Adirondack Family Time™

By Diane Chase The Adirondack Council will once again present their Forever Wild Day at The Irondequoit Inn in Piseco. NY, July 9th. This all day event features guided hikes to Echo Cliff on Panther Mountain or join Council members on the Northville-Placid Trail or Cold Spring Falls. There are birding activities and self-guided tours to such beautiful Adirondack places like Good Luck Lake, Good Luck Cliffs and Auger Falls. Mountain bike around Speculator, NY with an easy Kunjamuk Cave (7.2 mile) loop or the longer 13.7 mile loop. There will also be a native plant sale and information regarding Adirondack invasive plants. Perfect for the local or visitor! Paddle to Kunjamuk River and look for Blue Heron, Osprey and various wild duck species. Enjoy! © Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) available online or bookstores/museums July 2011. Diane is currently working on the second guidebook in th

Familypalooza! Join the Adirondack Museum and kick-off your summer with an action packed day for families. Children age 17 and under will be admitted free of charge on July 9 for this special event. The Albany Radio Disney Station  will be at the museum to start the day! Enjoy 2 hours of fun, games and prizes while rocking out to the hottest kid-friendly songs. The Utica Zoomobile from the  Utica Zoo  will be on-site with animals of New York State. Special programs will take place between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Members of the  Adirondack Mountain Club, Albany Chapter will be offering introduction to kayaking and safety and rescue demonstrations. The action-packed demonstrations will take place on the museum's pond in the morning and afternoon. Let the kids burn off some energy with a trip to the bounce house, or to the museum's Tot Lot and Little Log Cabin. After that, grab a scavenger hunt map and explore the Adirondack Museum's exhibits. Make believe with the Adirondack L

The Vilas Home's ~ Second Annual Summer Concert Series Thursday, July 7 at 6:00pm  -  August 25 at 7:00pm Location 61 Beekman Street (across form Hawkin's Hall) Plattsburgh, NY Created By Vilas Home More Info It's time wonderful time of year...we are having our annual summer concerts on the lawn. Every Thursday night starting in July and lasting until the last Thursday in August. This Year's Line up: 7/7- The Castaway's 7/14- Charlie Stone & The Split Rock Band 7/21- The Meter Maids 7/28- Gary Sargeant 8/4- Rod Driscoll (from the Too Tall String Band) 8/11-Roy Hurd 8/18 - The Sweet Adeline's 8/25 - The Back Porch Band The concerts will be held on our lawn's under a large tent and provided seating. We will also provide lemonade. We hope you join us for a great time!

By Diane Chase Tupper Lake Woodsmen's Days will be here July 8-10, 2011 at the Municipal Park. This event kicks off with an evening  BBQ and live music at the Municipal Park Bandshell. This is an fun-filled weekend of activity that highlights all the traditional logging competitions from large horse pull to a greased pole race, all in the Adirondack Park. People from all over the country participate in this annual event to show the skills and art involved in the logging industry. Logging played such an important part in the history of Tupper Lake, it only makes sense that this event continues to thrive and draw people from all walks of live. Paul Smith's College, Forestry Department, has teams of students usually participating in this annual event. Enjoy!. There is even a schedule of events just for kids' activities . Kids can enjoy an obstacle course, water balloon toss or magic show to name just a few. © Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes an

New Building Gala Opening Weekend July 7 - 10 Thursday, July 7: Gala Fundaraising Dinner Limited seating please call to check availability ($250 pp.) 5:30pm Cocktails, Music, and Silent Auction 6:30pm Dinner 8 - 10pm Dancing, High Definition Band Friday, July 8: Dedication & Postal Cancellation 10 - 10:30am Dedication & Ribbon Cutting followed by refreshments and music with Al Nathan 10:30 - 11:30am Special Commemorative Postal Cancellation 10am - 4pm Open House and Workshop Demonstrations Saturday, July 9: Open House and BBQ 8am Hiking Safely Lecture 10am  Nature Walk Led by Gary Lee 10am - 4pm Open House and Workshop Demonstrations 6pm Fulton Chain Gang Concert & Barbecue (tickets $15/$10 members) Sunday, July 10: Family Day Noon - 4pm Open House Workshop Demonstrations (Including Iron Pour) Live Music by Jim & Bonnie Tracy Utica ZooMobile Tie-dye (fee for t-shirts) Clown, Face-Painting Food Concessions (Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Ice Cream)

Camp Out for Families: An Overnight at the Adirondack Museum Join the Adirondack Museum and the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts for a fun-filled night July 8-9, 2001. See the exhibits by lantern, get dramatic about Adirondack history, hear songs and stories by the campfire, and have a sleepover in the  Woods and Waters  exhibit. For families with children ages 7 - 13;  1 adult chaperone requested for every 1 to 4 children.  Program starts at 5:30 p.m. and ends the following morning at 9:30 a.m. Pre-registration required. Call or email to register: jrubin@adkmuseum.org  or (518) 352 - 7311 ext 115 mhall@adkmuseum.org  or (518) 352 - 7311 ext 128 Fee includes dinner, evening snack, light breakfast, and all activity materials. $45 per person for Adirondack Museum members and Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts members; $55 per person for non-members all content and photos © Diane Chase, author of  Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes &  High Peaks:Your Four-Season Guide to

