2011 Summer Lecture Series
Rensselaer’s Darrin Fresh Water Institute, located on Route 9N in Bolton Landing, and the
Historical Society of Bolton are pleased to co-host a series of distinguished presentations
on the natural and cultural history of Lake George and the Adirondacks
July 11
Adirondack Ice, a Cultural and Natural History
Caperton Tissot, Adirondack Author, Saranac Lake, NY
July 18
Natural History of the Timber Rattlesnake -- Where, When, Why?
William S. Brown, Associate Professor Emeritus, Skidmore College,
Saratoga Springs, NY and Research Scientist, DFWI, Fort Ann, NY
July 25
How the US Navy's Indispensable Destroyers Helped Win World War II
David McComb, Author, Bolton Landing, NY
August 1
Ecology of American Martens and Fishers in the Adirondacks
Paul Jensen, Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources, NYS
Department of Environmental Conservation, Warrensburg, NY
August 8
Millionaires' Row: Lake George Then and Now
Carol McCarthy, Professor Emeritus, Hudson Valley Community College,
Diamond Point, Lake George, NY
August 15 Fred Streever Renaissance Man of the Adirondacks & Resident of Northwest
Bay: Architect, Builder, Hound Breeder, Author, Hunter and Fisherman
Henry Caldwell, Antique Dealer, Black Bass Antiques, Bolton Landing, NY
August 22 The Asian Clam Invasion in Lake George
Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer and Steve Resler,
Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute, Bolton, NY and InnerSpace Scientific
Diving, Albany, NY
Programs are on Monday evenings beginning at 7:30 PM. The public is cordially invited free of charge.
Funding for this series is provided by generous gifts from The Knapp Fund and numerous individuals.
For more information visit our website www.rpi.edu/dept/DFWI or phone 518-644-3541.