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If your father appreciates the unique and unusual, perhaps Old Forge should be part of the Father’s Day program. With an all weekend classic/antique car show to an ugly tie fashion show, Old Forge is celebrating the men, caregivers, and mentors in our lives. » Continue Reading.
Father’s Day Frogs and Classic Cars in Old Forge
Wild Center Helping Educators Talk Climate Change
The Wild Center is set to host a Summer Institute for New York State Teachers on July 15-18, focused on “Empowering Students for Climate Resilience.” This multi-day institute will bring together an interdisciplinary group of middle and high school teachers for an exploration of climate change and educational best practices. » Continue Reading.
Whiteface Field Station Summer Lecture Series Set
The Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, located at 110 Marble Mountain Lane in Wilmington, has announced it’s 2019 Ray Falconer Science/Natural History Lecture Series. Lectures have been set for July 9th, July 23rd, August 6th, and August 20th at 7 pm. All lectures are free and open to the public. » Continue Reading.
Great Camp Sagamore Community Day Sunday
Great Camp Sagamore in Raquette Lake is hosting Community Day brunch this Sunday, June 16, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. The trails will be open to the public for hiking, with tours of the property and the historic buildings available from 10 am to 4 pm. » Continue Reading.
APA Meeting Agenda Includes Primitive Tent Sites
The Adirondack Park Agency will hold its monthly meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook on Thursday, June 13th, 2019, beginning at 9 am.
The meeting will feature consideration of a proposed two-lot subdivision involving wetlands and construction of a 150-foot-tall water tower in the Town of Mayfield; consideration of a public comment period on the Agency’s General Permit for the Replacement of Utility Poles; a presentation on the potential for the next generation to serve as catalysts for Community Climate Action; and consideration of a public comment period for proposed State Land Master Plan guidance for Primitive Tent Sites. » Continue Reading.
Clinton County History Conference Planned
A Clinton County History Conference has been set for Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 9 am to 3 pm, at the Beekmantown Town Hall, 571 Spellman Road, West Chazy.
The conference will is planned with historians and interested members of the public in mind. Topics will include preserving historic buildings, erecting historic markers, encouraging heritage tourism, safely preserving grave stones, and local genealogy. » Continue Reading.
Electronic Music Summit in Saranac Lake
Lake Flower Landing has announced “Electronic Music Summit,” the second installment of its Sound & Vision Series, a four-hour meeting-of-the-minds featuring performers from near and far, is set for Saturday, June 15th at 7 pm.
Five acts will present sets from 30 minutes to an hour, ranging from deep listening, ambient “mood music,” improvisation, to conventionally structured songs, featuring a variety of instruments, some created by and for the performers. » Continue Reading.
Wilmington Whiskey Run, Heritage Festival and Speakeasy
The Wilmington Historical Society is set to host the Wilmington Whiteface Heritage Festival on Saturday, June 15th from 11 am to 4 pm at Festival Field located at 2 Cunningham Lane (just off Springfield Road) in Wilmington.
One of three events happening throughout the day, it is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The Heritage Festival will follow the 3rd annual Whiskey Run event which begins at 9:30 am. The final event of the day is a Speakeasy Soiree at Pourman’s Tap House which will take place from 8 to 11 pm, also free and open to the public.
All three events are benefits for the Wilmington Historical Society which is raising funds for a new history center building. » Continue Reading.
2019 Lake Champlain Cyanobacteria Monitoring, Trainings
The Lake Champlain Committee’s (LCC) 2019 cyanobacteria monitoring season gets underway the week of June 16. Everyone who uses, enters, or goes near the Lake Champlain should have a general awareness of cyanobacteria, often referred to as blue-green algae.
These are a wide group of organisms, including species that are native, common and natural, but under certain conditions can create extensive blooms that can be a potential health hazard. Cyanobacteria warnings are posted each summer in Lake Champlain and other local lakes. » Continue Reading.
12th Annual Adirondack Coast Museums Weekend
The Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance is set to host the 12th Annual Museum Days Weekend throughout Clinton County on June 15-16, 2019, inviting visitors and residents to explore the area’s wealth of museums, galleries and cultural organizations. From 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, participating locations will offer free admission, including demonstrations, tours, exhibits, hands-on activities, and more.
This year’s event coincides with the first of two New York State “Path Through History” Weekends in 2019. The full Museum Days Weekend schedule will be published is on the Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance website. » Continue Reading.
Mountain Air Painters: New Exhibition at View
View has announced its newest exhibition, Mountain Air Painters: ADK Expressions en Plein Air. The exhibition will run from June 15 to August 11, 2019.
The works on display come from the Mountain Air Painters, a group of New York State and Adirondack artists who have been meeting weekly for several decades from spring through fall to paint together en Plein air (French for “in the open air”) throughout the Adirondacks. » Continue Reading.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage Tours
This summer Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is offering more ways to introduce people to the various historic and notable Adirondack architectural styles that extend beyond the Great Camp.
Guided by field experts, AARCH tours offer a diverse selection from bridges to green design. » Continue Reading.
Adk Theatre Festival Offering ‘Calling All Kates’ June 14-22
Adirondack Theatre Festival has announced the premiere of Calling All Kates, which is set to run June 14 – 22, 2019 at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Downtown Glens Falls. A leading professional theatre in the Capital Region, ATF is dedicated to new plays and musicals. The season runs June 14 – August 9, 2019 with all performances at the Wood Theater. » Continue Reading.
‘Calling All Fakes’ for Black Fly Storytelling Sunday
Art in the Public Eye (APE), Adirondack Theatre Festival, and The Hyde Collection have announced Black Fly, a storytelling event set for Sunday, June 9th at 3 pm, at the Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, in Glens Falls.
Speakers will deliver stories inspired by a central theme, Calling All Fakes, a twist on the upcoming Adirondack Theatre Festival performance of Calling All Kates, a new theatrical production based on a true story of a man left at the altar who finds a stranger with the same name as his former fiancée to share the around-the-world honeymoon he planned. » Continue Reading.
Lake Placid Marathon Course Information, Road Closures
The annual Lake Placid Marathon and Half Marathon are set to take place from 8 am to 2 pm on Sunday, June 9, with an expected 1,100 runners from 32 states and six countries.
Both races begin and end at the Olympic Speedskating Oval and include the use of Main Street, Mirror Lake Drive/Lake Placid Club Drive, Parkside Drive, Morningside Drive, Sentinel Road, River Road, Mill Pond Drive, McLenathan Avenue and School Street. » Continue Reading.
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Latest Adirondack News
- Socialite Owner Of Whitney Park Dies at 93
- Wilmington Loses Leader Randy Preston
- North Country Broadband Expansion Planned
- Man Ticketed For Long-Term Camp
- Crown Point Roadway Being Revised
- Hiker Dies at Mount Marcy
- 25 Arrested in Montreal Climate Protest
- Tempers Flare Over Illegal Trailhead Parking
- Court Decides Marina Owns Underwater Land
- Man Fires Rifle, Hits Corinth Home
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