Moth Ball – family friendly naturalist program this weekend July 26-27, 2024 at John Brown Farm in Lake Placid.

Homeschool Day

There’s still time to sign kids up for our Story Publishing Camp in August!
https://adirondackcenterforwriting.org/event/story-publishing-camp-2024/

For students grade 5-8
Pay-what-you-can sliding scale of $100-$250
August 12-16
9:30AM-12:30PM

Students in ACW’s week-long Story Publishing Camp will explore the fundamentals of narrative (characters, plot, setting, and more) and draft an original multi-page creative writing piece with the help of YA author Rebecca Donnelly. Students will also learn the technical skills to produce polished works of prose as well as design, lay-out, print, copy, and bind their own original book!
On Saturday, August 17, students will have the chance to “launch” their book, sign copies, and distribute them to the public at the Adirondack Family Book Festival at John Brown Farm in Lake Placid.

Watch last year’s participant read her published story: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9sD2vMOygZ/

NYS Fair Poetry Contest 2024: https://nysfair.ny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-Poetry-Final.pdf

Seneca Park Zoo Poetry Contest 2024: https://senecaparkzoo.org/2024-nature-poetry-contest/

Hello Everyone! It is that time a year again:) My family has enjoyed this camp for the last 17 years! If you’d like to meet or zoom to learn more that can easily be arranged. Here is the basic information….

Homeschool Camp 2024

Dates: August 18th – 23th, 2024. (Sunday, August 18th (dinner time) through Friday, August 23rd (morning)

Location: Camp Cherokee (Lake Saranac: 433 Gilpin Bay)

Cost: For the week will be $612/family (not person) plus a meal for everyone including staff and being a helper at an additional meal (or two). If you are new – I’d be delighted to help you with this and you will have a helper family that knows the kitchen working with your family. Foster children count as your family. Additional adult (often grandparent) costs $167 for the week.

Deposit: I am collecting a $100 deposit which is non-refundable to help the camp know the number of families that will be attending so they can determine the required staff. You may mail me your deposit: Tammy Neureuther 11 Carriagehouse Lane, West Chazy, NY 12992.

Interested or Questions: Contact Tammy Neureuther (home 518-563-7036 or cel 518-569-3327 or email tamneureuther@yahoo.com). We’d love to have you join the fun:)

This has been my children’s favorite week of the year for the last 17+ years!

Extra details:
Sunday night’s pot luck dinner, on your own or we order pizza (everyone splits the cost). Last year, everyone was on their own. In addition, your family will be a helper at another meal. Depending on the number of families, I may ask everyone to contribute something towards a breakfast (box of cereal or gallon of milk) and help cleaning up for extra meals. In the past, people have been incredibly helpful so clean-up is pretty easy with all the hands at work. We will also be asking the kids and teenagers, and young adults, for help a little extra this year!

Activities (all included in the cost):
Ø Pool with lifeguard – diving board, slide, and water toys
Ø Horseback riding
Ø Archery or Knife throwing
Ø Ping Pong
Ø Field – great for baseball, soccer, capture the flag, etc.
Ø Small Sand Pit (little children liked it there!)
Ø Volleyball/Sand area
Ø Pavilion – pickle ball, tether ball, basketball, foosball, and more
Ø Playground area
Ø Motorboats with almost everything imaginable behind them (staff drives the boats and will teach you to water ski, knee board, tube etc)
Ø Pontoon boat – love the rides to star watch at night
Ø Boat Area – includes kayaks, canoes, paddle boats (this is open all day but we need an adult on land and everyone needs to sign the boats out)
Ø Chapel time – lots of singing and time making beautiful memories

