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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) This is John Warren from the Adirondack Almanac with your look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for this Victoria Day weekend. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22009/20130517/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Another big Adirondack real estate development?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) Adirondack Park Agency officials have been meeting with a company looking to develop a large resort around Loon Lake, in Franklin County. Loon Gulf Inc. owns 2,800 acres, including the former Loon Lake Golf Course, which closed 10 years ago. At this point, though, the company&apos;s representatives say they&apos;re just testing the waters at this point and have no immediate plans for the property. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22002/20130517/another-big-adirondack-real-estate-development">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Do you have what it takes to be a Saranac Lake 6er?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) We&apos;ve all heard of the Adirondack 46ers. They&apos;re the club of hikers and climbers who have summited all 46 of the Adirondack&apos;s highest peaks. People who compete that grueling task are given an official number and official bragging rights. Now the village of Saranac Lake is hoping to launch its own version of that challenge with its new &quot;6er&quot; program.  The goal is to draw visitors to the ring of beautiful but less difficult mountains that surround the village. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22001/20130517/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-saranac-lake-6er">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Why low Lake Ontario levels mean high St. Lawrence levels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) We&apos;ve reported for months - years even - that the Great Lakes, from Superior to Ontario, are at historically low water levels.So we were surprised to get the news this week that regulators are lowering the gates at the Iroquois Dam near Ogdensburg because the St. Lawrence River is too high.It&apos;s quite a puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21999/20130517/why-low-lake-ontario-levels-mean-high-st-lawrence-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Lots about seeds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2013) Corn, cucumbers, parsley and parsnips...it all starts with seeds. But not all seeds are easy to nurse through the germination stage. In their weekly gardening conversation, Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy talks with Martha Foley about some of the challenges that stall or prevent germination, and ways to give seeds the conditions they need to sprout. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21973/20130513/lots-about-seeds">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondack Park Agency will hear from public on how to use new lands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2013) The Adirondack Park Agency has drafted seven options for classifying 47,000 acres of state land in the central Adirondacks, including the first phase of former Finch, Pruyn and Co. timberlands acquired by the state. The options range from mostly wilderness, the most restrictive state land classification where motorized vehicles are prohibited, to wild forest, where more opportunities for public access and recreation are allowed. The APA board voted Friday to host a series of public hearings on the proposals. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21971/20130513/adirondack-park-agency-will-hear-from-public-on-how-to-use-new-lands">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>At John Brown Day, what does freedom mean? </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2013) This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. In a few months, it will be exactly fifty years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech. And this past weekend, one organization in the North Country held its annual birthday party for John Brown, on the Adirondack farm he lived in for two years, and the place where his body is buried. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21970/20130513/at-john-brown-day-what-does-freedom-mean">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) Each Friday, the Adirondack Almanack takes a look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for this weekend. The warm and dry weather the region has been enjoying has given way to wetter and cooler conditions, and a forecast for unsettled weather through the weekend. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21965/20130510/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Heard Up North: Gentleman&apos;s runabout in the Thousand Islands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) Spring means life on St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands is coming back to life. One of the region&apos;s anchor destinations, the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, opens for the season this weekend.Fritz Hager is the museum&apos;s executive director. &quot;We&apos;ve got a lot going on here. We&apos;ve got a lot of boats under restoration here,&quot; says Hager, &quot;including our gigantic 110-foot houseboat, La Duchesse, which will be in restoration for a couple of years. So there&apos;s always a lot going on here boat-building wise. We also have boat rides, sailing classes, and other educational programs, and it all starts on Friday.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21960/20130510/heard-up-north-gentleman-apos-s-runabout-in-the-thousand-islands">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why there&apos;s a burn ban for the next week</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 6, 2013) The snowy, cold early spring has quickly given way to wildfire season. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation cautions people against residential brush burning and other outdoor fires. