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- ["Nathan Shelley" Nathan M. Shelley], 52, head of the ["Shelley Tool Company"], was instantly killed; his sister-in-law, Mrs. ["Maude Shelley"], was so badly injured she died two hours later, and his daughter, Alice Shelley, was seriously hurt when a toboggan slide at Prospect Point, on Upper Saranac Lake, Adirondack home of Adolph Lewisohn, New York banker, collapsed at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.	+ ["Nathan Shelley" Nathan M. Shelley], 52, head of the ["Shelley Tool Company"], was instantly killed; his sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Shelley, was so badly injured she died two hours later, and his daughter, Alice Shelley, was seriously hurt when a toboggan slide at Prospect Point, on Upper Saranac Lake, Adirondack home of Adolph Lewisohn, New York banker, collapsed at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

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- ["Nathan Shelley" Nathan M. Shelley], 52, head of the ["Shelley Tool Company"], was instantly killed; his sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Shelley, was so badly injured she died two hours later, and his daughter, Alice Shelley, was seriously hurt when a toboggan slide at Prospect Point, on Upper Saranac Lake, Adirondack home of Adolph Lewisohn, New York banker, collapsed at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.	+ ["Nathan Shelley" Nathan M. Shelley], 52, head of the ["Shelley Tool Company"], was instantly killed; his sister-in-law, Mrs. ["Maude Shelley"], was so badly injured she died two hours later, and his daughter, Alice Shelley, was seriously hurt when a toboggan slide at Prospect Point, on Upper Saranac Lake, Adirondack home of Adolph Lewisohn, New York banker, collapsed at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

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	+ ---- + ''Adirondack Record – Elizabethtown Post'', January 10, 1924 + + '''TWO DIE BY COLLAPSE OF BIG TOBOGGAN SLIDE + + Head of Shelley Tool Co. and Sister-in-Law Killed at Saranac Lake''' + + ["Nathan Shelley" Nathan M. Shelley], 52, head of the ["Shelley Tool Company"], was instantly killed; his sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Shelley, was so badly injured she died two hours later, and his daughter, Alice Shelley, was seriously hurt when a toboggan slide at Prospect Point, on Upper Saranac Lake, Adirondack home of Adolph Lewisohn, New York banker, collapsed at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. + + The tragedy occurred when the chute, three-quarters of a mile long and extending from a knoll on the Lewisohn Estate oout on the ice of the lake, snapped in three places and sent the toboggan, and its occupants crashing 20 feet to the ice. + + For ten days the slide had withstood the weight of tobogganists who made merry at the camp during the holidays. Seconds before the Shelleys got into a toboggan and with shouts of glee shot down its iced surface ["Maurice Vosburgh"] and his sister, ["Alice Vosburgh"], of ["Lake Clear"], had made the thrilling descent. Ice weighted and made soggy by recent rains is believed to have caused the slide to collapse. + + When the great structure disintegrated the three occupants of the toboggan were thrown to the ice with terrific impact. Mr. Shelley's neck was broken. + + News of the accident spread rapidly to Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake. Dr. ["Julius Cone"] of Saranac Lake and Dr. E. M. Austin of Tupper Lake rushed to the camp. Despite their efforts, Mr. Shelley did not regain consciousness. Miss Shelley was painfully injured but it is expected she will soon recover. + + As has been the custom for a number of years the estate had been made ready for winter occupancy at a cost of several thousand dollars and a gay party ;had been enjoying winter sports there as guests of Mr. Lewisohn during the holidays. The chute, together with rinks and curling lanes, had been prepared especially for the sojourn of the New York people. + + The Lewisohns and their guests had returned to New York when Frank Turner, caretaker at the estate for many years, invited a party of friends, including the victims of the accident, to the camp. The frolic had just got under way when the tragedy occurred. + + The camp is situated in what is a veritable wilderness at this time of the year and it was some time before help could be obtained from Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, between which towns the place is located. + + The tragedy came as a climax to a series of misfortunes which have descended upon the Shelley family in the last five years. Only three weeks ago Mr. Shelley's wife died in a Montreal hospital following an operation. + + Mrs. Shelley was the widow of Captain ["John H. Shelley"], brother of the victim of the tragedy, and a partner in the garage and tool business in ["Broadway"]. Captain Shelley had passed his examinations for a commission in the army in December, 1918, when in a New York hotel he was stricken and died within a few minutes. + + Nathan Shelley was prominent in Masonic circles and was active in the promotion of winter sports. He is survived by two daughters, Alice and Helen Shelley of Saranac Lake. + + Mrs. Maude Shelley was also active in village affairs and for years [was] head of the Women's Relief corps.

