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Adirondack Campfire Stories

Adirondack Experience 9097 State Route 30, P.O. Box 99, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, United States

This is a virtual program. The Adirondack Park is filled with a lore unlike anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s the beauty that surrounds the Park thanks to the thousands of mountains, lakes, and rivers within. Maybe it’s the history of woodsmen struggling to survive in a place that’s been aptly nicknamed, “dismal wilderness.” […]

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River of Mountains

Adirondack Experience 9097 State Route 30, P.O. Box 99, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, United States

This is a virtual program. Lourie completed his trip. It took him three weeks and marked the first time anyone has traveled from the source of the Hudson to the mouth in a single vessel. The Hudson proved to be a very changeable river. It includes seven locks and nine power dams. The northern half […]

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Taps & Trivia at The Garrison in Lake George

The Garrison, Lake George, NY 220 Beach Road, Lake George, NY, United States

Get ready for a lively night of Adirondack-themed trivia at The Garrison in Lake George, brought to you by the ADKX and the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance! Gather your friends for an evening of delicious drinks, friendly competition, and tons of fun as you test your knowledge of Adirondack history, culture, and the beautiful […]

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Holiday Shopping at the ADKX

Adirondack Experience 9097 State Route 30, P.O. Box 99, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, United States

Shop the ADKX Store for Everyone on Your List! The ADKX Store will be OPEN, Friday, November 29 from 10am - 4pm! Looking to bring some Adirondack charm into your holiday celebrations? Stuff your stockings (or packbaskets) with holiday gifts from the ADKX Store! Can't make it to the store? Shop online anytime at www.theADKXStore.com

The Adirondack Kids Series #21, The Most Marvelous Moose Call Contest

Adirondack Experience 9097 State Route 30, P.O. Box 99, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, United States

This is a virtual program. The twenty-first volume in the series, The Most Marvelous Moose Call Contest, set in Indian Lake, NY, is scheduled for release this September 2024.To date, more than 180,000 copies of the series have been sold. What began as a fun family writing project has evolved into a small publishing company. […]

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Last Minute Holiday Shopping

Last Minute Holiday Shopping at the ADKX Store Start (or finish!) Your Shopping Here Check your list twice!  There's a store full of perfect presents to choose from — puppets and toys to soaps and scents to hats and flasks — you'll find something to tuck under the tree for everyone on your list.

Taps & Trivia at The Gem in Bolton Landing

The Gem, Bolton Landing 4983 Lake Shore Dr, Bolton Landing, United States

Get ready for a lively night of Adirondack-themed trivia at The Gem in Bolton Landing, brought to you by the ADKX and the Lake George Land Conservancy! Gather your friends for an evening of delicious drinks, friendly competition, and tons of fun as you test your knowledge of Adirondack history and culture. Whether you are […]

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Episode 1: Murder on Whiteface

This is a virtual program.  Albany Public Library and The Adirondack Experience welcome author Tim Rowland who digs into the story of a 100-year-old unsolved Adirondack murder mystery. In 1924 two Lake Placid guides were hired by a local recreational association to cut a trail up Whiteface Mountain. It was a job from which they […]

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Taps & Trivia at Hex & Hop in Bloomingdale

Hex & Hop 1719 State Route 3, Bloomingdale, NY, United States

Get ready for a lively night of Adirondack-themed trivia at Hex & Hop in Bloomingdale, brought to you by the ADKX and Historic Saranac Lake! Gather your friends for an evening of delicious drinks, friendly competition, and tons of fun as you test your knowledge on Adirondack history and culture. Whether you are a trivia […]

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The Beater Room Boys: Growing Up in an Adirondack Mill Town.

This is a virtual program. Corinth, New York, once home to International Paper’s historic Hudson River Mill, forms the backdrop for this thoughtful and often amusing memoir set in the 1960s. Centered on the experiences of a hometown boy who worked at the mill in the summer of 1969 before leaving for college, The Beater […]

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Episode 2: Escape from Dannemora

This is a virtual program.  On June 6, 2015, two worst-of-the-worst murderers escaped from the Clinton Correctional Institute; the subsequent manhunt was the largest in New York State History. The escapees, David Sweat and Richard Matt, coursed a twenty-minute labyrinth of corridors and tunnels until they emerged into freedom on the outside. Now they were […]

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