“Greetings from the Great Camp: a History of the Adirondack Vacation” – Online Event Jan. 23
The History of the Adirondack Vacation, presented Jan. 23.
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BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum presents a virtual presentation by Connor Williams on “Greetings from the Great Camps: The History of the Adirondack Vacation.”
This presentation will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23 through Zoom.
In 1850, the Adirondack region was a blank spot on the map, largely unorganized and uncharted. But, by 1900, the Adirondacks hosted elaborate summer estates for the wealthiest families in America: Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Carnegies, Whitneys and Morgans. Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein summered and sailed on the same mountain lake. Adirondacks were a destination. How did this happen, and why?
Join Dr. Connor Williams, scholar, teacher and the historian at Great Camp Sagamore – where he directs their history programming – as he answers these questions, and discusses how environmentalism, opulence, industry, inequality, architecture and nature all intersected to produce the Adirondack Park.
The event is open to the public. It is free for SCHC members, and $5 for non-members. Pre-registration is required through the website www.brooksidemuseum.org .