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.
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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 »
Five articles published in the Adirondack Explorer Magazine 2013-2014
New York Women Helped Frame the Forest Preserve Debate (March 24, 2014) Forest Preserve History: The Warwick Carpenter Papers (August 14, 2013) Adirondack Legal History: The Lake George Trespass Case (July… Read more »
September 1964 – Minutes of the Lake George Protective Association
September, 1964 – Minutes of the Lake George Protective Association, by Mrs. E. H. Langdon, Secretary Dear Member of the L.G.P.A., We are sending you the enclosed copy of the… Read more »
Lake George
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, activists played an important role in protecting and preserving New York’s most famous lake and tourist attraction – Lake George. This is their story…