Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Tel:
(518) 352-7311
If the six million acres of lake, forest, town, and villages that make up the Adirondack Park aren't enough for you, the Adirondack Museum, located in the heart of the park, offers 22 engaging indoor and outdoor exhibits, historical buildings, collections, gardens, and fantastic vistas, perfect for vacationers and families.
Dedicated to regional history and the Adirondack wilderness, the museum houses outdoor recreation exhibits such as Boats & Boating in the Adirondacks, that explores the importance of boats for transportation and leisure, Living With Wilderness, which gives an overview of the geology, geography and settlement of the Adirondacks, and Work in the Woods: Logging the Adirondacks, which explores the history of the timber industry.
The Adirondack Museum features a number of temporary exhibits on art, architecture, and furniture found throughout the region.
The Museum store features Adirondack themed books, prints, clothing, music, toys, jewelry, cards, and other unique gift items. The Lake View Café offers a relaxing dining atmosphere overlooking the pristine Blue Mountain Lake.
Get to the Adirondack Museum by taking the I-90 exit 31 to Route 12 north until Route 28. Continue through Old Forge, Inlet, and Raquette Lake, to Blue Mountain Lake. Continue past Blue Mountain Lake village and take routes 28N and 30 up the hill one mile. You'll find the museum on your left.
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Is it carriages or canoes that you find interesting? Women's history or woodsmen's lore? Adirondack photography or public policy? Baskets or boilers, blizzards or blowdowns, beanpots or butter churns? Whatever your interest, the Adirondack Museum makes its collections available for research and study. Through appointment with the Curatorial Department or Museum Library, access to thousands of objects, photographs, documents, and pieces of artwork is available. In addition, copy photographs and slides are available at a reasonable fee for publication, presentations or personal use.