VICTOR, NY–May 4, 2009– Ganondagan State Historic Site will host the first event in its “Savor the Summer Series,” on Saturday, May 9th called “Trails and Tales at Ganondagan.” This family-oriented event is part of Ganondagan’s summer-long outdoor recreation and education program taking place on weekends, designed to introduce visitors and local residents to the wonders Ganondagan’s bark longhouse, its visitors center and the 17 miles of trails covering its 500 acres of land.
“This is a great program for families and anyone who loves the out-of-doors and animals. Ronnie Reitter, one of our site interpreters of Seneca heritage, will take participants on a walk around our easiest upper trail, sharing legends about our four-legged and winged friends. There’ll be lots of photo opportunities with the life-like animals we have placed on the trails, and we’ll show families how they can take the photos, write the legends they’ve heard, and turn them into their own book,” shared Ganondagan’s Executive Director, Jeanette Miller.
The same program will be repeated twice, once at 10:30 a.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. Participants should allow about 1 ½ hours and will meet at Ganondagan State Historic Site’s Visitors Center, located at 1488 State Rte. 444, Victor, NY.
Non-members pay the Ganondagan State Historic Site fee of $3 for adults and $2 for children. It is free to Friends of Ganondagan Members, who are asked to show their membership card. No reservations are required. For those wishing to create a book of the event, there is also a $5 per family charge for the photo opportunities.
For more information, visit www.ganondagan.org or call 585.742-1690.
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Ganondagan State Historic Site is the former location of the largest Seneca Village in New York State until 1687. It is the only the only U.S. national landmark east of the Mississippi River and the sole New York State Historic Site dedicated to Native American History and Culture. It was also designated as a national treasure during the “Save America’s Treasures” presidential tour.
Today, visitors can tour an authentic replica of a 17th Century bark longhouse and hunting lodge, take self-guided tours over 500 acres that were once part of this Town of Peace belonging to the Senecas. The Senecas were “the Keepers of the Western Door” and part of the Iroquois Confederacy or Haudenosaunee, as they referred to themselves.
Contact:
Jeanette Miller
585.742.1690
Friends@frontiernet.net
