”The ~177 acres of land that forms the LeVine Nature Preserve in the Town of Providence, New York has served as a place to understand and appreciate the natural world for generations.
The preserve was donated to Saratoga PLAN in 2002 by the LeVine family in memory of the late Dr. Milton LeVine, who purchased the property in 1968 so that he and his wife and sons could enjoy the many natural wonders that the land has to offer.
For the past 12 years Saratoga PLAN has been honored to care for the property as countless visitors have enjoyed the land by means of its ~3 mile trail system.
The preserve is nestled in the foothills of the Adirondack Park, and is rich with native flora & fauna, boasts two bustling creeks, miles of stone walls, and multiple cellar holes for the true nature explorer to discover.
In an autobiography on his life, Dr LeVine wrote that he would leave the property to his boys hoping that it would serve as a “friend, companion, and source of solitude, reflection, contemplation, and contentment.” Now, this generous gift made by his family can provide these much needed values to everyone who visits and explores this truly special place.”
-Taken from the write up located at www.saratogaplan.org
Milling About
I first remember visiting the LeVine preserve after Richard E placed a few of his caches here and then again after he placed some more as well as doing a Rubyhunter geocache. I seem to recall that Rachard E had stated that there were homes that were in here but the trails at that time did not do the preserve justice and it was basically just the old road that was the trail.
Since that time, the preserve has enjoyed the hard work of the busy volunteers from the Saratoga P.L.A.N. I suspect that Walt Hayes had his hand in helping to create the trails that now explore much more of this preserve. It certainly gives one a better taste of the terrain and what one can find when walking where others have not tread for quite some time. You can almost imagine the old buildings that were here and what may have been. I have an idea of what may have been where this cache was located....now if only I could find some documentation and photographs to give me that definitive answer.