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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>Still &quot;do-si-doing&quot; after all these years</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20719/20121024/still-quot-do-si-doing-quot-after-all-these-years</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 24, 2012) A local square dancing tradition in Schroon Lake continues to draw hundreds of particpants.   Since the 1930s, it&apos;s been a weekly social event in July and August.   TAUNY gave the dance organizers a 2012 North Country Heritage Award on Sunday. Todd Moe talks with musician Ed Lowman, coordinator of the Schroon Lake Square Dances.   He&apos;s a fiddler who has helped lead the dances since 1979.  Lowman says the dance steps and tunes vary from week to week.  At a time when square dancing has decreased in popularity in some parts of the country, he&apos;s excited to see young families, seniors and even teens turning out to &quot;do-si-do&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20719/20121024/still-quot-do-si-doing-quot-after-all-these-years">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A local square dancing tradition in Schroon Lake continues to draw hundreds of particpants.   Since the 1930s, it&apos;s been a weekly social event in July and August.   TAUNY gave the dance organizers a 2012 North Country Heritage Award on Sunday. Todd Moe talks with musician Ed Lowman, coordinator of the Schroon Lake Square Dances.   He&apos;s a fiddler who has helped lead the dances since 1979.  Lowman says the dance steps and tunes vary from week to week.  At a time when square dancing has decreased in popularity in some parts of the country, he&apos;s excited to see young families, seniors and even teens turning out to &quot;do-si-do&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20719/20121024/still-quot-do-si-doing-quot-after-all-these-years">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>dancing, square dancing, history, adirondacks, schroon lake, essex county, sadk, music, arts, summer, [loc:43.8383684 -73.7618292], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Taking stock of garden soil</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20494/20120917/taking-stock-of-garden-soil</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 17, 2012) You&apos;ve planned, planted, watered and weeded. Now, with frost and freeze warnings this past weekend, it&apos;s about time to tuck the garden in for the winter. Tidying away the spent tomatoes and bean plants, prepping to plant garlic, whatever your fall list includes, Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy has another important entry. She tells Martha Foley about why soil should be tested every few years, and how to do it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20494/20120917/taking-stock-of-garden-soil">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[You&apos;ve planned, planted, watered and weeded. Now, with frost and freeze warnings this past weekend, it&apos;s about time to tuck the garden in for the winter. Tidying away the spent tomatoes and bean plants, prepping to plant garlic, whatever your fall list includes, Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy has another important entry. She tells Martha Foley about why soil should be tested every few years, and how to do it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20494/20120917/taking-stock-of-garden-soil">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, weather, outdoor recreation, summer, food, fall, autumn, garden, gardening, [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20485/20120914/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 14, 2012) This is John Warren from the Adirondack Almanack with your look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for this weekend. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20485/20120914/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: John Warren</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is John Warren from the Adirondack Almanack with your look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for this weekend. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20485/20120914/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, environment, summer, weather, [loc:43.6528618 -73.8012532], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Paddlers race 90 miles through sunshine and storms</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20460/20120911/paddlers-race-90-miles-through-sunshine-and-storms</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 11, 2012) The 90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic wrapped up on Sunday. This was the 30th anniversary of the three-day race, which follows a course of lakes, rivers and carries from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. It featured two days of sunshine and clear skies, and one day of stormy weather that put even seasoned paddlers to the test. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20460/20120911/paddlers-race-90-miles-through-sunshine-and-storms">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic wrapped up on Sunday. This was the 30th anniversary of the three-day race, which follows a course of lakes, rivers and carries from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. It featured two days of sunshine and clear skies, and one day of stormy weather that put even seasoned paddlers to the test. