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Poetry: Staten Island Ferry – New York Almanack

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From Public Hanging to Electric Chair: Kemmler, Edison & Tesla

Italian jurist and criminologist Cesare Beccaria was a leading figure in Milan’s Enlightenment circles. In 1764 he published his treatise…

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The Hidden World of Carnivorous Fungi

In darkness, a wormlike creature squirms. A tiny nematode weaves its way between grains of rock and particles of organic…

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New Saratoga County Documentary Premiere

The premiere showing of the documentary video, What Was and What Is: The Communities of Burnt Hills and Ballston Lake…

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History of Whaling Teacher Workshop

Everyone who drives through the city of Hudson sees signs with the whale logo paying homage to Hudson’s beginnings as…

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North Star Underground Railroad Museum Profile

In this episode of the ADK Talks podcast, we step inside the fascinating North Star Underground Railroad Museum near Ausable…

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Before The Motels: Lake George Between the World Wars

Before the the United States entered the the First World War, along with New England and the Adirondack woods, Lake…

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Almanacs: Remarkable Historical Resources – New York Almanack

An almanac (often spelled in the old days “almanack”), in its simplest form, is a book containing a calendar that…

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3 New Yorkers Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential.…

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Adirondack Park Advocates Win Free Speech Case

A ruling this week from Franklin County Supreme Court has awarded legal fees and costs to defendants Adirondack Wild: Friends…

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