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<\/strong>August 19, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lago Blue Mountain, NY<\/strong> \u2014<\/strong> 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<\/sup> anniversary of her landmark memoir, Le\u00f1adora<\/em>, and celebrates the release of the new biography Anne LaBastille: Biograf\u00eda de la le\u00f1adora<\/em>, written by museum staff member Penny Harr.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Anne LaBastille (1933\u20132011) was a trailblazing conservationist and the first scientist appointed as a commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency. Her 1976 book, Le\u00f1adora<\/em>, 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\u2019s extensive research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harr\u2019s new biography expands beyond the cabin logs to reveal the full scope of LaBastille\u2019s career as an internationally acclaimed wildlife ecologist. The upcoming programs at the ADKX will shine a spotlight on her groundbreaking global fieldwork\u2014including 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Anne LaBastille\u2019s voice is as relevant today as it was fifty years ago,” said Chris Dobbs, ADKX Executive Director. “By celebrating the golden anniversary of Le\u00f1adora<\/em> alongside Penny Harr\u2019s 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.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The four-part series includes:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entre bastidores: Anne LaBastille en la colecci\u00f3n ADKX con Penny Harr<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Penny will lead visitors through selections from the museum\u2019s library and archival collections before heading to La vida en los Adirondacks<\/em>, ADKX\u2019s main exhibit exploring the Adirondack Park and its people, to visit Anne LaBastille\u2019s cabin. Drawing on her extensive research and personal insight, Penny brings to life Anne LaBastille\u2019s work as a writer, wildlife ecologist, and conservationist, as well as the independence and vision that defined her time in the Adirondacks. September 19<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>, 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne LaBastille: Biograf\u00eda de la le\u00f1adora<\/em><\/strong> | Book Signing with Penny Harr<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> 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\u2019s remarkable career and rich inner world, from her cabin in the remote Adirondacks to her decades of environmental work around the globe. September 19<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>, 3 PM \u2013 5PM<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siguiendo los pasos de una le\u00f1adora: Una traves\u00eda a remo por el lago Twitchell<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Bring your own boat and join ADKX staff for a paddle across Twitchell Lake to the former site of Anne LaBastille\u2019s historic cabin, once a place of solitude, writing, and deep connection to the Adirondack landscape. Fifty years after the first publication of LaBastille\u2019s book Le\u00f1adora<\/em>, 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 20<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>, 10 AM & 1 PM<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

El legado de Anne LaBastille: 50 a\u00f1os de le\u00f1adora Mesa redonda<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Esta conversaci\u00f3n re\u00fane a Leslie Surprenant, amiga de LaBastille y albacea de su herencia, y a la escritora Penny Harr, cuya biograf\u00eda, de pr\u00f3xima publicaci\u00f3n Anne LaBastille: Biograf\u00eda de la le\u00f1adora<\/em> offers new insight into LaBastille\u2019s 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\u2019s impact as a writer, environmental advocate, and independent voice in the Adirondack region, as well as the continued relevance of Le\u00f1adora<\/em> cincuenta a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de su publicaci\u00f3n. September 21<\/strong>st<\/sup><\/strong>, 7 PM \u2013 8 PM<\/strong> 
 
To learn more about all the events celebrating 50 Years of<\/strong> Le\u00f1adora<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>haga clic aqu\u00ed.<\/strong><\/a> 
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Acerca de Adirondack Experience, el museo del lago Blue Mountain
<\/strong>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 regi\u00f3n de Adirondack a trav\u00e9s de exposiciones interactivas, actividades pr\u00e1cticas y colecciones de gran riqueza cultural, todo ello en m\u00e1s de 24 edificios hist\u00f3ricos y contempor\u00e1neos situados en un recinto de 121 acres en el coraz\u00f3n de Adirondacks. El ADKX ofrece una amplia gama de programas y actividades, entre las que se incluyen exposiciones especiales y permanentes, la exposici\u00f3n interactiva \u00abLife in the Adirondacks\u00bb (La vida en los Adirondacks), de 19 000 pies cuadrados, y la nueva \u00abArtists & Inspiration in the Wild\u00bb (Artistas e inspiraci\u00f3n 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, as\u00ed como eventos emblem\u00e1ticos como la \u00abRustic Fair\u00bb, el \u00abFallFest\u00bb y el \u00abAdirondack Art Festival\u00bb. El museo se financia en parte con donaciones del p\u00fablico en general, y parte de su financiaci\u00f3n 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 m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, llame al 518-352-7311 o visite www.theADKX.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong>\u00a0
Amanda Metzger | Behan Communications\u00a0\u00a0
Amanda.metzger@behancom.com | (518) 769-3146\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADIRONDACK EXPERIENCE CONTACT:<\/strong>\u00a0
Tara Murphy | Director of Marketing and Communications\u00a0
tmurphy@theadkx.org | (518) 352-7311 ext. 182\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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