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Holls Inn On Fourth Lake (Part II)
In 1896, Charles O’Hara had come from Glenfield and built Inlet Inn along the channel from Fifth Lake on land purchased from David Frank Sperry in 1897, operating it as a boarding house. In November...
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The Early History Of Seventh Lake
Until Robert Maloney’s 1989 history, A Backward Look at 6th and 7th Lakes, local histories of the Fulton Chain region had mostly concentrated on the growth and development of the more populated First...
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History Seventh Lake, Inlet and Its Hotel (Part II)
This is part two of my look at the History of Seventh Lake. According to a deed dated May 2, 1898, Duane Norton purchased sublots 48,49, 50, 51 & 52, lots 49-50 and part of 51 in Great Lot 8 and...
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2 Notorious Guides In Adirondack History
Before railroads and automobiles, travelers depended on the quality and skills of North Woods guides to show them the region’s natural beauty, to feed them and provide the best in hunting and fishing....
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Mob Rule: The Murder Of Orrando Dexter
The village of Brandon, in the town of Santa Clara, Franklin County, was built by a lumber company for its workers. When the company and the lumber industry declined, most of the people left. John...
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“Trout Fishing” by Eunice Lamberton
In April 1888, Eunice B. Lamberton sold the Forge House and the Forge Tract, the present site of Old Forge today, to Samuel Garmon and Dr. Alexander Crosby. Fifteen years earlier, according a note...
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Fish Tales: First Stocking of the Fulton Chain (1876)
I recently discovered an article written by Alexander Byron Lamberton, one of Old Forge’s earliest historical figures, that was published in Forest and Stream in March of 1876. The article describes...
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Traveling To the Fulton Chain In 1892
In March, 1889, a group of Jefferson County business men and a Thousand Islands cigarette magnate (Charles G. Emery of Calumet Island Castle) purchased a block of overt 6,000 acres extending from...
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Raquette Lake Railway Creation Myths
While researching the Raquette Lake Railway, I found several historical traditions that were repeatedly used by authors in their works regarding the railroad’s origin. Below I examine these traditions...
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Adirondack RR Spur Was Built Overnight To Loon Lake House
William Seward Webb’s company began building the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad in the spring of 1891. A year later, the line had not been completed when Webb made a promise to President...
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