A. W. Durkee
Born: November 5, 1846
Died: March 11, 1923
Married: Margaret Acton
Children:
Augustus W. Durkee owned Camp Winnetaska on Upper St. Regis Lake. He was a son of Harrison Durkee, of Vermont. He lived at 70 West 55th Street, New York. He is buried in Troy, New York.
AARCH Newsletter, Summer 2012, BENEFIT EVENT AT CAMP WINNETASKA, UPPER ST. REGIS LAKE, Saturday, August 4, 2012
Camp Winnetaska was built for Mr. and Mrs. Augustus W. Durkee of New York City beginning in 1897. At that time the camp was only accessible by water, with the first automobile arriving in 1917. The camp features several intact original buildings set on the shores of Upper St. Regis Lake, which has long been known for its Idem boat races. Guests of the benefit will be lucky enough to see one of these historic races.
New York Times, June 28, 1908
...Mr. and Mrs. Augustus W. Durkee are occupying their camp on the Upper St. Regis.
Malone Farmer, April 9, 1924
Recently an inheritance tax of about $1,100 was assessed against the estate of Augustus W. Durkee, who died in New York city a year ago. He had a beautiful summer home at Paul Smith's and claimed his residence there. In 1885 he took a photograph of guides in Paul Smith's boat house that Alfred L. Donaldson used in his History of the Adirondacks.