Grace Hudowalski (1906-2004) was the first woman to become a 46er. The patch on the pocket is the original 46er patch. When she donated these shorts to the museum, she said she did "most of her climbing, in the course of getting the patch, while wearing these shorts."

From 19th century oil paintings, carriages, trains, boats, photographs, books, and more the ADKX collection is immense with over 200,000 objects.

YOU can explore our collection virtually anytime via our online collection database!

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The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival kicks off today! Over the years, ADKX has collected many Winter Carnival buttons designed by Garry Trudeau — enjoy a selection displayed here.

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