Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center

And We’re Off!

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It’s out of the gate and cyber-racing right to your computer…the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area website has launched! Over 40,000 visitors enter through our doors every year and now million more can access our wealth of services and information with the click of a mouse. We are proud to share with you just how wonderful a region we represent. Stroll or gallop your way through this site — it was built for every traveller. We hope that you will find yourself dallying every once and a while to pick up a bit of information you never knew. Our history is rich and our living is easy. We hope that once you have spent some time here you will visit Saratoga Springs in person. When you arrive, the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center is here to welcome you and to assist you.

Exhibits at the Visitor Center

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The Art in Public Places gallery at the Visitor Center has been touched with magic this season. RC Ewell’s month-long exhibit was a huge success! Mr. Ewell paints scenes from the Backstretch of the racetrack with subtly and sensitivity. His watercolors draw you into the world of the many who make racing at Saratoga possible — the people who train, groom, and care for the majestic thoroughbreds.

This month, yet another keen eye is reflected in the work of Michael Weitzman. “The Best of the Best” features exquisite photographs set out to capture the abundant beauty that surrounds us all. Whether it be a rare butterfly or late day reflections of sunlight on the Schroon River, Michael Weitzman seeks to draw the viewer in. Visceral, colorful and magical work!

Fall Brown Bag Lunch Series

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The Fall Brown Bag Lunch Series began on September 8th with a step back in time to the days of the trolley. Gino DiCarlo captivated the audience with stories of the trolley system in Saratoga Springs.

Next months presentation is one not to be missed! Sam Aldrich will share his many experiences over the years as an activist and public servant. At 25 he danced with Queen Elizabeth II in London. At 37, he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma … ” Dancing with the Queen, Marching with King,” his newly published memoir speaks of these and many more of Mr. Aldrich’s encounters. Sam Aldrich chose to live his life making a difference with ideals and personal commitments to the word in which he lives. It is an honor to have Mr. Aldrich grace our programming on October 13th at the Saratoga Springs Public Library from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM. Plan to arrive early; this one is not to be missed!