Tupper Lake, NY, Dec 07, 2009 — One week ago, Adirondack conservationist Clarence Petty passed away at his family home in Canton. He was 104 years old. By any measure, Petty packed a lot of living into those years. He was a pioneering aviator, a teacher, and a woodsman. But Clarence Petty's most enduring accomplishment was his role in setting aside vast tracts of the Adirondack Park as wilderness. Brian Mann has our remembrance.  Go to full article

Jul 04, 2008 — Every day at StoryCorps booths across the country, ordinary people share extraordinary stories with friends and loved ones. Recently, Phil Brown brought legendary Adirondacker Clarence Petty to the StoryCorps booth in Saranac Lake for an interview.  Go to full article

Sep 13, 2002 — Yesterday in Old Forge, the Adirondack Park Agency honored one of its first employees. 97-year-old Clarence Petty is a life-long resident of the Adirondacks. He grew up in the Cold River country south of Saranac Lake. As Brian Mann reports, Petty has helped to shape the Park's future for more than seventy years.  Go to full article

Sep 05, 2001 — Last month, 94-year-old Clarence Petty was honored with the Wilderness Society's Robert Marshall award for a career of activism in the Adirondacks. Petty is one of the most respected men in New York's conservation movement, having grown up in the mountains and lived most of his life in the woods. Reporter Brian Mann met recently with Petty and has this profile of a man still passionate about wild lands.  Go to full article

Sep 05, 2001 — North Country activist Clarence Petty lives in a house not far from Cold River, between Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake. As a boy, Petty met the famous hermit Noah John Rondeau, who lived and hunted nearby. In this special dialogue, we'll hear Clarence Petty's recollections of Rondeau. Also, we'll hear the voice of the hermit himself, recorded in the early 1950s by Albany radio station WGY.  Go to full article