.
Author: Jane A. Barlow
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 314
Weight: 2.55lbs
Size: 11.26h x 8.68w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780815607748
Language: English
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