About the Adirondack Exhibit Center
The Adirondack Exhibit Center is an outgrowth of a five year plan to renovate an old schoolhouse and bring it back to its original condition as it was in 1892. All the work was done by volunteers, and now that the work is completed, the Save our Schoolhouse group decided to put the old school to good use as an exhibition center.
The first exhibit will be a permanent one. A railroad group asked permission to establish an exhibit in the Center with an historic presentation of a 1907 railroad which ran from Benson Mines to Wanakena. The project took most of a three to five year period to complete. Other permanent exhibits will include the Five Ponds Wilderness Area and the Cranberry Lake 50 mile trail.
The plan is to have travelling exhibits in the remainder of the building. The summer of 2010 saw a successful two-day exhibit of Adirondack Rustic Furniture. During the summer of 2011, there were numerous exhibits of furniture, paintings, jewelry, leatherwork, baskets and other displays of craftsmanship.
SOS Mission Statement
After countless meetings, a constitution was passed with the following mission statement: A group of concerned citizens trying to save the old school building in the most diplomatic, economical, and productive way possible with the sole purpose of enriching our community.
See the Constitution below for a revised and expanded SOS Vision and Mission.
SOS Constitution
The constitution was revised by the SOS Special Committee to meet the
current needs of the SOS, based on the wording of our approved
Constitution
A copy of the constitution can be viewed, downloaded and/or printed here. (Press back to return)
SOS By-laws
A copy of the By-laws can be viewed, downloaded and/or printed here. (Press back to return)
President's Message, 2015
We welcome you to our new web site; we hope it gives accurate and up-to-date information of what the Adirondack Exhibit Center is all about. The center is run by the SOS, a group of volunteers who were concerned about losing our old Star Lake school building. The Town of Fine board realized that if enough people worked; the old building could be saved and used very effectively as an Exhibit Center. We’ve had great cooperation from many groups. Many volunteers scraped, painted, cleaned, rewired, and reroofed the old building. New furnishings and equipment have been added, which were necessary to get to where we are today. The monies we have earned from fund-raisers such as the 5K’s, pie socials, auctions and raffles, along with the many generous donations, have made this all possible.
The Board of Directors continues to look for new ideas for use of the Exhibit Center. We look forward to many more years of community involvement in making this project a continued success. Let’s work together to make the future greater than the past.
Thank you!
George Persson, President
Organization
| Board of Directors | George Persson Joe Russo Bob Meredith Kristie Ahern Mary Jo Muse Sue Novak Hank Moshano |
| Officers | President: George Persson Vice President: Joe Russo Treasurer: Bob Meredith Recording Secretary: Mary Jo Muse Corresponding Secretary: Kristie Ahern |
| Liaison | Economic Development Corporation: Hank Moshano Reunion/Alumni: Feets Shelton Town of Fine Board: Hank Moshano |
| Standing Committees | Fund Raising Chair: Joe Russo Grants Research Chair: John Burns Arts and Crafts Chair: Sue Novak and Mary Jo Muse Maintenance and Renovation Chair: Feets Shelton and David Daniels Website Maintenance: Bob Ritchings |