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  • Dug Out

    Dug Out

    An almost empty town lies at the base of Lyon Mountain. What remains of the old mining town is a gas station and a boarded up mill that lies beside the closed mine shaft. Home today to just 282 people, passerbyers would never guess that less than 100 years ago Lyon Mountain was a vibrant…

  • Homeward Bound

    Homeward Bound

    Lyon Mountain’s mine was one of the deepest in North America, and its iron ore some of the purest. Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company was one of the biggest employers in Clinton County during World War II. But the hamlet bears little resemblance these days to the densely populated and vibrant place it once was…

  • Culture Clash

    Culture Clash

    This article is crossposted from donorthmag.com By Russia Boles The North Country and the Canadian province of Québec have shared a border for more than two centuries, and for just as long, Québecers have had their poutine and New Yorkers their michigans. The Michigan The michigan (yes, this is the formal spelling), a North Country…