Calendar of Events

  • Coney Mountain with Ed Kanze

    Coney Mountain rises between the villages of Tupper Lake and Long Lake on the border between Franklin and Hamilton Counties. The trail is a 1.1 walk to the summit and passes through beautiful woods, including a stand of old-growth sugar maples. The 360 degree view from the open, rocky summit is stunning. Along the way, […]

    $3 – $5
  • Homeschool Day

    Explore the beautiful ADKX campus and enjoy educational exhibits with interactive experiences for all ages. Special guest Gretchen Koehler is back by popular demand! Guests can participate in programming, explore the exhibits, play lawn games, feed our hungry trout, and more! Special Programming for the day includes: Gretchen Koehler: Try your hands (and feet!) at […]

    FREE - NO TICKET NECESSARY!
  • Hidden Cove with Mary Glynn

    We will hike close to two miles (about 4 miles round trip) to the Hidden Cove Lean-to on the shore of Long Lake to take in the views. The trail here covers rolling terrain, some wet sections, and navigating across a rocky stream crossing.  Along the way, we will discuss what makes the Adirondacks unique, […]

    $3 – $5
  • Xperience For All

    Join us for a day devoted to outdoor recreation! Xperience for All features workshops, games, demonstrations, and presentations, all in the spirit of providing museum visitors a foundation to safely pursue recreation on their own. For those who are unfamiliar or not yet comfortable exploring the region’s woods and waterways on their own, learn tips […]

    FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL - NO TICKET NECESSARY
  • FallFest

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

    Celebrate fall with traditional pastimes like apple pressing, autumnal crafts, and fiber arts. Demonstrations and music all day! This family-friendly day is packed with activities, games, and much, much more. Activities include:  Horse-drawn wagon rides Apple pressing and cider tasting (while supplies last) Pumpkin painting (while supplies last) Fall crafts + Fall games Live music Fiber […]

    Included with Admission
  • Member Appreciation Week

    To thank you for your membership support, we are hosting a weeklong celebration of members to close out the season. Visit each day and check in at the member’s desk for a special member-only perk. All week there will be a special discount* for members at the ADKX Store. Enter each day for a chance […]

    FREE
  • Wild Forest Lands, by Phil Terrie

    This is a virtual program.  Acclaimed historian and author Phil Terrie, has spent more than 50 years exploring the meaning of wilderness in the Adirondacks—both in archives and in the woods. Terrie will discuss his newest book, Wild Forest Lands, a blend of memoir, New York history, and meditation that revisits the region’s literature and […]

    Free - Registration Required
  • Songs of the Woods: Adirondack Logger Music with Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle

    Step back into the 1800s with award-winning duo Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle as they bring the music of Adirondack lumber camps to life! With lively tunes on fiddle, banjo, guitar, and more, they’ll share songs once sung by loggers after long days of hard work in the woods. Through spirited music and storytelling, families […]

    Included with museum admission! 
  • Murder at the Museum

    Sold Out! On a brisk October evening in 1957, the Adirondack Museum’s first season ends—not with a fond farewell, but with foul play. As the lights dim and the doors close, an eccentric mix of museum staff and curious locals gather for one last night … only to be swept into a chilling mystery. Who […]

    Sold Out!
  • Adirondack Solitude: Peace and Stillness in the Adirondack Wilderness, by Russ Hartung

    This is a virtual program.  Solitude is hard to find these days, and harder still to capture in an image. But that’s just what award-winning photographer Russ Hartung does in his photographs of the majestic peaks and intimate views of the Adirondack wilderness. Adirondack Solitude explores the feeling of being on top of a mountain […]

    Free - Registration Required
  • Recurring

    Holiday Shopping at the ADKX!

    Shop the ADKX Store for Everyone on Your List! The ADKX Store will be open Fridays and Saturdays from November 28 through December 20, 10 AM to 4 PM! 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 […]

  • Recurring

    Holiday Shopping at the ADKX!

    Shop the ADKX Store for Everyone on Your List! The ADKX Store will be open Fridays and Saturdays from November 28 through December 20, 10 AM to 4 PM! 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 […]

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