Search Results for: John S. Apperson

Lecture Series

Here we post slide shows and videos of each of our talks. That way, the content can be shared with everyone! Dream of a Lake George Park Lake George has… Read more »

The Story of
Adirondack Activism

Ellen Apperson Brown, who grew up hearing so much about her great uncle (John Apperson) and Lake George, has spent much of her adult life trying to understand the political and cultural context of Apperson’s legacy, to be able to pass along to others what she has learned.

Correspondence with the Loines Family

John Apperson probably met Hilda Loines in 1921, and soon became friends with her mother, Mary Loines, a widow, and her sister, Sylvia. He invited them to the American Canoe Association Regatta, which he hosted at his camp in Huddle Bay (the Lake View Hotel property), and soon introduced the sisters to his favorite sport, skate-sailing, and helped them purchase suitable clothing and equipment from Abercrombie and Fitch, in New York.

Henry and Agnes Leach

The Apperson correspondence files contain many references to people who apparently had some contact with John Apperson, but whose relationship with him is relatively obscure. I have dug a little… Read more »