Martha Reben - Saranac Lake, NY
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A marker honoring author Marth Reben, the Winderness Lady, is located in Riverfront Park on at River Street and Church Street on the north shore of Lake Flower in the Village of Saranac Lake, New York.
Waymark Code: WM17EQ4
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2023
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A blue and yellow marker places on a metal pole honoring Martha reben is inscribed:
{Map of New York State}
New York State
1848-1998
WILDERNESS LADY
MARTHA REBEN
1911-1964
HER LIFE HERE AND HER BOOKS
ABOUT THE ADIRONDACKS
INSPIRED MANY.
GEORGE E. PATAKI, GOVERNOR
Martha Reben, née Rebentisch, grew up in New York City. A victim of tuberculosis, she attempted a cure by camping in the wilderness. In the process she wrote the following books about her experience in the wilderness:
The Healing Woods (1952)
The Way of the Wilderness (1954)
A Sharing of Joy (1963)