2023 Webinars & Virtual Presentations
Rethinking Vacant Historic Adirondack Prisons Webinar Panel
February 15, 2023
Sponsored by Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) and John Brown Lives!, this project focuses on currently vacant Adirondack prisons that feature historic buildings, and the communities that emerged in and around those institutions. As the state considers new uses for these storied sites, we bring together multiple perspectives for a dialog on repairing economic health and social well-being involving communities of New Yorkers affected by these institutions. Our discussion touched on appropriate interpretation and the adaptive use potential in these sites that will strengthen and restore communities.
Preserving Debar Pond Lodge Webinar Panel
April 26, 2023
AARCH and Adirondack Wild explored the history and future of Debar Pond Lodge in Franklin County. This discussion included the importance of preserving the lodge along with an in-depth conversation about the proposed constitutional amendment, its corresponding conservation easement, and why it makes good environmental sense to preserve the lodge.