Clarence Petty (Photo courtesy of Nancie Battaglia)
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.
St. Lawrence University, Canton,
New York 13617
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