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- '''Prospect Point Camp''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] notable for its unusual chalets inspired by European hunting lodges. ["William L. Coulter"]'s design is a significant example of the Adirondack Rustic style. It was built in 1903-04 for New York copper magnate and financier [wiki:wikipedia:"Adolph Lewisohn"] on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of ["Upper Saranac Lake"], near ["Camp Eagle Island"] and ["Moss Ledge"], two other Coulter designs. Along with later buildings on the site, designed by ["William L. Distin"], the compound comprised 28 structures. Its grand scale is typical of the opulent camps of the area in the great camp era.	+ '''Prospect Point Camp''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] notable for its unusual chalets inspired by European hunting lodges. ["William L. Coulter"]'s design is a significant example of the Adirondack Rustic style. It was built in 1903-04 for New York copper magnate and financier ["Adolph Lewisohn"] on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of ["Upper Saranac Lake"], near ["Camp Eagle Island"] and ["Moss Ledge"], two other Coulter designs. Along with later buildings on the site, designed by ["William L. Distin"], the compound comprised 28 structures. Its grand scale is typical of the opulent camps of the area in the great camp era.
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- In a departure from the tendency of camps to be sheltered in the woods, Prospect Point Camp towered over its shoreline, approached by several broad flights of steps from the water (no longer extant). The main lodge is a three story chalet with a [wiki:wikipedia:"half-timbered"] effect, with birch bark filling the role usually played by brick or stucco. Birch bark is also used as a ceiling treatment between the beams. Interior walls were finished with local spruce, but also with southern pine, stained green or tan. The boathouse was the largest on the lake. The camp had a gasoline powered generator, and telephones throughout.	+ In a departure from the tendency of camps to be sheltered in the woods, Prospect Point Camp towered over its shoreline, approached by several broad flights of steps from the water (no longer extant). The main lodge is a three story chalet with a ["half-timbered"] effect, with birch bark filling the role usually played by brick or stucco. Birch bark is also used as a ceiling treatment between the beams. Interior walls were finished with local spruce, but also with southern pine, stained green or tan. The boathouse was the largest on the lake. The camp had a gasoline powered generator, and telephones throughout.
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- Adolph Lewisohn died at the camp in August of 1938. In 1940, the camp was sold to W. Mladek Willy, banquet manager of the [wiki:wikipedia:"Waldorf-Astoria hotel"], who operated it as '''Sekon in the Pines''', a hunting lodge and restaurant. It was sold again in 1950 to Sara and Irving Blum, who ran it as a summer camp, ["Camp Navarac"], for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [wiki:wikipedia:"Young Life"], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions.	+ Adolph Lewisohn died at the camp in August of 1938. In 1940, the camp was sold to W. Mladek Willy, banquet manager of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf-Astoria_hotel Waldorf-Astoria hotel], who operated it as '''Sekon in the Pines''', a hunting lodge and restaurant. It was sold again in 1950 to Sara and Irving Blum, who ran it as a summer camp, ["Camp Navarac"], for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Life Young Life], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions.
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- The camp was included in a multiple property submission of 10 camps for listing on the [wiki:wikipedia:"National Register of Historic Places"], and was itself listed in 1986.[[Footnote([http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000555.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the Adirondacks National Park Service])]]	+ The camp was included in a multiple property submission of 10 camps for listing on the ["National Register of Historic Places"], and was itself listed in 1986.[[Footnote([http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000555.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the Adirondacks National Park Service])]]

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	+ '''Address:''' Upper Saranac Lake + + '''Old Address:''' + + '''Other names:''' ["Sekon Lodge"]; ["Camp Navarac"]; ["Young Life Saranac Village"] + + '''Year built:''' 1903-04 + + '''Architect:''' ["William L. Coulter"] +

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- In a departure from the tendency of camps to be sheltered in the woods, Prospect Point Camp towered over its shoreline, approached by several broad flights of steps from the water (no longer extant). The main lodge is a three story chalet with a ["half-timber"]ed effect, with birch bark filling the role usually played by brick or stucco. Birch bark is also used as a ceiling treatment between the beams. Interior walls were finished with local spruce, but also with southern pine, stained green or tan. The boathouse was the largest on the lake. The camp had a gasoline powered generator, and telephones throughout.	+ In a departure from the tendency of camps to be sheltered in the woods, Prospect Point Camp towered over its shoreline, approached by several broad flights of steps from the water (no longer extant). The main lodge is a three story chalet with a [wiki:wikipedia:"half-timbered"] effect, with birch bark filling the role usually played by brick or stucco. Birch bark is also used as a ceiling treatment between the beams. Interior walls were finished with local spruce, but also with southern pine, stained green or tan. The boathouse was the largest on the lake. The camp had a gasoline powered generator, and telephones throughout.

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- In the 1940s, the camp was sold, and had a brief career as a lodge, Sekon in the Pines. It was sold again in 1951, and used as a summer camp, ["Camp Navarac"], for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [wiki:wikipedia:"Young Life"], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions.	+ Adolph Lewisohn died at the camp in August of 1938. In 1940, the camp was sold to W. Mladek Willy, banquet manager of the [wiki:wikipedia:"Waldorf-Astoria hotel"], who operated it as '''Sekon in the Pines''', a hunting lodge and restaurant. It was sold again in 1950 to Sara and Irving Blum, who ran it as a summer camp, ["Camp Navarac"], for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [wiki:wikipedia:"Young Life"], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions.

