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Adirondack Experience

Edward McNeil Named 2023 Harold K. Hochschild Awardee

March 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

adirondack experience logoThe 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Experience, Adirondack Land Trust, Adirondacks, Aviation History, Nature Conservancy

10 Organizations Unite to Call for Adirondack Investments

December 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Entering Adirondack Park sign photo credit, Eric Meier;A coalition of 10 conservation and educational organizations has sent a letter to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul urging her upcoming State of the State message and Executive Budget proposal to advance investments and strengthened policies to improve the protection and management of the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about 10 Organizations Unite to Call for Adirondack Investments

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Experience, Adirondack Wild, Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, Adirondacks, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, conservation, Environmental Advocates of NY, Environmental Protection Fund, Forest Preserve, Invasive Species, Kathy Hochul, nature, New York League of Conservation Voters, NYS Budget, politics, Protect the Adirondacks, Sierra Club, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Wildlife

Bolton Historical Museum Acquires Trolley Car Diner

November 22, 2022 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

Bill Gates Diner on display at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain LakeThe Bill Gates Diner, a fixture of life in Bolton Landing on Lake George from 1949 until 1980, when it was purchased by two local residents and then donated to the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, will return to Bolton, Warren County, NY.

The diner has been acquired by the Bolton Historical Museum, which will care for it as “a piece of living history,” said Dr. Glenn A. Long, the museum’s interim executive director. [Read more…] about Bolton Historical Museum Acquires Trolley Car Diner

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Adirondack Experience, Adirondacks, Bolton, Bolton Historical Museum, Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, Culinary History, Cultural History, David Smith, Hudson River Railway, Museums, Social History, Transportation History, Warren County

Fall Events at ADKX, The Museum in Blue Mountain Lake

August 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mohawk & Abenaki Art MarketAdirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) has announced their schedule of events, including family-friendly festivals and performances, through the end of the 2022 season. [Read more…] about Fall Events at ADKX, The Museum in Blue Mountain Lake

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Adirondack Experience

Scarred Landscape: Adirondack Photographs of J. Henry Fair

July 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

 Scarred LandscapeAdirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake has announced “Scarred Landscape: The Adirondack Photographs of J. Henry Fair,” a new exhibit featuring 12 large-scale aerial photographs that capture sites of environmental damage in the Adirondack landscape. [Read more…] about Scarred Landscape: Adirondack Photographs of J. Henry Fair

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, New Exhibits Tagged With: Adirondack Experience

Winslow Homer In The Adirondacks

July 3, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

winslow homer american passageBill Cross’ book Winslow Homer: American Passage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022) is a biography of a man who was a visual counterpart to Mark Twain in prose and Walt Whitman in poetry.

[Read more…] about Winslow Homer In The Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack Experience

Virtual ‘Dacks Drinks Series Being Hosted By Adirondack Experience

April 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Chugga Chugga Chaga Honey Brown AleThe Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) has announced their new virtual program series, “‘Dacks Drinks.” This series, co-sponsored by the Albany Public Library, will highlight local flavor – from the adventurous rum-runners of the early 20th century to today’s craft brewers infusing their brews with tastes from Adirondack forests. [Read more…] about Virtual ‘Dacks Drinks Series Being Hosted By Adirondack Experience

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food Tagged With: Adirondack Experience

Adirondack Experience’s Lineup of Virtual Events

February 3, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Art by Takeyce WalterThe Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) has announced their lineup of free upcoming virtual events during the months of February and March, 2022. Programs are part of the museum’s ongoing ‘Dacks Dishes and Artists & Inspiration series, and offer participants a window into Adirondack history and culture through engaging and insightful presentations. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience’s Lineup of Virtual Events

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, Food, History Tagged With: Adirondack Experience

Bringing Indigenous Perspectives into Museums

January 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Iroquois art courtesy ADKXProfessor Scott Manning Stevens, a citizen of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, is currently working on a book-length project dealing with these issues between Native American nations and museums. While his focus is largely on Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) communities, he hopes this work will serve as a template for broader application amongst other Indigenous cultures and the museums in which they are represented by collections and exhibits. Stevens considers the many challenges for museums in overcoming the legacy of misappropriation and misrepresentation of Indigenous cultures. [Read more…] about Bringing Indigenous Perspectives into Museums

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack Experience, Akwesasne, Syracuse University

Adirondack Experience ‘Artists & Inspiration in the Wild’ Exhibit Gets Boost

January 15, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fishing Through the Ice, 1854The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX, formerly known as the Adirondack Museum) has received a $500,000 grant from the Challenge Grants program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), a federal agency. The funds will help support the $2.25M construction cost of a new Artists & Inspiration in the Wild exhibition effort. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience ‘Artists & Inspiration in the Wild’ Exhibit Gets Boost

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Adirondack Experience, Adirondacks, Grants

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