1975. Adirondack Mountain Club, Glens Falls, NY.
4 1/2" x 6". 299 Pages. Indexed.
"The purpose of this book is to restore part of the
past. A century ago the Adirondack region was the
country's favorite resort for small-boat touring. A
network of waterways served as almost the only highways.
But the advent of paved roads and motorcars caused
people to neglect and then to forget a large part of the
resource that once aroused wonder in vacationing
Americans.
W. H. H. "Adirondack" Murray wrote in 1869, "One can
travel in a canoe or light boat for hundreds of miles in
all directions through the forest."
The network of waters is still there. In re-exploring
this network, partly with the aid of 19th century
guidebooks, the author explains he often felt like the
city dwellers who began a new life in the sticks, "I
have seen the past and it works."
The pages describe over 700 miles of accessible canoe
waters in just two of the five major drainage basins of
the park: the St. Lawrence River Basin (waters flowing
directly into the St. Lawrence) and the Lake Champlain
Basin. Grab your compass and bushwhack your way along
with Jamieson as he explores these still navigable
routes.
