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Death Avenue, Urban Cowboys & Social Realism
Attached to the brick wall of a restaurant/brewery called Death Avenue at 10th Avenue, almost hidden out of sight, a…
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Immigrant Stories: A Rocky Path to Citizenship for a Scot
In 1888, William Robert Keay immigrated from Dundee in Scotland to the city of New York, eventually settling on Staten…
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The Putnam County Trailway: Recreating on the Old Put
The nine-mile long Putnam County Trailway is a paved bicycle/pedestrian path located primarily on right-of-way lands of the former Putnam…
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Battlefield Trust Hopes to Acquire 1781 Battle of Johnstown Lands
On October 25, 1781, an American militia under the command of Col. Marinus Willett fought a British raiding party under…
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Last Seen in 1929: Have Silver Chub Returned?
The Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) is a medium-sized, relatively nondescript minnow that, in New York, has only been collected from…
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The Cherry Valley & Great Western Turnpike: A Short History
In the early 1700s the Mohawk Turnpike and the Seneca Turnpike were improved from the rougher Indigenous trails whose routes…
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Eastern Box Turtles: Life in a Shell
As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection…
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Adirondack Experience Welcomes Artists for 2025 Residency Program
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) is welcoming four artists — Jacoub Reyes, Iakonikonriiosta, Tom Bonamici,…
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Adirondack High Peaks Garden Trailhead Parking Lot Closing June 23-25
The popular Garden Trailhead Parking Lot in the Adirondack High Peaks will be closed June 23, 24, and 25 for…
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Immigrant Stories: The Sherrys Arrive from Ireland in 1834
The records I have found for my family in Ireland, England, and Montreal paint a picture of the challenges that…
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