LAKE PLEASANT

CAMPMEETING

GUIDE for 1876.

Contains a description of the Lake and
Grounds, distances from other noted
places. Time of holding the
campmeeting session of
Rules and
Regulations

Names of the officers and committees
of the campmeeting assocration.
Dates of the committee meet-
ings, time and and place of
holding the annual
meeting for

choice of officers, &c. Names of prin-
cipal speakers and the date they
speak, time of the arrival and
closing of mails, railroad
time tables, extra
trains, etc.

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Lake Pleasant in Montague, Massachusetts, was a local tourist spot for those who enjoyed its peaceful setting and beautiful lake. The New England Spiritualist Association (people who believed the dead could communicate to the living through a middle person or "medium") bought the Lake Pleasant property in 1876. It became for the next fifty years a yearly place to visit for thousands of Spiritualists who wished to combine the summer pleasures of camping with lectures on Spiritualism and seances conducted by certified mediums.

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