"Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC" by Marty PodskochA CCC regiment at Lake Placid

Author to appear at Old Forge Hardware for booksigning on Friday, August 26, from 2 to 4pm

Author Marty Podskoch’s latest book, Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC, which chronicles the public works program created by President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal, will be released on August 15.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) operated from 1933 to 1942 and targeted single men ages 18 to 25 years, and veterans in relief of families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression.

The program provided unskilled manual labor to environmental conservation and to development of natural resources in rural lands.

The US Army supervised the camps which had 200 men each.

Some of the earliest camps were set up in 26 Adirondack towns including Speculator, Newcomb, Paul Smiths,Tupper Lake, and Lake Placid.

A CCC regiment at Lake Placid

In the Adirondacks, enrollees built trails, roads, campsites and dams, stocked fish, built and maintained fire towers, Continue reading →