Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum to Host Program on Port Henry: Hollywood of the East

The Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum spring series “Hidden in Plain Sight” continues to look at well-known things from unusual angles and examines objects and ideas that are hidden from plain view. The presentation of “Port Henry: Hollywood of the East will take place on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30pm.

Port Henry: Hollywood of the East

Long before movies were ever produced in Hollywood, they were made in the Adirondacks. During the Silent Film era of the early-1900s, films including The Perils of Pauline and Uncle Tom’s Cabin were shot in the region as producers were looking to the Adirondacks as a replacement to the Yukon and Europe. By the 1920s, Port Henry was a major player in the motion picture industry. Mountain Lakes PBS producer Derek Muirden will talk about this era of film production in the Champlain Valley and show a short film.

$5 suggested donation; students are always free at the Lyceum. The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is located at 1610 NYS Route 22, in Essex, New York. Visit www.thegrangehall.info for more information.

About Whallonsburg Grange Hall

The Grange Hall is managed by the Whallonsburg Civic Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit through an agreement with the Town of Essex. The building is now one of the "destinations" in the region for films, music, theater, lectures and other community events. The certified commercial kitchen is available for food producers, canners, farms and community projects of all kinds. Visit www.thegrangehall.info for more information.