2019-20 Southern Adirondacks Guide to the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor

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Visitors looking for a classic Adirondack vacation spot need look no further
than the Town of Minerva. Located just minutes off the Northway in the
southern part of Essex County, NY Minerva has been a favorite year-round
destination or base camp for Adirondack tourists since the late 1800s. Founded
by farming families after the Revolutionary War, Minerva’s economic history
includes iron mining, tanning, milling and logging. Today the focus is
on tourism, recreational boat building and forest products. Minerva, which
was incorporated in 1817, covers 162 square miles with over 60% of its land
in the “forever wild” ADK Park Preserve.
Visitors to Minerva will find that Minerva Lake, with its
beautiful beach, playgrounds, pavilions, campground, bathhouses
and food stand serves as the hub of town summer activities.
The town-wide Minerva Day celebration culminates with a
vibrant fireworks display at Donnelly Beach, and will take place
on Saturday, July 6th. The Gregson Brothers Band will play
before the fireworks, and Finger Diddle will play in Courtney
Park on Sunday to end a perfect Minerva Day weekend. Winter
activities include ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing,
cross-country skiing and a Town maintained sledding hill for kids.
The Hudson and Boreas Rivers flow through Minerva, providing recreational
fishing, whitewater rafting and canoeing opportunities. Many
top-rated hiking trails start and end
in Minerva including hikes for Moxham
Mountain, Stony Pond and Blue
Ledges. ADK Park land acquisitions in
2013 added additional camping, hiking,
biking, paddling, snowmobiling
and horseback riding access to lands
in northern Minerva which have not
been open to the public for the past
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100 years. Birders and other nature enthusiasts should keep Minerva on their
radar screens for interesting sightings and species.
The summer Concerts in the Park series will open its fifth season:
• June 12th with a performance by Lake Effect
• July 17th Blonde Roots
• August 14th Finger Diddle for our final concert!
The Concerts take place from 6:30 - 8:30, and desserts are offered by the
parents of Minerva Central School students at each concert.
If you’re looking for an authentic Adirondack experience or a base camp
for further adventures, look no further than Minerva. Conveniently
located just minutes from Northway Exit 26, Minerva
offers year round amenities and adventures including
Minerva Lake, Donnelly Beach, the Minerva Campgrounds,
boating, fishing, hiking, ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing,
cross country skiing, biking, birding, hunting and
so much more! We offer scenic views, comfortable isolated
sites, tennis, basketball, bocce and pickleball courts, horseshoe
pits, concession stand, restroom and bathhouse facilities,
and best of all, Donnelly Beach.
Stay at
the Minerva Campgrounds
Spring to Fall (518-251-
2869), find a room at one of
our local Cottages or B&Bs,
or start looking for your next
home. Come for a day, a week
or come to stay. You’ll find the
essence of the Adirondacks in
Minerva, NY. Minerva is located
within a 90 minute drive
of Albany, 2 hours of Burlington, VT, and 40 minutes north of Glens Falls.
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