Adirondack Mountain Club
Founded | 1922 |
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Membership | 30,000 |
Website | www |
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The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is a
History
The idea of forming the ADK was conceived by Meade C. Dobson, an official of the New York State Association of Real Estate Boards and the secretary of the
The initial meeting, attended by 40 people, took place on December 5, 1921, in the log cabin atop the
In its early years when there were few trails, ADK supplemented the work of the
In an introduction to the club's 20th anniversary Annual Report in 1942, then president Roosevelt wrote "[This is] an appropriate time to emphasize the Club's initial statement of policy, adhered to and acted upon vigorously throughout the years, that 'the Adirondack Forest preserve belongs to the people of the State of New York' and that 'we believe in a continuing policy that shall give the widest and wisest use of the Forest to all.' "[citation needed]
The Adirondack Mountain Club has worked to make sites more accessible. In August 2023, they opened two accessible sites at the Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake.[6]
Beginning in 2020, the group planned to work on the Long Trail up Mt. Jo, and in October 2023, they finished their work on the new trail. On October 14, the ADK had a ribbon cutting ceremony and 50 members hiked up the trail to celebrate.[7] The trail is near Lake Placid, and more than 18,000 visitors come to the trail annually, which le to the trail needing restored.[8][7] The trail restoration was funded by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund.[7]
Activities
The club maintains two lodges, the
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The Loj
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Heart Lake, from the Loj
References
- ^ "About Us". ADK: Adirondack Mountain Club. Adirondack Mountain Club. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Chapter Information". ADK: Adirondack Mountain Club. Adirondack Mountain Club. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Finding Aid to the Adirondack Mountain Club Records, 1922-". New York State Library. New York State Library. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ISSN 2108-6559.
- ^ "My Day by Eleanor Roosevelt, October 14, 1959". www2.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Moving forward in the backcountry | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise". Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ a b c "Mount Jo Long Trail rebuilt with sustainable trail design". suncommunitynews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Hallock, Thom (2023-11-17). "Work Wraps on a New Adirondack Hiking Trail". Mountain Lake PBS. Retrieved 2023-12-07.