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George Foster Peabody and Lake George
Glen Underwood, the author of the recently published Discovering George Foster Peabody (Abenia Cottage Press, 2025) was at the Lake…
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The 1922 ‘Shifters’ Moral Panic
With the 19th Amendment offering greater rights for women, and the nation’s economy recovering from the First World War, the Roaring…
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Workers Unearth Mysterious Cannonballs in Lake George
The Williams Monument lies several miles south of the head of Lake George along Route 9. On September 21, 1921,…
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New Eyes on Alice Austen: Queering the Museum
Staten Island photographer Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866–1952) is best known for her street photography and intimate depictions of women’s lives…
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Driftwood Sculptor Caitlin Roben’s Artistic Evolution
If you’ve always been drawn to the timeless beauty of driftwood, you’ll surely appreciate the exquisite elegance of Hope Falls…
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Mabel’s 1908 Diary: Working the Jefferson County Journal
In 1908, while attending Syracuse University, Alice Mabel Allen (1886-1976), or Mabel as she was known, kept a diary which…
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Forest Rangers Recover Body, Make Several Rescues of Lost, Injured, Unprepared
More hikers in the woods and nicer weather led to several NYS Forest Ranger missions to rescue injured, lost, or…
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Germany and the 1876 United States Centennial
The Allied invasion of Normandy (D-Day) on June 6, 1944, was the moment that cemented the “special relationship” between the…
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The Hidden Diversity of Fireflies: Glow-Worms, Blinkers, and Ghosts
In the deepening twilight, the pines edging my backyard merge into a wall of shadow. I hold my breath, staring…
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Dragons and Damsels to the Rescue
The sudden en masse appearance of meat-eating, airborne insects with wingspans up to six inches across does not sound like…
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