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	His son, [[Cortes Moody]], and other sons, were supposed to be the first white settlers born in this area.		His son, [[Cortes Moody]], and other sons, were supposed to be the first white settlers born in this area.

	After Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau]] established his practice in Saranac Lake and made a start in 1892 with the working girls curing in "[[ Little Red]]" on the side of [[Mt. Pisgah]], there came another famous personage named [[~~Robert Louis Stevenson\|~~Robert Louis Stevenson]], who stayed at the [[Baker Cottage]] in the year 1887, and wrote so the world could know that the only enjoyment he had in the miserable weather around the hamlet of Saranac Lake was in his act of skating on Moody Pond.		After Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau]] established his practice in Saranac Lake and made a start in 1892 with the working girls curing in "[[ Little Red]]" on the side of [[Mt. Pisgah]], there came another famous personage named [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], who stayed at the [[Baker Cottage]] in the year 1887, and wrote so the world could know that the only enjoyment he had in the miserable weather around the hamlet of Saranac Lake was in his act of skating on Moody Pond.

	The [[Moody Pond Sliding Club]], set up on the East shore, created a bobrun off the side of Mt. Baker which ran down Southwesterly on to the ice of the pond and the rich "sports" of the time also set up a curling rink outdoors. This club later became a nightspot during prohibition run by "Jersey Joe" Garbachio.		The [[Moody Pond Sliding Club]], set up on the East shore, created a bobrun off the side of Mt. Baker which ran down Southwesterly on to the ice of the pond and the rich "sports" of the time also set up a curling rink outdoors. This club later became a nightspot during prohibition run by "Jersey Joe" Garbachio.

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	By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]		By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]

	During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge]] Section of [[[Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium]].		During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge]] Section of [[Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium]].

	A certain [[Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."		A certain [[Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."

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	''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006

	The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine street\|Pine street]] and [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[~~Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society\|~~Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.		The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine street\|Pine street]] and [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.
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	By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]		By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]

	During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge\|Baker Bridge]] Section of [[~~Saranac River\|~~Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau Sanatorium]].		During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge\|Baker Bridge]] Section of [[[Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau Sanatorium]].

	A certain [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."		A certain [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."

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	[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]]		[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]]

	[[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>		[[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006

	The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine street\|Pine street]] and [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society\|Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.		The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine street\|Pine street]] and [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society\|Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969

	'''A History of Moody Pond By a Resident Who Knows It'''		'''A History of Moody Pond By a Resident Who Knows It'''
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	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. [[Phil Gallos\|Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas B. Cantwell\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969		1. [[Phil Gallos\|Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas B. Cantwell\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969

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	[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]] [[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>		[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]]

			[[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>

	Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>		Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>

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	All of the stone for the walls built at Saranac Lake Village by the [[W.P.A.\|W.P.A.]] in the 1930s was quarried from the side of Mt. Baker and moved out past Moody Pond. It now exists as a privately owned residential area attracting attention only when there is a lost mountain climber who has descended on the wrong side of Mt. Baker.		All of the stone for the walls built at Saranac Lake Village by the [[W.P.A.\|W.P.A.]] in the 1930s was quarried from the side of Mt. Baker and moved out past Moody Pond. It now exists as a privately owned residential area attracting attention only when there is a lost mountain climber who has descended on the wrong side of Mt. Baker.

	## Footnotes		===Footnotes===

	1. [[Phil Gallos\|Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas B. Cantwell\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969		1. [[Phil Gallos\|Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas B. Cantwell\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969

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	[[File:Baker%20bobsled%20run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount%20Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack%20Daily%20Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]] [[File:Pines%20Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine%20Street\|Pine Street]]\|. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul%20Ludwig%20Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount%20Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody%20Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob%20Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith%20R.%20Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter%20Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex%20Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B.%20Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason%20Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>		[[File:Baker%20bobsled%20run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount%20Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack%20Daily%20Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]] [[File:Pines%20Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine%20Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul%20Ludwig%20Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount%20Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody%20Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob%20Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith%20R.%20Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter%20Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex%20Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B.%20Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason%20Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>

	Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt.%20Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe%20Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>		Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt.%20Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe%20Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>

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	By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]		By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]

	During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge\|Baker Bridge]] Section of [[~~Saranac River\|~~Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau Sanatorium]].		During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge\|Baker Bridge]] Section of [[[Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau Sanatorium]].

	A certain [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."		A certain [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."

