Adirondack Museum On Main in Lake Placid, NY is a means of teaching people all about the history of Adirondack as well as the way the people survived and lived in the Adirondack wilderness. The Adirondack is the biggest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River so there is a lot of history here.
The Adirondack Museum was established in 1953 with the purchase of the Blue Mountain House to be used as the building for the museum. Fro the next few years, they people involved in the museum attempted to collect items for the museum. They put up buildings for the many exhibits they planned to have. Boats, wagons and many other remnants of the Adirondack history were collected and put in the museum. When they had the majority of what they needed, the museum was open to the public.
Today, the museum is a an educational tourist attraction as well as a place of interest for the locals. It's filled with collections from the historic past including vintage photographs, old artifacts, and artwork depicting the past of the Adirondack region. It will take you more than an hour or two to fully view all the museum has to offer, as there are twenty-two different exhibit spaces and galleries.
Their educational department has different workshops. Classes, field trips and special events for visitors to participate in, with many of them offering hands-on experience. Their research library has information and publications that will totally enlighten you to the history of the Adirondack region. You'll love browsing through their museum store looking at the many books, jewelry, entertainment items and miscellaneous items.
