A detail from a larger photo (see below) of the 1894 American Canoe Association meet on Croton Point. Collection of the Croton Historical Society.

In early July, 1894 planning was well underway for the American Canoe Association (A.C.A.) meet at Croton Point. The Sing Sing Register reported, “Preparations are being actively pushed on Croton Point to get the spot in readiness for the meet of the American Canoe Association this month. They will assemble on the 12th of July. Some of the materials are already there. Angus F. Chase, of Croton, will run a grocery business for the accommodation of the campers. John W. Hoffman will be steward and Deputy Sheriff Eugene Barton, of Croton, will be the chief of police. Mr. Eugene Anderson will have a large restaurant on the spot. The artesian wells are working satisfactorily.”

Angus F. Chase’s business was located at the lower dock, today Senasqua Park. In addition to his dry good business he was postmaster and an agent for American Express.

This map was published in the March 24, 1894 issue of *Forest and Stream.*

After the event the July 28, 1894 issue of Forest and Stream reported, “The general location has proved an excellent one as regards the great feature of transportation; no previous camp has been reached so quickly, cheaply … as this camp is from Sing Sing (today Ossining). … The beach is of clean sand, the best ever seen at an A.C.A. meet, giving a safe bed for the canoes and every facility for bathing and launching without skids or docks; though some wading is necessary, the water is warm and the sand is soft, unlike the rocky shores and cold waters of Lake Champlain. … The brickyard at the dock, which has been looked on from the first as a possible drawback, has not proved so. While it by no means improves the beauty of the immediate locality, it is not in operation at present, and its owner, the genial Mr. Cockroft, has been of the greatest possible assistance in perfecting all the arrangements of the meet and camp.”

This large photograph documenting the A.C.A. meet was recently acquired by the Croton Historical Society. The photographer, Stanton, was based in Sing Sing. Newspaper accounts say he expanded and opened offices in Croton and Peekskill in 1899.