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20460/20120911/paddlers-race-90-miles-through-sunshine-and-storms">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, summer, weather, [loc:43.7100885 -74.9734809], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Approaching the end for the gardening season</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20452/20120910/approaching-the-end-for-the-gardening-season</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 10, 2012) It&apos;s been a tough season for flowers and vegetables, and for the gardeners who nurture them. Some things have flourished, it&apos;s true: see our All In blog post, &quot;Late summer garden...and my new motto,&quot; from Ellen Rocco. But mostly, it&apos;s been too dry, really hot, and buggy.Martha Foley talks with Cornell Cooperative Extension&apos;s Amy Ivy about cleaning out a dried out flower garden, and looking ahead to next year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20452/20120910/approaching-the-end-for-the-gardening-season">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s been a tough season for flowers and vegetables, and for the gardeners who nurture them. Some things have flourished, it&apos;s true: see our All In blog post, &quot;Late summer garden...and my new motto,&quot; from Ellen Rocco. But mostly, it&apos;s been too dry, really hot, and buggy.Martha Foley talks with Cornell Cooperative Extension&apos;s Amy Ivy about cleaning out a dried out flower garden, and looking ahead to next year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20452/20120910/approaching-the-end-for-the-gardening-season">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>gardening, topstory, [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124],  weather, summer, environment, agriculture, outdoor recreation, horticulture</itunes:keywords>
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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20445/20120907/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 7, 2012) John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back country conditions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20445/20120907/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: John Warren</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back country conditions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20445/20120907/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, environment, summer, autumn, weather, topstory, [loc:43.6528618 -73.8012532]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Blue green algae may have caused fish kill in Lake Champlain </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 4, 2012) Blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain have intensified with late summer heat. Rouses Point, Missisquoi Bay, and North Beach in Burlington all issued warnings last week, and scientists say the algae blooms may have triggered a fish kill several weeks ago in Missisquoi Bay. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain have intensified with late summer heat. Rouses Point, Missisquoi Bay, and North Beach in Burlington all issued warnings last week, and scientists say the algae blooms may have triggered a fish kill several weeks ago in Missisquoi Bay. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20404/20120904/blue-green-algae-may-have-caused-fish-kill-in-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, weather, fish kill, blue green algae, summer, outdoor recreation, lake champlain, chpv, quebec, canada , [loc:45.0326290 -73.0490040], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20408/20120831/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 31, 2012) John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back country conditions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20408/20120831/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: John Warren</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back country conditions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20408/20120831/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, environment, summer, autumn, weather, topstory, [loc:43.6528618 -73.8012532]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20365/20120824/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 24, 2012) John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and backcountry conditions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20365/20120824/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: John Warren</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and backcountry conditions. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20365/20120824/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>[loc:43.4967351 -73.7762313], adirondacks, environment, summer, weather, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Defying weather, North Country apples thrive</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20322/20120821/defying-weather-north-country-apples-thrive</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 21, 2012) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting low yield for New York&apos;s apple crop, about half of last year. Growers blame the spring weather: It was unseasonably warm in March, and trees started to bud.  In some areas, they bloomed. Then in April, temperatures dipped below freezing, killing the blossoms.  It&apos;s the same story in many apple growing states, including Washington and Michigan.  NCPR has been checking in with Patricia Sheehan of Rulf&apos;s Orchard in Peru throughout the season.  And when Julie Grant spoke with her this week, Sheehan had good news: Her trees, and many in the North Country, didn&apos;t bloom in March, and so weren&apos;t killed off in the April frost.  Still, she says the dry summer has had an effect on the apples. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20322/20120821/defying-weather-north-country-apples-thrive">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting low yield for New York&apos;s apple crop, about half of last year. Growers blame the spring weather: It was unseasonably warm in March, and trees started to bud.  In some areas, they bloomed. Then in April, temperatures dipped below freezing, killing the blossoms.  It&apos;s the same story in many apple growing states, including Washington and Michigan.  NCPR has been checking in with Patricia Sheehan of Rulf&apos;s Orchard in Peru throughout the season.  And when Julie Grant spoke with her this week, Sheehan had good news: Her trees, and many in the North Country, didn&apos;t bloom in March, and so weren&apos;t killed off in the April frost.  Still, she says the dry summer has had an effect on the apples. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20322/20120821/defying-weather-north-country-apples-thrive">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, weather, economy, summer, agriculture, [loc:44.5783790 -73.5268028], apples, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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