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n Sunday, October 29th, The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will present the last Sunday Stroll of the season “Indigenous Peoples of Saratoga.”
Jamie Parillo, Saratoga Springs History Museum Executive Director, and Charlie Kuenzel, SSHM President, will lead this tour highlighting locations in Saratoga Springs with significance to the area’s indigenous people.
The Saratoga area has been home to Native Americans perhaps as far back as 10,000 years. Through that time, the Mohican, Mohawk and Abenaki people all knew about High Rock Spring, which was known as The Medicine Spring of the Great Spirit.
Jamie and Charlie will talk about how and why the springs were important to them, leading to future colonial settlement. The tour meets at High Rock Park and ends at Congress Park.
This Sunday morning tour will last approximately 90 minutes and require walking and standing on varied terrain. The tours is limited to 30 and tickets must be purchased in advance.
Check the Foundation’s website to confirm if the tour has sold out. If tickets are still available the day of the tour, they can be purchased at the tour’s meeting location. The cost per tour is $15 for SSPF members and $20 for non-members. Foundation members with stroll passes need to contact the Foundation’s office to book their tour.
For additional information, visit www.saratogapreservation.org, call (518) 587-5030, or email Marcy Dreimiller, Administrative Assistant at admin@saratogapreservation.org.
Founded in 1977, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that promotes preservation and enhancement of the architectural, cultural, and landscaped heritage of Saratoga Springs.
Illustration: A ca. 1900 postcard “High Rock Spring, or Medicine Spring of the Great Spirit.”
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