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Guides and guideboats transporting luggage and guests on Raquette Lake

Guide in guideboats with passengers on Raquette Lake. Circa 1890-1910. Raquette Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Listen to Frank Pine, Long Lake resident, talk about guide boats in the Adirondacks, recorded in May 2018 in Long Lake.

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