Noah John Rondeau (July 6, 1883 – August 24, 1967)[1] was a widely known hermit in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.
Before distancing himself too far from civilization, he lived in Coreys, New York, on the Raquette River in the western Adirondacks, where for fifteen years he worked as a handyman, caretaker, and guide.
The ciphers progressed through at least three major revisions in the late thirties and early forties, and in their final form they resisted all efforts to be deciphered until 1992 (Life With Noah, p. 91).
Rondeau, 5'2", built himself two cabins and several wigwams, which later provided firewood, and he lived primarily on trout, local game, and greens.
In 1950, the New York State Conservation Department closed the Cold River area to the public after a hurricane leveled the forest, forcing Rondeau from his home at age 67.