Is there a legal and practical solution for preserving Debar Pond Lodge?
YES By Steven Engelhart
istoric buildings and sites can and do have a place in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Sites like John Brown’s Farm, the forts at Crown Point, Great Camp Santanoni, Camp Intermission on Lake Colby where the state has an environmental education camp, and the fire towers on Hurricane and St. Regis mountains are all historic resources in the forest preserve that are used for public education and recreation. Classified as “historic” or “administrative” under the Adirondack State Land Master Plan, these resources are managed like any other forest preserve areas within their respective management units and are enjoyed by tens of thousands of people each year. The constitutionality of historic areas in the forest preserve has never been challenged and the public has come to