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	[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]] [[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>		[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]]

			[[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>

	Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>		Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>

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	[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|[[~~Mount Baker\|Mount~~ Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]]		[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|\|thumb\|400px\|[[Baker Mountain]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]]

	[[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[~~Pine Street\|~~Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[~~Paul Ludwig Ott\|~~Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[~~Mount Baker\|Mount~~ Baker]] on the south side of [[~~Moody Pond\|~~Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[~~Jacob Moody\|~~Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[~~Edith R. Bucklin\|~~Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[~~Walter Cluett\|~~Walter Cluett]] and [[~~Alex Stanley\|~~Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[~~T.B. Society\|~~T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[~~Lawrason Brown\|~~Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>		[[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Baker Mountain]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>

	Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[~~Prohibition\|~~Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[~~Joe Garbachio\|~~Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>		Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>
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	''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006

	The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[~~Pine street\|~~Pine street]] and [[~~Moody Pond\|~~Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.		The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine street]] and [[Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.
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	SARANAC LAKE, Sept. 6. — The Pines, at one time rated one of the most exclusive clubs in the Adirondacks, was raided this, afternoon by prohibition agents, who seized a store of beverages which they said ranged from grain alcohol to Italian vermouth.		SARANAC LAKE, Sept. 6. — The Pines, at one time rated one of the most exclusive clubs in the Adirondacks, was raided this, afternoon by prohibition agents, who seized a store of beverages which they said ranged from grain alcohol to Italian vermouth.

	[[~~Cora Mack\|~~Cora Mack]] was charged with possession in violation of the Volstead act, and was ordered to appear tomorrow morning before United States Commissioner George Utting In this village. The raid was made under authority of a search warrant issued, on complaint of Agent Arthur E. Byrnes.		[[Cora Mack]] was charged with possession in violation of the Volstead act, and was ordered to appear tomorrow morning before United States Commissioner George Utting In this village. The raid was made under authority of a search warrant issued, on complaint of Agent Arthur E. Byrnes.

	The Pines was long reputed one of the smartest clubs in this section, where there are many exclusive organizations maintained by wealthy visitors. Recently its members have allowed the management to take tourists and entree, it is said, has not been so limited as in the past.		The Pines was long reputed one of the smartest clubs in this section, where there are many exclusive organizations maintained by wealthy visitors. Recently its members have allowed the management to take tourists and entree, it is said, has not been so limited as in the past.
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	By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]		By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]

	During the War of 1812 the [[~~Northwest Bay Road\|~~Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[~~Baker Bridge\|~~Baker Bridge]] Section of [[[Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[~~Old Military Road\|~~Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[~~Trudeau Sanatorium\|~~Trudeau Sanatorium]].		During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge]] Section of [[[Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium]].

	A certain [[~~Jacob Moody\|~~Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."		A certain [[Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."

	He cleared the land for farming and located a temporary residence on the East side of it next to the property now owned by Dr. [[~~Richard P. Bellaire\|~~Richard P. Bellaire]].		He cleared the land for farming and located a temporary residence on the East side of it next to the property now owned by Dr. [[Richard P. Bellaire]].

	His son, [[~~Cortes Moody\|~~Cortes Moody]], and other sons, were supposed to be the first white settlers born in this area.		His son, [[Cortes Moody]], and other sons, were supposed to be the first white settlers born in this area.

	After Dr. [[~~Edward Livingston Trudeau\|~~Edward Livingston Trudeau]] established his practice in Saranac Lake and made a start in 1892 with the working girls curing in "[[~~Little Red\|~~Little Red]]" on the side of [[~~Mt. Pisgah\|~~Mt. Pisgah]], there came another famous personage named [[Robert Louis Stevenson\|Robert Louis Stevenson]], who stayed at the [[~~Baker Cottage\|~~Baker Cottage]] in the year 1887, and wrote so the world could know that the only enjoyment he had in the miserable weather around the hamlet of Saranac Lake was in his act of skating on Moody Pond.		After Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau]] established his practice in Saranac Lake and made a start in 1892 with the working girls curing in "[[ Little Red]]" on the side of [[Mt. Pisgah]], there came another famous personage named [[Robert Louis Stevenson\|Robert Louis Stevenson]], who stayed at the [[Baker Cottage]] in the year 1887, and wrote so the world could know that the only enjoyment he had in the miserable weather around the hamlet of Saranac Lake was in his act of skating on Moody Pond.

