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Farmers of all stripes are up to their eyeballs in work right now. But a bunch of them are taking some time off this weekend to celebrate the summer solstice and get social. The Greenhorns, an organization that supports young farmers, is holding its...
I’ve been waiting for these two small, but jam-packed, volumes from editors Neal Burdick and Maurice Kenny. In each, a collection of writers reflect on living in either the Adirondacks or the North Country lowlands. Originally planned as a...
Good Friday to you! (It’s not actually Good Friday, but I hope you’re having a good one.) Today in the news, North Country Congressman Bill Owens’ amendment to the $38.9 billion Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill...
If you’re a reader of the Adirondack Almanack blog or the Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s letter-to-the-editor column, you know that there is a deep, nasty and and apparently intractable debate underway over the future of the rail corridor...
I was talking yesterday with Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau, who was unveiling his village’s new “6er” program, designed to convince people to come check out the cool little mountains that ring his community. “I talk to...

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Andy Flynn uses the objects people make, use, and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region.
A portion of the proceeds from <i>Ski Town Soups</i> will go to the Sowing Seeds Project, which helps elementary schools grow their own vegetables.
A portion of the proceeds from Ski Town Soups will go to the Sowing Seeds Project, which helps elementary schools grow their own vegetables.

"Soup-er" book includes recipes from Lake Placid

The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday. Jennie Iverson's Ski Town Soups includes a chili recipe from The Cottage Cafe and a tomato/basil soup recipe from Simply Gourmet market and deli in Lake Placid.

Iverson will sign copies of her book at the Cottage Cafe on Thursday at 3 pm. She told Todd Moe that she has a passion for making soups, and hopes the book appeals to skiers and foodies, alike. Iverson wanted to include as many regional favorites as possible.  Go to full article
All the participants in the stock class pose for their portait before the start of the competition. Photo: Mark Kurtz

Photo Essay: Glens Falls All-American Soap Box Derby

Akron Ohio is the Mecca of soap box derby racers and references to "going to Akron" was heard often on the Murray Street hill in Glens Falls this past Saturday. Since being revived 11 years ago after an absence of several decades, the Glens Falls All-American Soap Box Derby has an enthusiastic following. Volunteers were setting up the course by 7 in the morning and by 9:00 about 24 competitors took to the Murray Street hill course. By 3:00 in the afternoon two winners were set to "go to Akron".

The Glens Falls All-American Soap Box Derby website has information about becoming involved with soap box derby racing. The rich history of the soap box derby can be found at the All-American Soap Box Derby web site.  Go to full article
DEC Commissioner Joe Martens, standing at left, is at the center of big debates shaping the Adirondack North Country. NCPR file photo

DEC's Martens at center of big Adirondack debates

State conservation Commissioner Joe Martens is at the center of some of the biggest debates in the North Country.

Under Martens' leadership, the DEC has agreed to reopen the management plan for the rail corridor that runs through the Adirondack Park. He's also a key player in the planning process for tens of thousands of acres of former Finch Pruyn lands that are now being added to the Park's forest preserve.

As the session in Albany winds to a close Martens is also pushing hard to win approval in the state Assembly for a controversial land swap in Essex County. That deal would allow a company called NYCO to expand its mining operation onto state Park land. In exchange, NYCO would purchase roughly 1500 acres that would be added to the forest preserve.

Martens spoke about those issue with our Adirondack bureau chief, Brian Mann.  Go to full article

Theatre Review: "Dirty Blonde" at Pendragon Theatre

"Dirty Blonde" is running in rep at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake through August 31.  Go to full article
DEC Commissioner Joe Martens. Photo: Matt Ryan for Innovation Trail

State assembly to vote on Adirondack land swap

State Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says he hopes the state Assembly will approve a land-swap deal for the Adirondacks that would help NYCO Minerals continue...  Go to full article
The Saranac River is still below flood stage, but there's no margin for error. This photo was taken Thursday evening. Photo: Mark Kurtz

Emergency alert lifted in Franklin County

UPDATE: Saturday, June 15, 11:40 am:

Franklin County has lifted its state of emergency.

Emergency Services Director Ricky Provost says water levels are...  Go to full article
The dispute in Raquette Lake dates back to the 1800s

Raquette Lake land dispute shifts to state Assembly

Lawmakers from the North Country are pushing to add a second Constitutional amendment to the statewide ballot this November that deals with the Adirondack Park.
...  Go to full article
Ann Melious, Hamilton County's economic development and tourism director argued for more of the Finch lands to be classified as wild forest, allowing more kinds of recreation.  (Photo: Mark Kurtz)

Hearings underway for Park's new Finch Pruyn lands

This weekend, the state will open up portions of two recently-acquired former Finch, Pruyn and Co. timberlands in the central Adirondacks. That will mean more places to go in...  Go to full article
The bill would allow NYCO to expand its wollastonite mine onto land that is now part of the Adirondack forest preserve. Photo: NYCO Minerals

Adirondack land swap divides green groups

Lawmakers in Albany have a dwindling number of hours to push through a huge backlog of bills.

One of the most controversial issues still on the table from the...  Go to full article

Books: "Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps"

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Created by President Roosevelt during the Depression, millions of young men provided manual labor...  Go to full article

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