Wealthy landowner at Lake George
Search Results for: William K. Bixby
March 23, 1923 – George Foster Peabody to William K. Bixby
March 23, 1923 – George Foster Peabody to William K. Bixby (St. Louis, Missouri) Dear Mr. Bixby: Thank you very much for your kind letter of March twentieth. It… Read more »
April 3, 1925 – JSA to William K. Bixby (St Louis)
April 3, 1925 – JSA to W.K. Bixby (St Louis, Missouri) – Dear Mr. Bixby: So many changes of interest have developed since last fall that I am almost… Read more »
March 4, 1926 – JSA to William K. Bixby
March 4, 1926 – JSA to William K. Bixby (St. Louis, Mo.) – Dear Mr. Bixby: You have probably noticed that Dome Island is advertised for sale in the March… 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 »
Welcome to Adirondack Activism
Imagine the thrill experienced by a young man accustomed to hiking through the mountains near his home in Southwest Virginia, on getting his first glimpse of Lake George, or of… Read more »
George Foster Peabody
George Foster Peabody was one of the leading philanthropists of his day, and he left a remarkable legacy at Lake George. Apperson probably took notice of Peabody’s activities much earlier,… Read more »
For the Love of Island Camping
Over one hundred years ago, when John Apperson made his first trip to Lake George, he enjoyed camping on the islands in the Narrows, winter and summer, and brought many… Read more »