Dorothy Knapp with her father, Frank and young Alex Dreyfoos at camp on Lower Saranac Lake. Courtesy of Alex Dreyfoos.

Dorothy Knapp was born in Saranac Lake on August 14, 1914, the daughter of Frank and Margaret Knapp.. She was a graduate of the Saranac Lake High School Class of 1933. She died at the age of 85 on October 8, 1999.