• Grace Leach Hudowalski | A New York Minute in History

  • Mar 27 2024
  • Length: 30 mins
  • Podcast

Grace Leach Hudowalski | A New York Minute in History

  • Summary

  • In celebration of Women’s History Month, this episode tells the story of Grace Leach Hudowalski, the first woman to summit all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks. Besides being an accomplished mountain climber, Grace was also the first president of the Adirondack 46ers Club as well as its historian for over 50 years. As historian, Grace answered thousands of letters from club members telling her of their exploits as they reached each of the 46 summits. An accomplished writer, Grace promoted the Adirondacks through her work as a tourism writer for New York State and through her many articles for the Adirondack Mountain Club Magazine. Marker of Focus: Grace Leach, Essex County Guests: Laurie Rankin, President of the Adirondack 46ers club, and Jane Meader Nye and Tony Solomon, Adirondack 46ers club members and friends of Grace. A New York Minute in History is a production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio and the New York State Museum, with support from the William G
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