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Mitchell Sabattis
A number of Native Americans were among the early Adirondack guides, and Mitchell Sabattis of Long Lake was one of most famous. "Sabattis was short and slight of stature, but with exceptional strength and endurance," wrote Ruth Timm, author of North Country Tales, Truths and Trivia. "He was gentle and unassuming, and unexcelled as a woodsman. Throughout his life he was an expert guide and his services were regularly sought after." |
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"Old Nessmuk" George Washington Sears He was a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s and an early conservationist. His stories, appearing under the pen name, "Nessmuk" popularized self-guided canoe camping tours of the Adirondack lakes in open, lightweight solo canoes and what is today called ultralight camping. |
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3. Asher Winch Asher N Winch was an Upper Jay guide. Here is Asher with a Lynx which he trapped near Upper Jay sometime near the year 1917 |
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