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<title>Preview: Forestry Festival in Wanakena</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20565/20120928/preview-forestry-festival-in-wanakena</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 28, 2012) A century of life in the woods is the theme of the Forestry Festival at the Ranger School in Wanakena this weekend. The school is celebrating its centennial. Todd Moe spoke with director Christopher Westbrook about the festival. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20565/20120928/preview-forestry-festival-in-wanakena">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A century of life in the woods is the theme of the Forestry Festival at the Ranger School in Wanakena this weekend. The school is celebrating its centennial. Todd Moe spoke with director Christopher Westbrook about the festival. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20565/20120928/preview-forestry-festival-in-wanakena">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>wanakena, adirondacks, forestry, ranger school, westbrook, [loc:44.1339512 -74.9210219], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Heard Up North: more than a toy railroad</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 18, 2012) The logging railroads are gone and most of the sawmills in the northwestern Adirondacks have closed over the last century.  But a group of model railroad buffs in Star Lake is building a miniature train exhibit that will explore the history of logging and life a hundred years ago.Along with mountains, trees and houses, the minutely detailed diorama comes complete with Wanakena&apos;s historic foot bridge, Rich Lumber Company sawmills and even a steamboat named &quot;Helen&quot;.   Most of the exhibit is being built from scratch based on historic photos and memories.  The finished layout will be permanently displayed in Star Lake.Bob Meredith and Ted Tate donned their engineer caps and gave Todd Moe a tour of their miniature work-in-progress for today&apos;s Heard Up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20495/20120918/heard-up-north-more-than-a-toy-railroad">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The logging railroads are gone and most of the sawmills in the northwestern Adirondacks have closed over the last century.  But a group of model railroad buffs in Star Lake is building a miniature train exhibit that will explore the history of logging and life a hundred years ago.Along with mountains, trees and houses, the minutely detailed diorama comes complete with Wanakena&apos;s historic foot bridge, Rich Lumber Company sawmills and even a steamboat named &quot;Helen&quot;.   Most of the exhibit is being built from scratch based on historic photos and memories.  The finished layout will be permanently displayed in Star Lake.Bob Meredith and Ted Tate donned their engineer caps and gave Todd Moe a tour of their miniature work-in-progress for today&apos;s Heard Up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20495/20120918/heard-up-north-more-than-a-toy-railroad">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, star lake, cranberry lake, wanakena, trains, railroads, history, arts, art [loc:44.1597850 -75.0315825], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Photographer captures Wanakena&apos;s community spirit </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2012) Using images and text, a new photography exhibit explores the meaning of community and small town life in the northern Adirondacks.  The Way to Wanakena is the thesis project of seasonal resident Kristin Rehder, a graduate student at Skidmore College.  Her photos are on display at the Ranger School through September 30th.Rehder told Todd Moe that she&apos;s a writer by profession who is also a &quot;passionate photographer&quot; who uses the camera to help her &quot;learn something about the world.&quot;  Her exhibit is in the tradition of social-activist photography.  Rehder says she fell in love with Wanakena during her first visit eleven years ago. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20423/20120905/photographer-captures-wanakena-apos-s-community-spirit">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Using images and text, a new photography exhibit explores the meaning of community and small town life in the northern Adirondacks.  The Way to Wanakena is the thesis project of seasonal resident Kristin Rehder, a graduate student at Skidmore College.  Her photos are on display at the Ranger School through September 30th.Rehder told Todd Moe that she&apos;s a writer by profession who is also a &quot;passionate photographer&quot; who uses the camera to help her &quot;learn something about the world.&quot;  Her exhibit is in the tradition of social-activist photography.  Rehder says she fell in love with Wanakena during her first visit eleven years ago. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20423/20120905/photographer-captures-wanakena-apos-s-community-spirit">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, photography, adirondacks, wanakena, community, [loc:44.1339512 -74.9210219], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Teaching forestry since its first bloom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 2, 2012) The Ranger School in Wanakena celebrates its centennial this year.  Since 1912, the school has been a regional campus of the New York State College of Forestry in Syracuse.  It&apos;s the oldest forest technology school in the country.  The centennial celebration officially kicks off this weekend with music, food and alumni gatherings.  And a new book, published as part of its centennial, includes the history of the school along with alumni essays and photos.Todd Moe talks with the school&apos;s director, Christopher Westbrook and Brad Woodward, chair of the centennial committee about the book, The Ranger School: A Century in the Forest, and the school&apos;s history of training forest rangers in the Adirondacks. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20238/20120802/teaching-forestry-since-its-first-bloom">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Ranger School in Wanakena celebrates its centennial this year.  Since 1912, the school has been a regional campus of the New York State College of Forestry in Syracuse.  It&apos;s the oldest forest technology school in the country.  The centennial celebration officially kicks off this weekend with music, food and alumni gatherings.  And a new book, published as part of its centennial, includes the history of the school along with alumni essays and photos.Todd Moe talks with the school&apos;s director, Christopher Westbrook and Brad Woodward, chair of the centennial committee about the book, The Ranger School: A Century in the Forest, and the school&apos;s history of training forest rangers in the Adirondacks. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20238/20120802/teaching-forestry-since-its-first-bloom">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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