Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers, and Beer: The Story of Prohibition in Northern New York,

As the final program in its 2023 Summer Speaker Series, the Wilmington Historical Society presents "Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers and Beer, The Story of Prohibition in Northern New York" with author Lawrence P. Gooley on Monday, August 28 at 7 p.m. at the Craft Bar of NewVida Preserve located at 6394 NYS Rt.86 (former Paleface Ski Resort). Mr. Gooley, for the first time has a complete look at Prohibition in northern New York: the shootings, killings, wild pursuits, gunplay at levels never seen before or since, corrupt lawmen, scofflaws, stills, Bootleg Kings, border runners, humorous incidents, ingenious smuggling techniques, hundreds of speakeasies, thousands of arrest stories, and more.

Free spirits tastings will be offered by small craft distiller, Murray’s Fools Distillery. Program free and open to the public.

The 2023 Summer Speakers Series is made possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council’s Cultural Assistance Program Grant with funding provided by Essex County.