Celebrating 100 Years of the Northville-Placid Trail
The Adirondack Experience in Blue Mountain Lake marks the NPT’s centennial.
Hikers getting ready to take on the Northville-Placid Trail. Photo courtesy ROOST.
Put on your best hiking apparel and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Northville-Placid Trail at ADKX, located (roughly) near the halfway mark of the trail in Hamilton County.
Start your day with a guided nature walk with Naturalist, Adirondack Guide, and Author Ed Kanze along a section of the NPT in the Blue Mountain Wilderness Area. Head over to the ADKX campus in the afternoon for a campfire, s’mores, and stories from the trail. Listen to a program by Julia Goren, Deputy Executive Director of the Adirondack Mountain Club, at 2 pm, and tour ADKX’s new temporary exhibit Trail Makers: 100 Years of the Northville-Placid Trail.
A full day of events celebrating the legendary Northville Placid Trail.
All day long, visitors to the ADKX will have an opportunity to check out the recently added exhibit — Trail Makers: The Story of the Northville-Placid Trail. They can also participate in an NPT-themed scavenger hunt. And Lil’ ADKers can make popsicle stick lean-to’s in the ADKX Art Lab.
Other activities include.
NPT section hike with Adirondack guide and naturalist Ed Kanze and ADKX Collections Manager Doree Alessi-Holmes - 10:00 pm – 12:00 pm (pre-registration is required)
Group Photo Op with 138 NPT hikers. At noon, help mark every mile of the trail—all 138 of them—with a once-in-100-year photo of people who have hiked any part of the route.
Campfire Trail Stories & s’mores with NPT finishers Heidi and Peter Roland from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
Tuesday Trail Talk with Julia Goren, Deputy Director, Adirondack Mountain Club (ADKX Alcove), from 2 pm to 3 pm.
Tour the new Trail Markers exhibit with the ADKX project team from 3 pm to 3:30 pm.
Visit the ADKX website for more information.
Places to explore near Blue Mountain Lake.
