2/16/12 9:00pm

Mardi Gras- 10th Birthday Celebration (1989)

A local band performs in the Mountain Lake PBS studio.

 

2/23/12 9:00pm

Hockey-More than a Game (2012)

An hour-long documentary that explores hockey history and culture and offers an insightful, intimate look at the game described as “Canada’s gift to the world.”

 

3/22/12  9:00pm

Unless a Death Occurs (2004)

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 freshman, who ultimately paid his tormentors the highest price for admittance into a fraternity banned by college authorities. 

 

3/29/12  9:00pm

Winslow Homer: Society and Solitude  (2007)

WINSLOW HOMER: SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE profiles the life and work of one of the greatest American artists of his time (1836-1910). Two one-hour programs chronicle Winslow Homer's evolution from wood-engraver to Harper’s Weekly illustrator to an innovative watercolorist best known for his evocative oil paintings.

 

4/5/12 9:00pm

Musically Speaking:  The Valcour Chamber Players  (1990)

The Valcour Chamber Players perform at the Mountain Lake PBS studio.

 

4/12/12 9:00pm

Champlain en Amerique (2011)

Champlain en Amerique is the French translation of Dead Reckoning ~ Champlain in America.

 

4/19/12 9:00pm

Small Farm Rising (2011)

Experience a full growing season through the eyes of three first generation farmers in the shadow of the Adirondacks.

 

4/26/12 9:00pm

Inside Adirondacks- Creating the Wild Center (2006)

Conservationists and naturalists created this museum in the hope that visitors, informed about the natural wonders of the Adirondack Park, would take an interest in preserving them.

 

5/3/12  9:00pm

Call of the Loon (2006)

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.

 

5/10/12  9:00pm

Adirondack Cuisine (2003)

Enjoy this hour long "culinary celebration" that brings you the best recipes from some of the best restaurants, inns and B&B's in the Adirondacks.

 

5/17/12  9:00pm

Then Again- Reliving History at Fort Ticonderoga

Re-enactors depict 18th-century daily life and war battles at the fort in northern New York.

 

5/24/12 9:00pm

Shadows of the Seasons – A Year in the Adirondacks (2005)

A beautiful aerial view of the Adirondacks through all four seasons.

 

5/31/12  9:00pm

Musically Speaking:  The Unknown Blues Band Featuring Big Joe Burrell (1992)

The Unknown Blues Band with Big Joe Burrell performs in the Mountain Lake PBS studio.

 

6/21/12 9:00pm

Wings Cuisine (2004)

Derek Muirden and Chef Armand team up to prepare a variety of chicken wings from mild to wild at the Naked Turtle in Plattsburgh, New York.

 

6/28/12 9:00pm

Lumberjack Skypilot

A classic historical and nostalgic portrayal of the men who were lumberjacks in the Adirondacks and Tug Hill during the 1930's and 1940's as filmed by Reverend Frank Reed.

 

 

Past Showcase Shows

Boomer and the Crewdogs
Join the flight crew of a KC-135 Strato Tanker based at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, as they take to the skies to do their part to keep America safe. Go behind the scenes of their missions and personal lives and get to know Boomer and the Crew Dogs. WATCH ONLINE NOW
Wings Cuisine
Derek Muirden and Chef Armand team up to prepare a variety of chicken wings from mild to wild at the Naked Turtle in Plattsburgh, New York.
Small Farm Rising
Small Farm Rising invites you to explore the sustainable practices, creative business models and deep connections to the communities of these three small farms in the shadow of the Adirondack Mountains. Experience one full growing season through the eyes of first-generation farmers as they enrich and enliven their rural environments.
Blue Grass in the Adirondacks
Taped live at the 1986 Fall Finale Blue Grass Festival in Keeseville NY, this program celebrates the music and spirit of Blue Grass in the North Country. Performers include: Mardi Gras, Smokey Greene, Pleasant Valley Blue Grass, Lady Luck, and Green Mountain Blue Grass.
Reach for the Sky Inside the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
US Air Force Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds, has come to represent the very fabric of American pride and patriotism. For the first time ever a camera crew has captured the Thunderbirds in places and events rarely, if ever, seen by the public including their private ceremonies and the pilot's homes.

The Phantom of the Opera
Mountain Lake PBS invites you into the phantom's lair, ready for you to explore in a newly restored print of the 1920s silent classic The Phantom of the Opera. This is your chance to see a special high definition presentation of the Universal Pictures film. The program features an exclusive interview with Montreal Composer Gabriel Thibaudeau, who talks about the Phantom score he composed and has conducted at venues in North America and Europe.

Season's of a Poet - The Jeannie Robert Foster Story
Jeannie Robert Foster, born into a humble Adirondack family in the 19th century, became a friend to the great artists and writers of the early 20th century. Her Adirondack heritage became an ever present theme for her poetry, as well as a source of inspiration for the strong feminist journalist, social reformer and beauty.
Castle in Every Heart
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. BUY THE DVD
Musically Speaking: The Unknow Blues Band Feature Big Joe Burrell
This concert was taped before a live audience in the early 90's was taped at the MLPBS studios and featured the music of The Unknown Blues Band from Burlington VT and features legendary Blues singer Big Joe Burrell.

Adirondack Memories
Take a nostalgic journey through the Adirondack region and explore the people and places of yesteryear. Learn about to the heyday of iron ore mining; reminisce with an old time logger; take a look back at the magical theme parks that once dotted the Adirondack landscape and see how the motion picture industry came of age in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Blues: Poncho
This concert was taped before a live audience August 16th, 1989 at the MLPBS studios and features singer/songwriter/Poet Roy "Poncho" Hurd and Junior Barber on the dobro.
An Adirondack Christmas Carol
In a small village in the Adirondacks at the most joyous time of year a angle mother meets a mysterious traveler who guides her on a magical journey to rekindle within her the spirit of Christmas