I do not often post activities that I attend, but this one I thought is very interesting and I wanted to share it with all of my fb friends and family that love the Adirondack Park. My husband and I attended a documentary movie last night about Grace Hudowalski, who was the first woman to climb all of the 46 high peaks in our magnificent park and was actually the ninth person to make the achievement. Please read the article below to discover some to the history of the Adirondack 46ers. I found it very interesting. There is a website if you have an interest in joining this wonderful group. Grace Peak Committee Grace Hudowalski Russell M. L. Carson Ten years ago the 46ers formed the Grace Peak Committee to re-name South Dix as Carson Peak to honor Russell M. L. “Little Mac” Carson and East Dix as Grace Peak to honor Grace Hudowalski. The project has had great successes, and a few setbacks but we continue to make progress towards our objective. How can you help? Since local usage is the determinant according to the United States Board of Geographic Naming, using the new names whenever referring verbally or in writing to these two peaks will in time make a world of a difference! “Grace Hudowalski (1906-2004) was the first woman to climb the 46 High Peaks. Grace became Forty-Sixer #9 August 22, 1937 on Esther. She worked for New York State to promote tourism and devoted the rest of her time to advocate the importance of stewardship, of protecting the mountains and of maintaining trails adequately. She was a founding member of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers and served as the Club’s first President (1948-1951) and Historian until 1995. How did all this get started? Bob and George Marshall and their guide Herb Clark first presented the challenge. Meanwhile, Russell M. L. Carson (1884-1961), who was president of the ADK and an amateur historian, published a book in 1927 recording the history of how the peaks got their names. Enter the 46ers of Troy. They were mainly members of a church school class. They purchased Carson’s book, “Peaks and People of the Adirondacks,” which became their mountain bible.”
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 23:57:31 +0000
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