The Adirondacks and Great Camp Sagamore: Retreating to Nature in the Gilded Age
Gilded Age families flocked to the Adirondacks despite the dusty two day journey, in an attempt to escape the city and recharge in nature.
The Gilded Gentleman · Connor Williams, Carl Raymond
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Show Notes
Historian and scholar Connor Williams joins Carl for this look at the Gilded Age retreat of the Adirondacks. A number of Gilded Age families came to this leafy paradise despite the dusty two day journey in an attempt to escape the city and recharge in nature.
The Gilded Age saw the rise of the "great camps" -- extensive properties owned by families such as the Vanderbilts and the Morgans. While certainly not as lavish as their Newport cottages, these escapes still had elegant meals, fully stocked bars and dozens of domestic help to keep it all running.
Great Camp Sagamore, once a Vanderbilt property, still welcomes visitors today on the shores of Raquette lake as it has for over 125 years.
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