Cranberry Lake and Wanakena (Postcard History Series)
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- Synopsis
- In the northwest corner of the Adirondack Park lie Cranberry Lake and the village of Wanakena. This remote area was the last-settled part of New York State; from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, its name evoked the very essence of wilderness. Initially, sportsmen, naturalists, and artists flocked to the area. By 1900, summer tourism was booming. The logging industry followed, to harvest the virgin timber; after that, the state purchased the mostly cleared lands. Today, seventy-five percent of the lake's shoreline is state owned, and the Five Ponds Wilderness, south of Wanakena, is one of the largest and wildest areas in the Adirondacks.
- Copyright:
- 2002
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781439611333
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780738509693
- Publisher:
- Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 06/04/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Susan Thomas Smeby
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Travel, Art and Architecture
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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