COOLIDGES DEPART WASHINGTON FOR 'COOL' SUMMER VACATION
Paul Smith's, New York (JFK+50) On July 6, 1926, Associated Press reports that "the weather on Osgood Lake*," President Calvin Coolidge's summer home, "is decidedly cool."
According to AP, a "heavy fog" hung over the Adirondack highways and the air "was so biting" camping tourists built fires to stay warm.
JFK+50 NOTE
The President and Mrs. Coolidge were expected to depart Washington late in the day by special train via New York City to Pete Smith's, NY where they would transfer to automobile bound for White Pines.
*Osgood (Lake) Pond is a 500 acre lake located in Franklin County, New York. It is the home of CC's summer White House & Northbrook Lodge.
SOURCES
"President May Find Comfort in Top Coat At Summer Camp," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 6, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"President Leaves City Late Today," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 6, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
