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Preserving Camp Santanoni Tour
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (All day)
Camp Santanoni was built for Robert and Anna Pruyn of Alba-
ny beginning in 1892 and their estate eventually included
12,900 acres and nearly four-dozen buildings, including a 200-
acre working farm and a 15,000-square-foot log villa inspired
by traditional Japanese architecture. It remained in private
ownership until 1972 when it was acquired by New York state
and became part of the Forest Preserve. Camp Santanoni is
on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National
Historic Landmark.
Journey back in time on an in-depth tour of this National His-
toric Landmark. Enjoy a leisurely hike along the 9.8 mile round-
trip excursion. Stop at the Gate Lodge and farm before arriving
at the main camp perched masterfully on Newcomb Lake. Eat
your picnic lunch under the same eaves that sheltered Theo-
dore Roosevelt. On this private tour, led by AARCH staff and
Santanoni summer staff, walk into buildings to appreciate the
workmanship, hear about families and celebrity guests who
summered here, and see first-hand efforts to conserve this Ad-
irondack jewel.
The round-trip walk is 9.8 miles on a gently sloping carriage
road.
The tour begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m.
Register—https://www.aarch.org/adventure/registration/
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