Friday, May 19, 2023 The Santanoni Preserve features a rich array of avian life along its wooded paths! Join AARCH and birding expert Joan Collins in our first-ever birding excursion along the road to Camp Santanoni’s historic farm complex. Species sought out on this outing will include Ruffed Grouse, Broad-winged Hawk, most of our breeding…
Friday, June 2 – Saturday June 3, 2023 Have you ever been curious about how to identify and repair historic plaster work in your home, workspace, or on a project? Join AARCH for this rare opportunity to both learn from master plasterer Richard Barrow and contribute to the ongoing restoration of the historic and iconic…
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 With deep roots in farming, forestry, and transportation, the Black River Valley straddling the western edge of the Adirondack region features a bold history and distinctive communities. As a major Lewis County community, Lowville retains a remarkable collection of 19th- and early 20th-century buildings, illustrative of that period’s rapid population growth,…
Friday, June 16, 2023 Named for its position high on the Black River, Watertown has always been a city in motion. This heritage capital in Jefferson County features a phenomenal array of historic buildings, linked across architectural styles, time periods, and through the stories they tell about a diverse and resurgent North Country community. On…
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Farming has remained a defining staple of the Champlain Valley for over 200 years. In this outing, we will explore several small farms and meet producers who are ushering in a new wave of farming in the Adirondacks. Local food production is transforming the landscape and revitalizing regional farming. We will…
Friday, June 30 – Saturday, July 1, 2023 One of preservationists’ most common cries is to ‘Save Those Wood Windows!’ Understanding how to implement vital maintenance and repair of wood windows conserves their functionality and helps preserve a building’s historic character. Through this workshop, attendees will attain crucial insight from an expert and gain hands-on…
Thursday, July 6, 2023 Lake Champlain’s Valcour Bay is a National Historic Landmark because it is the site of the first naval engagement between the fledgling United States Navy and a British fleet, which occurred here during the Revolutionary War at the October 1776 Battle of Valcour. A small naval flotilla under the command of…
Friday, July 7, 2023 The National Register-listed Whiteface Veterans’ Memorial Highway was built between 1929 and 1934 to honor those who had died during World War I, while also drawing a burgeoning new generation of “auto tourists” to the Adirondack region by offering easy access to a mountaintop view. The 8.5-mile highway is a marvelous…
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Big Moose Lake’s rustic architecture is uniquely distinguished by its vertical, half-log construction. At a time when there were no sawmills in the vicinity, local builders developed this construction technique by which walls of pit-sawn logs were used for a building’s structure, exterior, and interior finishes. Here we will explore the…
Friday, July 14, 2023 Explore the birthplace of the United States Navy by land and water through this brand-new outing in celebration of the Champlain Canal’s bicentennial. Opened in 1823, the Champlain Canal helped link the Hudson River to Lake Champlain and functioned as one of the region’s early “superhighways” of social and economic change….