Keene Valley Photo Album

Located on Route 73, a short drive from Interstate 87 (the Adirondack Northway), it sits at the entrance to the central Adirondack "High Peaks" region. Visitors on their way to Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and points west typically travel through Keene Valley.

Well-known residents have included: Morse Shurtleff, artist believed to have designed the Confederate flag; Harold Weston, painter; Russell Banks, author
Quote: "The virgin forest comes close to our house, and the diversity of walks through it, the brooks and the ascensions of hilltops are infinite. I doubt if there be anything like it in Europe."-- Letter, 1883, William James