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Preview: Hobofest in Saranac Lake 09/02/10
Celebrate music, community and food at the second annual Hobofest this Sunday from noon until 10 pm. Hobofest is a free all-day music celebration of the Hobo spirit. It happens on the lawn by the train station on Depot Street in Saranac Lake, against the backdrop of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. NCPR is media sponsor of Hobofest. Todd Moe spoke with Todd Smith, one of the organizers of the event.

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The Journey to Lake Lila 08/31/10
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Setting off in the morning (Photos: Allen Mann
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The route includes big lakes and narrow, winding streams
Over the last decade, a series of land deals in the Adirondacks has re-opened traditional back country canoe routes that had been closed for generations.

Paddlers are free to explore wild territory long posted off-limits by landowners.

Brian Mann made the trip from Little Tupper Lake to Lake Lila and sends this audio postcard.

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A gypsy retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" 08/31/10
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"Makbet" - Saturday night at Franklin Manor in Saranac Lake (7:30)
A visiting theater group will put a new twist on a classic Shakespeare play in Saranac Lake this Saturday night. Acted out as if being performed by a traveling band of gypsies, Theater Group Dzieci's performance of Makbet includes words, gestures, chants and dance-like movement. Three actors will play all the characters and the "stage" is a carpet in the living room of Franklin Manor. Todd Moe talks with director Matt Mitler about their production and Dzieci - an international experimental theatre ensemble.

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Theatre Review: "The Drawer Boy" at the Depot Theatre 08/30/10
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John Christopher Jones as Angus. Photo: Depot Theatre
The Drawer Boy is running at the Depot Theatre in Westport through September 5. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...

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The Hospice Path, Part One: "You are not alone" 08/30/10
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Bill and Tomi Gallagher (Photos: Lou Reuter, Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
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Bill with his 1942 Princeton Tigers jersey
Since the 1960s, the hospice movement has been working to give Americans more options and more choices when they reach the end of their lives.

The idea is that even after we know we're dying, we can make decisions that shape the quality of our remaining time.

High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care serves patients across a huge swath of the North Country, from Warren County all the way to St. Lawrence County.

Brian Mann has been working with the organization to profile one family that has entered the program, the Gallaghers in Saranac Lake.

In the weeks ahead, Brian's series will follow the Gallagher family, telling the story of their lives and their work with hospice. More...

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Schumer promotes tourism bill 08/30/10
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer made a swing through the Adirondacks Friday to promote legislation designed to boost tourism across the state and the country. Schumer was in Lake Placid, Tupper Lake and Blue Mountain Lake to boost support for the Travel Regional Investment Partnership Act, or TRIP Act, which would award federal grants to tourism destinations for infrastructure and marketing efforts. Chris Knight was in Lake Placid for Schumer's visit and filed this report. More...

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What's up in the Adirondacks this weekend 08/27/10
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John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with tips on where to go, and what to avoid, in the Adirondacks this weekend.

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"Adirondack Kids": ten years and ten books 08/27/10
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Gary and Justin VanRiper
The father/son writing team behind the popular Adirondack Kids books, and their fans, are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the series this summer. Gary and Justin VanRiper live most of the year in Camden, in the Tug Hill region. They and the rest of their family also spend lots of time on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks. The award-winning Adirondack Kids book series has become a regional best seller. But Gary told Todd Moe that the first volume wasn't really meant to be a book.

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Natural Selections: Invasive Earthworms 08/26/10
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Earthworms, friend to lawn and garden, are actually an invasive species in northern forests which developed in the worm-free evironment of retreating glaciers 10,000 years ago. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss their return, and the consequences for boreal soil, trees and wildflowers.

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Police, Forest Rangers find body of missing Lake Clear woman 08/26/10
An Adirondack woman missing since the weekend was found dead yesterday after an intensive search north of Saranac Lake. State police haven’t yet disclosed the cause of death, or said whether the incident is being considered suspicious. Chris Morris has details.

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Researcher Finds New Mite Species In Adirondacks
Heather Root has found at least one new type of tiny tree mite at the Huntington Wildlife Forest near Newcomb. Root does her research while dangling in a harness high above the ground in the maple tree canopy, where she also found rare forms of lichen not seen in the Adirondacks for decades.
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Following Photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard
In the late 1800s, photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard captured some of the most iconic scenes in north country Now another Glens Falls native, Mark Bowie, has spent two years photographing the exact same scenes.
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90 Miles by Canoe… in a Single Day
The 90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic takes paddlers from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. Race organizer Brian McDonnell paddled the entire course in a single day—a journey he describes as the "90-mile cannonball."
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Children's Camps in the Adirondacks
The Adirondack Museum opens today for the summer season. A major new exhibition looks at the history of the region's summer camps.
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Gary Randorf: Wild Adirondack Photography
Gary Randorf is one of the region's veteran photographers. His new book is called The Adirondacks: Wild Island of Hope. Brian Mann talked with him on a shoot in the Dix Mountain Wilderness.
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Summer at the Seagle Music Colony
For 87 years, the Seagle Music Colony in the eastern Adirondacks has offered talented young singers a secluded summer haven to polish their skills.
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Winter Camping in the Adirondack High Peaks
The Adirondacks' High Peaks can be a hard place to find peace and quiet during the busy summer months. Many people choose the winter to get their fix for solitude among New York's tallest mountains. Winter camping offers unique pleasures and sometimes, unexpected perils. Brian Mann and David Sommerstein got plenty of both on a late winter expedition to Lake Colden and Algonquin Peak.
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Rock Climbing in the Adirondacks
People climb looking for adventure and amazing views—and a deeper connection to the mountains. Brian Mann climbed Hurricane Crag during the peak of this year's leaf season.
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Preserving Adirondack Alpine Meadows
Adirondack Nature Conservancy program volunteers haul rocks up into the High Peaks to protect fragile ecosystem from erosion.
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A Barn-Raising in Upper Jay (Real 6:23)
These days, most new barns are built quickly with steel frames and sheet-metal siding. But some landowners are taking a little more time, using methods and materials passed down over hundreds of years.


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