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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
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.
Aftershock Felt in Northern Adirondacks
Jun 28, 2002 — What may have felt like another earthquake this week in the northern Adirondacks was actually an aftershock from a quake there 2 months ago. In late April, an earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale caused millions of dollars in damage to hundreds of homes and businesses. Tuesday's tremor was the second one since the April earthquake, and as Jody Tosti reports it probably won't be the last. Go to full article
Acid Rain Bill Passes Committee
Jun 28, 2002 — The U.S. Senate's environment committee yesterday passed tough acid rain legislation by a narrow 10 to 9 vote. It's the first time the full Senate will have a chance to consider an acid rain bill in more than a decade. David Sommerstein has more. Go to full article
Looking for Traces of Railroad History
Jun 26, 2002 — The Adirondack Museum is planning an exhibit on the railroad worker. Who were the people who laid the tracks and ran the trains? Martha Foley talks with writer Amy Godine about her research for the upcoming exhibit. Go to full article
Adirondacks In High Gear: A "Peak Bagger" Speed Climbs the 46 Highest Peaks
Jun 24, 2002 — Brian Mann talks with Ted Keizer, a speed climber who is attempting to scale the 46 Adirondack mountains higher than 4,000 feet - in less than 4 days and 18 hours. For most... Go to full article
Ausable Valley Voters Approve 17 Million Dollar Budget
Jun 21, 2002 — Voters in the Ausable Valley school district narrowly approved a seventeen million dollar budget on Thursday. The spending plan will mean an eleven percent property tax... Go to full article
Preview: Third Thursday Gallery Walks In Saranac Lake
Jun 20, 2002 — A conversation and some music featuring Adirondack harper Martha Gallagher as we preview tonight's Gallery Walk in Saranac Lake. Go to full article
Commentary: Orange Ball
Jun 20, 2002 — Chuck Brumley, who lives in Saranac Lake, is always bragging about what a great place he lives in. He gives us some proof in this dog - sort of - story. Go to full article
Ausable Valley School District Budget Up For Vote: 11 Percent Tax Increase
Jun 20, 2002 — Voters in the Ausable Valley School District go to the polls today to vote on a new school budget. In May voters defeated a spending plan that would have meant a twenty-two... Go to full article
Preview: Guys on Ice
Jun 19, 2002 — The Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls kicks off its 8th season with a musical comedy about life, love and ice-fishing. Set in an ice shanty on a frozen northern... Go to full article
Tough Emissions Controls to Help Adirondacks?
Jun 18, 2002 — Environmentalists say upstate New York's six million acre Adirondack Park is suffering the most damage from acid rain in the country. To help control that, the state could... Go to full article
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