Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabin

Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabin is a historic backcountry shelter associated with the canoe-route infrastructure of Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska. The site is at the northeastern corner of Hasselborg Lake within the Tongass National Forest and Admiralty Island National Monument. A trail from the lake leads north toward Windfall Harbor, although the route has been described as poorly maintained or abandoned. The shelter was built in 1935 by a Civilian Conservation Corps work crew. Its design was a three-sided, Adirondack-style log cabin, a form suited to temporary or seasonal backcountry use rather than permanent habitation. The cabin formed part of a broader transportation and recreation network intended to support canoe travel across Admiralty Island. The available historical description does not identify a commercial operator, consumer offering, corporate owner, or brand-management structure; it is best understood as a named historic place rather than a conventional brand. The cabin site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. At the time of listing, the site had been affected by flooding caused by beaver activity, and the roof was failing after an extended period of inadequate maintenance. The source material indicates that, at best, ruins of the original structure survive today. Its significance therefore rests on its connection to Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps construction, the development of wilderness travel routes in the Tongass National Forest, and the cultural landscape of Admiralty Island. No reliable information in the supplied sources establishes a current operating organization, visitor program, commercial product line, headquarters, website, executive team, financial activity, marketing campaign, or corporate ownership. The subject should consequently be catalogued as a historic shelter site and not treated as a product or corporate brand.

Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabin was constructed in 1935 by a Civilian Conservation Corps work crew in the Admiralty Island area of Southeast Alaska. The three-sided Adirondack-style log structure was part of a canoe route crossing or connecting portions of Admiralty Island, providing a basic shelter for people traveling through the backcountry. Its location at the northeastern end of Hasselborg Lake also connected it with a trail running north toward Windfall Harbor. The site lies within the Tongass National Forest and Admiralty Island National Monument. The available source material does not provide a detailed construction chronology, identify individual builders, or describe later administrative changes. It does establish that the shelter was intended as part of a wilderness transportation and recreation network rather than as a commercial lodging business. By the time the site was evaluated for historic recognition, its condition had deteriorated substantially. Beaver activity had caused flooding around the cabin site, while the roof was failing after a prolonged period of poor maintenance. The available account states that no more than ruins may survive. Despite this deterioration, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Its historical value is tied to the Civilian Conservation Corps, the development of backcountry travel facilities in the Tongass, and the history of canoe routes on Admiralty Island. The supplied materials do not document subsequent restoration, reconstruction, removal, ownership changes, or a current public-management program. The site's present operational status should therefore be treated as unknown.

• 1995

  National Register of Historic Places listing

  [1]Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabinen.wikipedia.org

  The cabin site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Documentation at the time noted flooding associated with beaver activity and serious roof deterioration.

• 1935

  Construction by the Civilian Conservation Corps

  [1]Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabinen.wikipedia.org

  A Civilian Conservation Corps work crew built the three-sided Adirondack-style log shelter as part of a canoe route across Admiralty Island.

A historic backcountry shelter and cultural-landscape site associated with a 1935 Civilian Conservation Corps canoe route in Southeast Alaska.

1. 1Hasselborg Lake North Shelter Cabinen.wikipedia.org