Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Kicks Off 2024 Autumn Sunday Stroll Season!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation announced this year’s Autumn strolls begin the weekend after Labor Day and run through the end of October. 

Unless otherwise noted, these historic walking tours will be offered every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in various neighborhoods throughout the city. Tours highlight the Gut neighborhood, mail-order houses on the East Side, the diverse history of the historic West Side, mansions of North Broadway, and much more. 

This tour is in partnership with the Friends of Saratoga Spa State Park, a non-profit organization that supports and enhances the parks’ historic, natural, and recreational resources. To learn more about the Friends group, please visit https://friendsofsaratogaspastatepark.org/. 

Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 – NEW Lincoln Park. Join Linda Harvey for a stroll through Lincoln Park in Saratoga Spa State Park, a National Historic Landmark. Discover the park’s history from its early carbonic acid plants to the creation of the State Reservation in 1909 and the construction of the Lincoln and Washington Bathhouses in the 1920s. Meet in front of the Washington Bathhouse (National Museum of Dance). 

Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 – Down in the Valley: Exploring the Gut. Stroll leader Alexandra Morgan will explore the area behind Broadway known as “The Gut,” which was home to many working class and Jewish families who provided important contributions to the community. Meet at: Hathorn Spring at the NW corner of Putnam and Spring Streets. 

Upcoming Programs: 

Sunday, Sept. 15 – Historic Fifth & Madison Avenues; Sunday, Sept. 22 – Mail-Order Houses of Saratoga; Sunday, Sept. 29 – Post Time;  Sunday, Oct. 6 – Wealth & Wellness: Franklin Square; Sunday, Oct. 13 – Historic Congress Park; Sunday, Oct. 20 – Historic West Side; Sunday, Oct. 27 – Summer Cottages of North Broadway; Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. – Twilight Cemetery Tour.

Go to: saratogapreservation.org.