Donna Matthews, left, with her childhood friend Jackie Latocke, (now Smith). During this time period, many if not most local children learned to swim in this pool. William Matthews' scrapbook has this description of the pool: "In 1939, a cement...
Three men swim in Williams Lake in the winter. A rectangular hole has been cut in the ice for this "polar bear" activity. Three other men stand on the edge, in singlet type bathing suits. One of them is just about ready to jump or dive in. Two...
Fort Comfort Inn was a summer resort in Piermont. Vacationers could eat, swim, bowl, play tennis, boat and listen to concerts. The property was on both sides of Piermont Avenue north of the paper mill, seen in the background.
