Hamilton County > Blue Mountain Lake
The Adirondack Historical Association, the largest nonprofit in Blue Mountain Lake, runs Adirondack Experience. Museum exhibits focus on the region’s evolution from wilderness to mineral and lumber resource to resort community to recreation area.
School districts: Indian Lake Central School District
Libraries: Town of Indian Lake Public Library
Emergency services: Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Hamilton County
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Grants to local organizations have funded museum improvements, tourism promotion to African Americans, preservation of the late 19th-century Log Hotel, and other programs.
Recent grants:
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Adirondack Experience
Bluestone Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $1,500 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Kleinschmidt Family Foundation - Vero Beach, FL - $40,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $310,000 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $370,500 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Blue Mountain Lake
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Blue Mountain Lake (by assets) include:
Adirondack Historical Association
Blue Mountain Center
Blue Mountain Lake Association
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts