Ralph Bellows on Chateaugay Lake Steamboats

Three letters from Ralph Bellows, Chateaugay, regarding steamboats on Chateaugay Lake: I have just read the fall issue of York State Tradition. I was much interested in the story about the old Merrill House, written by Mrs Reilly. The picture of the steamboat at the Merrill House landing is not the Maggie. It is the …

The Adirondacks in 1858, by J. H. Dudly

April 8, 1971 The Adirondacks in 1858 The following article was submitted to the Record by Ralph Bellows who received it from Mr. Warder Cadbury, a researcher for the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake. J. H. Dudly of Poughkeepsie, NY wrote the article. and describes his first trip to Chateaugay Lake in 1858. Mr. …