Adirondack Shakespeare Theatre will celebrate its second season with four productions and a full schedule of events with performances of the comedy "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). A full season pass can be purchased for only $30, which includes all performances to "A Mid Summer's Night Dream and Merchant of Venice as the well as Adirondack Shakespeare's original productions by  Sean Adams,   Theseus and the Minotaur , which features an adapted version of   A Midsummer Night’s Dream .   The season will open July 3  with FREE performances at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m at Shepard's Park in Lake George. Also check back for a FREE children's performance at Lake Placid's Mid Park July 23 and August 3.  Adirondack Shakespeare Theatre Schedule of Events

When it's time for FRESH seasonal food, Make sure to find the nearest Farmers' Market in the Adirondack Park. There are Adirondack Farmer's Markets each day of the week. Check which is closest to you. Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday , Sunday Looking to learn a bit about nature in the Adirondacks? Learn to be a Nature Detective with these activities. Looking for crafts or activities to do with children? Here are some ideas. Hiking with children and families in the Adirondacks is a natural thing to do. Here are a few ideas to start with for your Adirondack hike with kids. all content and photos © Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) 

T hurman NY hosts FREE Monday Night Concerts in the Park at 7:00 p.m.  Bring a chair and a friend. Free Concerts in the park every Monday in July and August   Monday, July 4th ~ Smokey Greene in Concert followed by FIREWORKS.   Regional favorite Smokey Greene will kick off Thurman's weekly Concerts in the Park. He'll leave you wanting more, so take home the "friendly voice of Smokey Greene" on CD.  http://www.smokeygreene.com/ Monday, July 11th ~ Vintage Country in Concert  -  Enjoy classic country music, a few tunes of the 50's & 60's and maybe even a round or square dances. Influenced by the likes of Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Tanya Tucker and the Bellamy Brothers, this group aims to please. Meet Debbie and Wil Pixley, Ken Darling and Bub Sherman. Visit them on Facebook. Monday, July 18th ~ The Bluebillies in Concert   performing country, bluegrass, rockabilly with close harmonies of Mel and Mark Guarino with John Kribs, Doug Moody and Dale Haskell.

By Diane Chase If you don't have an opportunity to go to a Meadowmount School Summer Chamber Concert, check out their YouTube page . MeadowMount School was founded in 1944 by legendary violin teacher, Ivan Galamian and directed by Eric Larsen. This international school is for serious students of violin, viola, cello and piano. There is a seven-week summer program for solo and chamber music. Located in Lewis, NY near Westport. Enjoy! 2011 Concerts Dates: J uly 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31 August 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 All concerts begin at 7:30 pm. Admission is $7.00/adults and $4.00/Students/Senior citizens (Meadowmount students/parents admitted free) © Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 A ctivities) available online or bookstores/museums July 2011. Diane is currently working on the second guidebook and app for four book series of Adirondack Family Activities.

SARANAC LAKE , NY – A new guidebook outlining family activities in the Adirondack Park will be released in July. “Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes & High Peaks Regions,” by Diane Chase, is a comprehensive guide to over 300 activities. The first of four proposed books published by Hungry Bear Publishing in Saranac Lake, the Tri-Lakes/High Peaks edition targets four seasons of family activities for Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Jay, Upper Jay, Keene, Keene Valley and Wilmington with a foreword by acclaimed author Edward Kanze. Based on Chase’s Adirondack Daily Enterprise weekly “Family Time” column and Adirondack Family Time blog, “Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes & High Peaks Regions” is a must-have guide for anyone wishing to discover ideas on how to entertain family, friends and visitors while in the Adirondack Park. The points of interest also include GPS coordinates. “This book is designed to be used by everyone, not just those with children,” Chase said. “My

WEDNESDAY ADIRONDACK SUMMER FARMERS’ MARKETS ESSEX COUNTY Lake Placid - outside of Green Goddess Natural Foods. Ausable Valley Grange Farmers Market Wednesdays, June through Sept. 10 am - 1 pm  FRANKLIN COUNTY Malone - Malone DuFort Airport, Route 11. adirondackfarmersmarket.com Wednesdays, June through Oct.  noon-4:30 SARATOGA COUNTY Saratoga - Wilton Mall, 3060 Rt 50    saratogafarmersmarket.org .  Wednesdays, May through October 3-6 pm  (Saturdays, May through October 9 am-1 pm) © Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes & High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities)  

Where was the Adirondack Chair invented?  Westport NY resident, Thomas Lee  invented a porch chair to house his large group of guest, friends and relatives. He used one plank of hemlock to design a chair with a slanted back and wide arm rests to  hold drinks and food.    Though invented by Thomas Lee, it was Harry C. Bunnell a local Westport NY woodworker that began producing the chairs at his Westport shop.  Bunnell received a patent July 18, 1905 with the   "object of this invention is a chair of the bungalow type adapted for use on porches, lawns, at camps and also adapted to be converted into an invalid's chair. " The major difference between the modern Adirondack Chair and the Westport Chair is the Adirondack Chair has a slated back while the Westport Chair uses one piece of wood.