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Adirondak Loj. Coordinates: 73°58′W. The Loj, rebuilt in 1928. The Adirondak Loj (pronounced "Adirondack Lodge") is a historic lodge in North Elba, Essex County, New York. It is near Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains. The current facility, located on the shore of Heart Lake, was built in 1927 and is owned and operated by ADK ...
The Adirondack Mountains ( / ædəˈrɒndæk /; ad-ə-RON-dak) [1] are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York which form a circular dome approximately 160 miles (260 km) wide and covering about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km 2 ). [2] The region contains more than 100 peaks, including Mount Marcy, which is the highest point in New York at ...
Science museum. Director. Stephanie Ratcliffe. Website. www.wildcenter.org. The center's previous logo. Sign at main entrance to museum campus. The Wild Center, formerly known as the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, [1] is a natural history center in Tupper Lake, New York, near the center of New York state's Adirondack Park .
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York's natural resources; manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks, state forest lands, and wildlife management ...
www .theadkx .org. Adirondack Experience (formerly Adirondack Museum), located on NY-30 in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Adirondacks. [1] The museum is located on the site of an historic summer resort hotel, the Blue Mountain House, built high above Blue ...
The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book Peaks and Peoples of the Adirondacks. [1] Those who have climbed all 46 High Peaks are eligible to join the ...
The Adirondack Guideboat is a rowboat that was developed in the 1840s for recreational activities in Adirondack Park. [1] It was designed to have a shallow draft, carry three people and their gear, and be light enough to be portaged by one man, the guide. Typical dimensions are 16 feet long, with a 38 inch beam, and weighing 60 pounds. [1]
A new boathouse at Camp Topridge, built by Harlan Crow. Adirondack Architecture refers to the rugged architectural style generally associated with the Great Camps within the Adirondack Mountains area in New York. The builders of these camps used native building materials and sited their buildings within an irregular wooded landscape.
Adirondack Lake is located north of Indian Lake, New York. The outlet flows through a creek into Lake Abanakee. Fish species present in the lake are northern pike, white sucker, largemouth bass, black bullhead, yellow perch, rock bass, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is a carry down on the southeast shore off NY-28 near the dam. References
Adirondack Canoe Classic. The Adirondack Canoe Classic, also known as the 90-miler, is a three-day, 90-mile (140 km) canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks of New York, United States. The race has drawn as many as 500 competitors from California to Florida, New Zealand and Canada paddling 250 canoes, kayaks and guideboats.