	The [[~~Moody Pond Sliding Club\|~~Moody Pond Sliding Club]], set up on the East shore, created a bobrun off the side of Mt. Baker which ran down Southwesterly on to the ice of the pond and the rich "sports" of the time also set up a curling rink outdoors. This club later became a nightspot during prohibition run by "Jersey Joe" Garbachio.		The [[Moody Pond Sliding Club]], set up on the East shore, created a bobrun off the side of Mt. Baker which ran down Southwesterly on to the ice of the pond and the rich "sports" of the time also set up a curling rink outdoors. This club later became a nightspot during prohibition run by "Jersey Joe" Garbachio.

	The original Fish and Game Club was located at the place owned now by Dr. Richard P. Bellaire and it was headed up by Dr. [[~~Charles C. Trembley\|~~Charles C. Trembley]]. Across the pond in "the pines" the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly upon the mysterious death of a maid on the premises.		The original Fish and Game Club was located at the place owned now by Dr. Richard P. Bellaire and it was headed up by Dr. [[Charles C. Trembley]]. Across the pond in "the pines" the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly upon the mysterious death of a maid on the premises.

	In the 1920's the sports complex continued with trotting races held upon the track on the ice, headed up by a horseman named [[~~Phil Adler\|~~Phil Adler]], and subsequently the Moody Pond Sports Club built a skating house and ski area and sponsored a semi-pro hockey team under the guidance of [[~~Francis B. Cantwell\|~~Francis B. Cantwell]].		In the 1920's the sports complex continued with trotting races held upon the track on the ice, headed up by a horseman named [[Phil Adler]], and subsequently the Moody Pond Sports Club built a skating house and ski area and sponsored a semi-pro hockey team under the guidance of [[Francis B. Cantwell]].

	All of the stone for the walls built at Saranac Lake Village by the [[~~W.P.A.\|~~W.P.A.]] in the 1930s was quarried from the side of Mt. Baker and moved out past Moody Pond. It now exists as a privately owned residential area attracting attention only when there is a lost mountain climber who has descended on the wrong side of Mt. Baker.		All of the stone for the walls built at Saranac Lake Village by the [[W.P.A.]] in the 1930s was quarried from the side of Mt. Baker and moved out past Moody Pond. It now exists as a privately owned residential area attracting attention only when there is a lost mountain climber who has descended on the wrong side of Mt. Baker.

	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. [[~~Phil Gallos\|~~Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[~~John Duquette\|~~John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[~~Thomas B. Cantwell\|~~Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969		1. [[Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969

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	[[File:Baker~~%20bobsled%20run~~.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount~~%20Baker~~\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]] [[File:Pines~~%20Club~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine~~%20Street~~\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul~~%20Ludwig%20Ott~~\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount~~%20Baker~~\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody~~%20Pond~~\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob~~%20Moody~~\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith~~%20R~~.~~%20Bucklin~~\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter~~%20Cluett~~\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex~~%20Stanley~~\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B.~~%20Society~~\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason~~%20Brown~~\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>		[[File:Baker bobsled run.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] bobsled run, 1911 (''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 7, 2006 ]] [[File:Pines Club.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The Pines Club, c. 1910. The club was south of Moody Pond, near [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]]. From a photograph album kept by [[Paul Ludwig Ott\|Paul Ludwig Ott]], courtesy of Kathy Ott Sader. ]]'''The Pines''' is a sixteen acre tract of pine woods located near [[Mount Baker\|Mount Baker]] on the south side of [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]]. It was part of [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]]'s original purchase in 1819, and stayed in the Moody family until 1911, when it was sold to [[Edith R. Bucklin\|Edith R. Bucklin]], who sold it to [[Walter Cluett\|Walter Cluett]] and [[Alex Stanley\|Alex Stanley]] in 1920. In 1927, the land was given to the [[T.B. Society\|T.B. Society]]; in 1943, the Society decided that the pines should be left standing as a memorial to Dr. [[Lawrason Brown\|Lawrason Brown]]. The property included a lodge and a barn that were razed in 1943. <sup>1</sup>

	Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt.~~%20Baker~~\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe~~%20Garbachio~~\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>		Walter Cluett and Alex Stanley started the '''Pines Club''', also known as the '''Moody Pond Sliding Club'''; it featured a bobsled run off of [[Mt. Baker\|Mt. Baker]] and skating and curling on the ice. <sup>2</sup> <sup>3</sup> During [[Prohibition\|Prohibition]], it became a speakeasy run by Jersey [[Joe Garbachio\|Joe Garbachio]]. "...the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly following the mysterious death of a maid on the premises." <sup>4</sup>
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	''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 3, 2006

