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North Creek

Expanded New Edition Adirondack History Published

January 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Expanded Second Edition of Echoes in These MountainsEchoes in These Mountains was author-historian Glenn Pearsall’s first award-winning book. Published in 2008, it tells the stories behind 55 historic sites in the Adirondack township of Johnsburg, in Warren County, NY.

The book was well received and the original run of 1,500 copies sold out years ago, so Pearsall decided it was time for a second edition. The second edition features additional historic photographs, an index and added new research and analysis, totaling 512 pages. [Read more…] about Expanded New Edition Adirondack History Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, American Revolution, Civil War, French And Indian War, Hudson River, Johnsburg, North Creek, Thirteenth Lake, Warren County

Former Saratoga and North Creek Railway Purchased

December 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Tahawus Railway Map Dec 2022Revolution Rail Company (RevRail) has announced its purchase of the Saratoga and North Creek Railway, which stretches from the hamlet of North Creek in Johnsburg, Warren County, north to the Tahawus mining works in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County. [Read more…] about Former Saratoga and North Creek Railway Purchased

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Essex County, High Peaks, Hudson Gorge Wilderness, Hudson River, Johnsburg, Mining, Newcomb, North Creek, Opalescent River, Open Space Institute, railroads, Tahawus, Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, Warren County, World War Two

Teddy Roosevelt’s Wild Ride to the Presidency

August 4, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

On September 9th through 11th Newcomb, in Essex County at the heart of the Adirondacks, once again celebrates 26th President Theodore Roosevelt, who was vacationing at the Tahawus Club there in 1901 when the wheels leading to his presidency were set in motion.

Roosevelt had come to the Tahawus Club, a hunting and fishing retreat created in the 1870s on the site of early mining efforts on the uppermost reaches of the Hudson River, as a guest of one of its members. His arrival had been delayed by the assassination attempt on William McKinley, but after a trip to Buffalo where the stricken President was recovering, Roosevelt felt assured that he could join his family at Tahawus. [Read more…] about Teddy Roosevelt’s Wild Ride to the Presidency

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Minerva, Mount Marcy, Newcomb, North Creek, Political History, Theodore Roosevelt, TR Weekend, Transportation History, William McKinley

The Thirteenth Lake Hotel: A History

January 30, 2022 by Dave Waite 10 Comments

1888 Map of the Adirondack Wilderness, Seneca Ray Stoddard, from the author’s collection In the summertime, the parking lot at the end of Thirteenth Lake Road in the town of Johnsburg, Warren County, will be crowded with the cars and trucks of people there to hike, paddle, and camp.

Few of these visitors realize that sixty years ago when they stood on the shore, they would have seen a large, modern-looking hotel sitting on the hillside overlooking the lake. This is the story of that enterprise and those who kept it up and running for over 100 years. [Read more…] about The Thirteenth Lake Hotel: A History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, camping, fishing, Hamilton County, hiking, hunting, Johnsburg, North Creek, North River, Thirteenth Lake, Warren County

Adirondack Mountains National Park? In 1967 There Was A Plan

November 18, 2021 by David Gibson Leave a Comment

NYS Ranger Bill Petty, left, guides Laurance Rockefeller, center, and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller on horseback in the High Peaks in 1965 (courtesy Rockefeller Archives)On a fall Saturday afternoon in the early 1990s some friends and I met up with wilderness coalition leader Paul Schaefer (1908-1996) at his cabin in Bakers Mills, northern Warren County, NY. Deciding to spend the night, we drove Paul into nearby North Creek for something to eat.

We tried the area’s hotel. One of the hotel staff took a look at Paul’s red plaid hunting jacket and asked him if could change into something more formal. At that, we turned heel and, walking across the street, entered Smith’s Restaurant.

Paul was immediately comfortable, having eaten here many times. Someone greeted him, a fellow deer hunter who remembered him. We took a booth and Paul ordered a steak. [Read more…] about Adirondack Mountains National Park? In 1967 There Was A Plan

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, Environmental History, Hudson River, nature, Nelson Rockefeller, North Creek, Paul Schaefer, State Parks, Warren County, wilderness

Gore Mountain’s Backwoods Ski Club: A Short History

January 18, 2021 by Mike Prescott Leave a Comment

backwoods ski club logoThere is an annual tradition near the end of every ski season at Gore Mountain – a party sponsored by the Backwoods Ski Club for the workers and volunteers who make the season happen.

The Club provides a dinner buffet and beverages, and Club members mingle and merge with the lift operators, ski patrol members, ski instructors, snow makers, groomers, maintenance workers, concession and food service workers, office staff, and those who are constantly working to clean up the mess. [Read more…] about Gore Mountain’s Backwoods Ski Club: A Short History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation Tagged With: backcountry skiing, Gore Mountain, North Creek, North Creek Ski Bowl, skiing, snowboarding

An Anthology of Pig Tales from Northern New York

January 13, 2021 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

wallow in mud at the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary courtesy Wikimedia user Mark PetersThis little piggy from Eagle Lake apparently did not want to go to market.

“Hebert Moore’s pig is still at large. Motorists are requested to drive with care in the vicinity,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on July 15th, 1920. “A reward of $1 is offered by L. Lodge to anyone who will catch said pig single handed. Mr. Lodge must witness the catch. $3 if done after dark.” [Read more…] about An Anthology of Pig Tales from Northern New York

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Agricultural History, Eagle Lake, local farms, North Creek, Stony Creek, Warren County, Washington County

The First (Short Lived) Suspension Bridge Across The Hudson River

December 17, 2020 by Mike Prescott 1 Comment

Robert Codgell GilchristRobert Codgell Gilchrist was born into an extremely wealthy well-connected Charleston family in 1829. The oligarchic families of South Carolina had made their wealth on tobacco, rice, indigo, and shipping and Charleston harbor was one of the centers of the southern slave trade. Robert Gilchist’s father had received a federal Judgeship from President Martin Van Buren and he owned an opulent home.

Each summer the wealthy Gilchrist family journeyed north to avoid the hot humid subtropical summers of Charleston. They stayed with maternal family members in the Great Northern Wilderness of New York. (The term Adirondacks is said to have been first used by geologist and surveyor Ebenezer Emmons in 1838 and took some time to come into general use). [Read more…] about The First (Short Lived) Suspension Bridge Across The Hudson River

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Chestertown, Delaware & Hudson Railroad, development, Hudson River, Johnsburg, North Creek, railroads

The Case of the Missing Adirondack Game Protector

September 2, 2020 by John Warren Leave a Comment

search for game protectors body headlineOn October 16, 1932, twenty-one-year-old Special Game Protector Paul J. DuCuennois of North Creek, Warren County, disappeared while patrolling Jabe Pond near Lake George; his car was located at the end of the trail to the pond.

He was reported drowned by Charles Foote and Wilson Putnam, who said they saw him go into the water from the other side of water. They told authorities they rowed to the spot of DuCuennois’s swamped and overturned canoe, but could not immediately locate his body. Nearby his jacket lay floating, the men said, and in its pocket, the key to the game warden’s car. [Read more…] about The Case of the Missing Adirondack Game Protector

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Crime and Justice, DEC, fishing, Forest Rangers, North Creek, Search and Rescue

Gore Mountain Opens For The Summer

July 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Gore Scenic Skyrides Gore Mountain has announced it is open for scenic skyrides, hiking, lift-serviced downhill mountain biking, and disc golf Thursday-Sunday, from 10 am to 4 pm during the summer. Retail and food service will also be available. [Read more…] about Gore Mountain Opens For The Summer

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: Gore Mountain, hiking, mountain biking, nature, North Creek

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