Slabsides Day this Saturday

(Photo by Julie O'Connor)

(Photo by Julie O’Connor)

There will be an Open House at Slabsides on Saturday, October 3. If you arrive at noon, you can hear a lecture by guest speaker Vernon Benjamin at the historic cabin entitled “A Walk to the Woods: Conservationism in the Hudson Valley to 1865.” The rustic cabin retreat of John Burroughs, creator of the modern nature essay, will be open all day from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. For information, call 384-6320 or visit https://www.johnburroughsassociation.orgSlabsides is located on Burroughs Drive in West Park.