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White-footed Mice Seeking Warm House
During winter, I often hear gnawing and the scurrying of little feet inside the walls of our house. Mice have…
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Peter Bauer Steps Down After 35 Years in Adirondack Park Conservation
On December 31, 2024, Peter Bauer will step down as the Executive Director of Protect the Adirondacks, a position he…
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How Historians Define Ben Franklin’s World
How do historians define Ben Franklin’s “world?” What historical event, person, or place in the era of Ben Franklin do…
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State Parks’ Post-War Pools and Bathhouses
As New York’s state park system continued to develop in the post-war era, buildings and features accommodating an expanding range…
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Sam Coplon: Santa Claus of the Adirondacks
The collection of letters to Santa that appeared in this space epitomized life in the rural regions of Northern New…
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History of “The Night Before Christmas”
The latest episode of the Troy Story podcast features Kathy Sheehan, Executive Director of the Hart Cluett Museum in historic…
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Hudson River Boatmans’ Christmas Long Ago
Of all the holidays, Christmas is the one that seems to be most closely related to thoughts of home and…
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Balsam Fir: A Native New York Christmas Tree
Every year my husband and I cut a Christmas tree on family land. We look for a young balsam fir…
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Manhattan Breakfast: Cream Cheese, Bagels & Lox
Friends and strangers eating together offers an appealing image of togetherness. “Let us build a table where everyone is invited,”…
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1904: A Peace Obelisk Erected on Diamond Island, Lake George
In 1901, Saratoga Springs’ Katrina Trask (1853–1922) purchased Lake George’s Diamond Island for the reported sum of $750. Three years…
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