{"product_id":"rockland-lake-hook-mountain-and-robert-c-maher-jr-9780738574813","title":"Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain, and Nyack Beach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA frozen history of the \u003ci\u003eIce Box of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e as told by archival and private images from the people who experienced it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRockland Lake, Hook Mountain, and Nyack Beach\u003c\/i\u003e are located just 30 miles north of New York City. From the 1830s to 1930, the area was one of the largest producers of natural ice and was also the site of large traprock quarries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the western side of \u003ci\u003eHook Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e lies \u003ci\u003eRockland Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, the only natural spring-fed lake entirely located in Rockland County. The lake was known around the world for its famous pure \u003ci\u003eblue ice\u003c\/i\u003e and was referred to as the \u003ci\u003eice box of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e. In the 1910s, the area became a popular day-trip destination for steamboats from New York City and eventually became an active summer community in the 1920s. In 1965, the \u003ci\u003ePalisades Interstate Park Commission\u003c\/i\u003e opened \u003ci\u003eRockland Lake State Park\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, the \u003ci\u003ePIPC\u003c\/i\u003e parks of \u003ci\u003eNyack Beach, Hook Mountain, and Rockland Lake\u003c\/i\u003e are some of the most visited New York State parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family of author Robert C. Maher Jr. have been residents of Rockland Lake for over 170 years. He founded \u003ci\u003eThe Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, Inc. \u003c\/i\u003e, in an effort to preserve this history of the area for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert C. Maher Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738574813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738574813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Robert C. Maher Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925804450047,"sku":"9780738574813","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6834974a-58b4-403b-a2ef-3163b751a697.jpg?v=1681079459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rockland-lake-hook-mountain-and-robert-c-maher-jr-9780738574813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}