Lake Boon

By Lewis Halprin and Alan Kattelle

Lake Boon is a beautiful 65-acre lake located west of Boston. Beginning in the 1920s, its accessibility from Boston and western suburbs via two railroads made it a popular vacation spot. Attracted by its natural beauty, a lively and decorous summer community grew and returned year after year to enjoy boating, bathing, fishing, and many other activities. Photographers were also attracted to the lake, and many of their images became postcards used by the lake residents and visitors to send to friends and relatives. Through vintage postcards, Lake Boon is a visual journey around the lake as it looked in the early 1900s.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Release date: Oct 5, 2005
• ISBN: 9781439616093

Lewis Halprin

Fortunately, local photographer Alexander Berry took many photographs in the early 1900s with his 5-by-7 glass-plate camera. These photographs survived and are now in the collection of local historian Richard Conard. They are featured in this book and show how the vacationers at Lake Boon had fun�boating, swimming, hunting, and hosting parties. They show the clothing styles worn, which were mostly full-length and formal, even in the water! Also featured are the many types of structures that were built, from simple tents, small cabins, three-story summer homes, little stores, and meeting halls to a full-size hotel. So go ahead: open this book and let it take you back to a time when little Lake Boon provided big helpings of summertime fun.

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