Arson, Scandal, and a Hotel That Shouldn't Be Forgotten

In 1915, the Huletts Hotel on Lake George burned to the ground. The fire was arson — and the trial that followed became one of the most sensational legal proceedings in Upstate New York history.

The Eichler family rebuilt. Amelia Earhart visited. Members of the Kennedy family became regulars. For decades, Huletts Landing was the kind of place that people came back to year after year, the way people come back to Lake George itself. Then, in 1958, the hotel was lost again — this time in a scandalous tax dispute that closed it for good.

Historian George T. Kapusinski tells the full story: the arson and its aftermath, the rebuilding and the glory years, and the untimely end of one of Lake George’s most storied properties. He also unravels a second mystery — twenty photographs of the original hotel taken in 1916, recently discovered taped to the back of a painting of Abraham Lincoln. How they got there is part of the story. What they reveal is another.

Book Details

• Author: George T. Kapusinski
• 162 pages, hardcover
• Dimensions: 6 × 9 × 0.44 inches
• Publication date: February 2012
• ISBN: 9781540230188
• Ships free to all US addresses

Makes a Standout Gift

A compelling read for anyone who loves Lake George history, Adirondack lore, or a good mystery with real stakes. Pairs well with Sweet Peas and a White Bridge and Lake George Shipwrecks and Sunken History from our Lake George history collection.