Spring 2025 Newsletter - St. Williams Long Point

We are Looking for Volunteers

There will be two VOLUNTEER DAYS this Spring, and we hope you can join us!

Friday, May 16th (rain date is May 18th)
Saturday, May 31st (rain date is June 1st)

We will work from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm, with time for lunch (bring your own) around noon. All help is welcome! Boat leaves from the town dock at 8:45 am. Please let us know if you need a ride. If you have questions or would like to join us, please contact Sue

Email: sknorris@frontiernet.net
Call: 315-354-4265

Priority projects for Volunteer Day

Clean apartment to get it ready for new staff;
Spring cleaning of all buildings;
Clean up outside – mowing, raking, picking up branches;
Move docks;
Oil outdoor benches
Washing windows

Ongoing Projects

Stain remaining docks
Build two new picnic tables; dispose of old ones
Trash runs
Hall floor in main house needs broken tiles replaced
Touch up painting in two buildings:
In the Apartment, Carpentry Skills Needed ~ Trim in windows and other places; Bathroom wall, extend to ceiling; Bathroom door, install
Bunk House ~ Middle bathroom needs ceiling painting

Good people, hard work, and always lots of fun!

Summer Cocktail Party & Vintage Auction

On Friday August 15th, from 5-7 pm, St. William’s will host a Vintage Cocktail Party and Auction. This year we are holding this event at St. Williams on Long Point.

Join us for cocktails, appetizers, and a bit of history through scrapbooks, videos, and tours. And, we’ll have a variety of live and silent auction items. Tickets are $50 per person. Join in the fun by either bringing your own boat, or catching a ride at the town dock.

For more details and to purchase tickets, see our Cocktail Party & Auction page.

Celebration of the Monarchs

Come to Long Point for this wonderful experience, as we join chairperson Doug Masters at St. William’s for a magical monarch butterfly release on Friday, July 11th, around 2 pm!

Feel free to bring a picnic lunch and relax while you wait. Monarch butterflies winter in the mountain forests of Mexico, and their vibrant orange, black, & white wings, called Nature’s Stained Glass Windows, bring them north, over 2,000 miles, arriving in June in the Adirondacks. A note: be careful not to disturb any milkweed in the area, as this is prime Monarch real estate for their eggs and food supply.

Ecumenical Service: Saturday September 6th

We are pleased to hold an Ecumenical Service at St. William’s on Long Point, Saturday, September 6th at 3pm. Boat transportation from Raquette Lake Village will start at 2:30 pm. Our chairperson is Jean Bird, and the service will be led by clergy from Raquette Lake, Inlet and Old Forge

2025 Calendar of Events

Thursday evening
Water Taxi courtesy of Raquette Lake Camps

Our summer programs begin on Thursday July 10th and run through Saturday September 6th.

Thursday, July 10th – The Larry Ham Jazz Trio. A trio performing a variety of Jazz music.
Thursday, July 17th – Baby Boomers. A quintet recreating the golden age of rock -n- roll!
Thursday, July 24th- Martha & Dennis Gallagher. The Adirondack Harpist with her guitarist husband.
Thursday, July 31st – Jeannine Laverty & Dan Berggren. Adirondack Stories & Songs. A truly unique Adirondack experience!
Friday, August 1st. – Tour of historic sites on Long Point including St. William’s, Pine Knot, and Echo plus lunch on the WW Durant. Contact Raquette Lake Navigation.com for details.
Saturday, August 2nd – Wide Variety. A cappella group, performing 50’s – 70’s music at the Raquette Lake School for Durant Days @ 2pm.
Thursday, August 7th – Patchouli & Terra Guitarra. Riveting nuevo-Flamenco music will have you tapping your feet and wishing for a dance floor!
Thursday, August 14th – Bruce Matthews. Americana at its best, songwriting from the heart.
Friday, August 15th – Summer Cocktail Party and Vintage Auction at St. William’s on Long Point.
Thursday, August 21st – Classical Music Trio. This NYC piano, violin, & cello trio is returning for a much appreciated encore!
Saturday, September 6th – Ecumenical Service. Service “on the Point” at 3:00 pm.

All Thursday evening programs will be at the church at St. William’s on Long Point.

Concerts will be one hour long, starting at 6:30 pm
Performances will be inside the church, but with our new sound system, you can also listen from the lawn or from your own boat.
In case of rain, the show will still go on at the Raquette Lake School OR at the Raquette Lake Chapel. Check Facebook for updated location information.

Thursday programs are made possible with funds from the State Community Regrant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, with support from Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Learn More about St. Williams

For additional information about our events or St. Williams:

Call: 315-354-426
Facebook: facebook.com/stwmlongpoint.com
GPS Coordinates: 48.825292, -74.633.768 (St. William’s is accessible by boat only!)

Support St. Williams on Long Point
To support us financially, please visit our PayPal donation portal. You can also mail checks to:

St. William’s On Long Point
PO Box 71
Raquette Lake, NY 13436

Thank you in advance for your kind, tax-deductible donation and support. Your support to SWLP will allow us to continue to maintain and operate this historic site on Raquette Lake.

We have Open Rental Dates

We currently still have a few weeks open to rent this summer!

We can host 16 people in a single group. Learn more about weekly rentals at St. Williams. Relax, retreat, enjoy special moments on the lake with family and friends.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

We want to give a special shout-out to the Raquette Lake Camps to for the Thursday evening Water Taxi. Our other sponsors include:

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