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This month we will be travelling to the Adirondacks.

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Destination: Adirondacks, NY

Tiered swimming holes at "Split Rock Falls", part of the Boquet River in New Russia, New York.

"Mountain Swimming" at Split Rock Falls, my older son diving into a one of the natural pools.

Location: Lake Champlain and High Peaks region of New York

Lake Champlain Region:

Lake Champlain is situated at 125 miles long in the Valley between the Vermont and New York States. From the Hudson River by the Champlain Canal, it's drained northward by Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence River and out into the Atlantic Ocean.

The lake is fed by Otter Creek, Winooski, Poultney, Missisquoi and Lamoille Rivers in Vermont and the Ausable, Chazy, Boquet, Saranac and La Chute Rivers in New York. Lake Champlain also receives water from Lake George through the La Chute River.

Portions of the lake freeze each winter. During some winters the entire lake surface freezes, which is referred to as "closing". The lake temperature reaches an average of 70 °F (21 °C) in July and August.

It's also called the "Sixth Great Lake"

Known For:

A Waterway transportation and outdoors recreational area. Noting the region's rich history of the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, The Battle of Plattsburgh, Forts Ticonderoga, Crown Point (Fort St. Frederic) and Fort William Henry. The Adirondacks is also known for Logging, Graphite, Iron Ore Mines, Boating, Camping, "Champ, The Lake Champlain Monster", Islands and Lighthouses, the D&H Railroad, Log Cabins, Big Game Hunting, and one of the top pro fishing lakes in USA.

Adirondack Mountain Region

The High Peaks is referred to as the Adirondack mountains that rise over 4,000 feet. Hikers take pride and strive to accomplish the "46er Achievement" where they have climbed all of the High Peaks, joining the Forty Sixer Club. Some of these mountains include

Mount Marcy, at 5,344 feet (1,629 m)
Algonquin Peak; 5,114 ft (1,559 m)
Haystack; 4,960 ft (1,512 m)
Skylight; 4,926 ft (1,501 m)
Whiteface; 4,867 ft (1,483 m) (My son's favorite snowboarding mountain.)
Dix; 4,857 ft (1,480 m)
Giant; 4,627 ft (1,410 m)

Some of the Festivals/Events: National Bass Fishing Tournaments, Snowmobile and Motocross Racing, Sailing Regattas, War Reenactments, Ice Castles and Winter Festivals.

Adirondack Mountains Facts:

The rock that makes up most of the High Peaks region is Anorthosite. This rock is more often found well underground than at the Earth's surface which is very common on the moon. Anyone who has ever looked at the moon has seen Anorthosite. It's what makes the lunar highlands so bright.

Part of James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is set in the Adirondacks. Cooper, from Cooperstown, New York, first conceived the idea for the book while visiting the Adirondack Mountains in 1825 with a party of English gentlemen. While at Lake George and Glens Falls, impressed with the caves behind the falls, he decided that "it was the very scene for a romance."

In North Elba, is the old farm of the abolitionist John Brown and his final resting place. In 1848, Brown heard of Gerrit Smith's Adirondack land grants to poor black men. He decided to move his family there among the new settlers. He bought land at North Elba (near Lake Placid), for $1 an acre where he spent 2 years. After he was executed, his wife took his body to the homestead for burial. Since 1895, the landmark has been owned by New York state. The John Brown Farm and Gravesite is now a National Historic Landmark which is frequented by visitors.