In 1868, the lure of the woods brought the stocky, broad-shouldered French Canadian to the Indian Lake region where he was a lumberjack, hunter, fisherman and trapper. In the winter of 1915, “French Louie” Seymour died in Speculator. This Adirondack story is part of “Adirondack Stories, Historical Sketches I” and “Adirondack Stories II, 101 More Historical Sketches (out of print),” a collection of 251 illustrated panels written by Marty Podskoch and illustrated by Sam Glanzman. The illustrated panels contain Adirondack guides, hunters, hermits, hotels, writers, artists, explorers, lumbering, tanneries, railroads, sports etc. The 8.5 x 11 books are available from Marty Podskoch by mail at 70 Harvest Moon Rd., Easton, CT 06612, (860)267-2442, podskoch@comcast.net and martinpodskoch.com.