The show will be geared towards the tastes of Hunters, Fisherman and Outdoors Enthusiasts, with exhibits containing items for sale pertaining to: hunting & fishing gear/supplies, guns, archery, trapping, camping, hiking, snow shoeing, guides & charter services, taxidermy and antique hunting & fishing gear.

Featured Guests:

Robert Elinskas

Hunting Author

Robert Elinskas has spent over half a century hunting the Adirondacks, and telling great tales of the Adirondacks by writing books.

Past works include:
-A Deer Hunters History Book
-Hunting Central NY Whitetails and Other Wild Adventures
-The Old Days in the Adirondacks & On Tug Hill
-Adirondack Camps and Hunts
-Adirondack Hunters and Trappers
-In The Woods With Adirondack Sportsmen
-A Taste Of Wild Alaska
-In Camp With Adirondack Hunters and Adirondack Camps and Clubs

Elinskas recently released a tenth book called “The Wild Side of Northern New York.” This work contains stories on hunting, fishing and trapping from across the Adirondacks, including Lake George and the St. Lawrence River.  Elinskas will be on hand for both days of the event with copies of all ten of his works available for sale and signing.

Donald Williams

Adirondack Guide/Lecturer/Storyteller & Author

Don Williams is an Adirondacker.  He was born and raised in the Adirondacks and has never lived or worked more than five miles from the Adirondacks.  Growing up at the ingress of the Northville-Placid Trial provided ample opportunity for him to experience the Adirondacks, its people, its history and folklore.

Don has authored 18 books of Adirondack and local history:
-The Saga Of Nicholas Stoner
-Nicholas Stoner And The Sammons Boys
-Oliver H. Whitman-Adirondack Guide
-Inside The Adirondack Blueline
-The Adirondacks 1830-1930
-The Adirondacks 1931-1990
-Along The Adirondack Trail
-Adirondack Inns & Hotels
-Adirondack People And Places
-Grandfathers Tool Chest

His newest book called Grandfathers Tool Chest, features write-ups on 400 tools used from the 1700’s to the early 1900’s.

Williams has also written over 250 articles for magazines including Adirondack Life and the Journal of Outdoor Education.  He served as Adirondack regional editor for New York Sportsman Magazine for twenty years.

His Inside the Blueline newspaper column has appeared weekly in four newspapers since 1989.  He also hosted an Inside the Blueline TV show in Gloversville and Glens Falls for a total of six years.  Don has appeared regularly as an Adirondack lecturer and storyteller at schools and organizations throughout the northeast for over thirty five years.  A former school principal and Adirondack Guide, he has taught “The Adirondacks” at grade schools, libraries, high schools, colleges and Elder-hostel.

His Inside the Blueline newspaper column has appeared weekly in four newspapers since 1989.  He also hosted an Inside the Blueline TV show in Gloversville and Glens Falls for a total of six years.  Don has appeared regularly as an Adirondack lecturer and storyteller at schools and organizations throughout the northeast for over thirty five years.  A former school principal and Adirondack Guide, he has taught “The Adirondacks” at grade schools, libraries, high schools, colleges and Elder-hostel.

Williams will be on hand for both days of the event signing copies his works that he will have available for sale.  Come meet this “living Adirondack Legend” and get one of his books personalized to you.

Trapper John Sawyer

Trapping History & Animal Hat Exhibit

We are honored to have Upstate New York trapping legend Trapper John Sawyer participating at this year’s event.

Trapper John began trapping age at 7 in Broadalbin NY and 60 years later is still going strong to keep the trapping tradition of the great Nicholas Stoner alive. In his 60 years of trapping, Trapper John has trapped across much of the United States, including Alaska, but has predominantly trapped in Fulton County.

He was once named the New York State Trapper of the Year, and holds the distinction of having trapped the largest Otter in New York State, as well as the second largest Beaver. The Otter was 55” long and weighed 32 pounds. The Beaver weighed in at 89 pounds, just 2 pounds shy of the NYS record of 91 pounds. Both were taken in Fulton County, and the Otter was donated to the Adirondack Experience (formerly Adirondack Museum) in Blue Mountain Lake, NY.

Sawyer has amassed a collection of over 2,500 working traps, and will have some of them on display at the event to tell the history of the sport. He will also have a display of fur hats made from the pelts of different species he has trapped over the years. Included are; Otter, Beaver, Timber Wolf, Coyote, Grey Fox, Red Fox, Pine Martin, Bob Cat, Lynx, Muskrat, Badger, Fisher and Wolverine. Come meet Trapper John and learn his tricks of the trade and the history of trapping.

Date: February 25, 2023 - February 26, 2023

Hours:

Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Johnstown Moose Club - 109 South Comrie Avenue, Johnstown, NY, 12095

Admission:

$5 for adults
$1 for Children (under 16)

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