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Early Bird Rate EXTENDED for a LIMITED TIME!
Sunday to Wednesday, July 13-16, 2025
A Message from Executive Director Vonda Givens:
Associate Director of Membership & Development Parker Sanchez and I are delighted to share the 2025 Farms Afield schedule, anchored this summer by a “luxury escape” to The Sagamore Resort (as enticingly described on their website!) on Lake George’s Green Island in the Adirondacks. Over ten years ago, one of the first multi-day trips I planned for the museum was to the Adirondacks. 2025 seemed like a perfect time to return...
Read on below for full information on Farms Afield: Lake George Retreat and to reserve your spot.
Meet us for a summer retreat on beautiful Lake George in the Adirondack Park, a National Historic Landmark and the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. Known as the “Queen of American Lakes,” the 32-mile-long Lake George has 200 islands, including Green Island, the home of one of the region’s historic grand hotels, The Sagamore. Located in Bolton Landing, NY, at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, The Sagamore (now known as The Sagamore Resort) has been welcoming guests since 1883 and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
We’ll meet up at The Sagamore Resort for a luxury escape: two days and three nights of relaxing lake life among friends, old and new. Planned especially for museum members, we invite you to enjoy the storied beauty of an Adirondack summer on Lake George at the landmark, 4-star Sagamore Resort.
Our visit will begin with a welcome breakfast and lectures from Jonathan Clancy, on the Adirondacks and Arts and Crafts, and special guest Erin Tobin of Adirondack Architectural Heritage, on The Great Camps and Adirondack rustic style. We’ll enjoy a cruise on Lake George aboard The Morgan (pictured at left).
Our trip will offer plenty of time for relaxing lake or poolside, walking into nearby Bolton Landing, exploring the hotel rec center’s activities from mini-golf to pickleball (and much more), or renting a canoe, booking a spa appointment, or scheduling a tee time on The Sagamore’s Donald Ross-designed course (spa, golf, and rental fees are not included). And then we’ll bring our retreat to a close with a celebratory outdoor dinner overlooking Lake George.
Photos above: The Sagamore Resort; courtesy of The Sagamore Resort.
The trip will be led by staff members Vonda Givens, Jonathan Clancy, and Parker Sanchez. Farms Afield is a Members-Only experience, for Members at our Friend level ($200) and above.
Early Bird Rate EXTENDED for a LIMITED TIME!
SAVE $100
$2200/per person for double occupancy*
$2900/per person for single occupancy*
Travel Dates:
All Farms Afield activities will take place on Mon. and Tues., Jul. 14 and Jul. 15. Attendees should plan to arrive at the hotel on Sun., Jul. 13 (check in time 4:00 pm) and depart on Wed., Jul. 16 (check out time 11:00 am).
Fees Include:
- A 3-night stay at the The Sagamore Resort, beginning Sun., Jul. 13 (check in is at 4:00 p.m.) and ending on the morning of Wed., Jul. 16 (check out is at 11:00 am).
- 1 breakfast, and 1 dinner. The Sagamore Resort has 8 restaurants with meals at varying price points.
FAQs:
Planning for Farms Afield: Lake George Retreat is still underway. Stay tuned for trip updates.
Members at the Friend Level or above are eligible for Farms Afield. To upgrade your membership, call the office at 973-540-0311.
The group will meet up at The Sagamore Resort. Travel to and from The Sagamore Resort is not provided.
Plan to check in on Sun., Jul. 13 and check out on Wed., Jul. 16. Farms Afield activities begin with breakfast on Mon., Jul. 14 and end with dinner on Tues., Jul 15.
Fees cover 3 nights and 2 days at the Resort, 1 breakfast, and 1 dinner. The Sagamore Resort has 8 restaurants with meals at varying price points.
Space is limited! Please register early to secure your spot.
*Following discount period, rates increase to $2300 for double occupancy and $3000 for single occupancy.