	The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine~~%20street~~\|Pine street]] and [[Moody~~%20Pond~~\|Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac~~%20Lake%20Tuberculosis%20Society~~\|Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.		The Pines, a 15-acre stand of white pines between [[Pine street\|Pine street]] and [[Moody Pond\|Moody Pond]], was deeded to the [[Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society\|Saranac Lake Tuberculosis Society]] in 1937, the gift of Walter Cluett and Mrs. Alex Stanley. The old Pines Club was demolished and the SLVHA, successor to the TB Society, eventually dedicated the area as a park in memory of Dr. Lawrason Brown.
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	SARANAC LAKE, Sept. 6. — The Pines, at one time rated one of the most exclusive clubs in the Adirondacks, was raided this, afternoon by prohibition agents, who seized a store of beverages which they said ranged from grain alcohol to Italian vermouth.		SARANAC LAKE, Sept. 6. — The Pines, at one time rated one of the most exclusive clubs in the Adirondacks, was raided this, afternoon by prohibition agents, who seized a store of beverages which they said ranged from grain alcohol to Italian vermouth.

	[[Cora~~%20Mack~~\|Cora Mack]] was charged with possession in violation of the Volstead act, and was ordered to appear tomorrow morning before United States Commissioner George Utting In this village. The raid was made under authority of a search warrant issued, on complaint of Agent Arthur E. Byrnes.		[[Cora Mack\|Cora Mack]] was charged with possession in violation of the Volstead act, and was ordered to appear tomorrow morning before United States Commissioner George Utting In this village. The raid was made under authority of a search warrant issued, on complaint of Agent Arthur E. Byrnes.

	The Pines was long reputed one of the smartest clubs in this section, where there are many exclusive organizations maintained by wealthy visitors. Recently its members have allowed the management to take tourists and entree, it is said, has not been so limited as in the past.		The Pines was long reputed one of the smartest clubs in this section, where there are many exclusive organizations maintained by wealthy visitors. Recently its members have allowed the management to take tourists and entree, it is said, has not been so limited as in the past.
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	''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969

	'''A History of Moody Pond By a Resident Who Knows It'''		'''A History of Moody Pond By a Resident Who Knows It'''

	By [[THOMAS~~%20CANTWELL~~\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]		By [[THOMAS CANTWELL\|THOMAS CANTWELL]]

	During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest~~%20Bay%20Road~~\|Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker~~%20Bridge~~\|Baker Bridge]] Section of [[Saranac~~%20River~~\|Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old~~%20Military%20Road~~\|Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau~~%20Sanatorium~~\|Trudeau Sanatorium]].		During the War of 1812 the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]] ran from Westport, New York to Fort Covington on the Canadian Border passing by the West side of Pine Pond before it passed over the [[Baker Bridge\|Baker Bridge]] Section of [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]], and continuing on the [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]] location Northerly through property that later became [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau Sanatorium]].

	A certain [[Jacob~~%20Moody~~\|Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."		A certain [[Jacob Moody\|Jacob Moody]], purchaser of property, in the year 1819 at Keene, New York, on the site of the Hulls Falls House later traveled over the Northwest Bay Road and some ten years after his purchase of property at Keene, N.Y., did also purchase a large tract of land in the Town of North Elba which included Pine Pond, then shown on maps in the Essex County Clerk's Office, and renamed the body of water, "Moody Pond."

	He cleared the land for farming and located a temporary residence on the East side of it next to the property now owned by Dr. [[Richard~~%20P~~.~~%20Bellaire~~\|Richard P. Bellaire]].		He cleared the land for farming and located a temporary residence on the East side of it next to the property now owned by Dr. [[Richard P. Bellaire\|Richard P. Bellaire]].

	His son, [[Cortes~~%20Moody~~\|Cortes Moody]], and other sons, were supposed to be the first white settlers born in this area.		His son, [[Cortes Moody\|Cortes Moody]], and other sons, were supposed to be the first white settlers born in this area.

