Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Celebrating National Museum Day

On Saturday, we celebrated National
Museum Day. I bet you never knew there
was
a National Museum Day. Neither did I.
The Smithsonian Institute offers admission
to all sorts of museums to encourage people
to visit.
Jon and I packed up the kids and took a
drive up North to visit
the Adirondack Museum.
I can't even begin to describe what
a great museum this is. Jon
and I have taken the kids
to loads of museums,
some in New York, some in Boston.
The Adirondack Museum is, by far, one
of the best we've been to.
The guides were so helpful, taking time
to draw the kids in with Adirondack
history. There was an even mix
of adult and children's displays.
The museum focused on the history and
the future of the Adirondack Mountains.
The kids enjoyed everything. We hadn't planned
on spending the entire day there,
but we did.
The kids climbed on trains,
saw stage coaches,
learned about hermits (people that live
alone in the woods, not the crabs),
visited a one room school house,
and made lots of crafts.
One of their favorite activities
was climbing on the rocks, and
"fishing".
This museum was positively amazing.
We've passed it so many times on our way to go
hiking on Blue Mountain.
Every time we passed, we'd say, "We should stop
there." I'm so glad we did.
If you're ever near Blue Mountain Lake,
take a day to go to the Adirondack Museum;
I promise it's worth the trip.
Happy National Museum Day!

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