Cancellation policy: Full refunds are available through June 1, 2025; after this date 50% refunds will be provided. No refunds are available after July 6, 2025.
Tuesday to Thursday, September 9-11, 2025
Exclusive to Members at the Friend Level (or above)
On our two-day Farms Afield trip this September, you’re invited to discover beautiful Bryn Athyn, a Historic District and National Historic Landmark, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Established as a religious community in the late 19th century, Bryn Athyn is a denomination of the New Church and like the Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco (toured during the 2018 Farms Afield to Berkeley, CA and the Bay Area), was founded upon the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg.
Photo: Bryn Athyn Cathedral (courtesy of Bryn Athyn Cathedral).
We will spend a full day touring Bryn Athyn Historic District and its historic structures, all constructed between 1892 and 1939. Our tour of Bryn Athyn will include two residences: the Beaux-Arts mansion Cairnwood and the castle-like Glencairn.
Photo: Cairnwood Estate (courtesy of Bryn Athyn Historic District).
Built as a family home, Glencairn is now a museum of religious art and history. We’ll also tour Bryn Athyn Cathedral (pictured at top), a Gothic and early-Romanesque structure overlooking the picturesque Pennypack Creek Valley, and the central place of workshop for Bryn Athyn Church.
Photo: Glencairn Museum (courtesy of Bryn Athyn Historic District).
We will stay for two nights (Sept 9-10) at the nearby Joseph Ambler Inn, which features five meticulously restored buildings, including an award-winning restaurant, nestled within twelve acres of manicured gardens and rolling meadows. Offering a blend of historic charm and modern amenities, the Inn’s John Roberts House (pictured at right) will be home to Farms Afield attendees during our stay. Built in 1794, the John Roberts House was moved two miles to the grounds of the Inn, where it was painstakingly restored.
Photo: The John Roberts House at the Joseph Ambler Inn (courtesy of the Jospeh Ambler Inn).
On the following day, our trip will conclude with a tour of Beth Sholom Synagogue. Commissioned in 1953, it is the only Synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. With its hexagonal floor plan, Wright sought to evoke the image of cupped hands, as if congregants were “resting in the very hands of God.”
Photo: Beth Sholom Synagogue (courtesy of Beth Sholom Preservation).
Early Bird Rate Through July 11, 2025
SAVE $50
$1425/per person for double occupancy*
$1600/per person for single occupancy*
The trip will be led by staff members Vonda Givens, Jonathan Clancy, and Parker Sanchez. Farms Afield is a Members-Only experience, for Members at our Friend level ($200) and above.
Itinerary:
Sept. 9
Arrive at Joseph Ambler Inn and check in (no tour activities).
Sept. 10
Activities begin with breakfast and then a full day tour of Bryn Athyn (lunch is included).
Sept. 11
Activities end with breakfast and then a tour of Beth Sholom Synagogue. Farms Afield attendees will be transported back to the Inn by approximately 12:30 p.m.
Note: Check-out from the Inn will be required before the group leaves for our morning tour.
Fees Include:
- Transportation by motorcoach to all activities,
- Daily breakfast,
- Tour fees, and,
- Lunch during our tour of Bryn Athyn.
FAQs:
- The group will meet up at The Joseph Ambler Inn. Travel to and from the Inn is not provided. Once activities begin, transportation by motorcoach will be provided.
- All rooms in the John Roberts House of the Joseph Ambler Inn have queen beds. Cots are not available.
- Please expect moderate walking each day and call us with mobility and/or ADA accessibility needs related to the tours or inn (973-540-0311).
- All tours are rain or shine. Please dress accordingly.
- Members at the Friend Level or above are eligible for Farms Afield. To upgrade your membership, call the office at 973-540-0311.
- *After July 11, rates increase to $1475 for double occupancy and $1650 for single occupancy.
- Cancellation policy: Full refunds are available through July 31, 2025; after this date 50% refunds will be provided. No refunds are available after Sept. 1.