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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...
UPDATE: No environmental activist has suggested that a wilderness or Adirondack land parcel be named after themselves personally. The text below has been corrected to clarify this point.
This week, a group called Adirondack Wild unveiled a...
Your mid-day mental health break. Watch and enjoy!
The editorial board of Denton Publications — the newspaper chain based in Elizabethtown that covers much of the Adirondacks — has come out with a full-throated endorsement of casino gambling in the Park.
“Towns like Newcomb, Port...
Last week we reported that parents in some of the North Country’s local schools are pushing back against the increasing reliance on standardized testing in New York State. In fact, they’re boycotting the third and eighth grade testing still...
Features
Audio Series:The Adirondack Attic
Andy Flynn uses the objects people make, use, and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region.
Adirondack Medical Center: A Rural Hospital That's Growing
Jul 25, 2002 — The Adirondack Medical Center unveiled its new hospital wing in Saranac Lake yesterday--a facility valued at more than sixteen million dollars. With clinics in Tupper Lake, Wilmington, Lake Placid, and Keene, AMC is the Adirondack Park's largest private employer. Brian Mann has our story. Go to full article
State Announces New Adirondack Projects: Much Needed Trail Work & Planning
Jul 25, 2002 — New York's Department of Environmental Conservation will spend three hundred thousand dollars on "stewardship" projects in the Adirondack Park. Part of the money will go to rebuild trails in the High Peaks. But the new spending will also help state officials draft the blueprints that guide public use of the forest preserve. As Brian Mann reports, the push to create dozens of new plans has bogged down. Go to full article
People: Darren K. Woods
Jul 24, 2002 — The Director of a summer music training camp is drawing on his own experiences as an opera singer to run it. Since 1995, Darren K. Woods has been General and Artistic Manager of the Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake. In the last few years, student applications to the prestigious camp have increased and productions are playing to packed houses. Todd Moe talks with Woods about arts in the Adirondacks, the future of the Colony and life at the summer camp. Go to full article
Music in the Hills: The Seagle Music Colony
Jul 24, 2002 — For 87 years, the Seagle Music Colony in the eastern Adirondacks has offered talented young singers a secluded summer haven to polish their skills. The seven-week music camp... Go to full article
Latin American Culture In A Northern Village:
Jul 23, 2002 — For decades, hope for a tuberculosis cure lured patients to Saranac Lake from all ove the world. Spanish teacher and amateur historian Amy Catania has written about the... Go to full article
A Wilderness Marathon: Near Indian Lake, Blacktop Gives Way to Black Bears
Jul 22, 2002 — Next Sunday, athletes from around the world will gather in Lake Placid for the Ironman triathlon. Race organizers say the top finishes will be shown live on a giant TV... Go to full article
Preview: Peter Yarrow in Concert Sunday night in Saranac Lake
Jul 19, 2002 — Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, performs a benefit concert for the Lake Placid Center for the Arts Sunday night at the Saranac Lake High School Theatre. Todd... Go to full article
Clinton asks FEMA to Account for Disaster Aid for New York
Jul 18, 2002 — Senator Hillary Clinton is asking the federal government for a detailed account of money being promised to New York for disaster aid. In a recent letter to the head of FEMA,... Go to full article
The American Freedom Trail: An Adirondack Correction?
Jul 17, 2002 — Brian Mann talks with Dr. Milton Sernett, author of North Star Country, Upstate New York and the Crusade for African American Freedom. It's a closer look at the... Go to full article
Tour Bus Loses Control On Whiteface: Second Incident In A Week
Jul 17, 2002 — A tour bus lost its brakes on a steep section of the road that climbs Whiteface Mountain on Tuesday. The bus, carrying 21 passengers, crashed through a section of the road's... Go to full article
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