Keeseville Arts Festival’s Plein Air Show is a North County Summer Highlight
Noah Bonesteel
Ausable Point Beach
Noah Brownsteel
Mary Freida
Mayr Freida
Stone Mill, 126 Ausable St., Keeseville
By John T Ryan
The Keeseville Community Arts Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18. There is a long list of community activities, including a clay-bird workshop, a book talk and poetry writing, a paint party and paint workshop, and the Plein Air show and opening reception.
Noah Bonesteel and Mary Freida are two of those artists. This morning, they were working at Ausable Point overlooking Lake Champlain, which so many of us love. Noah Bonesteel is a SUNY Plattsburgh art major and graduate who lives in Saranac Lake. Mary Freida is a longtime plein air participant who lives in the Finger Lakes Region. Both artists used their imaginations this morning when the sun wasn’t visible as forecast.
Friday, at 2:30 p.m., Plein Air judging begins. From 5 to 8 p.m., There’s a public reception and award announcements at the beautiful Stone Mill, 126 Ausable St. The artwork show takes place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All the paintings, including those by Noah and Mary, will be offered for sale at reasonable prices at the reception and the show.
If you’ve never visited the Stone Mill, that alone is reason to go. It’s a very beautiful building on the banks of the great Ausable River.
Posted: July 16th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Education News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Upstate New York.