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Author: Derek Muirden
The Bridges of Keeseville | People Near Here
Our Derek Muirden shares the story behind a dedicated group’s crusade to save their community’s historic bridges in Keeseville, New York. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/Keesevillehistoricbridges
This Week on Mountain Lake Journal November 20, 2020
This week we take a look at the many hurdles that families are facing while learning at home during the pandemic and the push to save Keeseville’s historic bridges.
People Near Here | Brick Garden
People Near Here returns. Our Derek Muirden tells us the story behind some new brickwork at the Clyde Lewis Air Park on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, and the dedicated veteran who created it.
People Near Here | Toboggan Chute
In this age of everything high-tech there are many visitors to the Olympic Village who are finding thrills the old-fashioned way on a ride that dates back generations. Derek Muirden brings us the story in his latest People Near Here.
People Near Here | Tomb of the Unknowns
Last fall we followed along on a North Country Honor Flight with local veterans to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C. built in their honor. One of the stops on trip, and certainly one of the most moving, was the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The memorial is among the most…
Champlain Valley Quilters Guild Fall Show
Every two years, quilters who belong to the Champlain Valley Quilters Guild here in New York, host their Quilt Show at the SUNY Field House on the Plattsburgh State campus, which year-after-year is a dazzling display of their creative talents — that often are used to help people in need. Our Derek Muirden was at…
People Near Here | Plattsburgh Airforce Base Reunion
Derek Muirden has the story of fighter pilots and their crewmates from the 380th Bombardment Wing who gathered for a reunion to remember their years stationed at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, here in the North Country, during the Cold War.
People Near Here | Renovated Elevator to Top of Whiteface
Derek Muirden shows us the cool, new, modern way to get to the top of one of the Adirondack’s Highest Peaks. The elevator to the top of Whiteface Mountain that has been operating since 1935 has been renovated, and a new glass elevator takes visitors to the mountain top and breathtaking view:Learn more: www.whiteface.com
Summer Exhibit at the Adirondack Experience
Derek Muirden gives us a look at the Adirondack Experience’s new summer exhibits, including a rather unusual display featuring all kinds of critters.
People Near Here: John Bacon “Salute the Sky”
Mountain Lake PBS remembers our veterans who fought on D-Day with a look back into our archive at Derek Muirden’s “People Near Here: John Bacon ‘Salute the Sky’” This special episode of “People Near Here” looks at former Plattsburgh resident John Bacon who fought in World War II and reminisces about his experiences in the…
