The second Emily Proctor Lodge was a rustic lean-to shelter built by the Green Mountain Club in the spring of 1938 in Breadloaf Glen on the Long Trail in Vermont. The newly constructed building was immediately impacted by a severe hurricane that struck in September 1938, which devastated the surrounding area—the storm’s torrential rains caused a mudslide across from the camp, obliterated the road to South Lincoln, and dammed the brook with debris, causing floodwaters that lifted the shelter from its foundation and shifted it to a new location. Though the building itself sustained little structural damage, the foundation required replacement and repairs were made so the shelter could continue operating. By the late 1950s, the shelter had fallen into disuse and disrepair, becoming a hazard in the forest. In May 1959, the Long Trail News reported that the abandoned lodge was to be burned, with Paul Newcomb overseeing its disposal. The structure did not survive beyond 1959.
Sources
- "Long Trail News." , no. October (1939).
- "Long Trail News." , no. May (1959).
- Woodward, Paul & Joanne. Long Trail System Shelter History. 2nd ed. Green Mountain Club, 1999. Pp. 39.