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- '''Prospect Point Camp''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp"] notable for its unusual [wiki:wikipedia:"chalet"]s inspired by European hunting lodges. ["William L. Coulter"]'s design is a significant example of the Adirondack Rustic style. It is located on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of ["Upper Saranac Lake"], near ["Eagle Island Camp"] and ["Moss Ledge"], two other Coulter designs. Its grand scale is typical of the opulent camps of the area in the great camp era. The camp was built for New York copper magnate and financier [wiki:wikipedia:"Adolph Lewisohn"].	+ '''Prospect Point Camp''' is an Adirondack [wiki:wikipedia:"Great Camp"] notable for its unusual [wiki:wikipedia:"chalet"]s inspired by European hunting lodges. ["William L. Coulter"]'s design is a significant example of the Adirondack Rustic style. It is located on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of ["Upper Saranac Lake"], near ["Camp Eagle Island"] and ["Moss Ledge"], two other Coulter designs. Its grand scale is typical of the opulent camps of the area in the great camp era. The camp was built for New York copper magnate and financier [wiki:wikipedia:"Adolph Lewisohn"].

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- In the 1940s, the camp was sold, and had a brief career as a lodge, Sekon in the Pines. It was sold again in 1951, and used as a summer camp, ["Camp Navarak"] for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [wiki:wikipedia:"Young Life"], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions.	+ In the 1940s, the camp was sold, and had a brief career as a lodge, Sekon in the Pines. It was sold again in 1951, and used as a summer camp, ["Camp Navarac"], for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [wiki:wikipedia:"Young Life"], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions.

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- The camp was included in a multiple property submission of 10 camps for listing on the [wiki:wikipedia:"National Register of Historic Places"], and was itself listed in 1986.[[Footnote([http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000555.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the Adirondacks National Park Service)"]]	+ The camp was included in a multiple property submission of 10 camps for listing on the [wiki:wikipedia:"National Register of Historic Places"], and was itself listed in 1986.[[Footnote([http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000555.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the Adirondacks National Park Service])]]

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	+ [[Image(Prospect Point Camp, Upper Saranac Lake, New York.jpg,400,thumbnail,right,"Prospect Point Camp")]] + + '''Prospect Point Camp''' is an Adirondack ["Great Camp"] notable for its unusual [wiki:wikipedia:"chalet"]s inspired by European hunting lodges. ["William L. Coulter"]'s design is a significant example of the Adirondack Rustic style. It is located on a bluff overlooking the northern reaches of ["Upper Saranac Lake"], near ["Eagle Island Camp"] and ["Moss Ledge"], two other Coulter designs. Its grand scale is typical of the opulent camps of the area in the great camp era. The camp was built for ["New York City\|New York"] copper magnate and financier [wiki:wikipedia:"Adolph Lewisohn"]. + + In a departure from the tendency of camps to be sheltered in the woods, Prospect Point Camp towers over its shoreline, approached by several broad flights of steps from the water. The main lodge is a three story chalet with a ["half-timber"]ed effect, with birch bark filling the role usually played by brick or stucco. Birch bark is also used as a ceiling treatment between the beams. Interior walls were finished with local spruce, but also with southern pine, stained green or tan. The boathouse was the largest on the lake. The camp had a gasoline powered generator, and telephones throughout. + + In the 1940s, the camp was sold, and had a brief career as a lodge, Sekon in the Pines. It was sold again in 1951, and used as a summer camp for young Jewish girls. In 1969, it was purchased by [wiki:wikipedia:"Young Life"], a Christian non-denominational ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who use it for one-week long educational camping sessions. + + The camp was included in a multiple property submission of 10 camps for listing on the [wiki:wikipedia:"National Register of Historic Places"], and was itself listed in 1986.[[Footnote([http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000555.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Great Camps of the Adirondacks National Park Service)"]] + + '''Sources''' + [[Image(Prospect Point Camp boathouse, Upper Saranac Lake.jpg,400,thumbnail,right,"Prospect Point boathouse")]] + * Gilborn, Craig. ''Adirondack Camps: Homes Away from Home, 1850-1950''. Blue Mountain Lake, NY: Adirondack Museum; Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000. + + '''External links''' + [http://www.sekonassociation.com/files/A__edited_HISTORY_OF_SEKON_AND_ITS_SURROUNDINGS.pdf A History of Sekon and its Surroundings] + [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F0DE2D71E3EE733A25756C1A9619C946797D6CF ''New York Times'', "RUFFED GROUSE ABOUND." July 15, 1906]

Prospect Point Camp

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