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‘In Wildness is the Preservation of the World’
On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the National Wilderness Act into law and with one stroke of…
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Sweet, Sweet Stevia: A Great Windowsill Garden Plant
Looking for a fun gardening project for chasing away your winter blues? Why not try growing Stevia in your windowsill…
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Historic Boquet River Bridge Replaced Along State Route 22
An historic bridge carrying State Route 22 over the Boquet River in the Town of Essex, Essex County, NY, has…
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Nelson Rockefeller, Robert Moses & NYS Parks
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) has released a new installment of the…
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New York State Drought Watch Declared for 15 Counties
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has declared a Drought Watch for 15 New York counties because of…
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1964 Fashion History: The Monokini & Lake George
When one thinks of Lake George, NY, one might conjure up visions of beautiful blue water, sandy beaches, and bountiful…
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‘Nimitz at War’ Wins Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has announced Craig L. Symonds has been awarded the eleventh annual Gilder Lehrman…
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Watchable Wildlife: Paul Smith’s College Visitors Interpretive Center
The 3,000-acre Paul Smith’s College Visitors Interpretive Center (VIC), in Paul Smiths (in the Adirondacks about 12 miles from Saranac…
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Lake Taghkanic State Park Management Plan Comments Sought
The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) is inviting all interested parties to provide input on…
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An Irish Wine Merchant & A Spanish Diva: How Manhattan Fell for Italian Opera
City of New York-born Frederick Swartwout Cozzens (father of the marine artist Fred Cozzens) was a wine merchant who between…
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