Destination Adirondack Eclipse 2024

Join us for a three-day celebration as we taste, sip, and experience firsthand the dark skies of the Adirondacks, highlighted by being in the direct path of a total eclipse!

Eclipses were a time of celebration, messages from the gods, hailed as religious and political appointments. Food and drink similarly had a critical role as certain foods and tonics were anointed, despised, considered evil, or a way to connect humans with the earth and the heavens. To known scholars, in ancient times, many were learned clergy who were often tasked with essential administrative duties and used their knowledge of eclipses to reaffirm or admonish. Crop failures versus surpluses, disease versus population growth, and defeat or victory in war resulted from eclipses and how one abided by them.

In ancient times, food and tonics were so much more than sustenance; they were monetary currency, vital trading commodities, critical medicinal values, and indicators of social and political status.

Foods and tonics of rituals such as the eclipse were signs that were ultimately used to rationalize actions that impacted the course of history.

Saturday, April 6th

5:00 - 7:00 PM: Great Camp Dinner in our Adirondack Alps Restaurant

Relive the Adirondack Great Camps of the past in our 1886 Stagecoach Dining Room with its hand-hewn beams and authentic Adirondack Alps dinner.

Sunday, April 7th

5:00 - 7:00 PM: 1920s Speakeasy Dinner Experience

Shh, you will need a password to get in through the secret door to an authentic and mysterious Adirondack Speakeasy–err, library!–with a hidden beer and wine cellar. Peruse our Best “Cellar” list, but watch out–a 1920s Copper may raid us! Complete your experience with a three-course Roaring ‘20s Dinner in the 1886 Dining Room.

8:30 PM: Dark Skies Viewing with an Amateur Astronomer

Bring your binoculars or telescope and get a first-hand viewing of the dark skies of the Adirondacks. Join an amateur astronomer for a how-to and identification of the stars that light up the night sky! (Weather permitting).

Monday, April 8th

2:00 - 4:30 PM: Total Solar Eclipse Viewing

Watch the total solar eclipse from our mystical beach, one of three Great Camp Lawns, or the private deck of your artisan lodging (weather permitting, of course!).

• Partial totality begins at 2:13:02 pm
• Full totality begins at 3:25:07 pm
• Maximum totality at 3:26:48 pm
• Full totality ends at 3:28:29 pm
• Partial totality ends at 4:36:43 pm

6:30 PM: Myths, Legends & Rituals: Ancient Foods of the Eclipse Tasting Dinner

A unique History of Food Presentation: Food and drink were critical in rituals such as the mysterious eclipses, as certain kinds were anointed, despised, thought of as evil, or a way to connect humans with the earth and the heavens. In ancient times, they were so much more than sustenance; they were monetary currency, vital trading commodities, critical medicinal values, and indicated your social and political status. Foods and tonics of rituals, such as the eclipse, were signs that ultimately were used to rationalize actions that impacted the course of history. A five-course tasting dinner will highlight these examples with interactive discussion, cooking demonstrations, and trivia! This is a special presentation of the History of Food series we offer throughout the year.

Add to the Mystery

Unlock Your Light to Self-Wellness: Ancient Practices with Today’s Applications to Self-Wellness through Energetics

Your body’s photons, or light energy, constantly send you monitoring signals on what is ailing it. We have forgotten or are unaware of these self-healing diagnostic signals. Learn easy ways to detect and monitor your body's bio codes, how your voice can speak for these wellness signals, and how nature's foods can provide appropriate energetic nutrition with clues, including their color and shape!

History of Tonics: Ancient Spirits of the Eclipse Tasting & Workshop. 

Sample 6 different tonics from ancient rituals. These tonics were so much more than what you drank; discover their mysteries and legends while you sip a taste!