Johns Brook Lodge Centennial

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Johns Brook Lodge (JBL) has been providing hikers a backcountry experience in a remote wilderness setting with some comforts of the frontcountry for a century. Opened to the public on July 5, 1925, JBL has been a popular base camp for trips up many of the High Peaks. Since then, JBL has maintained this legacy by creating a century of memories for all those who have visited it.

To celebrate this, the Adirondack Mountain Club wants to hear your JBL story. Tell us about your adventures, whether those be backpacking trips, a night at Camp Peggy O'Brien, or other ways that you connected with Johns Brook Lodge. We will publish your stories online and in print to help share the importance of Johns Brook Lodge.

Please contact us at info@adk.org if you have any questions.

Photo: Johns Brook Lodge (Credit: Ben Brosseau)

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