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The Lake George Trip That Inspired ‘Last of the Mohicans’
James Fenimore Cooper’s knowledge of the French and Indian War may have been sketchy, but he was interested enough in…
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Minnewaska State Park Grows to Nearly 24,000 Acres
The latest expansion of Minnewaska State Park Preserve includes a 291-acre section of the northern Shawangunk Mountains, safeguarding important ecosystems…
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Starting Repair Cafe Events in Your Community
Repair Cafes are free community gatherings where skilled volunteer “Repair Coaches” help neighbors fix broken household items. Repair initiatives divert…
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Glacial Lakes in the Ausable River Valley
At the close of the last Ice Age about 13,200 years ago glacial ice formed a dam across the valley of…
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King William’s War: First Contest for North America, 1689–1697
While much has been written on the French and Indian War of 1754–1763, the colonial conflicts that preceded it have…
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Colonial Saratoga: Fur, Families, and the Borderlands
On a bright morning early this fall (in Saratoga, we call this Victory Season), the tow path along the Hudson…
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The British Surrender of Fort William Henry in 1757
In 1757, during the French and Indian War, a large French and Native American force led by the Marquis de…
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The Archival Legacy of Alexander Jackson Davis
The archival legacy of Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892) constitutes the largest surviving American architectural archive of the pre-Civil War era.…
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$1M Available For Municipalities Establishing Community Forests
One million dollars in grant funding is available through the third round of New York State’s Community Forest Conservation Grant…
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It’s Tugboat Roundup Weekend in Waterford
The Tugboat Roundup is a gathering of tugboats, workboats and barges to celebrate the maritime heritage of the Northeast Inland…
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