Adirondack Experience to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Woodswoman and Launch of New Anne LaBastille Biography 

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August 19, 2026

Lago Blue Mountain, NY — Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX), is pleased to announce a special event series this September honoring the life and work of Dr. Anne LaBastille. The series commemorates the 50th anniversary of her landmark memoir, Leñadora, and celebrates the release of the new biography Anne LaBastille: Biografía de la leñadora, written by museum staff member Penny Harr.  

Dr. Anne LaBastille (1933–2011) was a trailblazing conservationist and the first scientist appointed as a commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency. Her 1976 book, Leñadora, chronicled her life in a hand-built cabin on Twitchell Lake and became a touchstone for environmentalism and female independence. This September, ADKX will explore her enduring influence through a series of programs that bridge the history of her classic memoir with fresh biographical insights from Harr’s extensive research. 

Harr’s new biography expands beyond the cabin logs to reveal the full scope of LaBastille’s career as an internationally acclaimed wildlife ecologist. The upcoming programs at the ADKX will shine a spotlight on her groundbreaking global fieldwork—including her pioneering ecological research on the endangered giant flightless grebe in Guatemala, her wildlife assessment projects across Central America and the Caribbean, and her consultancies for global conservation organizations. Attendees will gain a broader perspective on how her regional advocacy in the Adirondacks interconnected with her lifelong commitment to global environmental stewardship. 

“Anne LaBastille’s voice is as relevant today as it was fifty years ago,” said Chris Dobbs, ADKX Executive Director. “By celebrating the golden anniversary of Leñadora alongside Penny Harr’s incredible new biography, we are providing our visitors with a deeper, more complete understanding of a woman who dedicated her life to the protection of our wild spaces.” 

The four-part series includes: 

Entre bastidores: Anne LaBastille en la colección ADKX con Penny Harr: Penny will lead visitors through selections from the museum’s library and archival collections before heading to La vida en los Adirondacks, ADKX’s main exhibit exploring the Adirondack Park and its people, to visit Anne LaBastille’s cabin. Drawing on her extensive research and personal insight, Penny brings to life Anne LaBastille’s work as a writer, wildlife ecologist, and conservationist, as well as the independence and vision that defined her time in the Adirondacks. September 19th, 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM 

Anne LaBastille: Biografía de la leñadora | Book Signing with Penny Harr: Drawing on personal interviews and archival research, including at the ADKX Library, Harr, an Exhibit Assistant at the Adirondack Experience and a seventh-generation Adirondacker, brings to life Anne LaBastille’s remarkable career and rich inner world, from her cabin in the remote Adirondacks to her decades of environmental work around the globe. September 19th, 3 PM – 5PM 

Siguiendo los pasos de una leñadora: Una travesía a remo por el lago Twitchell: Bring your own boat and join ADKX staff for a paddle across Twitchell Lake to the former site of Anne LaBastille’s historic cabin, once a place of solitude, writing, and deep connection to the Adirondack landscape. Fifty years after the first publication of LaBastille’s book Leñadora, this guided paddle offers participants the opportunity to experience Twitchell Lake as she did, followed by a walk through the cabin site and discussion of her life, work, and environmental legacy. September 20th, 10 AM & 1 PM 

El legado de Anne LaBastille: 50 años de leñadora Mesa redonda: Esta conversación reúne a Leslie Surprenant, amiga de LaBastille y albacea de su herencia, y a la escritora Penny Harr, cuya biografía, de próxima publicación Anne LaBastille: Biografía de la leñadora offers new insight into LaBastille’s life and work. The panel will be moderated by Nathalie Thill, Executive Director of the Adirondack Center for Writing. Together, the speakers will explore LaBastille’s impact as a writer, environmental advocate, and independent voice in the Adirondack region, as well as the continued relevance of Leñadora cincuenta años después de su publicación. September 21st, 7 PM – 8 PM 
 
To learn more about all the events celebrating 50 Years of Leñadora haga clic aquí. 
 

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Adirondack Experience, El Museo de Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX), acreditado por la Alianza Americana de Museos, da a conocer la historia y la cultura de la región de Adirondack a través de exposiciones interactivas, actividades prácticas y colecciones de gran riqueza cultural, todo ello en más de 24 edificios históricos y contemporáneos situados en un recinto de 121 acres en el corazón de Adirondacks. El ADKX ofrece una amplia gama de programas y actividades, entre las que se incluyen exposiciones especiales y permanentes, la exposición interactiva «Life in the Adirondacks» (La vida en los Adirondacks), de 19 000 pies cuadrados, y la nueva «Artists & Inspiration in the Wild» (Artistas e inspiración en la naturaleza), rutas de senderismo por la naturaleza y paseos en barco por el estanque Minnow Pond. El ADKX ofrece actividades diarias con artistas residentes, talleres, conferencias, paseos por la naturaleza, programas familiares y educativos, así como eventos emblemáticos como la «Rustic Fair», el «FallFest» y el «Adirondack Art Festival». El museo se financia en parte con donaciones del público en general, y parte de su financiación operativa general es posible gracias al Consejo de las Artes del Estado de Nueva York, con el apoyo de la gobernadora Kathy Hochul y la Asamblea Legislativa del Estado de Nueva York. Para obtener más información, llame al 518-352-7311 o visite www.theADKX.org.

MEDIA CONTACT: 
Amanda Metzger | Behan Communications  
Amanda.metzger@behancom.com | (518) 769-3146 

ADIRONDACK EXPERIENCE CONTACT: 
Tara Murphy | Director of Marketing and Communications 
tmurphy@theadkx.org | (518) 352-7311 ext. 182 

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