Straight's secondary role is probably due to the fact that is disappeared well before Instanter, and also that it rarely emerges from its watery grave.  The last time the town site was out of the water was in the disastrous drought of 1991, and little was left to show that a town had once existed there.

The town of Straight was founded by the Quinn family in 1894.  From its inception, the town was to rely entirely on industries related to logging for its existence.  During the roughly 30 years that Straight thrived, it would contain lumber mills, chemical plants, a kindling wood factory, large company store, pool room, school and a Catholic Church.  At its peak, the town also boasted over 50 homes; some of the very finest caliber.

As a town that lived by the logging industry, it also died when the local lumber supplies were exhausted.  For Straight, the end came in the early 1920s, when the last of the nearby chemical wood ran out.  The Quinns simply packed up their operations, lock, stock and barrel and moved to Glenfield, NY, leaving Straight to gradually return to nature.  With the construction of the East Branch Dam, the disappearing act was complete.

The photos that follow are all keyed to the large overview drawing of Straight, and should give a real reel for the town as it once existed.  Today, the deep waters of the lake shroud what once was, but the photos can bring it back in our minds eye.