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New Upgrades, Permits for Peekamoose Blue Hole
A newly constructed Peekamoose Blue Hole parking lot and first phase of a 3,270-foot accessible connector trail is hoped to…
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Large Addition Made to Catskill Forest Preserve
New York State has recently acquired 900 acres in Ulster County that form the largest addition to the Catskill Forest…
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Wildlife Rescuers Save Ducks, Osprey, Alligator & Rattlesnake
On July 30, NYS Environmental Conversation Officer (ECO) Perkins responded to the Bay Shore Marina in Islip, in Suffolk County…
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Poetry: The Chrysler Building – New York Almanack
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Prospect Mountain: An Environmental History of a Lake George Attraction
After the Million Dollar Beach and the Adirondack Northway came the Prospect Mountain Highway. The last of Lake George’s three…
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Exploring Shrub Swamps – New York Almanack
A yellowthroat warbler sang, “witchety, witchety, witch,” as I carefully made my way through the tangle of an alder swamp…
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Where to Find Photos of NYC Historic Buildings
Photographs of historic buildings can be very valuable resources. They help inform historically accurate building restorations and modifications, they show…
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Adirondack Architectural Heritage: Preserving Place
In this episode of the ADK Talks podcast Erin Tobin, Executive Director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), uncovers unique and…
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Matthias Hildreth: First Attorney General to Serve Separate Terms
Very little is known about Matthias Bernard Hildreth, who holds the distinction of being the first person to serve as…
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Spiritual Trickster Gurdjieff in 1920s New York
Almost everyone who encountered Armenian-Greek spiritual teacher Georges Ivan Gurdjieff (ca. 1866-1877 – 1949) in 1920s New York agreed he…
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