When a young girl disappears near a community in the Adirondacks, the people of the town of Carthage must face the fact that an Iraq War veteran is the prime suspect

How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney kept New Year's.--The old beggar's dog.--The ball.--Who was he?

Guide book for people new to the Adirondacks, also includes tales of boating and hunting trips.

Short anecdotes and sayings about hunting, camping, trapping and the wilderness. Some take place in or originate from the Adirondacks.

How John Norton the trapper kept his Christmas -- John Norton's vagabond.

WinterGames segment is set totally in Lake Placid and shows the Olympics as a comedy wheras the SummerGames segment is set totally in Greece where the Games were born and is looked at as a tragedy. The hero of the piece is a gold metal runner and it was written by someone who has worked both for an Olympic Organizing Committee and a national Olympic committee. It is controversial and will spark degate.

The flooding of Trout Lake in upstate New York reveals the glories and intrigues of living in an Adirondack town. A reclusive billionaire, two frozen-in-time sisters, a manipulative mayor, and a school teacher with a secret are among the eccentric yet touching characters. Subplots include the anonymous bestowing of $100 bills on selective citizens, and various wars between locals and summer residents. At the center of the storm are Henry, a retired lawyer, and his wheelchair-bound wife Sally radiating humor and wisdom. -- back cover.

Richard Malcolm Johnston.--Marion Crawford.--Charles Warren Stoddard.--Maurice Francis Egan.--John B. Tabb.--James Jeffrey Roche.--George Parsons Lathrop.--Rev. Brother Azarias.--Katherine Eleanor Conway.--Louise Imogen Guiney.--Mrs. Blake.--Agnes Repplier.--Literature and our Catholic poor.; Time: 1800 - 1899