Clarence Petty (Photo courtesy of Nancie Battaglia)
(12/07/09) One week ago, Adirondack conservationist Clarence Petty passed away at his family home in Canton. He was 104 years old. By any measure, Petty packed a lot of living into those years. He was a pioneering aviator, a teacher, and a woodsman. But Clarence Petty's most enduring accomplishment was his role in setting aside vast tracts of the Adirondack Park as wilderness. Brian Mann has our remembrance.
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