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Fantastic Fungi of the Adirondacks Class Instructor: Rick Van de Poll, Ph.D. August 21-24, 2013 Cost: $450.00, which includes meals. Maximum Class Size: 8 This short course on mycology will introduce the beginner and amateur mushroomer to the intricate world of higher fungi in the Adirondacks. For beginners, this course will introduce basic ecological concepts [...]
Moose are a mysterious presence in the Adirondacks because of the limited encounters we have with them. Many longtime residents have never glimpsed one! I haven’t. The New York population of moose is estimated at around 800 three years ago. That’s a relatively small number! However, we just aren’t sure how many moose are in the [...]
Rescheduled Due to Snow Update: “SNOW DAY for the Grange Lyceum tomorrow. We are RESCHEDULING the Hallie Bond’s lecture on “Hunting, Gathering and Fungus Farming: Feeding the Adirondack Farm Family in the 19th Century.” This will now take place on TUESDAY, MARCH 26 at 7:30pm. Hallie is a longtime curator at the Adk Museum and [...]
Ice fishing is a popular winter pastime in the North Country. I’ve seen various bays of Lake Champlain populated with little ice shanty towns every winter when the ice freezes enough. Fishermen (and women) who can’t wait for spring can bundle up and try their luck on the ice. My dad and brother built their own shanty [...]
The Adirondacks are a marvelous work of nature in any season. But Derek Muirden met a woman who is not afraid to give mother nature a little boost from time to time. Sally Smith calls herself an environmental artist, but those who know Sally, and marvel at her collaborations with mother nature call her works [...]
In the back of the Alpine Mall in Lake Placid, NY, rests the new Adirondack inspired arts studio, Soul Roots. The Soul Roots Studio is a joint venture between Rachel King, photographer Shaun Ondak, and silver smith Kristina Mueller. The inspiration for the studio’s name comes from a print hanging on the back wall. “The black and white image, [...]
Whallonsburg Grange Hall is beginning its new lyceum series. This time the theme is “Land and Labor: The Past, Present and Future of Farming in America.” This will be an 8-week series with lectures occurring on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm. The first Grange Lyceum event: Date/Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2013. At 7:30 pm. Topic: Creating the Land: Deglaciation of the [...]
The August 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine has a wonderful article on visiting the Adirondacks! “The word camp, it seems, can mean many things to many people. If you happen to be, say, an oil baron or a railroad tycoon, the word might conjure up the image of a woodsy expanse of lakeside acreage dotted with grand lodges [...]
A Place to Unwind by Jillian S. Getman is another one of the stories entered in this round of the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest. If you haven’t yet, you should go vote in the contest! Getman writes about a vacation to the Champlain Valley that fills her with peace, and is an escape from the high-traffic stress of her life [...]
Another of the stories in the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest is Coon Dogs of Westport by David Boucher. If you haven’t voted yet, you should go vote soon! Boucher writes about how his search for the perfect summer home ends in Westport, NY, after seeing the marvelous views on one of the CATS trails. The preservation of the Adirondacks attracts [...]
