Being selected this year to create three new Oak flapoles for the historic Great Camp of the Adirondacks, Topridge, was both an honor and a privilege.    Our deepest thanks to the owners and the staff of Topridge for letting us be a part of this magnificent treasure of our Adirondack heritage.

Camp Topridge was built as the spectacular Adirondack retreat of Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune. Constructed in 1923 by local builder, Ben Muncil, the exquisitely designed and massively proportioned main lodge elevated great camp architecture to magnificent new heights. Another masterpiece of Adirondack architecture, also built by Muncil, was the boathouse, which is noted for its extraordinary detailing of tree limbs and roots. From the boathouse, guests were transported up hill to the main lodge on a funicular, or small cable car, one of Topridge's most innovative and luxurious features.    The grand lodge at Topridge was constructed of huge pine logs and locally quarried rocks.    The grand lodge's 4000 square foot great room features fireplaces large enough to stand in, as well as an expanse of 65 feet and 25-foot high ceilings supported only by massive ceiling beams and iron plates.    Camp Topridge was built on the bank above Upper St. Regis Lake. The boathouse, designed by Ben Muncil, is notable for its extraordinary detailing of tree limbs and roots.    Three magnificent Oak flagpoles now grace the entranceway to the Grand Lodge, two 32 footers flanking a central 36 foot flagpole, installed and raised on July 4th, 2007.

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