Documentaries

Mountain Lake's documentaries consists of many award-winning programs produced locally by this station. The programs we produce reflect the station’s overall mission, vision and values.

Documentaries Include:

	Dead Reckoning ~ Champlain in America The story of a man who failed to find a northwest passage to China, but instead laid the foundation for a multicultural nation in North America. Dead Reckoning is a multi-media exploration of Champlain’s journeys, informed by current academic scholarship and archeological research.
	Forgotten War: The Struggle for North America Forgotten War tells the story of conflict in a way it’s never been told before; introducing viewers to fresh, diverse voices and the latest historical research. FORGOTTEN WAR reaches beyond the broadcast as a multi-media educational documentary including community and educational outreach.
	A Castle In Every Heart: The Arto Monaco Story Journey back in time with producer and host, Derek Muirden, and meet Adirondack legend and theme park pioneer, Arto Monaco: a gifted storyteller, artist and friend to children and adults of all ages. His creativity in realizing Santa’s Workshop and The Land of Makebelieve, among other amusements, has become the historical standard for all theme parks built especially for children.
	Adirondack Blue This breathtaking trip high above the Adirondacks sweeps over the High Peaks, along the wild-running Hudson River, through the early morning mist-covered Ausable Valley, above the sparkling clear waters of Lake Champlain, and over the scenic villages of Essex, Lake George and Lake Placid.
	Call of the Loon The Common Loon (Gavia immer) stars in a beautiful yet disturbing documentary about mercury contamination of wildlife and ecosystems in the Adirondacks. Meet these charismatic birds and researchers and volunteers from the Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program monitoring their behavior and reproductive success.
	Dissed-Respect: The Impact of Bullying The program combines role-playing scenes with candid interviews of students and authorities in the field. In addition it employs an alternative approach utilizing poetry, rap and music to appeal to the sensibilities of today’s student.
	Inside Adirondacks: Creating The Wild Center Follow the progress of the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks (The Wild Center) in Tupper Lake, from inception to completion. Conservationists and naturalists created the museum in the hope that visitors, informed about the natural wonders of the Adirondack Park, would take an interest in preserving them. The documentary also highlights the potential economic impact of the museum on the region, and features exclusive interviews with New York Governor George Pataki and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
	Reach for the Sky: Inside the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds have come to represent the very fabric of American pride and patriotism. Since the team's first performance June 8, 1953 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, the Thunderbirds have flown before more than 310 million people at more than 3,500 air demonstrations in all 50 states and in 59 countries.
	The Pioneer of Rural Schools Chronicles the story of how a small community in upstate New York was able, in 1916, to organize and establish a school system that became a shining example to the rest of rural United States regarding effective methods in education.
	Then Again: Reliving History at Fort Ticonderoga Away from the conveniences and stress of modern life, Mountain Lake PBS producer Derek Muirden, travels back in time with the help of re-enactors gathered for three events at Fort Ticonderoga on the shores of Lake Champlain.
	Unless a Death Occurs: Hazing Examined An incisive documentary on the pervasiveness of hazing on America's high school and college campuses. In particular, this film traces the tragic steps of Walter Dean Jennings, a Plattsburgh State University College freshman, who ultimately paid his tormentors the highest price for admittance into a fraternity banned by college authorities.
	Voices of Scotland A Mountain Lake PBS special shot entirely in Scotland, travels the Highlands to places seldom visited by tourists to capture the beauty and mystery of this ancient land and mystery of this ancient land and its people. Academy Award-winning actor Cliff Robertson (Charly) narrates.

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