Next-generation campers
In his groundbreaking 1869 guidebook, “Adventures in the Wilderness, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks,” Boston preacher William H.H. Murray wrote that spending time recreating in nature rejuvenates both body and spirit for the city dweller. Murray wrote of the Adirondacks: “I deem the excursion eminently adapted to restore impaired health. I most highly recommend a month’s experience among the pines.”
The idea that people needed to escape the cities to immerse themselves in wilderness was seen as radical at the time. Fast forward to today and it’s now firmly embedded in our psyche. Camping has long been a popular pastime and affordable family vacation, and it’s enjoying a new wave. For evidence, do a search online to book at Fish Creek Pond (spoiler: most of the campground’s 355 sites are booked solid through summer) or any
