Outdoor Accessibility Day

     On August 8 we were able to host an event that brought much attention to accessible outdoor recreation. With the help of the John Dillon Park staff and the accessibility advisory committee as well as members of the DEC, there was definitely a rise in awareness of...

Curb free with Cory Lee

https://curbfreewithcorylee.com/ In June I hosted Corey Lee at the park. This was only one stop on his Adirondack tour. Cory Lee has been all over the world and seen all seven continents. And he’s only 31 years old! Corey didn’t know what to expect before he came...

The spirit of the happy camper

When I began to formulate a plan to get more people with disabilities to the park my first thought of how we could measure our progress. This is when I came up with the “happy camper initiative“. So the next step was to define a happy camper. There are three main...

JDP Outreach Coordinator story

Growing up I spent lots of time in the woods, I find the wilderness to be a source of inspiration and rejuvenation. I was in Boy Scouts for 10 years and  I learned a lot about camping and respect for nature. I looked forward to summer camp every year. I was on campus...

JDP Origin Story

Origin The International Paper Company was once the largest single landowner within the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park. In 1995 they were interested in transferring approximately 275,000 acres to the state of New York in the form of a conservation easement. In the...