I have always been fascinated by the early 1900's, particularly the 20's and 30's. The first house I owned was built in 1915 and was decorated much the way it would have looked about 1935.
To me this was an interesting time, not only because of the social and political upheaval, such as the Volstead Act, Great Depression etc, but also changes in the conservation landscape. The Sierra Club was founded in the 1890's and in the 30's had a few thousand members. The much faster growing Izaak Walton League, founded in Chicago in 1922, boasted 500,000 by the early 1940's. The rise of naturalist authors such as Jack London and James Oliver Curwood spoke to the harsh beauty of nature in its raw form.
In reviewing old documents for this site, a newspaper article from Rockford states that Eyner Peterson and Dennis Chabot met when Chabot spoke at a meeting of the Izaak Walton League. This meeting taking place in the cradle of the Walton League at this early date places these men at the beginnings of this organization.
In the days since, I have contacted the Izaak Walton League and will be adding a link to their website. This group has accomplished much in the name of conservation. In some small way, perhaps the Camp at Gohere Bay is a legacy to the work of this group as well.
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