America's Treasures: Three Adirondack Great Camps of the Gilded Aeg

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Hear the story of the Adirondack’s Gilded Age from experts as you visit the Great Camps, learning about three lavish properties, their architecture and the people who lived there.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Learn about the Vanderbilts' Sagamore and its neighbors
    • Morgan’s Camp Uncas and Collis Huntington's Camp Pine Knot — each a National Historic Landmark designed by William West Durant
    • Get a fresh perspective of the great camp properties during a study luncheon cruise along Raquette Lake
    • Canoe or hike around Sagamore Lake and discover the biodiversity of the Adirondack Forest Preserve

What's this trip about?

    Hear the story of the Adirondack’s Gilded Age from experts as you visit the Great Camps, learning about three lavish properties, their architecture and the people who lived there.

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Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
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  • Education / Learning

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Itinerary

Day
1 Registration, Orientation, Welcome Dinner, About Sagamore Raquette Lake, NY D Great Camp Sagamore Afternoon: CHECK-IN: Available from 4:00pm. Dinner: The chef will carefully prepare buffet meals provided in our paneled dining room with splendid views of Saga...
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2 Raquette Lake Natural & Human Hist., Great Camp Phenomenon Raquette Lake, NY B,L,D Great Camp Sagamore Breakfast: All breakfasts are served in the Vanderbilt dining hall, with lovely views of the sun rising over the mountains of the Blue Ridge Wilderness. Bre...
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3 Sagamore Lake Field Trip / Historic Influences of the Great Camp Era / Folk Culture Presentation Raquette Lake, NY B,L,D Great Camp Sagamore Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall Morning: LECTURE: We’ll gather for a morning class introducing Adirondac...
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4 Field Trip to Camp Uncas / Free Afternoon / Evening Entertainment Raquette Lake, NY B,L,D Great Camp Sagamore Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall. Morning: FIELD TRIP: We'll travel (either on foot or by shuttle) to nearby Camp Uncas. Now a privately...
Day
5 Camp Pine Knot, Raquette Lake Cruise, Adirondack History Raquette Lake, NY B,L,D Great Camp Sagamore Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall. Morning: FIELD TRIP: After breakfast, we'll take a short trip to the nearby hamlet of Raquette Lake, where we'l...
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6 Great Camp Sagamore Present & Future, Vanderbilt Scrapbooks Raquette Lake, NY B,L Breakfast: Breakfast in Sagamore dining hall. Morning: We'll finish up our discovery of Great Camp Sagamore with an overview of the organization as it exists today, and dis...

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Price per day$108
Last Updated: 9/2/2021

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  • 5 Breakfasts
  • 5 Lunches
  • 5 Dinners
  • The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Vegetarian, Low Fat, Low Salt
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