The Adirondacks a gift of the Ice

a gift of the Ice Age

a working lighthouse

Chapters include fascinating glimpses into the rise and fall of these grand hotels

Along with important works by famed Hudson River School painters

to landmarks of the Victorian era and the early twentieth century

The Adirondacks a gift of the IceAuthor: T. Morris Longstreth For any lover of wilderness, a six month backpacking and camping trip to the lakes and high peaks and through the villages and camps of the Adirondacks is the stuff that dreams are made of. But Longstreth lived that dream and came to love "this lake starred, balsam forest" that remained a wilderness despite all the "modern conveniences" like "the upholstered car, the thermos flask, the automatic fusillader". Paperback, 370