Talk:Slabsides

A fact from Slabsides appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 June 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Slabsides, John Burroughs' historic log cabin in West Park, New York, is only open to the public two days every year?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/June.

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Why?[edit]

I'd really like to know why the access is so restricted to Slabsides. If we have any info why its so controlled, we should certainly include it. PowderedToastMan 02:24, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I will find out when I visit in October, but I suspect the small organization that runs it couldn't handle the costs of keeping it open year-round. I mean, there's really not much to the house, but it is preserved pretty much as it was when Burroughs lived there. I suspect they decided that the less visitors, the better.

Considering that the owners of the Millard Fillmore House do not open it up at all, it could be worse. Daniel Case 04:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]