January 20, 2015 at 7 p.m. Kelly Adirondack Center The Kelly Adirondack Center, in coordination with the Schaffer Library, hosted a presentation to unveil interesting and unexpected findings in the Apperson papers held by the Adirondack Research Library. Photos and stories from his life were featured.
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Panel Discussion: The Role of Higher Education in Shaping Our Wilderness Future
September 30, 5:30 p.m., Old Chapel The Kelly Adirondack Center hosted a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The event was held in Old Chapel, and was quite successful. The discussion, entitled, “The Role of Higher Education in Shaping Our Wilderness Future,” took an interdisciplinary […]
Art Exhibition: “Adirondack Aesthetic: Paintings of Lake George 1865-1875”
August 25 – October 4, 2014 Kelly Adirondack Center Visit the beautiful paintings on exhibit at the Kelly Adirondack Center. The current exhibition is on loan from Stu Cartwright ’81.
2014 Summer Research Fellow Jordan Pulling
Jordan is from Ballston Spa, NY and will be a senior at Union College this fall. She is an Environmental Science and French double major with a minor in Environmental Engineering. On campus, Jordan is involved in U-Sustain, the Green Fee Governance Committee, her Minerva house council, and the Crew team. Jordan was the fifth […]
2014 Summer Research Fellow Gabe Herrera
Gabe graduated from Skidmore College in May with a BA in Anthropology and minors in Environmental Studies and Spanish. He is looking to go into a field related to conservation, renewable energy, or environmental policy. Outside of his academic and professional interests, Gabe is an avid competitive cyclist, and obsessively follows American and English soccer […]
Adirondack Week 2014
Monday, May 5 The week began with an Adirondack Week Kick-Off Fair on the front lawn of Reamer Campus Center featuring a rock climbing wall, live music, entertainment, and refreshments. Monday evening, Jillmarie Murphy, professor of English and American Literature held a presentation at the Kelly Center titled “Analeptic Sublime: Land Attachment and Attention Restoration […]
Elias Springer: “Saving rural communities by saving their banks”
There is an ongoing debate in this country regarding the extent to which national level policy makers should consider the special circumstances and conditions of rural America while making important decisions about the country’s economic future. I would advance that in light of the many banking regulations established as a result of the bailouts paid […]
Elias Springer: “Bringing the Internet to the Adirondacks: Communities losing touch with their greatest asset”
Rural America has the benefit of being surrounded by nature, and as infrastructure continues to improve in these rural communities, and more and more households have access to cable and high-speed Internet, there remains a smoldering unease among some who believe this progression may damage residents’ quality of life. The Adirondacks should be front and […]
Samantha Muratori: “Tourism Threatening Adirondack Solitude”
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.” In his epic work “Nature,” he describes solitude as a critical factor in the delicate relationship between man and the wilderness. He and Henry David Thoreau capitalized on this idea along with spiritual […]
Samantha Muratori: “Has Conservation of the Adirondacks Come to a Halt?”
For the better part of a decade, there has been a movement to re-invigorate and re-imagine Tupper Lake, NY. There is no denying that the Tupper Lake community needs economic revitalization, for without it the town will continue to experience economic decline. One major economic development project that could revitalize Tupper Lake’s economy is the […]