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Prospect Mountain: An Environmental History of a Lake George Attraction
After the Million Dollar Beach and the Adirondack Northway came the Prospect Mountain Highway. The last of Lake George’s three…
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Exploring Shrub Swamps – New York Almanack
A yellowthroat warbler sang, “witchety, witchety, witch,” as I carefully made my way through the tangle of an alder swamp…
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Where to Find Photos of NYC Historic Buildings
Photographs of historic buildings can be very valuable resources. They help inform historically accurate building restorations and modifications, they show…
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Adirondack Architectural Heritage: Preserving Place
In this episode of the ADK Talks podcast Erin Tobin, Executive Director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), uncovers unique and…
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Matthias Hildreth: First Attorney General to Serve Separate Terms
Very little is known about Matthias Bernard Hildreth, who holds the distinction of being the first person to serve as…
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Spiritual Trickster Gurdjieff in 1920s New York
Almost everyone who encountered Armenian-Greek spiritual teacher Georges Ivan Gurdjieff (ca. 1866-1877 – 1949) in 1920s New York agreed he…
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State Humanties Councils Win First Round In Court
On August 6, a federal judge in Oregon ruled that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) acted unlawfully when…
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Fort Rickey: On The Edge of Empires at Oneida Carry
Fort Rickey was a small palisaded fortification that was initially constructed in ca. 1759 to support the British occupation of…
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Detection Dogs Are Mapping Hidden Cottontail Homes
The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Conservation Dogs Program (CDP) conducted winter pellet surveys for New England cottontails (NEC) at…
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Mechanicville’s ‘Field of Dreams’ – New York Almanack
I love the 1989 movie Field of Dreams. I especially love the part where the spirits walk out of the…
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