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Tag: lake champlain
Historic Marker Honors Champ
Lake Champlain’s famed lake monster is getting some national recognition, a marker from the Pomeroy Foundation that honors the Champ, the Lake’s legendary lake monster that has been spotted more than 300 times since the early 1800s. The Town of Plattsburgh has unveiled the sign along the lake shore on Cumberland Head. Learn more: www.wgpfoundation.org
Getting air on the lake and on the ice
On Northbound and Around Kevin takes us into the world of kite surfing, one of the few water sports that you can do in the summer AND in the winter. Northbound and Around is supported by Northeast Live Line, with additional funding from Camso.
Interview on ALS Research (2012)
Watch our 2012 studio interview with Roger & Darlene Long from Peru, NY and UVM Neurologist Dr. Rup Tandan on the early stages of the research into a possible link between cyanobacteria found in blue-green algae and ALS. Roger Long lived with ALS for 8 years. He died this past November. Darlene Long continues to…
Interview with Documentarians behind “Lake Effect”
A new documentary explores if there’s a link between clusters of ALS and bacteria found in some blue-green algae. We talk with the filmmakers Jackie and Jim Heltz about the groundbreaking research being done by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the University of Vermont in communities on the shores of Lake Champlain and other waterways with…
Lake Effect
A new documentary explores if there’s a link between clusters of ALS and bacteria found in some blue-green algae. Rresearch is being done by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the University of Vermont in communities on the shores of Lake Champlain and other waterways with abnormally high rates of ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.…
“Lake Effect” Creators Discuss Origins of Documentary
Watch extended interview with Jackie & Jim Heltz talking about how they teamed up for the first time working together to produce the film. Their film called “Lake Effect” will air next Wednesday, September 12th at 8pm on Mountain Lake PBS.
State of the Lake
A new report card grades the health of Lake Champlain and on-going efforts to keep invasive species out as well as reducing the amount of phosphorous polluting the lake. The Director of the Lake Champlain Basin Program, which puts out the State of the Lake Report every three years, joins us to talk about the…
People Near Here | Crash Memorial
A new memorial is unveiled honoring the National Guard Airmen killed 40-years ago when their helicopter crashed into Trembleau Mountain in Keeseville, New York, as they were returning to their air base on Long Island from a training mission on Lake Champlain. Our Derek Muirden attended the ceremony unveiling the memorial, held 40-years-to-the-day that the…
Crossborder Cultural Events on Lake Champlin
Watch bonus clip with Eric Howe on how the Basin Program funds cross-border cultural events like a recent concert by students from Northern New York in Quebec to promote good will among communities connected to Lake Champlain and its tributaries. Watch our coverage of the concert by North Country students who traveled across the border…
Cuomo Delivers State of the State Address
With the new year comes the return of the New York State Legislature to Albany in what could be one of the most significant mid-term election years in decades, one that could shape the political landscape for many years to come. Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is up for re-election, and many believe eyeing a possible…