This summer, Adirondack Experience (ADKX), The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, invites visitors to immerse themselves in the beauty, craftsmanship, and enduring legacy of rustic design with its new temporary exhibition, “Natural Beauty: The Art of Rustic Furniture.” [Read more…] about Natural Beauty: The Art of Rustic Furniture
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The 1960 Battle of the Bateaux
A piece of a 1758 bateau retrieved from the bottom of Lake George, displayed under glass at the Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Center, is the only visible remains of the Battle of the Bateaux of 1960.
If one goes by contemporary newspaper accounts, that battle was as vicious – though not quite as deadly – as the French and Indian War (1754-1763) itself. [Read more…] about The 1960 Battle of the Bateaux
Rare Indigenous Bark Canoes in Lake George
The northeastern Indigenous bark canoe, generally built of birch or elm, but sometimes fashioned of spruce, chestnut, hickory, or basswood, was an efficient vessel. It was lightweight and could be easily portaged from one waterway to another.
A single-bladed paddle was employed to propel the craft. The canoe was a boat in which the paddler, unlike an oarsman, faced in the direction that the vessel traveled. However, the versatile-bark canoe was vulnerable to damage due to its fragility. [Read more…] about Rare Indigenous Bark Canoes in Lake George
Adirondack Experience Welcomes Artists for 2025 Residency Program
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) is welcoming four artists — Jacoub Reyes, Iakonikonriiosta, Tom Bonamici, and Réka Szabó — selected for its new Artist-in-Residency program. This year, artists will live and work on site for one month, in June, July, August, and September, respectively.
During the residency periods, the artists will focus on creating their own body of work within the public areas of the museum grounds and guide activities in the museum’s Art Lab makerspace. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Welcomes Artists for 2025 Residency Program
Adirondack Experience Gets $2M For New Exhibition On Black Adirondacks
The Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX), has received $2 million in funding from New York State in support of a new $3 million permanent exhibition, “The African American Experience in the Adirondacks.”
The new funding will be in addition to $750,000 ADKX has already raised. Opening on July 4, 2027, the exhibition will help celebrate the abolition of slavery in New York State. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Gets $2M For New Exhibition On Black Adirondacks
Adirondack History, Diversity, Environment Efforts Funded by State Budget
The NYS Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul have approved a state budget that boosts the Environmental Protection Fund by $25 million to a record level of $425 million, while also providing $500 million for municipal clean water projects/septic system replacement, funding for a comprehensive study of climate impacts on Adirondack lake ecosystems, and a new recreation carrying-capacity study for the popular Saranac Chain of Lakes. Adirondack history and diversity efforts have also been given a boost. [Read more…] about Adirondack History, Diversity, Environment Efforts Funded by State Budget
Saving Arto Monaco’s Theme Park Legacy Wasn’t Magic
The magical imaginative world of Arto Monaco – America’s post WWII theme park creative genius – is preserved and protected, rescued from a devastating Adirondack near-hurricane, thanks to grants from the US Government’s Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
That program is now being swept away like the children’s sized castles and riverboat and stagecoaches in Monaco’s Upper Jay Land of MakeBelieve that were ravaged by Tropical Storm Irene. [Read more…] about Saving Arto Monaco’s Theme Park Legacy Wasn’t Magic
Adirondack Experience Museum Plans for 2025 Season
Liz Belyea, Public Programs Manager at Adirondack Experience, returns on this week’s Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast and shares what visitors to that museum at Blue Mountain Lake, formerly know as the Adirondack Museum, can expect in new exhibits this year. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Museum Plans for 2025 Season
History Trivia Nights: The Adirondack Experience
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast has as its guest Liz Belyea, Public Programs Manager for the Adirondack Experience previews “Taps & Trivia.” [Read more…] about History Trivia Nights: The Adirondack Experience
Adirondack Council Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Founded as a coalition of national, regional and local environmental organizations in January 1975, the Adirondack Council was created 50 years ago to focus attention on the emerging threats of acid rain, declining biodiversity and the increasing subdivision and development of wildlands in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about Adirondack Council Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Adirondack Experience to Host Northville-Placid Trail 100th Anniversary Event
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Northville-Placid Trail (NPT), a 138-mile route that transverses the Adirondack Park, those who have hiked any part of the trail are invited to put on their best hiking apparel for a celebration and a once-in-100-years photo (with a goal of 138 hikers to mark all 138 miles) at the Adirondack Experience (ADKX, formerly known as the Adirondack Museum), which is located near the halfway mark of the trail in Hamilton County. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience to Host Northville-Placid Trail 100th Anniversary Event
Adirondack Experience (ADKX) Opening For 2024 Season On May 24th
Adirondack Experience (ADKX) will open on May 24 for the 2024 season, inspiring visitors to learn and connect with all-things Adirondack, past and present. In addition to its expansive list of ongoing daily offerings, several new works of art – including, “Cosmic Portal,” a complex sculptural piece that measures 9’ by 6’ – will be on display in Artists & Inspiration in the Wild, which debuted in July 2023. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience (ADKX) Opening For 2024 Season On May 24th
Adirondack Experience Announces Research Fellowship Awards
Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX, formerly the Adirondack Museum), has inaugurated its visiting fellowship program, which enables emerging and established scholars to make use of their library’s collection to support scholarly exploration of Adirondack history. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Announces Research Fellowship Awards
Legislative Budget Would Restore Funding for Adirondack Park Initiatives
The New York State Senate and Assembly have proposed budgets that will restore funding for critical programs in the Adirondack Park, adds potential funding for road salt management, but leaves out funding for the carrying capacity study required for the Saranac Chain of Lakes. The proposed budgets provide significant funding for Adirondack programs that were reduced or eliminated from the Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget. [Read more…] about Legislative Budget Would Restore Funding for Adirondack Park Initiatives
Adirondack Park Lobby Day Held in Albany
Members from 17 different Adirondack organizations, over 100 in all, came from all over the state to meet with more than 60 state legislative offices during Adirondack Park Lobby Day on February 26th. The coalition was advocating for state funding and policy advancements for the Adirondack Park and State Forest Preserve. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Lobby Day Held in Albany
ADKX Announces Winter Programming
The Adirondack Experience Museum (ADKX) is offering a variety of winter events during the month of February. Featuring both indoor and outdoor activities, the museum is offering a chance to learn about the Adirondack region and its history through games, workshops, and family-friendly programming. [Read more…] about ADKX Announces Winter Programming
Adirondack Experience Offering Research Fellowships
Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX, formerly the Adirondack Museum) has announced the establishment of three short-term research fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Offering Research Fellowships
Artists & Inspiration in the Wild at Adirondack Experience
Adirondack Experience (ADKX, formally the Adirondack Museum) has announced “Artists & Inspiration in the Wild,” a comprehensive showing of the museum’s art and decorative collections in its history. [Read more…] about Artists & Inspiration in the Wild at Adirondack Experience
Adirondack Experience Open for 2023 Season
Adirondack Experience (ADKX, formally the Adirondack Museum) is now open for its 2023 season, inspiring visitors to learn and connect with all-things Adirondack, past and present. In addition to its expansive list of ongoing daily offerings, ADKX will welcome the return of its hands-on workshops for the first time in several years. Also new this year is the permanent exhibition Artists & Inspiration in the Wild set to open on July 1st. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Open for 2023 Season
Edward McNeil Named 2023 Harold K. Hochschild Awardee
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) will be celebrating their annual Benefit Gala & Harold K. Hochschild Award ceremony on Saturday, July 29th from 6 to 9 pm, under the stars at their museum in the heart of the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Edward McNeil Named 2023 Harold K. Hochschild Awardee