The Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York opens for the new season. Visitors will discover fresh exhibits, hands-on activities, a wealth of special events, and surprises around every corner.

The Electric Launch Company was founded 115 years ago. The fledgling company provided fifty-five launches for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, ferrying thousands of sightseers over the fair’s canals and lagoons.

Save the date, mark your calendars! Plan to enjoy a full weekend of antiquing in the beautiful Central Adirondacks this fall. The Town of Indian Lake, New York and the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. have joined forces to offer Adirondack Antiques Weekend.

Save the date, mark your calendars! Plan to enjoy a full weekend of antiquing in the beautiful Central Adirondacks this fall. The Town of Indian Lake, New York and the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. have joined forces to offer Adirondack Antiques Weekend.

Lewis County resident Bennie Arnold (1892 – 1974) had a life-long passion for miniatures. At age twelve, he carved a small wooden chair while confined to bed during an illness. Over the course of his lifetime, Arnold completed more than 800 exquisitely detailed miniatures.

Don't miss a minute of the fun at the Adirondack Museum's third annual Adirondack Harvest Festival at Blue Mountain Lake, New York on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7, 2007. This two-day event will offer activities for the entire family including music, hayrides, crafts and more!

It is a long way from the South Bronx to the Central Adirondacks, not only in miles, but in culture and environment as well. This past weekend there was also a goose-bump raising difference in temperature as Blue Mountain Lake, New York experienced its first hard freeze and the Bronx continued to swelter in big city heat.

Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 22, 2007 at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York. The museum is planning "A Sportsman's Paradise" – a full day of programs and demonstrations with a little music thrown in – just for outdoor enthusiasts.

Celebrate the arts and creative expression at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York on Saturday, September 29, 2007. The museum has planned a special day full of music, art, and photography – a "Leaf Peeper" event timed to coincide with the vibrant fall foliage.

On Saturday, September 29, 2007, the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York will participate in "Museum Day," presented by SMITHSONIAN magazine and Hyundai Motor America.

If it includes twisty branches and twigs, bulging burls, or textured barks – it must be rustic. If it is imaginative, whimsical, and constructed with ultimate skill and craftsmanship, not only is it rustic – it will be found at the Twentieth Annual Rustic Fair presented by the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York.

Beatrice Garvan, former Curator of Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a member of the family that owned the camp, will present a slide-illustrated lecture entitled Creative Collaborations: the Architecture and Design of Kamp Kill Kare at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. on August 13, 2007.