Lake George with mountains in the background

Asserting the Public Trust at Lake George, 1909-1957

Asserting the Public Trust at Lake George, 1909-1957 By Dave Gibson Before Adirondack conservation leader Paul Schaefer began to organize his coalitions and, after a titanic ten year struggle, finally defeat through public referendum proposed big dams on the South Branch of the Moose River and elsewhere (1945-1955), Paul’s mentor John S. Apperson (often known…