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21926/20130506/why-there-apos-s-a-burn-ban-for-the-next-week">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>This weekend in the Adirondacks </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 3, 2013) 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/21916/20130503/this-weekend-in-the-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New water levels plan controversial for Canada, NNY harbors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 1, 2013) The water levels in Lake Ontario have a significant impact on the economic and environmental viability of harbors in upstate New York and Canada. As a result, a proposed plan to change the management of those water levels has raised some concerns in waterfront communities. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21891/20130501/new-water-levels-plan-controversial-for-canada-nny-harbors">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>On &apos;Adirondack Day&apos; Governor calls for new tourism push</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 30, 2013) Yesterday was Adirondack Day in the state capitol with groups from across the Park offering food, crafts and information about the North Country to people in Albany.State Senator Betty Little described the event as a way to raise awareness about the Adirondacks, especially among lawmakers and legislative aides from downstate who&apos;ve never made the journey up the Northway. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21882/20130430/on-apos-adirondack-day-apos-governor-calls-for-new-tourism-push">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Keeping up with asparagus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 29, 2013) It won&apos;t be long before the lucky people with an asparagus patch will be eating one of the first edibles offered by the new season.Whether you&apos;re trying to keep an old patch productive, or have established your own asparagus bed, Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy has good advice. Planting a new bed has traditionally required digging a big trench, but Amy has good news there: eight inches is plenty deep, and now&apos;s the time. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21879/20130429/keeping-up-with-asparagus">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will Cuomo tap Indian Lake for Adk Challenge?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) In his State of the State address in January, Governor Andrew Cuomo promised a whitewater challenge for the Adirondacks. The Challenge would promote the region, he said, and attract thousands of visitors to the area. But the event&apos;s been a mystery. The governor and his administration have remained tight-lipped, providing no details about his plans. But the long wait for specifics may be over soon, as an announcement is expected within a week. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21866/20130426/will-cuomo-tap-indian-lake-for-adk-challenge">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A century later, African-American baseball hero gets his due</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) Jackie Robinson is getting the big time Hollywood treatment with the new blockbuster &quot;42&quot;. Meanwhile, a much lesser known African American baseball hero is getting his due in the cradle of baseball history.In 1878, John Jackson - aka Bud Fowler - became the first African-American to play professional baseball with white men. His career spanned more than 30 years as a player, manager and entrepreneur. Fowler grew up in Cooperstown, NY, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Last weekend, the town recognized his story of perseverance in the face of bigotry. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Emergency Adk tower plan worries bird experts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 25, 2013) A plan to build and upgrade emergency communications towers on four summits in the Adirondack Park is sparking new controversy because of the possible impact on a rare songbird called the Bicknell&apos;s thrush. The thrush is a &quot;species of concern&quot; in New York, because of its dwindling population and its small, alpine breeding area.Last winter, the Adirondack Park Agency set strict rules for the construction project, designed to limit any impacts on the songbird. But facing pressure from local leaders, the APA decided earlier this month to scrap those restrictions.  The last-minute change is drawing criticism from scientists and conservation groups that study Bicknell&apos;s thrush. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21859/20130425/emergency-adk-tower-plan-worries-bird-experts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NYS confirms big expansion of Adk forest preserve</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2013) State officials are moving forward with two land purchases in the Adirondacks totaling nearly 10,000 acres.  State Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens will be on Prospect Mountain near Lake George later this morning unveiling one of the deals. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21846/20130424/nys-confirms-big-expansion-of-adk-forest-preserve">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Lake Placid run honors Boston</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2013) Hundreds of people circled Lake Placid&apos;s Mirror Lake Monday night to raise money for the victims of last week&apos;s Boston Marathon bombings, and to show their support for a city still reeling from the deadly attacks. Among the 500 or so people who ran, walked and biked around the lake in the Boston Strong tribute were three Lake Placid residents who ran in last week&apos;s marathon. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21845/20130424/lake-placid-run-honors-boston">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bringing Earth Day back home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 22, 2013) It&apos;s the 43rd Earth Day. The idea of a day to stop and think about and celebrate the Earth came from U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin after he toured the devastation of a massive oil spill off California.Earth Day 1970 achieved broad political support: Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, urban and rural, business and labor leaders. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.Earth Day is BIG. But awareness of the individual&apos;s role in environmental health has evolved in those 43 years, too. Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy shares a list of five action points for home gardeners. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21835/20130422/bringing-earth-day-back-home">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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