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Springtime Recalls New York’s Maple Syrup Heritage
Making maple syrup has a lengthy tradition in Northeastern North America. Long before anyone wrote about it, Native Americans gathered…
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Under Threat: Silver Bay YMCA’s Rustic Hepbron Hall
The Silver Bay YMCA campus on Lake George is an important grouping of Adirondack vernacular resort structures situated in a…
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OurStoryBridge Award First NEH Grant for its Oral History Project
OurStoryBridge, which provides assistance to communities across the country on collecting and sharing online short-form oral histories, is a recipient…
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An Adirondack Lake’s ‘Mayoral Couple,’ Fred & Myra Ellmers
Fred Ellmers’ first visit to Twitchell Lake came in the summer of 1914, or a year or two earlier. His…
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The Many Lives of the Eastern Newt
You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: start as a wriggly water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that…
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An Update on Efforts to Save the SS United States
The effort to save the historic steamship SS United States continues. The New York Coalition to Save the SS United…
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The Erie Canal Traveler’s Guide: Restaurants, Pubs, and Attractions on the Canal
Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal spans 363 miles across New York State to connect Albany and Buffalo, which made…
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Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill Reopening April 5th
The Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill, NY, will reopen for the 2025 season on April 5, 2025. The museum’s exhibit, “New…
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40 and 8: New Jersey’s ‘Merci Train’ Boxcar Returning Home
New Jersey’s “Merci Train” boxcar, missing for nearly 45 years and feared to have been destroyed, is being returned to…
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George Pratt, Lake George’s ‘Mohawk Warrior’ & Saratoga Springs
I was pleased to recently learn through the New York Almanack and Lake George Mirror about the planned restoration of…
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