Banner House: Kirby vs Tait

Banner House, Chateaugay Lake after Kirby and Tait

Bellows Lake House Transportation

Loon Lake

Chateaugay Lake Outlet, 1950s

Here are a few of my dad's slides in which the barges operated by the Chateaugay Ore and Iron Co. are visible.

People’s Cash Store, Brainardsville

Wolves in the Adirondacks, by "Uncle Dick" Shutts

R. M. Shutts, a veteran guide and hotel keeper at Upper Chateaugay Lake, sends the following communication to the Plattsburgh Republican: I enclose [a] clipping* from the May number of Field and Stream in regard to Adirondack wolves. Figures won't lie, but greenhorns will. When the average hunter--at the present day--sees a leaf move in … Continue reading Wolves in the Adirondacks, by "Uncle Dick" Shutts

"W" Mountain Sparks Much Interest, by Fay Welch

Editors Note: No greater authority or better interpreter of forest recreation can be found than Fay Welch. He started his outdoor experience as an Adirondack guide and later graduated from the College of Forestry at Syracuse University where he served as a special lecturer in forest recreation for many years. These lectures covered camp counseling, … Continue reading "W" Mountain Sparks Much Interest, by Fay Welch