Freedom in the Wilds: A Saga of the AdirondacksA history and a look at the possible future of the Adirondack area of New York and protecting it as a wilderness perserve and state park. |
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... boats , which they often made themselves of virgin cedar or pine , very light since these boats were carried back and ... boat would not leak a drop . Their camps were primitive , often just a lean - to , sometimes a small closed kitchen ...
... boats , which they often made themselves of virgin cedar or pine , very light since these boats were carried back and ... boat would not leak a drop . Their camps were primitive , often just a lean - to , sometimes a small closed kitchen ...
Page 139
... boat up to the pond to take her across to the road after being lowered . Quite a group of us walked up from St. Huberts to the pond to help if we could , but anyway to get front seats to watch the final act in this drama of rescue ...
... boat up to the pond to take her across to the road after being lowered . Quite a group of us walked up from St. Huberts to the pond to help if we could , but anyway to get front seats to watch the final act in this drama of rescue ...
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... boat , very simple with two peo- ple . I soon found how hard , if not impossible , it was to do this alone . It was easy to break the ice alongside but not ahead of the boat . To break a sidewise path for my boat would require more time ...
... boat , very simple with two peo- ple . I soon found how hard , if not impossible , it was to do this alone . It was easy to break the ice alongside but not ahead of the boat . To break a sidewise path for my boat would require more time ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
SETTLERS AND SUMMER GUESTS | 38 |
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN RESERVE AND | 61 |
Copyright | |
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