It has been 225 years since the town of Lake Luzerne was formed from Queensbury lands. The town will celebrate this Saturday, July 29, with a look-back at town history. Historians and reenactors will bring to life the town’s history from when it was a vast tract of virgin forest through its industrial era with grist mills, saw mills and tanneries. The day’s events will kicks off at 11 a.m. in Pagenstecher Pulp Mill Park and include a history walk through town. The event is free and open to the public.
Lake Luzerne Heroes and History on the Hudson schedule — July 29, 2017
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pagenstecher Pulp Mill Park (on Mill Street)
Special guest New York State Historian, Devin Lander will introduce himself at 11 a.m.
Re-enactors will meet and visit the Pulp Mill Museum, enjoy a “Loggers Lunch” and then embark on a “History Stroll around the Block.” The walk will follow the Wells Creek Native American Trail, once called “Lover’s Ramble,” that connects Lake Luzerne to the Hudson River’s water edge — a portage necessity.
The tour will also make quick stops at the Kinnear Local Museum of History, Gailey Hill Schoolhouse, the Adirondack Folk School, the Rockwell Information Cottage, The First United Methodist Church, Col. Butler’s Church, St. Mary’s Episcopal and the Lamplight Inn, former home to the Ketchum Family whose century-old manufacturing company still serves the Lake Luzerne community.
7 – 8:30 p.m. Lake Luzerne Town Hall, Main Entrance
Richard Nason, retired Forester and Finch Pruyn Historian, will give a presentation, “1930’s Logging on the Hudson.” Nason will bring artifacts, short 16 mm films and “lots of facts.”
For more information about the Lake Luzerne Heroes and History on the Hudson event, contact Town Historian Pam Morin at (518) 696-7184.
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