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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>The lure of model boat building</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20681/20121017/the-lure-of-model-boat-building</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 17, 2012) TAUNY celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Salute to North Country Legends on Sunday at SUNY Canton.  One of the North Country Heritage award recipients, is Canton model wooden boat builder Frank White. Now 94 years old, White grew up on a farm near Pyrites, in St. Lawrence County,  hearing stories of logging camps and river drives from his French-Canadian grandfathers.  He&apos;s been hiking, fishing, and paddling canoes around the North Country since the 1930&apos;s.  His passion for canoes has taken him on solo trips on major rivers across North America.  White was one of the founders of the annual Rushton Canoe Races in Canton.  His wife of 65 years, Beulah, passed away last December.   As Frank says, they spent most of their marriage outdoors paddling local lakes and streams.After retiring from a career as a florist in 1984, he took up model making, starting with kits of famous vessels like the Halfmoon, and the USS Constitution.   He&apos;s taken top honors at international model boat building contests and his models are on display at SUNY Canton, St. Lawrence University and museums around the country.    Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20681/20121017/the-lure-of-model-boat-building">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[TAUNY celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Salute to North Country Legends on Sunday at SUNY Canton.  One of the North Country Heritage award recipients, is Canton model wooden boat builder Frank White. Now 94 years old, White grew up on a farm near Pyrites, in St. Lawrence County,  hearing stories of logging camps and river drives from his French-Canadian grandfathers.  He&apos;s been hiking, fishing, and paddling canoes around the North Country since the 1930&apos;s.  His passion for canoes has taken him on solo trips on major rivers across North America.  White was one of the founders of the annual Rushton Canoe Races in Canton.  His wife of 65 years, Beulah, passed away last December.   As Frank says, they spent most of their marriage outdoors paddling local lakes and streams.After retiring from a career as a florist in 1984, he took up model making, starting with kits of famous vessels like the Halfmoon, and the USS Constitution.   He&apos;s taken top honors at international model boat building contests and his models are on display at SUNY Canton, St. Lawrence University and museums around the country.    Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20681/20121017/the-lure-of-model-boat-building">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Doran Bay Model Ship Museum: Bert Cunningham&apos;s labor of love</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20206/20120808/doran-bay-model-ship-museum-bert-cunningham-apos-s-labor-of-love</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 8, 2012) It&apos;s easy to miss the Doran Bay Model Ship Museum. Just off County Road 2 in Ontario&apos;s South Dundas Township, it fills the first floor of a solitary house overlooking an inlet on the St. Lawrence River. The museum opened in September of 2011 to showcase a large private collection of model ships,  from the very famous to little-known vessels. Founder Bert Cunningham told Lucy Martin this unexpected hobby grew to the point where sharing it just seemed like the right thing to do. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20206/20120808/doran-bay-model-ship-museum-bert-cunningham-apos-s-labor-of-love">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Lucy Martin</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s easy to miss the Doran Bay Model Ship Museum. Just off County Road 2 in Ontario&apos;s South Dundas Township, it fills the first floor of a solitary house overlooking an inlet on the St. Lawrence River. The museum opened in September of 2011 to showcase a large private collection of model ships,  from the very famous to little-known vessels. Founder Bert Cunningham told Lucy Martin this unexpected hobby grew to the point where sharing it just seemed like the right thing to do. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20206/20120808/doran-bay-model-ship-museum-bert-cunningham-apos-s-labor-of-love">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Canada, Ontario, Doran Bay Model Ship Museum, history, boats, tourism, HMS Ontario, HMS Radcliffe, Bert Cunningham, [loc:44.8486971 -75.3161985], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vermont Senator pressures NYS to close Champlain Canal</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20236/20120801/vermont-senator-pressures-nys-to-close-champlain-canal</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 1, 2012) New York State is under increasing pressure to close the Champlain Canal to keep a new invasive species out of Lake Champlain. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy yesterday blasted New York for  &quot;ignoring&quot; the threat of the spiny water flea. The water flea was discovered earlier this month in the Feeder Canal near Glens Falls, and the Champlain Canal, both operated by New York. The Champlain Canal is 60 miles long. It was built at the same time the Erie Canal was constructed to connect the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. It stretches  through Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington counties, from Waterford past Ft. Edward to Whitehall. Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann has covered both Lake Champlain and invasive species and joined Martha Foley for an update this morning. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20236/20120801/vermont-senator-pressures-nys-to-close-champlain-canal">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York State is under increasing pressure to close the Champlain Canal to keep a new invasive species out of Lake Champlain. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy yesterday blasted New York for  &quot;ignoring&quot; the threat of the spiny water flea. The water flea was discovered earlier this month in the Feeder Canal near Glens Falls, and the Champlain Canal, both operated by New York. The Champlain Canal is 60 miles long. It was built at the same time the Erie Canal was constructed to connect the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. It stretches  through Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington counties, from Waterford past Ft. Edward to Whitehall. Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann has covered both Lake Champlain and invasive species and joined Martha Foley for an update this morning. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20236/20120801/vermont-senator-pressures-nys-to-close-champlain-canal">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:56</itunes:duration>
