Jul 28, 2003 — Canadian Heather Fuhr won her fourth Lake Placid Ironman on Sunday. Last year's men's leader, Ryan Bolton from Colorado, lost to Kirill Litovtsenko, a newcomer from Estonia. The top finishers each claimed a $20,000 prize. Lake Placid's Jeff Hunt and Kim Loeffler from Essex Junction, Vermont, were the North Country's top finishers.

Brian Mann followed the race through a long day of pouring rain and booming winds. He sends this audio postcard.  Go to full article

Jun 24, 2003 — The soggy spring and early summer have helped raise water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. But shoreline residents say it wouldn?t take a drought for the water to dip too low again. David Sommerstein reports.  Go to full article

Jun 23, 2003 — Martha Foley talks with horticulturalist Amy Ivy of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County about minding the garden as the weather changes.  Go to full article

May 27, 2003 — It's been a late, cool spring. And after such a rugged winter, too.
Commentator Elle Garrell Berger thinks she knows why we've had to wait so long for a little warmth.  Go to full article

Apr 17, 2003 — Stiff winds that rattled the north country Wednesay damaged docks and boathouses on Lake George. The Glens Falls Post Star is reporting that the gale topped 30 miles per hour, ramming lake ice against the shore. Brian Mann has details.  Go to full article

Apr 16, 2003 — Warmer weather might sound like a welcome reprieve to a lot of people spending early spring in our region. But a team of researchers is warning that in years to come, warming trends in the Great Lakes region could be bad news for business and for people's health. The Great lakes Radio Consortium's Sarah Hulett reports.  Go to full article

Apr 10, 2003 — Within three decades, summers in the Great Lakes states might feel more like summers in Kentucky and Oklahoma. That's according to results of a two-year study conducted by a team of Midwest and Canadian scientists. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Sarah Hulett reports.  Go to full article

Apr 07, 2003 — Work crews from the North Country have joined a clean up effort in western and central New York. A wicked ice storm over the weekend left more than 300,000 homes without power and at least four people dead. Brian Mann reports.  Go to full article

Mar 27, 2003 — Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the cycles of climate change, their history and effects.  Go to full article

Mar 27, 2003 — After a hard winter, the North Country's frozen rivers are breaking up, sending rafts of ice a foot thick downstream. In parts of the region, ice jams have formed, flooding fields and front yards. As Brian Mann reports, the melt has been orderly so far, with no damaged buildings, but with rain showers in the forecast officials are still nervous.  Go to full article