[2] Brandreth Park remains in the family today and incorporates a number of cabins and cottages in a preserved wilderness setting.
[1] Dr. Brandreth lost the property in 1873 for failing to pay taxes, but his wife bought it at State auction for $5,091.
Two of his sons, Franklin and Ralph Brandreth, and his son-in-law, General Edwin A. McAlpin, purchased the interests of the other children and consolidated ownership in their hands, and those of their heirs.
The family anticipated the concept of cluster development by concentrating all building on the north side of the lake, thereby ensuring pristine views toward the south.
This first harvest was extensive, with between 30 and 35 railcars of spruce logs shipped daily to the St. Regis Paper Company's plant in Deferiet.
Mac-a-Mac stored an additional 70 carloads of cut logs in ponds and lakes for later transport off the property.