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<title>Down the St. Lawrence in a paper boat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 25, 2012) Rowboats are a common sight on the St. Lawrence River, but a paper skiff is making its way through the Thousand Islands and down river to Montreal this week. The 17-foot boat was made by a group of New York City artists at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. The urban artist/boat builders spent the last two weeks using the museum&apos;s collection and resources to build a new boat and learn more about the boating culture on the St. Lawrence. Their residency is a partnership with the museum&apos;s current exhibition of maritime-inspired art, called &quot;Floating Through: Boats and Boating in Contemporary Art.&quot;The artists are members of a Brooklyn collective called &quot;Mare Liberum&quot; and approach boat building in a non-traditional way: cheaply and quickly. With a little help from experts at the museum, they completed the boat in two weeks. But, a skiff made of paper? Could it really be rowed 168 miles past islands, through shipping channels and the St. Lawrence Seaway? Todd Moe stopped by the Antique Boat Museum late last week during the final stages of construction. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20194/20120725/down-the-st-lawrence-in-a-paper-boat">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rowboats are a common sight on the St. Lawrence River, but a paper skiff is making its way through the Thousand Islands and down river to Montreal this week. The 17-foot boat was made by a group of New York City artists at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. The urban artist/boat builders spent the last two weeks using the museum&apos;s collection and resources to build a new boat and learn more about the boating culture on the St. Lawrence. Their residency is a partnership with the museum&apos;s current exhibition of maritime-inspired art, called &quot;Floating Through: Boats and Boating in Contemporary Art.&quot;The artists are members of a Brooklyn collective called &quot;Mare Liberum&quot; and approach boat building in a non-traditional way: cheaply and quickly. With a little help from experts at the museum, they completed the boat in two weeks. But, a skiff made of paper? Could it really be rowed 168 miles past islands, through shipping channels and the St. Lawrence Seaway? Todd Moe stopped by the Antique Boat Museum late last week during the final stages of construction. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20194/20120725/down-the-st-lawrence-in-a-paper-boat">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>art, boats, sailing, clayton, st. lawrence river, montreal, [loc:44.2394910 -76.0857759], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Preview: &quot;Paddling to Perfection&quot; in Canton</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17644/20110513/preview-quot-paddling-to-perfection-quot-in-canton</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2011) The new exhibit, Paddling to Perfection, opens at noon today at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association as part of the weekend celebration of the 50th Anniversary Rushton Canoe Races in Canton.  Boatbuilder J Henry Rushton built his first boat, a canoe, at his Canton boat shop in 1873. Within ten years, his boats, canoes and paddles were on display at world&apos;s fairs and expos.The new exhibit explores Rushton&apos;s involvement with the American Canoe Association meet in 1886 at Grindstone Island on the St. Lawrence River and Rushton&apos;s award winning canoes at the 1893 Columbian World Exposition in Chicago.  St. Lawrence County historian Trent Trulock told Todd Moe that the &quot;Paddling to Perfection&quot; exhibit includes photographs, books, and artifacts related to these two events. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17644/20110513/preview-quot-paddling-to-perfection-quot-in-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The new exhibit, Paddling to Perfection, opens at noon today at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association as part of the weekend celebration of the 50th Anniversary Rushton Canoe Races in Canton.  Boatbuilder J Henry Rushton built his first boat, a canoe, at his Canton boat shop in 1873. Within ten years, his boats, canoes and paddles were on display at world&apos;s fairs and expos.The new exhibit explores Rushton&apos;s involvement with the American Canoe Association meet in 1886 at Grindstone Island on the St. Lawrence River and Rushton&apos;s award winning canoes at the 1893 Columbian World Exposition in Chicago.  St. Lawrence County historian Trent Trulock told Todd Moe that the &quot;Paddling to Perfection&quot; exhibit includes photographs, books, and artifacts related to these two events. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17644/20110513/preview-quot-paddling-to-perfection-quot-in-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, outdoor recreation, stlv, rushton, canoes, boats, water, canton, grasse, river, history, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Hornbeck&apos;s Park Agency bid blocked, likely dead</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16783/20101206/hornbeck-apos-s-park-agency-bid-blocked-likely-dead</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 6, 2010) For nearly twelve months, Adirondack businessman and environmentalist Peter Hornbeck has been waiting. Hornbeck is a boat builder in Omstedville, in Essex County.  Last year, Governor David Paterson appointed him to sit on the Adirondack Park Agency’s board of commissioners.But his track record as a conservationist sparked opposition from local government groups and from Republican state Senator Betty Little. Little convinced Democrats in the Senate to delay Hornbeck’s confirmation.  Once again last week, a key committee left his appointment on the shelf.Now Governor Paterson is leaving office and Republicans appear to have won a new majority in the Senate. After all those months, Hornbeck’s bid to sit on the APA board appears to have reached a dead end. On Friday, Hornbeck told Brian Mann that he’s been in a kind of political limbo, with little information about the process in Albany or what might happen next. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16783/20101206/hornbeck-apos-s-park-agency-bid-blocked-likely-dead">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For nearly twelve months, Adirondack businessman and environmentalist Peter Hornbeck has been waiting. Hornbeck is a boat builder in Omstedville, in Essex County.  Last year, Governor David Paterson appointed him to sit on the Adirondack Park Agency’s board of commissioners.But his track record as a conservationist sparked opposition from local government groups and from Republican state Senator Betty Little. Little convinced Democrats in the Senate to delay Hornbeck’s confirmation.  Once again last week, a key committee left his appointment on the shelf.Now Governor Paterson is leaving office and Republicans appear to have won a new majority in the Senate. After all those months, Hornbeck’s bid to sit on the APA board appears to have reached a dead end. On Friday, Hornbeck told Brian Mann that he’s been in a kind of political limbo, with little information about the process in Albany or what might happen next. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16783/20101206/hornbeck-apos-s-park-agency-bid-blocked-likely-dead">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, environment, economy, little, adirondack park agency, outdoor recreation, boats, boat building, [loc:43.7914527 -73.9843020], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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