Other things you may want to know —
· The kitchen is vegetarian; hence no meat – milk, eggs & dairy are fine.
· You bring your own bedding, towels, etc. (beds and bunks are provide). I’ll let you know what beds/bunks you will have in your room before you go.
· Every family supplies a meal – so food is mostly covered. You can put the food you bring in the main kitchen where there is a walk-in fridge and area to store food. (You may also want to bring extra snacks for your family in a plastic container if you store where you sleep or you can store anything you want in the kitchen – please label for food if you do not want anyone else using it)
· In the past, due to allergies, we have only allowed peanut butter in the kitchen and asked that an adult makes the sandwich, then they watch the child while they eat it. Afterwards, please wash everyone’s hands. If you have other allergy concerns, or this policy is not acceptable, please notify me and we will work together to insure everyone is safe!
· You may want to bring stuff for s’mores – they are a hit on nights we have a campfire!
· Bring your favorite board game – kids love to play games together on rainy days or in the evening.
· If you would like to organize a “class” or “meeting”, just let me know and we will add it to our schedule. In the past we have had photography, cake decorating, men prayer time, airplane challenge, “Olympics”, and homeschool sharing time to give you an idea. We have not done the extra classes since COVID (we have been a small group).
· We often have talent night which is a great time – it’s optional; but fun to plan something for!

Feel free to contact me with questions. You can email me at tamneureuther@yahoo.com or call me at (h)518-563-7036 or (c) 518-569-3327.We are looking forward to an amazing time with friends, both new and old, and I’m looking forward to the peace and friendship I enjoy each year.

Is your homeschool student curious about nature? Do they enjoy spending time outside? If so, join ADK naturalists as we explore how the sun’s energy flows through the food chain at ADK’s Cascade Welcome Center.

This series of hands-on, student-led, classes will take us in search of what lives in Adirondack forests and wetlands. Through games, crafts, and other activities students will learn about how energy flows through Adirondack ecosystems and how different organisms interact.

This program meets for three hours every other Monday in September, October, and November. All six dates are included in the program fee, a multi-child discount will automatically be applied after your first student is registered. Please make sure your student is prepared to spend the whole program outside.

Date breakdown:

Monday, September 9, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, September 23, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, October 7, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, October 21, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, November 4, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, November 18, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Parents and guardians are required to stay on site during the program and are encouraged to hike with us. Tag-alongs under the age of 5 are welcome as well however, parents and guardians are responsible for supervising them throughout the program. Tag-alongs under the age of 5 do not need a registration. Restrooms and Wi-Fi are available in the Welcome Center for the duration of the program.

Parents and guardians should plan on meeting with instructors at ADK’s Cascade Welcome Center at 9:30 a.m., located at 4833 Cascade Rd, Lake Placid, NY 12946. The course will run until approximately 12:30 p.m.

ADK members receive a 10% discount on programs and lodging. To reserve lodging at the Adirondak Loj, please call the Adirondack Mountain Club at (518) 523-3441 or book online.

For more information and to register, please visit: https://adk.corsizio.com/event/66859e112eabebf6e0715d5c

Sign-ups for fall soccer for ages 5-19 will start on August 1st. Practices take place on Tuesdays in September and October at 4pm at Kate Mountain Park in Vermontville. Homeschoolers, as well as public and private schoolers, are all welcome to join this super fun team that builds fitness and skills for all abilities.

The Butterfly House is now open daily at the Paul Smiths VIC, and they have family “Walks with Grandma Wright” scheduled for Fri June 28, July 12, 19 10am – 5pm.

July 5th at 2pm

The statue will be on display from July 5-Sept 30, 2024

A Filipino street fair in Saranac Lake on August 3rd!

President Quezon History Day will be held on Saturday, August 3 to celebrate the life and legacy of Filipino President Manuel Luis Quezon, who came to Saranac Lake for his health and died here on August 1, 1944. An opening ceremony will welcome dignitaries and special guests. A street fair will feature Filipino food, vendors and musical performances. A dance performance is planned for the Harrietstown Town Hall. The Hotel Saranac will serve Filipino-inspired cuisine and drinks throughout the weekend.

A live zoom on the history of the Philippines and discussion with Pres. Quezon’s grandson are scheduled for June 12, which is Filipino Independence Day. For more info: https://www.historicsaranaclake.org/events.html