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Feature Locations

 

Albany, Seat of Government

In 1797, Albany officially became the Capital of New York. Its proximity to Emma Willard provides many learning opportunities including exciting internships, independent study, and community service.

Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Official New York State Web Site

Centers of Commerce
For business directories and community organizations in and around Troy.

Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce

Capital-Saratoga Region of New York

Adirondacks

A collage of cool destinations including Glens Falls, Lake George, and Lake Placid.

Berkshires

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has its summer home in Western Massachusetts, which has an array of other attractions: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; MASS MoCA, the country’s largest contemporary art center; 200-year-old Shaker Village; Edith Wharton’s estate; Berkshire Lyric Theater; Red Lion Inn; Mt. Greylock; Williamstown Theatre Festival; and much more.

The Berkshire Visitors Bureau

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

MASS MoCA

Tanglewood, Summer Home of Boston Symphony Orchestra

Cooperstown

Nearby Cooperstown is home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The city is also home to the New York State Historical Society.

Erie Canal

When the Erie Canal opened in 1825 it was widely considered one of the engineering marvels of the world. This impressive series of high life locks are located just west of Troy in Waterford, New York.

Saratoga Springs

Where the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers meet is a community with an international reputation for arts and entertainment, and the home to America’s finest and fastest horses.

Vermont

In neighboring Vermont lies the beauty of Lake Champlain and the historic communities of Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Vergennes, Middlebury, St. Albans, and the Grand Isles.

 

 

Author, Coleman Hough '78

“Emma Willard has allowed you to gather your passions. Now go and change the shape of things.”
—Coleman Hough ’78, in her commencement address to the Class of 2002

 
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