Adirondack Family Time™

United States of America Flag Facts 1) On June 14,1777 the US  Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag 2) 1912:  President William Taft issued an executive order dictating the proportions for the flag and placement of the stars. Before that it was left up to the flag maker. 3) 1916: President Woodrow Wilson issued the proclamation establishing June 14 as Flag Day, though it is not a federal holiday many states do celebrate it as a state holiday. 4)  Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the nation’s first flag, was an upholsterer not a seamstress  5)  The U.S. flag has been changed 27 times since 1777. The 50-star flag used today was created in July 4, 1960 when Hawaii became the 50th state. That version has been used the longest.  6) 1949: President Harry Truman signed into law June 14 as national Flag Day. © Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Activities™ guidebook series.   Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide

Make your hummingbird food recipe solution,  1 part white, granulated sugar 4 parts water  closely approximates the concentrations found in the nectar of wildflowers they prefer. To make a little over 1 cup of hummingbird nectar recipe solution (normally enough to fill a standard feeder) follow the below directions: Make sure your feeder is cleaned thoroughly before adding new solution. Boil 1 cup of water.  Stir 1/4 cup of white granulated sugar into the 1 cup of heated water. Stir until sugar dissolves. Cool, fill your hummingbird feeder, and serve! Nectar can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.

FRIDAYS AT THE LAKE Free live music at Lake George's Shepard Park June 15 Max Creek (The Classic Jam Band) They had so much fun at their 41st Anniversary Weekend in Lake George that they're coming back to offer a free show to their local fans!  Max Creek is a living, breathing historical study in a hugely significant yet too-often overlooked American subculture: the jam band. Thousands of shows, dozens of recordings and an army of fiercely loyal fans has made them one of the most beloved acts on both the festival and club live music circuits. June 29 Jeff Bujak Solo electronica dance music. This Northampton, MA based keyboardist has designed a new style within electronica. His music falls into a large pool of  instrumental dance genres, lands on one and leaps to the next while he wails on his keyboards to create something truly moving, smart and original. Bujack handcrafts his own beats and loops, then samples and performs his half improv/ half composed pieces live to cr

The Adirondack Birding Festival is taking place throughout Hamilton County June 8-10, 2012.  Hamilton County is the third largest and least populated county in New York State. The county is entirely within the Adirondack State Park. Over 60% of our land area is either Wilderness or Wild Forest. There is not a single stop light in the entire county . The county’s million acres of forest, 1,500 miles of rivers and streams and over 56,000 acres of lakes and ponds provide birding and wildlife watching opportunities unequalled. Our towns and hamlets are located at 1,200 – 1,500 feet above sea-level and our mountains approach 4,000 feet. Normally in June we enjoy warm days and cool evenings. It could be hot. It could snow. Check the forecast before you come and bring clothing for a wide range of weather conditions and temperatures. Nesting birds, rising trout, rushing water, wildflowers and newborn of many species make the woods and waters of Hamilton County a place of springtime

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Watch this amazing Mountain Lake PBS tribute to the Lake Champlain Bridge. Learn how the demolition of the historic bridge drew communities together from Chimney Point, Vermont and the surrounding Crown Point areas.

© Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Jay/Upper Jay, Wilmington, Keene/Keene Valley which is available online or bookstores/museums/sporting good stores. Diane is currently working on the second guidebook in the four-book series of Adirondack Family Activities.

© Diane Chase, author of the Adirondack Family Activities™ guidebook series:  Adirondack Family Time™: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks (Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities) for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Jay/Upper Jay, Wilmington, Keene/Keene Valley which is available online or bookstores/museums/sporting good stores.

by Diane Chase (as seen in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise) Fairytales aren’t always for very young children and The Community Theatre Players are here to remind us in this year’s spring musical,  Into The Woods . Held at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts,  Into The Woods  is not the sugarcoated bedtime fairytale but a story set to music that displays how our choices affects everyone around us.   The music by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine intertwines various fairy tale stories such as Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, the Baker and His Wife, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. The play twists those familiar tales together as the characters journey through the woods to achieve their fairy tale ending. But, hold everything. That is only Act I.  

Schroon Lake is celebration with a variety of activities this weekend. Stop by and join in all the fun!  Saturday May 26 Community Garage Sales - various locations Non-Motorized Boat Chain across Schroon Lake 9am & Blessing of the Fleet - 9:30am Down to Earth Garden Club for kids @ library - 10:30am to 11:30am 532-7737 x13 Summer Expo on Main Street - 2pm to 8pm Motorized Boat parade & Blessing of Fleet - 2pm Zumba Class and Demonstration 6 pm – 6:30 pm Welcome Summer with Sun Salutations Yoga Class - Debbie Philp. True North Yoga@5pm-5:30pm Tribute to the Troops – CONCERT at the bandstand - 7:30 pm Used Book Store 10am 2pm @ Health Center Basement Friends of Schroon Lake Library Sunday May 27 Pancake Breakfast @ Fish & Game Club 7am noon - benefit Cub Scouts Pack 37 Lion's Club Auction @ 12pm & Garage Sale - Boathouse Theatre Community Garage Sales - various locations Monday May 28 Flagpole dedication in Town Park - hosted by Town Supervisor Mike Marnell

By Diane Chase The Adirondack Kids Opening reception will be May 19 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.. It will also serve as  the book release for the 12 th  book, The Adirondack Kids: The  Pond Hockey Challenge. Focusing on the adventures of three friends, Justin, Jackie and Nick, The Adirondack Kids books explore historic and familiar places around the Adirondack Park. The View art exhibit will continue through July 15.  Admission is $8/general, $5/members and free/children (12-under). As a special treat, each child accompanied by an adult will receive a free copy of the Adirondack Kids ®   story/coloring book,  Runaway Dax.