2025 EVENTS:
GALLERY CELEBRATION
July 11, 5-7 PM
Please join us for the Exhibition Celebration of THE ELEMENTS: IMAGES OF HOPE.
Keegan’s Climate Change Series is based on the four elements - earth, air, fire, and water. It is the idea of the natural harmony among these elements that led to the creation of this exhibition, addressing climate crisis and the disharmony we are experiencing today. The works in this exhibition are intended to be signifiers of the fragility of our planet and that we can and must come together to address pressing issues.
Dan Keegan will be in attendance to talk about his work. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public!
THAI FESTIVAL & CEREMONY
July 19, 10 AM-2 PM
Honored speakers and Thai Festival featuring Thai performances, dances, music, handicrafts show, and food and craft sale!
In celebration of Prince Mahidol's and Princess Mother's visit to Essex County in 1919.
Admission free
COLONIAL GARDEN PARTY
August 2, 5-7 PM
Our 3rd annual fundraiser for the Colonial Garden! All proceeds support improvements and care of the garden. Live Music, wine, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a special Hidden Treasures art sale!
The Hidden Treasures silent auction will offer contemporary and historic Adirondack artwork, photographic prints, and unique antique and vintage collectibles. Artists included are Larry Master, Carl Heilman, Paul Matthews, Seneca R. Stoddard, Alice Wand, Manuel Palacios, and more!!
$25 per person/$40 per couple - Pre-event purchase
$35 per person/$60 per couple - At the gate
ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CAR SHOW
August 9, 10 AM-2 PM
The 10th annual Antique & Classic Car Show at the Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown, NY! Come enjoy cool cars, oldies music, gas card raffles, and BBQ by the Elizabethtown Volunteer Fire Dept.
Admission free
$10 to register your classic car
PEOPLE & PEAKS: ANNUAL ADIRONDACK STORIES
September 20, 10 AM-2 PM
This year's People & Peaks theme is the CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST 46ERS. On June 10th, 1925, three men, Robert Marshall, known to everyone as Bob, his younger brother George, and Saranac Lake guide Herb Clark, reached the summit of Emmons, becoming the first individuals to climb all 46 Adirondack High Peaks over 4,000 feet. At that time, only fifteen of the mountains had trails and when they completed their journey, they were the first persons to set foot on at least six of the peaks including Allen, Couchsachraga, Nye and Grace. Bob Marshall wrote, “The pleasure of standing on a lofty summit where only a few have ever stood before is easy to acquire in the Adirondacks.” Writing in his pamphlet, The High Peaks of the Adirondacks, which he noted was written “by an amateur mountain climber for fellow amateurs” Bob said, speaking as much for George and Herb as himself, that he wanted “to encourage nature-lovers to get out and climb them.” So far, “as I know no one have ever climbed them all.”
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of these three men’s amazing accomplishments. Their spirit of adventure and encouragement has led many fellow hikers to follow in their footsteps. What began as a trickle in the 1930’s through the 1960’s, has become a steady stream of hikers where close to 20,000 climbers have become a coveted 46er.
For Bob, George and Herb, their joy of climbing mountains in the remote corners of the High Peaks still resonates throughout the Adirondacks, the country and the world. Their love of this wilderness taught others the amazing pleasure of hiking off the beaten path and gave reason to preserve not only the Adirondacks, but also wilderness areas everywhere.
Admission free
