The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea Great Lakes. The sobriquet "The Pathfinder" was subsequently attached to explorer John C. Frémont. The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1840. It is the fourth novel Cooper wrote featuring Natty Bumppo, his fictitious frontier hero, and the third chronological episode of the "Leatherstocking Tales". The inland sea of the title is Lake Ontario. "The Pathfinder" was written 13 years after Natty Bumppo had ended his career in "The Prairie". Cooper had questioned the wisdom of reviving this hero, and he was at the
Leatherstocking Council Leatherstocking Council Leatherstocking Council serves a portion of central New York. The council provides Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida and Madison Counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis Counties. In 2001, the "Land of the Oneidas Council" and "General Herkimer Council" merged forming the Revolutionary Trails Council. It served a portion of central New York. In 2001, the "Land of the Oneidas Council" and "General Herkimer Council" merged forming the current council. The council provided Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida and Madison Counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego and Lewis Counties. As of 2016, this council