SECOND FULL DAY - JULY 23RD

View from the Adirondack Museum

Today was a day of learning. We spent the day exploring the multitude of information provided by the Wild Center of Tupper Lake and the Adirondack Museum of Blue Mountain Lake.

Otters at the Wild Center

In the morning we drove up to the Wild Center.This is an amazing facility that aims to "ignite an enduring passion for the Adirondacks where people and nature can thrive together and set an example for the world". This museum had heavy 'living' influence to it. So many of the exhibits were filled with fish and frogs, salamanders, otters, and so much more. The presentations and exhibits are fascinating and I truly hope that I can return to explore more of this amazing facility in the future. Next we made a quick stop at Hoss's, a legendary store in the town of Long Lake. We briefly browsed through the multitude of items sold at the store and then had a quick ice cream break. 

Fire Tower at the Adirondack Museum

We then continued on to the Adirondack Museum. This museum is meant to "expand public understanding of the Adirondacks history and the relationship between people and the Adirondack wilderness". This museum had such a large quantity of information that it is literally impossible to see all of it in one visit. I experienced and learned so many new things about the Adirondacks from this visit. Part of the goal of these visits was to draw are attention and interest to this museums so that we may someday return due to our previous experiences. This was definitely effective. I hope that I can return to these museums in the near future and over and over again.