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Farmers of all stripes are up to their eyeballs in work right now. But a bunch of them are taking some time off this weekend to celebrate the summer solstice and get social. The Greenhorns, an organization that supports young farmers, is holding its...
I’ve been waiting for these two small, but jam-packed, volumes from editors Neal Burdick and Maurice Kenny. In each, a collection of writers reflect on living in either the Adirondacks or the North Country lowlands. Originally planned as a...
Good Friday to you! (It’s not actually Good Friday, but I hope you’re having a good one.) Today in the news, North Country Congressman Bill Owens’ amendment to the $38.9 billion Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill...
If you’re a reader of the Adirondack Almanack blog or the Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s letter-to-the-editor column, you know that there is a deep, nasty and and apparently intractable debate underway over the future of the rail corridor...
I was talking yesterday with Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau, who was unveiling his village’s new “6er” program, designed to convince people to come check out the cool little mountains that ring his community. “I talk to...

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The Adirondack Attic
Andy Flynn uses the objects people make, use, and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region.

This weekend in the Adirondacks

This is John Warren from the Adirondack Almanack with your look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for this weekend.  Go to full article
St. Lawrence County Trail Coordinator Deb Christy introduces the meeting with the history of the committee's efforts to create the trail. Photo: Claire Woodcock

A first look at the SLC Multi-Use Trail System

The St. Lawrence County Recreational Trails Advisory Board has been working for some time to create a sustainable community-linking system throughout the county. Last week, community members had their first look at maps of the trail route.  Go to full article
Arto Monaco's straw hat and some of his toys are part of the permanent collection at the Adirondack Museum. Photo: Andy Flynn

Adirondack Attic: Arto Monaco's magical world

We continue our series, the Adirondack Attic, with Andy Flynn. You may know Andy from his series of Adirondack Attic books on local history. He uses the objects people make, use and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region. NCPR is collaborating with Andy and his sources at the Adirondack Museum and other historical associations and museums in the region to bring these stories to air.

Today, Andy Flynn takes a closer look at some of the artifacts from Arto Monaco, creator of the Land of Makebelieve, in Upper Jay.  Go to full article
The conflict between Sno Kone Joe and Mr. Ding-A-Ling has become known as "The Cold War." Photo: <a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503124519@N01/4964871127/">Sharyn Morrow</a>, Creative Commons, some rights reserved

Judge: OK for Gloversville to pull "Sno Kone Joe" permit

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) A judge has ruled an upstate New York city was justified putting the brakes on an ice cream truck operator accused of stalking and harassing rival Mr....  Go to full article
Company, state and local officials dig into a pile of wood chips at the grand opening of ReEnergy Black River on Fort been retrofitted to burn biomass instead. Photo: Joanna Richards

Old Ft. Drum coal plant reopens as biomass facility

A once-idled coal plant on Fort Drum has been given new life. ReEnergy Black River is creating dozens of new jobs in the north country - while maintaining a focus on the...  Go to full article

Preview: Madrigals, Motets, and Merriment

The Northern Adirondack Vocal Ensemble is teaming up with The Four Winds recorder consort for two performances of Madrigals, Motets, and Merriment this weekend.
...  Go to full article

This weekend in the Adirondacks

This is John Warren from the Adirondack Almanack with your look at outdoor recreation conditions around the Adirondacks for this weekend.  Go to full article
NYS Route 73 as it passes along the Cascade Lakes between Lake Placid and Keene. Photo: Mark Kurtz

Delayed Adirondack road work to begin Monday

KEENE, N.Y. (AP) Repair work on an Adirondack road that was postponed earlier this month will begin next week, with lane closures scheduled and full closures expected during...  Go to full article
Adirondack Health has proposed converting its around-the-clock emergency room in Lake Placid to a 12-hour urgent care center as a cost-cutting move. Photo: Mark Kurtz

Adk. Health holds off on Lake Placid ER conversion

Adirondack Health's Board of Trustees has postponed a decision on whether to convert the emergency room at its Lake Placid hospital to an urgent care clinic. In an email to...  Go to full article
Adirondack Health's Lake Placid facility. Photo: Mark Kurtz

ORDA opposes closure of Lake Placid ER

A powerful state-run organization is opposing plans to shut down the hospital emergency room in Lake Placid by Adirondack Health.

In a public letter sent this week...  Go to full article

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