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Northern New York's Adirondack Park is a naturalist's wonderland of high peaks, plunging chasms, pristine waters and stunning vistas. In this collection of columns from the popular online journal Adirondack Almanack, author John Warren reveals another side of this charming land. Stories of bank robberies, the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, buried treasure, rattlesnakes and earthquakes abound. Showing careful research and a panache for storytelling, Warren takes the mountain path less traveled, where locals and visitors alike will be surprised by the hidden gems of the Adirondacks.
Preface 9
Part I Adirondack Accidents, Danger and Disaster
The Cruise Boat Ethan Allen and Other Lake George Tragedies 12
Mining Accidents Once Occurred Regularly 15
Thin Ice: Some Strange and Tragic Stories 18
Lake George Fire-A Chance to Fix Some Lake George Blight 20
Ten Deadliest Accidents in the Adirondack Mountain Region 22
Bridge Collapse Recalls Historic Adirondack Disaster 23
A History of Schroon Lake Drownings Recalled 25
Part II Adirondack Natural History Tidbits
Adirondack Mountain Lions, Panthers, Pumas and Cougars, Oh My! 32
Adirondack Earthquakes: The 1931 Warren County Quake 33
The Seven Natural Wonders of the Adirondacks 34
A Nineteenth-Century Adirondack Natural History Survey 39
Carl Akeley: Taxidermy History in New York State 42
Timber Rattlesnakes of the Adirondacks 44
A Short History of Lows Lake on the Bog River 46
Extinction: A Short History of Adirondack Beaver 50
Part III An Adirondack Snowmobile History
Early Snow Machines 56
Development of the Modern Snowmobile 58
The 1960s: Adirondack Clubs and Races 63
The 1970s: New Trails and Conflicts 65
Snowmobile Economics: The Rise and Fall 67
Part IV Local History Lost and Found
Adirondack Veteran: Loring Peck 72
Hops Around. Hops Around. Get Up and Get Down 73
The Strange Life of James Jesse Strang 75
New York Central: The Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad 76
Adirondack Historic Newspaper Site Hosts Millionth Page 79
Local Adirondack Energy History 80
Teddy Roosevelt, Logging and the Adirondack Forest Preserve 81
Ten Favorite Irish Songs for St. Paddy's Day 84
Canton Eddie, Turn-of-the-Century Adirondack Safecracker86
Part V Adirondack African American History
The Ku Klux Klan in the Adirondacks 90
Black History: Adirondack Stories 93
African American History: Essex County Expulsions? 96
African American History: Adirondack Tourism 103
Part VI Resorts and Other Adirondack Entertainments
The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival 108
Taylor's on Schroon Lake: Anti-Semitism of Days Gone By 110
Scaroon Manor Day-Use Area Finally Open 111
Adirondack Pool Balls: The Albany Billiard Ball Company 112
International Talk Like a Pirate Day: Adirondacks Edition 113
Gaslight Village: Lake George Fun Yesterday 114
The Seven Human-Made Wonders of the Adirondacks 117
Pottersville Fair: Gambling, Races and Gaslight Village 123
Overview
Northern New York's Adirondack Park is a naturalist's wonderland of high peaks, plunging chasms, pristine waters and stunning vistas. In this collection of columns from the popular online journal Adirondack Almanack, author John Warren reveals another side of this charming land. Stories of bank robberies, the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, buried treasure, rattlesnakes and earthquakes abound. Showing careful research and a panache for storytelling, Warren takes the mountain path less traveled, where locals and visitors ...