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Audio SlideshowFollowing 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.
Audio SlideshowOn Great Sacandaga Lake, State Land For Lease Cheap
Adirondack real estate prices have soared in recent years, thanks to a boom in vacation homes. Small lake front parcels sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. But along Great Sacandaga Lake, in the southern Adirondacks, people can lease 100-foot sections of shoreline property from the state for just $56/yr. Brian Mann reports.
Audio SlideshowHistoric Hyde House Reopens in Glens Falls
After 18 months of expansion, renovation and restoration, the Hyde House in Glens Falls has reopened to the public. Built in 1912 by Charlotte and Louis Hyde, the home has been a centerpiece of the Hyde Collection of fine art and antiques for decades. Todd Moe tours the restored home with Museum Director Randall Suffolk.
Photo Audio EssayArts & Healing: Living Well In the Shadow of Cancer
Brian Mann traveled to a retreat in the Adirondacks for women living with cancer. He found that many of the women still see joy and hope in a world filled with uncertainty.
Bill McKibben
Global Warming, North Country Style
Apr 11, 2006 — The debate over global warming and climate change has, for the most part, ended. It's for real. Last week's cover of Time Magazine screamed "Be worried, be very worried". Environmental writer Bill McKibben has been saying that since the late 1980s, when his book The End of Nature sounded one of the earliest alarms about global warming. McKibben's also a practiced student of North Country ecology. He lives part-time in the southern Adirondack town of Johnsburg. McKibben sat down with David Sommerstein to envision what the North Country might be like in a warmer world. He says it's already happening. Go to full article
Preview: Book of Days in North Creek
Mar 15, 2006 — Todd Moe talks with "Our Town Theatre Group" guest director Bob Paisley about this weekend's production of Lanford Wilson's drama Book of Days, which is set in rural southern Missouri. Religion, politics, greed and hypocrisy are important aspects of the play. The show opens Friday night (7:30) at Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek. Go to full article
Little's "Ethan Allen" Insurance Bill Moves Forward
Mar 14, 2006 — The Senate passed a bill yesterday that requires public boat operators in New York to purchase marine liability insurance. Martha Foley reports. Go to full article
New Book celebrates New York's Natural Beauty
Nov 29, 2005 — Saranac Lake writer Chuck Brumley and renowned Adirondack photographer Carl Heilman have collaborated on a new book that explores New York State's unique natural beauty from... Go to full article
Johnsburg Salutes Adirondack Poet & Critic Jeanne Robert Foster
Sep 26, 2003 — This weekend the Town of Johnsburg, in the south-central Adirondacks, is paying tribute to the life of Adirondack poet and famous literary critic Jeanne Robert Foster. Born... Go to full article
From the Vault: Chris Shaw on The Folk Show
Apr 10, 1994 — Adirondack folksinger and storyteller Chris Shaw grew up on Lake George, in part aboard the 80-foot mahogany steamboat Sayonara captained by his father. He shared... Go to full article
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