. The story of Cooperstown . eni-more. Edward Clark was entranced by Otsego Lake,upon which he spent much time in sailing. HisNina and Elise were beautiful sailing yachts, andwould have been an ornament to any was described by village contemporaries asa man of somewhat peculiar temperament. Hewas naturally reticent, and seemed to be mosthighly appreciated by his intimates. In educa-tional matters he was greatly interested, havinggiven largely to Williams College, of which hewas a graduate and Doctor of Laws. He con-tributed generously to the welfare of the schoolsof Cooperstown, i
. The story of Cooperstown . eni-more. Edward Clark was entranced by Otsego Lake,upon which he spent much time in sailing. HisNina and Elise were beautiful sailing yachts, andwould have been an ornament to any was described by village contemporaries asa man of somewhat peculiar temperament. Hewas naturally reticent, and seemed to be mosthighly appreciated by his intimates. In educa-tional matters he was greatly interested, havinggiven largely to Williams College, of which hewas a graduate and Doctor of Laws. He con-tributed generously to the welfare of the schoolsof Cooperstown, in which he established theClark Punctuality prizes. In Cooperstown, andelsewhere, he did much charitable work in a quietway. In 1876 Kingfisher Tower was completed, FROM APPLE HILL TO FERNLEIGH 359 which Edward Clark had caused to be erected atPoint Judith, about two miles from Cooperstown,on the eastern shore of Otsego Lake. It was saidthat Clarks motive in building the tower was tofurnish work for many in the community who. M, Antoinette Abrams Kingfisher Tower were out of employment. Scoffers referred tothe building derisively as Clarks folly. At therequest of a village newspaper, Clark himselfwrote an account of it which was published anony-mously. Kingfisher Tower, he wrote, consists of a 360 THE STORY OF COOPERSTOWN miniature castle, after the style of the eleventhand twelfth centuries, standing upon the extrem-ity of the Point and rising out of the water to aheight of nearly sixty feet. It forms an objectivepoint in the scene presented by the lake and sur-rounding hills; it adds solemnity to the landscape,seeming to stand guard over the vicinity, while itgives a character of antiquity to the lake, a charmby which we cannot help being impressed in suchscenes. The effect of the structure is that of apicture from medieval times, and its value to thelake is very great. Mr. Clark has been led toerect it simply by a desire to beautify the lake andadd an attraction which must b
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