Dr. Arpad Gerster
From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes
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From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes
Dr. Arpad Gerster, a prominent New York surgeon, vacationed with his family in the Adirondacks during the 1890s. Here, Gerster portages a Rushton pack canoe at Camp Oteetiwi, Big Island, Raquette Lake.
From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes
Hotel Ampersand looms over Lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks ca. 1890.