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!