The Adirondack Museum is once again extending an invitation to year-round residents of the Adirondack Park to visit free of charge from October 1 &#8211 18, 2010. Through this annual gift to close friends and neighbors, the museum welcomes visitors from all corners of the Adirondack Park. Proof of residency &#8211 such as a driver’s license, passport, or voter registration card &#8211 is required.

The museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., through October 18, 2010. There is still plenty of time to enjoy the museum’s three special exhibits: &#8220Common Threads: 150 Years of Adirondack Quilts and Comforters,&#8221 &#8220Let’s Eat! Adirondack Food Traditions,&#8221 and &#8220A &#8216-Wild, Unsettled Country’: Early Reflections of the Adirondacks.&#8221

In addition to &#8220Common Threads&#8221 visitors can see contemporary quilts on display in the &#8220Great Adirondack Quilt Show&#8221 through October 18. The special show features nearly fifty quilts inspired by or used in the Adirondack Mountains.