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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"
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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There were 70 people on the island for the
Annual Service, and 77 the summer
before which included the baptism
of three of Mother's grandchildren by the
Rev. Nancy Rosenblum.
The organist this summer,
Michael Salvatore from
Beverly, MA, was superb.
He made the little pump organ sound as though we
were in a cathedral. If
only Dad could have been there! Michael hopes to
return the summer of 2004.
The Albany TimesUnion article generated a
number of phone calls, e-mails and
hits to our web site. Luckily the
site was up until after the service.
Robert Brill, the City Editor, did a great job
paring down my many words.
Bob Conklin canoed over for an afternoon with
a group of Boy Scouts from
Troop 2 in Albany. One of the
fathers cleared the gutters of the main house
while the boys moved brush
and then had a swim.
TimesUnion
article
A lovely group from the Everson Museum in
Syracuse toured the church at the end of
September, along with the Program Directors of Sagamore and St. William's. Dad would have appreciated all the interest
in the history of the place that he called "home" for so
many years.
Work on the church foundation was completed in
October by Mr. Alfred Stone from the Plattsburgh
area, ably assisted by Matt. The building fund is at about $2,000, so we
may be sending out another appeal
in the near future.
We also hope to rent out the cottage on a more regular
basis to help finance additional upkeep.
Cottage
Rental
Gary Alker, formerly with Classic Brass, came
up for 10 days with four members of his high
school youth group from the Community Church in Columbia, Maryland. They used weed whackers all over
the property, lined the paths with birch logs, took lots of photos and next
year hope to start work rebuilding the gazebo. It was a great
summer!
Summer
2002
On a personal note, Mother's last immediate
family member, her sister Kathleen Elizabeth
Dunlop Walsh, passed away on Friday 13 September 2002 at the age of 85. We were in Montreal for the
memorial service on Mount Royal.
It was wonderful to see all of our Canadian
cousins, but an emotional time for
everyone.
We are planning a 90th birthday celebration
for Mother on Saturday afternoon 3 May
2003,
hopefully in Carmichael Hall at St. Andrew's, Albany. We'll send more details as plans firm up.
As always, thank you all for your support.
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