Raquette Lake is the source of the Raquette River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State . It is near the community of Raquette Lake, New York . The lake has 99 miles (159 km) of shoreline with pines and mountains bordering the lake. It is located in the towns of Long Lake and Arietta , both in Hamilton County .
15-787: Raquette , Rackete , or Rakete may refer to: Places [ edit ] Raquette Lake , the source of the Raquette River Raquette Lake, New York , a community in the Town of Long Lake in Hamilton County Raquette River , a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River located entirely in New York state People [ edit ] Gösta Raquette or Gustaf Rikard Raquette (also spelled Gustav) (1871–1945), missionary with
30-691: A debt. In 1949, Archer Huntington gave the camp to SUNY Cortland , to be used for education and never to be turned over to the state. In 1938, the family provided the land for the Raquette Lake Chapel in the village for $ 1. William West Durant also provided the funding for two summer chapels on Raquette Lake, accessible only by water. The Church of the Good Shepherd (1880) and St. William's Catholic Church on Long Point (1890) were each designed by J. Cleaveland Cady of Cady, Berg & See , New York City. Stottville, New York Stottville
45-463: A midpoint to other Gilded Age retreats such as the Great Camps Sagamore (1897; now a National Historic Landmark ), Camp Uncas (1890; became a National Historic Landmark in fall 2008), and Kamp Kill Kare (1896) on nearby lakes Sagamore, Mohegan, and Kora, respectively. Sagamore is open to the public for guided tours during non-winter months and also as an educational facility. Bluff Point
60-617: Is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County , New York , United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2010 census. Stottville is in the southern part of the town of Stockport , south of Stockport Creek , and in the northern section of the town of Greenport . Stottville hamlet is located along Claverack Creek , a tributary of Stockport Creek, at 42°17′7″N 73°44′53″W / 42.28528°N 73.74806°W / 42.28528; -73.74806 (42.285238, -73.747933). The Stottville CDP includes most of
75-569: Is also part of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail , which begins in Old Forge, NY and ends in Fort Kent, ME . The origin of the name is uncertain. One account is that it was named for snowshoes ( raquette in French) left by a party of Tories led by Sir John Johnson in 1776. Traveling by snowshoe, they were overtaken by a spring thaw when they reached the lake. They left the snowshoes en masse on
90-452: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Raquette Lake Raquette Lake is popular, especially in summer, due to the scenery, wildlife, boating and hiking. There are several children's summer camps, including Raquette Lake Boys Camp and Raquette Lake Girls Camp . In winter, substantial snowfall makes the area popular for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. The lake
105-494: Is still a private camp and run much as it was over 100 years ago. It was built by Francis Stott of Stottville, New York , at the suggestion of Dr. Thomas C. Durant . Durant and Mrs. Stott's family had briefly been in business together as Durant, Lathrop & Co. in Albany, New York , during the 1840s. When Bluff Point was sold to magazine publisher Robert Collier in 1905, most of the original structures were modified and expanded into
120-608: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km ), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ) (0.48%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,355 people, 544 households, and 354 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 329.0 inhabitants per square mile (127.0/km ). There were 582 housing units at an average density of 141.3 per square mile (54.6/km ). The racial makeup of
135-540: The CDP was 94.98% White , 1.70% African American , 0.44% Native American , 0.52% Asian , 0.59% from other races , and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population. There were 544 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who
150-686: The Mission Covenant Church of Sweden Carola Rackete , a German sea captain and human rights activist Jim Rakete , a German photographer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Raquette . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raquette&oldid=906567881 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
165-521: The present score of buildings — the huge walk-in fireplace, the bowling alley, the bridge to the gazebo, etc. Pine Knot, Uncas and Sagamore were designed using natural materials native to the Adirondacks by William West Durant , the son of Thomas C. Durant . The senior Durant was most famous for the building the eastern half of the Transcontinental Railroad . The first of these "Great Camps"
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#1732854628469180-441: The shore. Raquette Lake developed into one of the most prestigious summer getaways for the elite in the 19th century. In 1877, William West Durant started work on what would become the first of the " Great Camps ", Pine Knot . Other summer homes in the "great camp style" on Raquette Lake include North Point (the 1870 buildings replaced by Lucy Carnegie in 1903), Echo Camp (1883) and Bluff Point (1876). Raquette Lake served as
195-523: The southern part of the town of Stockport, as well as the northernmost part of the town of Greenport. It is bordered to the north by Stockport hamlet and to the south by Lorenz Park in Greenport. The Hudson River is to the west. U.S. Route 9 runs through Stottville, leading south 3 miles (5 km) to Hudson , the Columbia County seat , and north 9 miles (14 km) to Kinderhook . According to
210-448: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for
225-430: Was Camp Pine Knot, started by Thomas and taken over by William in 1879. The construction continued through 1890. This artistic camp was used by W.W. Durant as a showcase, as he wined and dined railroad tycoons, selling them on the idea of his building a camp for each of them. In 1895, W.W. Durant sold the camp to Collis P. Huntington (builder of the western half of the Transcontinental Railroad ) in partial repayment of
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