For decades, the vast Adirondack wilderness has beckoned. Some, having sampled the treasury of Adirondack art and literature, are drawn by its spectacular beaut

Native Americans called the area Couxsaxrage, "beaver hunting ground." Professor Ebenezer Emmons named it Adirondack, after one of the native tribes. Along the

Archival photographs and text describe the history, social life and customs of the Adriondack Mountain region in New York.

Adirondack Ventures explores the early man-made features that were introduced into New York States great mountain and lake region. With some 200 rare photograph