Hamlin Lake Preservation Society

Protecting Hamlin Lake for Future Generations 

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Henry Shagway

There were two Indian farmers in the area who supplied the resort with fresh vegetables and dairy products.  Henry Shagway had a farm on what is now Shagway Road.  His log cabin and barn where he lived until his death in 1925 are still there though the log cabin has been moved.  Henry Shagway lived in the log cabin on Shagway Road until he died in 1925. 

He operated a dairy farm and grew vegetables.  Henry would deliver milk and fresh vegetables to the people in cottages in Griswolda using a rowboat that he kept in Indian Pete Bayou. 

There are two antique photos of the Shagway cabin and one taken in May of 2009.  This cabin is still standing on Shagway Road along with the Shagway dairy barn.  The cabin has been moved from its initial spot but can still be seen in the woods along the road.

Henry also collected reeds from the marshes in the area and took them to his mother who made baskets to sell to the summer residents.