One of the finest collections of inland pleasure craft in America, including sixty-eight guideboats, is housed at the Adirondack Museum. Carriages, a private parlor car, a schoolhouse, a rustic cottage, rustic furniture, over 66,000 historic photographs and an extensive library all document Adirondack history and culture. Year-round programs for students and adults, books and publications interpret and expand the museum's offerings. A private non-profit organization, Adirondack Discovery works in cooperation with local municipalities to present an extensive lecture and outing series during July and August in 26 Adirondack Park communities. All deal with Adirondack topics and are open to everyone, free of charge.
Speakers are experts in their fields.
It serves as the educational outreach for the Adirondack Park Agency's Visitor Interpretive Centers. There will be 130 events during Summer 1998. A complete schedule of events will be available from Adirondack Discovery or local chambers of commerce in June. The Arts Center's programs consist of traditional and classical concerts, folk coffeehouses, theater and dance performances, films, workshops, exhibits and special events. Visitors and residents alike take part in building a guide boat, practicing nature illustration, developing their own photo, listening to music from all over the world, or viewing the latest exhibit.