The Adirondack Museum

Last Saturday we visited the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake.

http://www.adkmuseum.org/

I only allowed about 2 hours to see the museum, because I figured the kids would get bored. WRONG! I should have allowed another hour or so. We really enjoyed it and everyone was upset when they closed and we had to leave. I definately will be making a second trip when we are back in the area.

The view from the lake view cafe was beautiful.

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View of Blue Mountain Lake

There were a bunch of interactive things for the kids; In the old school house the kids made arts and crafts, in the gazebo they put puzzles together and played games.

There were exhibits about boats, with a boat building demonstration.

A cool sailboat on display

There were exhibits that showed life was in the Adirondacks through the years. There were exhibits about cabins, camping, and forestry.

Rustic furniture

Fishing tent cabin

One of the coolest things was the fire tower. The boys were able to climb up and look out. I had to stay at the bottom and take pictures!

The fire tower

Posing for a photo in the fire tower

Sky trying on an Adirondack pack

Liam checking out the train...

and, of course, ringing the bell

We all learned a lot about life in the Adirondacks! This museum is definately worth the trip!

Another hot and humid day on the road!

Sigh... I got up at 6 :30 to get ready and it was already hot and humid. Thank goodness for air conditioning!

We headed out early and hit the road north. After going through Russell Stover's birthplace in Kansas, I couldn't resist stopping at one of the stores we have seen. They also have some factories that you can visit... although we didn't make it to one this time. We bought some discounted chocolate for the trip.

We headed into Iowa and then east. We decided to do a full day of driving and stop later for our fun thing. The kids chose the Iowa Children's Museum. GREAT CHOICE! It was fun and... FREE! For all you military families out there... make sure you tak advantage of the Blue Star Museum program this summer. We got into the museum for free because of this program! There are free museums all over the US.

Check them out here:

http://arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index.php

The Iowa childrens museum is located in a mall in Coralville, Iowa. The kids had fun playing. There is an area of "businesses" where they can pretend... grocery store, pizzaria, bank, post office, and a medical center. They got to dress up and play.

There were a lot of things about air and flight. The kids got to play on flight simulators, dress up and climb in planes, and build rockets to fly.

There was a huge castle puppet stage, a construction area, and a lego room.

This one is definately worth visiting. I would allow at least 2 hours for fun and frolicking!

You can check out the museum here:

http://www.theicm.org/