William Judson
Take a trip to the Adirondack State Park as it exists today.
Journey to Tupper Lake.
Venture to the Adirondack Mountains for some scenic views of what Timmy and Lizzy may have experienced.
1920
* Adolph Hitler forms the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) Party.
* American novelist Sinclair Lewis publishes Main Street.
* American tennis star Bill Tilden wins Wimbledon tournament for the first time.
* Mahatma Gandhi begins a noncooperation campaign against British rule in India.
* Mystery writer Agatha Christie publishes her first Hercule Poirot story.
* The 18th Amendment institutes prohibition of alcohol throughout the U.S.
* The 19th Amendment gives citizens the right to vote.
* The Russian Civil War ends with a victory for the Bolsheviks.
* Warren Harding is inaugurated as the 29th President of the United States. Calvin Coolidge is the Vice President.
* Latin lover Rudolph Valentino stars in the silent film The Sheik.
* Close to one million Model Ts are sold by the Ford Company.
* Dewitt Wallace launches Readers Digest.
* English Egyptologist Howard Carter excavates Tutankhamen's tomb.
* Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews discovers the first fossil dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert.
Discover how you can play an important role in the conservation effort.
Join in the parntership to preserve land for all to enjoy.
Learn about a wide range of outdoor recreational activities.
Connect with the conservation efforts in the Adirondack Mountains.
Tips for planning safe river trips.
Learn to create survival packs for wilderness adventures.
Important information for wilderness survival.
Visit a wilderness page to learn about outdoor adventures.
Books relating to backcountry topics: fiction and non-fiction.
Allen, J. (1992). Tiger. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewich Press.
Aardema, V. (1981). Bringing the rain to Wapiti Plain. New York: Dial Press.
Amos, J. (1993). Waste and Recycling. Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaugn.
Baker, J. (1987). Where the forest meets the sea. New York: Greenwillow.
Baker, J. (1991). Window. New York: Puffin Books.
Cannon, J. (1993). Stellaluna. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co.
Caudill, R. (1964). A pocketfull of cricket. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
Cherry, L. (1992). A river ran wild. New York: HBJ Publishers.
Cherry, L. (1990). The great kapok tree. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Cone, M. (1992). Come back, salmon. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children.
The Earthworks Group. (1990). 50 simple things kids can do to save the earth. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel.
George, J. (1959). My side of the mountain. New York: Puffin Books
George, J. (1990). On the other side of the mountain. New York: Puffin Books.
George, J. (1992). Who really killed cock robin? Toronto: Harper Trophy.
Glimmerveen, U. (1989). A tale of the antarctica. New York: Scholastic.
Hare, T. (1991). Save our earth: Toxic waste. London: Gloucester Press.
Hazen, B. (1967). Please protect the porcupine. New York: World Publishing Co.
Howe, J. (1987). I wish I were a butterfly. New York: HBJ and Co.
Lyon, G. (1992). Who came down that road. New York: Orchard Books.
Martinez, A. (1987). The woman who outshone the sun. San Francisco: Children's Book Press.
Morrison, M. (1993). Long live earth. New York: Scholastic.
Riley, G. (1991). Who will help? Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn.
Rohmer, H. (1987). The invisible hunters. San Francisco: Children's Book Press.
Schreiber, J. (1994). Save our planet. U.S.A.: Watermill Press.
Suess, Dr. (1971). The lorax. New York: Scholastic.
Thiele, C. (1987) Storm boy. New York: Harper and Row.
Turner, A. (1989). Heron street. New York: Scholastic.
Weir, B. and Weir, W. (1991). Panther dream, a story of the African rainforest. New York: Harper and Row.
Williams, V. (1981). Three days on a river in a red canoe. New York: Mulberry Books.
Yolen, J. (1990). Bird watch, a book of poetry. New York: Philomel Books.
