(09/02/10) Earlier this week, temperatures across northern New York and Vermont climbed into the low-90s. But this weekend's highs will only reach the mid-60s. The weather system causing this change will also bring a chance of rain and storms. As this front moves across the region, it will help push away the hurricane now heading up the eastern seaboard. Martha Foley has more.
(09/22/08) Today marks the start of fall in the North Country. But that doesn't mean the end of the growing season. Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about late summer goodies from the garden and extending the season with "high tunnels".
(09/15/08) It's harvest season, but it's never too early to start thinking about next year's garden. Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about soil care and preparation for the next growing season.
(09/04/06) September is the month that offers the most opportunity to rejuvenate your lawn. Horticulturist Amy Ivy says now is the best time of the year to fertilize and seed the lawn. She has some tips.
Blacksmith David Woodward sets in place the final piece of the weather vane he made for the Adirondack Carousel in Saranac Lake, which opens Saturday at 1 pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo: Mark Kurtz.
Maine lobstermen are hauling in an unexpected catch: soft-shell lobsters, about a month ahead of schedule. Biologists aren't sure why, but lobster-lovers are are glad for the harvest — and know just what to do with it.
If there's one grilling tip to remember this Memorial Day weekend, it should be this: Flame is bad. Whether you're barbecuing OR grilling, a meat-eater or a vegetarian, here's how to keep your flavor from going up in smoke.
In Joseph Kanon's new spy thriller, <em>Istanbul Passage</em>, former intelligence aide Leon Bauer is caught in the complexities of post-World War II life, in a story of moral compromise and shifting loyalties.
U.S. oil production has been on the rise, and that's been widely noted. But the same is true throughout the Americas, which are now home to four of the world's top nine producers.
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