For Immediate Release: January 11, 2010
Contact:
Milt Adams | Facility Manager | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 327-3000
PAUL SMITHS, NY - On Saturday, January 16, the Visitor Interpretive Center at Paul Smiths will once again host a variety of winter activities at its 10th Annual Chili Ski and Snowshoe Festival. The festival will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Paul Smiths VIC which is located 12 miles north of Saranac Lake on NYS Route 30. The Chili Ski and Snowshoe Festival is an annual event packed with activity. Programs include snowshoe walks, winter camping and ice fishing demonstrations by Blue Line Sport Shop. A "snow cream" making workshop will be held for kids. Later in the day you can even relax in the VIC's theater and watch the full length animated feature, "Ice Age". Admission to the Festival and all of its activities is free. A Chili and Corn Bread lunch will be available for purchase.
This year's Festival is once again being sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute (API), the "friends group" for the VIC's, with generous support from area businesses including Adirondack Artisan Catering, Bear Essentials and the Blue Line Sport Shop. "So many businesses have joined us in supporting this event," said Martha Van der Voort, Executive Director of the Institute. "It just wouldn't be possible without them." For a program schedule and a full list of event sponsors, check the VIC website, www.adkvic.org, or call the VIC at (518) 327-3000.
The Adirondack Park Agency operates two Visitor Interpretive Centers at Paul Smiths and Newcomb. The mission of the Agency, which is headquartered in Ray Brook, is to protect the public and private resources of the Adirondack Park through the exercise of powers and duties as provided by law. For more information on the Adirondack Park Agency, call (518) 891-4050 or visit www.apa.state.ny.us.
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