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Before The Motels: Lake George Between the World Wars
Before the the United States entered the the First World War, along with New England and the Adirondack woods, Lake…
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Almanacs: Remarkable Historical Resources – New York Almanack
An almanac (often spelled in the old days “almanack”), in its simplest form, is a book containing a calendar that…
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3 New Yorkers Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential.…
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Adirondack Park Advocates Win Free Speech Case
A ruling this week from Franklin County Supreme Court has awarded legal fees and costs to defendants Adirondack Wild: Friends…
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Drunk Man Among Several Hikers Rangers Rescue Over Last Week
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State locating…
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A World of Pigeons: A Champlain Valley Pigeon Roost, ca. 1785
The wild passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was once the most abundant bird in North America, numbering perhaps as many as…
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Large Wildfire Burning at Piseco Lake
Ongoing dry conditions, fallen leaves and illegally burning led to the outbreak of multiple wildfires across New York State from…
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Hike, Bike, and Camp in Indian Head Wilderness
The 11,500-acre Indian Head Wilderness is located in the towns of Saugerties and Woodstock, Ulster County, and Town of Hunter,…
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HMS Cerberus: The Warship That Brought Burgoyne, Clinton, and Howe to the Colonies
A few weeks after the April 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, the British warship HMS Cerberus, a…
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The Erie Canal Weighlock at Albany, NY, 1880
The Erie Canal was a great success. This becomes quite evident in the design and construction of its various service…
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