Joe Bryere

By the early 1880s, Bryere had made his way into the United States and eventually to Raquette Lake, located in Hamilton County, New York, in the central Adirondacks.

After moving to the Adirondacks, Bryere met Mary Agnes Gooley, and they were married in 1884 at Ed Bennett's Inn, Under the Hemlocks.

Bryere became known for his work over the course of his lifetime by crafting numerous pieces of furniture, which he sold or used to furnish Brightside.

As Adirondack furniture became more and more popular through the 20th century, the style of his work was duplicated by large numbers of craftsmen.

Today, a large collection of his work is on display at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York.