Hands-On Fun At The Adirondack Museum

Just 40 miles north on Rt. 28/30 Blue Mt. Lake is the location of the Adirondack Museum, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007.  You must see what is happening at the Adirondack Museum because it unlike ordinary museums, it is 32 acres of engaging indoor and outdoor exhibit collections with lots of opportunity for hands-on fun for the whole family. The museum offers workshops on logging, boats, outdoor recreation, mining, craftsmanship and fine arts.  Historic structures range from a log hotel to a one-room school hours.  Visitors can walk through the landscaped grounds, tour a beautiful garden and take in the view of the surrounding area.

Explore More Of Old Forge, New York

For a trip into the past find time to explore the Old Forge Hardware Store.  It has almost anything you can think of.  How about fishing equipment, books, clothing, pet supplies, furniture, cards, house wares, hardware, camping equipment, rugs, candy, gifts, etc.  It is a must see 2 floors of interesting goods.  Right around the corner is Nathan’s Adirondack Bakery that has fresh baked donuts and sweets made on the premises everyday by the owner who purchased the bakery in 1981               .

I don’t want to forget about the Strand Theater that first opened its doors in March 1923.  It still has some of the old equipment placed so that you can see and touch it.  And just because it is old doesn’t mean it can’t keep up with the newest film.  The Strand had special midnight showings of the last Harry Potter movie at the same time as the rest of the theaters in the USA., summer of 2007. In the fall the Adirondack area it is just a breathtaking show of reds, gold's and orange as the foliage is turning and making ready to shed their leaves.  Switching to winter fun, there is downhill and cross county skiing, sledding, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.

Old Forge has many motels, camping sites on pristine lakes and lots of great restaurants.  It also has many gift shops, some with hand made gifts or rustic mountain style gifts, furniture, and more unique crafts. 

Thanks to Katie Noonan, PR Person for Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, for taking time out of her busy day to give us up to date info on the Theme Park.

I hope you enjoyed your tour as much as I did as it brought back fond memories of the fun our family has experienced here.