The Adirondacks’ Moose River Plains Vol. 2

The Adirondacks’ Moose River Plains

Vol. 2: Land of Deer

Table of Contents

Epigraph: Paul A. Schaefer

Dedication

Author’s Note

Introduction: Bette’s Dream

Part One: Man-Made Manna for Starving Deer

Part Two: Scenes of Moose River Plains’ Past

Deer Hunters, 1940s

The Land of Deer

A Lost Pond trout

Part Three: Concerns, Conflicts and Controversy

Part Four: The Impending Tragedy of the Moose River Region

Remains of Wakely dam on the south branch of the Moose River, 2018

Jay O’Hern at an old log landing

Part Five: Land of the Deer

Chapter 20-1922 Moose River Deer Camp Memories
Chapter 21-Moose River Area, a Gateway to “Forever Wild”
Chapter 22-A Tonic for Anglers and Hunters
Chapter 23- The Moose River Plains—a New Camping Mecca William J. O’Hern with Jacob Niziol
Chapter 24-The Horn Hunters
Chapter 25-The Eventual Loss of Roads and Deer Trivia

Otter Brook Camp, 1944

Part Six: Awesome Otter Brook Camp

A good catch of trout

1890s on the south branch of the Moose River

Part Seven: Paradise at Hot Top Camp

Chapter 35-Hot Top Camp Camaraderie: Where Hunting Was Not “Roughing It”
Chapter 36-Ted Harwood’s Memories of Hot Top
Chapter 37-Ted and the Girls from Moss Lake Camp
Chapter 38-A Lesson From a Horse Named Donny
Chapter 39-Valuable Camp Employees Helped Sports Get the Most Out of Camp Life
Chapter 40-The Bitchers Club
Chapter 41-Len Harwood’s ‘Waldorf’ of the Wilds Includes: Sam’s Peach Cobbler, After Federal Tax Navy Bean Soup, and Bear Paw Hunter’s Beer Pot Roast

Len Harwood’s Hot Top Camp

Part Eight: The Fabric of Camp Camaraderie

Chapter 42-Bobcat Trapper Bob West’s Mitchell Ponds Camp
Chapter 43-Dewey and Gordon Rudd: Good Times and Camp Pranks
Chapter 44-George Vanderbilt’s Sumner Stream Camp
Chapter 45- Charles Glen “Barely Legal” Amrhein’s Hoag Inn
Chapter 46-A Wishful Return to Hoag Inn’s Beer ‘Cellar’ Includes: Monument Lake Meatballs, Hobo Frank & Vegetable Medley, and Barely Legal Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Lemon Icing
Chapter 47-A Glimpse of Balsam Lodge Tradition and Memories of Earlier Times on the Red River Plains
Chapter 48-Alfred George “Tip” Thibado, an Adirondack Native’s Narrative
Chapter 49-Moose River Country Forever

Horse Race on The Plains

Charles Guyer Remembers

Juliette Dennis’ Tale

Bill Apgar’s Red River Camp

Epilogue
Appendix A- In response to reading Phil Brown’s May 6, 2010 Adirondack Explorer article “Moose River Plains Closed to Vehicles.”
Appendix B- Paul Schaefer’s Final Word on the Dam Proposals
Appendix C-Willard, Lillian and “Carp:” Moose River Plains People Who Made a Difference
Acknowledgments
Sources
A Look Ahead
The Moose River Plains: Land of Solitude and Intrigue Vol. 3
Sporting Camps and Memories; the Gould Paper Company; Road Building, Logging, Recreation; Public Access; Conservation Department Changers and more

Bobcat Bob West

Moose River Plains Access Map