NYPA Hosts Hosts I Love NY Path Through History Event at Lansing Manor

Free Community Event at Blenheim Gilboa Visitors Center to Feature Old-Fashioned Games

NORTH BLENHEIM — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will host an I Love NY “Path Through History” event at Lansing Manor, a historic home that is part of the visitors center for the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, on June 15 and 16 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The event will feature a variety of old-fashioned games such as hoop rolling, hopscotch, Jacob’s ladder and croquet that guests can participate in.

I Love NY’s “Path Through History” event series encourages New Yorkers to explore the state’s rich heritage. New York State has designated annual “Path Through History” weekends to promote the state’s rich and fascinating history. Historical and cultural attractions across the state hold hundreds of special events that are promoted by I Love NY and the New York State Division of Tourism. The 2024 “Path Through History” weekends will take place on June 15 and 16, and October 12 and 14.

The Blenheim-Gilboa visitors center is housed in a restored 19th-century dairy barn and is part of the Lansing Manor complex. The center features a wide range of interactive exhibits on such subjects as: the basics of electricity, uses of electricity, and the operation of the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project. The Blenheim-Gilboa visitors center is open daily for tours between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Blenheim-Gilboa visitors center is located on Route 30, 17 miles south of Middleburgh, five miles north of Grand Gorge, and about one hour from Albany.

Admission to the visitors center and Lansing Manor is always free. School groups and community organizations are welcome. For further information and a complete calendar of events, please call 1-800-724-0309 or visit www.nypa.gov.