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Great Camps

State Proposes Removal of Historic DeBar Lodge Great Camp For Day Use Area

November 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

debar lodge adirondacks national park service photoThe NYS Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are holding a joint public comment period on plans to tear down a rustic 1940s Adirondack camp at the north end of Debar Pond that is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The camp commands a view of DeBar Pond and the adjacent mountains which frame the water. The main lodge is a rambling two-story rustic building by architect Saranac Lake architect William Distin. The site also includes a guide/caretaker house, and several barns and outbuildings. [Read more…] about State Proposes Removal of Historic DeBar Lodge Great Camp For Day Use Area

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, Architecture, Debar Mountain Wild Forest, DEC, development, Great Camps, hiking, Historic Preservation, nature

Virtual ADKX: Monday Talks, Trivia Nights Start Monday

July 4, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

adirondack experience logoAdirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) has announced new live programs starting this Monday, July 6 at 7:30 pm. [Read more…] about Virtual ADKX: Monday Talks, Trivia Nights Start Monday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Experience, Great Camps, hiking

Philosophers’ Camp Planned at Huntington Lodge, Adirondacks

April 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Philosophers Camp in the Adirondacks by William James StillmanIn 1858, 10 scholars left New England society for a sojourn in the Adirondacks. Seeking to immerse themselves in the natural environment, they hunted, rowed, fished and camped. [Read more…] about Philosophers’ Camp Planned at Huntington Lodge, Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Education, Great Camps, Newcomb, Northern Forest Institute, Philosophy - Ethics, SUNY ESF

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