
Leopold Bloom, were made legend in the Irish writer’s literary classic, ‘Ulysses’.īloom’s exploits were to become so renowned, that almost 100 years after his fictional feats were made known to the world, his name lives on, not only in literary circles, but with the establishment of Bloom’s Tavern, an Irish bar/restaurant, on Manhattan’s 58th Street.īloom, the Dublin-born son of a Hungarian Jew and an Irish Protestant, famously mused in Ulysses how a good puzzle would be to cross Dublin City without passing a single pub.Ī century later, scholars, drinkers, tourists and writers are still attempting,īloom’s Tavern, the brainchild of Irish entrepreneurs Noel Donovan, Eugene Wilson and John Mahon, is a lasting tribute to Joyce (one of Ireland’s four winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature), his literary creation Leopold Bloom, and the former’s extensive works. McGregor and the southern Adirondacks with Dr.The Dublin City adventures and encounters of one of James Joyce’s most memorable characters,



Juried art show opens Saturday at The Hyde Two performances by magician Jim Snack, taking on the persona of fictional 1800s magician Maxwell Treat.Grant Cottage tour guide and historian Steve Trimm portrays Confederate General James Longstreet, a longtime friend of Ulysses Grant, and speaks about how their friendship at West Point fell apart as the Civil War began.Confederate General James Longstreet on Ulysses S.

Conner leads a celebration and discussion of Juneteenth Schenkman leads a talk on the lives of children and women who enlisted in the Civil War Unexpected Bravery: Women and Children of the Civil War.Historians share the lives of longtime Grant Cottage caretakers Oliver Pendleton Clarke and Martha Josephine Kelsey Clarke, who lived on Mount McGregor from 1889 to the end of their lives.Historical programs set at the cottage include: Grant Cottage is open Thursdays to Sundays starting in June, and Wednesdays to Sundays from late June all the way into October. Where to see live music in Lake George in 2023
