Whether your interests run to horses or hoofers, bottles or bayonets, the greater Saratoga region has museums and galleries to delight the eye and stimulate the intellect. A few examples:
Adirondack Museum. Route 30, Blue Mountain Lake. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $15; free to kids 12 and younger in July and August; other months, $8 for kids 6-12; free for children 5 and younger. 352-7311; http://www.adirondackmuseum.org. Surrounded by 6 million acres of preserved land, the Adirondack Park is the crux of the museum's exhibits, lectures and workshops. Exhibits range from an entire building devoted to boats and boating in the Adirondacks, to Sunset Cottage, a one-room building covered entirely with split-wood decorative patterns. New this season are a series of exhibits on rustic design and furniture. Also this season, look for "A Celebration of Community History: The Adirondack Museum at 50," which reveals the stories behind the objects collected by the museum with showcasing its past, present, and future direction. Kids will love the museum's newest interactive exhibit "The Great Outdoors: Adirondack Play and Adventure," featuring artifacts such as a Gore Mountain gondola, a …
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