PRESS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release:                               Contact: John J. Kettlewell,

April 22, 2008                                                  Publications Director,

                                                                      (518) 668-4447 ext 23,                                                                       johnk@adk.org

Adirondack Mountain Club Calendar Wins Award

Lake George, N.Y. — The 2008 Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) Calendar: With Wilderness at Heart has received the Bronze Award in the Best Non-Profit Retail category from the Calendar Marketing Association.

A panel of judges rated the entries on the quality of artwork, photography and graphics; the readability and information quality of the calendar grid; the originality of the calendar; the complete execution of the calendar subject or theme; and the fulfillment of the category entered.

The 2008 edition of ADK’s award-winning calendar  

features accomplished nature photographers

Nancie Battaglia, Robert Marrone, Hardie Truesdale, Mark Bowie and Joanne Kennedy. Among the monthly photographs are views of Lower Saranac Lake, the Bog River, Mount Haystack, the Gothics, Platte Clove and Blackhead Mountain in the Catskills

and Follensby Clear Pond.

The main photographs are accompanied by small images and excerpts from No Place I’d Rather Be: Wit and Wisdom from Adirondack Lean-to Journals, authored by Stuart F. Mesinger and published by ADK. These excerpts offer glimpses of life on the trail that are by turns inspirational, hilarious, pathetic and thoughtful.

The 2009 version of ADK’s calendar will be available in May 2008.

ADK Publications staff Ann Hough of Keene, N.Y.; Andrea Masters, of Ballston Spa, N.Y.; and Nicole Farrell, of Lake George, N.Y., produced the calendar.

Purchase of this and other publications, including the recently released No Place I'd Rather Be: Wit and Wisdom from Adirondack Lean-to Journals, helps support ADK’s programs in conservation, education and recreation. Also available are hiking, paddling, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing guides; natural history guides; and cultural and literary histories of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

For more information or to place an order contact ADK, 814 Goggins Road, Lake George, N.Y. 12845, (518) 668-4447, (800) 395-8080 (orders only), or visit ADK’s Web site at www.adk.org.

ADK's Mission

The Adirondack Mountain Club is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, and other parks, wild lands, and waters vital to our members and chapters. The club, founded in 1922, is a member-directed organization committed to public service and stewardship. ADK employs a balanced approach to outdoor recreation, advocacy, environmental education and natural resource conservation.

ADK encourages the involvement of all people in its mission and activities; its goal is to be a community that is comfortable, inviting and accessible.