Indian Lake Central School

When I think of the Adirondack Museum, I think about its beautiful logo. Albert "Ab" Hall, a local man in Indian Lake, posed for the guide boat statue at the Boat Building. The museum then based their logo on this statue. So, when I think of the Adirondack Museum I think of Adirondack Ab.

Albert Hall's personal life was adventurous. His parents were Olive Parker and Theodore Hall. Albert's mother was a seamstress, and his father was a logger. He was born on April 21, 1921 and died on October 5, 1986. He lived in a white house on Pelon Road in Indian Lake his entire life. He had five brothers and one sister. He and three of his other brothers were in World War II at the same time.

Albert first met the future Mrs. Hall when he was helping build a house right next to her house. Her maiden name is Hazel King. She worked at the Adirondack Museum for many years. The Hall family has been in the Adirondack Region for as long as anyone can remember!

Albert Hall went to school at Indian Lake Central School for about 13 or 14 years. He left school to work and serve in the army. Ab started guiding when he was 15 years old. He was a licensed hunting guide for over 35 years. He was a perfect craftsman and could build or fix anything. He was a local Indian Lake man who loved to hunt, fish, and trap. He was also a lumberjack for a time before he began working in the Maintenance Department of the Adirondack Museum in the 1960s, at which time posed for the Boat Building statue.

Albert Hall was a man, like many others living in the Adirondacks. To me, however, he is a hero. He accomplished a lot of positive endeavors during his lifetime and didn't waste his natural talents. He is set in our hearts forever and represents the history of the Adirondack Museum Logo. The Adirondack logo should be named Adirondack Ab after Albert Hall because he represents the true Adirondack identity of Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake, and the history of the Adirondack Park, as a whole.