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Author: Jack LaDuke
Plattsburgh Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
For the first time, the City of Plattsburgh commemorates Indigenous Peoples Day with plans to add displays and artwork to parks along the waterfront to honor the Haudenosaunee People.
Halloween Extravaganza | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
Our Jack LaDuke takes us to a huge Halloween display in Bombay, New York to introduce us to a family that loves to go all out for Halloween. Follow Smith Family on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SmithFamilyHolidayDisplay
Suffrage Centennial Celebration | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
Special events were held this summer to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage/ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. As our Jack LaDuke tells us, the celebrations paid homage to the Women’s Suffrage Movement and one of its heroes from here in the Adirondacks.
Summer Campers Return to Adirondack Great Camp | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
Our Jack LaDuke shows us how a former Great Camp in the Adirondacks has been brought back to life for a new generation of summer campers at the Eagle Island Camp on Upper Saranac Lake.
Homeward Bound Adirondacks Retreat | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
Homeward Bound Adirondacks is a non-profit group that helps Veterans who are suffering from PTSD or having trouble adjusting to life back home. Two years ago, we took you to the opening of a camp in the Adirondacks, in Onchiota, New York, where the group has been offering programs and therapy to help veterans in…
Lake Placid Olympic Venue Upgrades | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
Even during the pandemic work has moved ahead on millions-of-dollars in upgrades to the Olympic venues in Lake Placid to get ready for the World University Games coming in two years. Our Jack LaDuke shows us some of the new training facilities. Learn more: www.orda.org.
Fort Ti Fete Du Fort | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
More than a year after COVID, some well-known attractions in the Adirondacks have fully reopened. Fort Ticonderoga recently welcomed visitors who got to dine on some French Cuisine prepared by Chef Robert Barral from Cafe Provence in Brandon, Vermont. Jack LaDuke talks with Chef Barral as he prepared a traditional meal that a French Soldier…
Old Gondolas Find New Purpose | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
After years of faithful service, the gondolas that carry skiers up the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, have been replaced. But, in this era of COVID, a surprising thing happened with some of the old gondolas. Jack LaDuke shows us how they have found a new home, and purpose.
New Lease on Life for Oval Wood Dish Factory | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal
Many people working remotely during the pandemic have been moving and buying up homes in desirable locations all across the country, including in Upstate New York and the Adirondacks. Trouble is, the booming real estate market is creating a shortage of available housing for renters. New affordable housing is going up in several communities, including…
An Old Church’s New Mission
Over the past few decades, several Catholic Church parishes have closed in smaller communities here in the North Country. The Black Brook Church in the tiny hamlet of Black Brook, New York was among them, with the small church being put up for sale. A couple from nearby Ausable Forks saw the “for sale” sign…