The Old Guide’s Home at Upper Chateaugay Lake
A series of photographs taken inside the home of Adirondack Guide and author Charles E. Merrill while working on the new edition of The Old Guide’s Story. Peggy Roulston met my mother and I and was gracious enough to feed us soup as well as give us the proverbial grand tour! Thanks Peggy, you’re the best!
Among the photos are included photographs of the first U.S. Post Office in Merrill; this piece is a large wooden bureau to the left of the stairs, photographs, and deer head mounted on the wall. The horses were owned by Mr. Merrill and were the ones to make the daily trip up to Lyon Mountain and back down again.
All of the various stuffed animals were created by Merrill; I have often wondered about what appears to be a red heron.
Except for a small upstairs apartment, the remainder of the house has been kept in its original condition, with everything there owned by Charles E. Merrill when he passed away in the 1930s.
Here is a slightly different look into the life of this fascinating and kind man.
