Saranac Lake, NY, Feb 22, 2011 — This week North Country public radio is celebrating the vibrant culture and business of music in the region. No single person has done more to deepen the roots of the musical arts than Helen Demong.

Over the last three and a half decades, Demong built Saranac Lake High School's choral program into one of the most ambitious and accomplished in Upstate New York.

She announced earlier this winter that this will be her final year teaching in Saranac Lake. Brian Mann has our profile.