This latest episode tells of the A New York History Minute podcast 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 as well as its historian for over 50 years.
As historian, Hudowalski answered thousands of letters from club members telling her of their exploits as they reached each of the 46 summits. An accomplished writer, she promoted the Adirondacks through her work as a tourism writer for New York State and through her many articles for Adirondac, the magazine of the Adirondack Mountain Club.
Guests on this podcasts include Laurie Rankin, President of the Adirondack 46ers, and Jane Meader Nye and Tony Solomon, Adirondack 46ers and friends of Grace Hudowalski.
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Photos: Grace Hudowalski (unknown photographers).