	After Dr. [[Edward~~%20Livingston%20Trudeau~~\|Edward Livingston Trudeau]] established his practice in Saranac Lake and made a start in 1892 with the working girls curing in "[[Little~~%20Red~~\|Little Red]]" on the side of [[Mt.~~%20Pisgah~~\|Mt. Pisgah]], there came another famous personage named [[Robert~~%20Louis%20Stevenson~~\|Robert Louis Stevenson]], who stayed at the [[Baker~~%20Cottage~~\|Baker Cottage]] in the year 1887, and wrote so the world could know that the only enjoyment he had in the miserable weather around the hamlet of Saranac Lake was in his act of skating on Moody Pond.		After Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau\|Edward Livingston Trudeau]] established his practice in Saranac Lake and made a start in 1892 with the working girls curing in "[[Little Red\|Little Red]]" on the side of [[Mt. Pisgah\|Mt. Pisgah]], there came another famous personage named [[Robert Louis Stevenson\|Robert Louis Stevenson]], who stayed at the [[Baker Cottage\|Baker Cottage]] in the year 1887, and wrote so the world could know that the only enjoyment he had in the miserable weather around the hamlet of Saranac Lake was in his act of skating on Moody Pond.

	The [[Moody~~%20Pond%20Sliding%20Club~~\|Moody Pond Sliding Club]], set up on the East shore, created a bobrun off the side of Mt. Baker which ran down Southwesterly on to the ice of the pond and the rich "sports" of the time also set up a curling rink outdoors. This club later became a nightspot during prohibition run by "Jersey Joe" Garbachio.		The [[Moody Pond Sliding Club\|Moody Pond Sliding Club]], set up on the East shore, created a bobrun off the side of Mt. Baker which ran down Southwesterly on to the ice of the pond and the rich "sports" of the time also set up a curling rink outdoors. This club later became a nightspot during prohibition run by "Jersey Joe" Garbachio.

	The original Fish and Game Club was located at the place owned now by Dr. Richard P. Bellaire and it was headed up by Dr. [[Charles~~%20C~~.~~%20Trembley~~\|Charles C. Trembley]]. Across the pond in "the pines" the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly upon the mysterious death of a maid on the premises.		The original Fish and Game Club was located at the place owned now by Dr. Richard P. Bellaire and it was headed up by Dr. [[Charles C. Trembley\|Charles C. Trembley]]. Across the pond in "the pines" the wealthy families of Cluett, Stanley and Col. Scott started a resort known as The Pines Club, which ceased abruptly upon the mysterious death of a maid on the premises.

	In the 1920's the sports complex continued with trotting races held upon the track on the ice, headed up by a horseman named [[Phil~~%20Adler~~\|Phil Adler]], and subsequently the Moody Pond Sports Club built a skating house and ski area and sponsored a semi-pro hockey team under the guidance of [[Francis~~%20B~~.~~%20Cantwell~~\|Francis B. Cantwell]].		In the 1920's the sports complex continued with trotting races held upon the track on the ice, headed up by a horseman named [[Phil Adler\|Phil Adler]], and subsequently the Moody Pond Sports Club built a skating house and ski area and sponsored a semi-pro hockey team under the guidance of [[Francis B. Cantwell\|Francis B. Cantwell]].

	All of the stone for the walls built at Saranac Lake Village by the [[W.P.A.\|W.P.A.]] in the 1930s was quarried from the side of Mt. Baker and moved out past Moody Pond. It now exists as a privately owned residential area attracting attention only when there is a lost mountain climber who has descended on the wrong side of Mt. Baker.		All of the stone for the walls built at Saranac Lake Village by the [[W.P.A.\|W.P.A.]] in the 1930s was quarried from the side of Mt. Baker and moved out past Moody Pond. It now exists as a privately owned residential area attracting attention only when there is a lost mountain climber who has descended on the wrong side of Mt. Baker.
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	## Footnotes		## Footnotes

	1. [[Phil~~%20Gallos~~\|Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John~~%20Duquette~~\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John~~%20Duquette~~\|John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas~~%20B~~.~~%20Cantwell~~\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack~~%20Daily%20Enterprise~~\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969		1. [[Phil Gallos\|Phil Gallos]], ''By Foot in the Adirondacks''<br>2. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Saranac Lake's history in winter fun and games", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 26, 1994<br>3. [[John Duquette\|John Duquette]], "Early Boys club was center of SL youth activities", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 2, 1995<br>4. [[Thomas B. Cantwell\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], "The History of Moody Pond By A Resident Who Knows It", ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', November 14, 1969