Around Findley Lake recounts the story of a mill village that in the late 1800s began to develop into a prime destination-a social gathering place for not only local residents but also members of wealthy and socially prominent families from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. As time went on, Findley Lake offered plays and musicals in the opera house, steamboat rides around the lake, roller-skating at the rink every night, and two islands for picnics or for viewing the logs being floated down the lake to the mill. Today, with its thriving year-round resort, the area has emerged as a tourist mecca. Showcased in Around Findley Lake are not only the distinct communities that developed around the lake but also the exceptional natural beauty of the lake itself, its importance to the early settlers, its recreational attributes, and most importantly its overall significance to the growth of the area. Each chapter's brief introduction offers historical highlights, followed by pages of fascinating facts and intriguing images of the Lakeside Assembly, steamboats, the Big Island, early cottages, and development of the resort Peek'n Peak.
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Curious about his forefathers' roots, Randy Boerst, a sixth-generation Findley Laker, has gathered more than two hundred images, many never before published, and combined them with local lore and interviews with longtime Findley Lake families and former residents. His passion for the history of the area provides a thought-provoking and historically accurate visual retrospective of the charm and heritage of this lakeside "Brigadoon."
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for any rural New Yorker.,
By Eric Fisher (Westfield, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Around Findley Lake (NY) (Images of America) (Paperback)
Randy captures the true essence of Findley Lake in this book. Big on early history and images; the lake, early events and Peek 'n Peak are shown in great detail. A must have for anyone interested in Chautauqua County history.
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"Main Street developed around the sawmill, carding mill, and gristmill that Alexander Findley built by 1827." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ski days, assembly grounds, island cottage, assembly years, shore house Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Findley Lake, Main Street, Peek'n Peak, Lakeside Assembly, New York, Courtesy of Jerry Tenbuckel, Courtesy of Randy Boerst, Alexander Findley, Little Corry, Louis Swartz, Big Island, North East, Courtesy of John Swartz, Peek'n Inn, United Brethren Church, French Creek, Lagoon Island, Findley Luke, Swartz Lumber Mill, Courtesy of Jerry Tenhuckel, Fourth of July, Ship'n Shore, Sunnyside Road, Findlcy Lake, Lawrence Swartz New!
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"Main Street developed around the sawmill, carding mill, and gristmill that Alexander Findley built by 1827." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ski days, assembly grounds, island cottage, assembly years, shore house Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Findley Lake, Main Street, Peek'n Peak, Lakeside Assembly, New York, Courtesy of Jerry Tenbuckel, Courtesy of Randy Boerst, Alexander Findley, Little Corry, Louis Swartz, Big Island, North East, Courtesy of John Swartz, Peek'n Inn, United Brethren Church, French Creek, Lagoon Island, Findley Luke, Swartz Lumber Mill, Courtesy of Jerry Tenhuckel, Fourth of July, Ship'n Shore, Sunnyside Road, Findlcy Lake, Lawrence Swartz New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Industrial Britain: North East by John W. House on page 86, and page 91
- Main Street (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis on page 3
- Fifty Years and Other Poems by James Weldon Johnson in Back Matter
- Main Street: The Anthology of the McMaster Writing Program by various on page 84
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