The Wild Life of Theodore Roosevelt | North Creek | May 18, 2025
- Tannery Pond Center 228 Main Street North Creek, NY, 12853 United States (map)
The Wild Life of Theodore Roosevelt
A presentation by historian Connor Williams at Tannery Pond Center in North Creek.
Lake Tear of the Clouds, a place Theodore Roosevelt famously visited in the Adirondacks.
Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most mythologized presidents in American history. Many people have heard of the Rough Riders, the origins of the Teddy Bear, and his experiences in cattle ranching, along with other larger-than-life stories.
Additionally, many residents of the Adirondacks are aware that Roosevelt stood atop Mount Marcy during the most significant moment of his life.
Theodore Roosevelt
What led Theodore Roosevelt to Mount Marcy in September 1901? What roles did the Adirondacks and nature more broadly play in his life? How did his relationship with nature shape his worldview, and how has that worldview influenced our present?
Tracing Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong relationship with nature.
On Sunday, May 18, at 2 pm, join American Historian (and recent ADK Talks podcast guest) Connor Williams for "The Wild Life of Theodore Roosevelt" at Tannery Pond Center.
Williams will trace Roosevelt's lifelong relationship with nature, paying especially close attention to those moments that intersected with the Adirondack past. After approximately 45 minutes of a talk that contains equal parts historical lecture and campfire story, Williams will welcome as many questions as the audience cares to ask.
Mr. Williams is a formally trained historian with more than two decades of researching, teaching, and writing about the past. A native of Saratoga County, he grew up visiting the Adirondacks and hiking the High Peaks. His love for nature brought him to Middlebury College for his undergraduate degree, and his love for history brought him to Dartmouth and Yale for advanced study.
Connor Williams, historian
From 2021 to 2022, Williams served the United States Congress as the Lead Historian for its "Naming Commission,” the body tasked with identifying and changing Confederate Commemorations throughout the Department of Defense.
His book about those experiences—“A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Bases”—will be released on November 11, 2025.
In 2023, Williams began working as the Chief Historian at Great Camp Sagamore, where he shares Adirondack and national history through a series of day tours and multi-day programs. He also teaches at Middlebury College and writes, speaks, teaches, and consults for organizations throughout the nation.
President Theodore Roosevelt’s camp near Losser Creek in Yellowstone National Park
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