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1890
"St.
Hubert's jagged front, rude paths and rustic bridge...declare
a spot remote...."
"Like pinions moving, the oars are plied the church to
reach"
Rev.
E.O. Flagg. “Earlier
and Later Poems”
1893
"A
small chapel of graceful design stands on this island, and, with its
parsonage, forms an interesting feature of the locality."
“State
of New York Annual Report of the Forest Commission”
1921
"The
scene of a bright Sunday morning, when the boats gathered from far and
near, filled with worshippers in gay apparel, was highly picturesque
and gave church-going the novel charm of a devotional outing to a
shrine of God-tinged beauty."
Alfred
Donaldson. "A History of the Adirondacks"
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Successful
Tour in August
40
members of AARCH (Adirondack Architectural Heritage) toured Raquette
Lake this summer visiting the Antlers, Camp Pine Knot (Huntington),
St. William’s on Long Point and concluded the daylong activity with
a tour of Good Shepherd followed by refreshments in the rectory.
We
had 40 at the Annual Service the previous Sunday.
The Rev. Nancy Rosenblum was the preacher, the
great-grandchildren took up the collection and the rains stayed away.
Mike Burke joined the crowd for refreshments on the porch
before transporting them back to the village, and everyone was pleased
John brought Jean up to the lake for four days.
125th
Anniversary in 2005
We
will be celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Church of
the Good Shepherd on Sunday 7 August 2005.
Possible activities include a presentation on the three-quarter
mile Carry Railroad, a talk about architect Josiah Cleveland Cady and
a recital on the 1873 Estey pump organ.
Activities
will start about 3 pm, followed by the Annual Vespers Service at 4 pm
and concluding with refreshments at the rectory. We hope to see
you there.
Josiah
Cleveland Cady
is
Architect
of
Good
Shepherd
In
her 1993 retrospective on the legacy of the architect, Professor
Kathleen Curran (Trinity College, Hartford) calls Josiah
Cleveland Cady (1837-1919) "a forgotten architect of
the Gilded Age.”
Among
his works are the original Metropolitan Opera House, the American
Museum of Natural History, 15 buildings at Yale and many churches,
including one at the Virginia
Hampton Institute, the first college for Native and
African-Americans. Cady was also a
finalist
in the design competition for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine,
NYC.
St.
William’s on Long Point, across the bay from Good Shepherd, has long
identified Cady as the architect of their 1890 church with its
beautiful example of the
"shingle" style.
But
we had no clue as to who designed Good Shepherd until AARCH sent us a
37-page article, “The Works of Cady, Berg & See,” from an 1897
issue of the Architectural Journal.
Illustrating
the article were 42 photographs of Cady’s work including the three
below labeled, “Church in the Adirondacks.”
Photographer
identified as Stoddard
 
The
University of Pennsylvania Fisher Fine Arts Library very kindly e-mailed us scans of
the three 1880 photos accompanying the above 1897 article.
The attachment totaled 34.8 MB, more than enough to work with
using Adobe PhotoShop.
The
detail is fantastic (click photos to enlarge) – decorative ferns in
the font, hanging lamps near the organ, a man in a bowler hat and
afternoon coat on the front steps of the church.
The absence of the Tiffany windows and lack of trees helped
guesstimate the photos as 1880.
1. February - Phone call from AARCH
mentioning 1897 article
2. April – AARCH sends copy of article,
photos are of Good Shepherd
3. August - U of Penn Fisher Fine Arts
Library sends high resolution scans (34.8MB) of the three photographs
for our website
4. September - Former director of the Chapman
Historical Museum in Glens Falls is positive second photo is by Seneca
Ray Stoddard
5. September – “Stereoview” of St.
Hubert’s Isle found on a British website
is identical to
second photo and is labeled, “S. R. Stoddard, Glens Falls, NY.
Island Church, Raquette Lake, 1880”
This
brings to eight the number of known photos of St. Hubert’s Isle by
Seneca Ray Stoddard.
Stoddard
Photos
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Church
of the
Good
Shepherd
St.
Hubert’s Isle
HC02
Box 237
Raquette
Lake, NY
13436-9601
Contact
Us
www.sthubertsisle.com
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1962
- Story of the Twin Churches
by William Wessels
“It
is a little on the unusual side to find two churches identical in
construction and located in widely separated parts of the United
States.
“Yet,
the author discovered this similarity between the Church of the Good
Shepherd, on St. Hubert's Isle at Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks,
and the Church of Our Saviour, on St. John's River in Mandarin,
Florida….”
Full
Story
 Raquette Lake Postcards
Our
collection of Raquette Lake postcards is growing.
Our first two were gifts from Warder Cadbury to Ralph
Carmichael. Two
collectors, one a professor at a California university and another a
resident of upstate NY, both generously allowed their Raquette Lake
cards to be shared with visitors to our web site.
And there have been several recent acquisitions.
Enjoy!
Postcards
Family
News
In
August, there was a wonderful graduation party for four of Jean
Carmichael’s grandchildren who graduated in 2004 – Kate and Lea
(SUNY Potsdam), Noël
(NYU) and Nic (Auburn U). Nic
drew the pencil sketch of the church we use as our logo.
Jean’s daughters-in-law, Sandy and Rebecca, hosted the
celebration along with Andy’s eldest daughter Megan and her fiancé.
We are so proud of all our young people.
Photos
Carmichael
Family Trust, est. 1993
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