A history of small craft used from the earliest times, when water was the only highway, to the 20th century's recreational use of motor boats on the waterways of the Adirondacks.

Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks (Adirondack Museum Books)

Arts & Photography

Bond, Hallie

Photography & Video

Syracuse University Press

For over a century children have spent their summers at "sleepaway" camps in the Adirondacks. These camps inspired vivid memories and created an enduring legacy that has come to be a uniquely American tradition. In "A Paradise for Boys and Girls": Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks, a complement to the Adirondack museum exhibit of the same name, the authors explore the history of Adirondack children’s camps, their influence on the lives of the campers, and their impact on the communities in which they exist. Drawing on the rich documentary and pictorial evidence gathered from the histories of 331 camps located in the Adirondacks from 1886 to the present, this collection chronicles the changing attitudes about children and childhood. Historian Leslie Paris details social change in "Pink Music: Continuity and Change at Early Adirondack Summer Camps." In the title essay of the book, Hallie Bond offers a history of Adirondack camping from the establishment of Camp Dudley on Lake Champlain in 1892 to the present. Finally, historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg concludes the collection with "A Wiser and Safer Place: The Meaning of Camping During World War II." Lavishly illustrated with historic photographs, the book includes a directory of Adirondack camps, with brief descriptive notes for each of the camps. The photographs and essays in this volume offer readers a richer understanding of this singular region and its powerful connection to childhood.

A Paradise For Boys and Girls: Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks

Brumberg, A Paradise for Boys and Girls Joan Jacobs

Paris, A Paradise for Boys and Girls Leslie

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Adirondackers developed a campy regional cuisine that took full advantage of both cultivated and wild foods. These unique recipes for the modern palate are inspired by the foods and foodways of the Adirondack. With photographs from The Adirondack Museum and historical notes, you get the full flavor of this regional life. Recipes include Dandelion Salad, Pan-Fried Trout,Rosemary Roasted Carrots, and Maple Ice Cream. Hallie Bond was on the staff of the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, for nearlythirty years and is the author of Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks and A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks. She lives in Long Lake, New York. Stephen Topper has worked as a chef in several of the finest restaurants in the Adirondack region. He grew up on a small farm helping to raise food for his family and is currently an avid outdoorsman who takes pride in hunting, fishing, and trapping from the resources available in rural New York. He lives in Glen Falls, New York.

Adirondack Cookbook

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Topper, Stephen

Regional & International

Gibbs-Smith

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