Adirondack Week: May 5 - 9

 SUNDAY, MAY 5

10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Hiking Trip to Prospect Mountain – Lake George

A moderate 3 mile hike up to the top of Prospect Mountain above Lake George Village.

Transportation will be provided.  Registration: April 23 & April 26 12:00 – 2:00 P.M. Reamer Campus Center.

Bus will leave from Old Chapel Circle at 10:00 A.M.

MONDAY, MAY 6

11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Adirondack Week Kick Off Fair

An informational fair about the Adirondacks featuring a rock climbing wall, live music and refreshments.

Front lawn of Reamer Campus Center (Rain site: Memorial Fieldhouse)

5:30 P.M.

Dr. Phil Terrie: “State of the Park, 2013”

An outline of the environmental, political, social and economic opportunities and threats facing the Adirondacks today

Kelly Adirondack Center · Shuttles will leave every half hour from Old Chapel Circle starting at 4:30 PM

TUESDAY, MAY 7

11:00 A.M.

Adirondack Week Keynote Address: DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens

Nott Memorial

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

3:30 – 4:30 P.M.

A Guided Walk Through the Reist Sanctuary

Entrance to Reist Sanctuary  (Kelly Adirondack Center)

4:30 – 5:30 P.M.

Reception with Dr. Daniel Payne

Kelly Adirondack Center

5:30 P.M.

Dr. Daniel Payne: “John Burroughs’s Wild Places: The Catskills and the Adirondacks”

Kelly Adirondack Center

Shuttles will leave from Old Chapel Circle every half hour starting at 3:00 P.M.

THURSDAY, MAY 9

5:30 P.M. (Reception begins at 5:00 P.M.)

Panel Discussion: “The Future of the Adirondack Park: A Forward Look”

Old Chapel

Moderated by Professor Laura MacManus-Spencer