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Tag: Lyon Mountain NY
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
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…
VCH – Wreaths Across America
Next weekend, hundreds of thousands of wreaths will be laid on the graves of Veterans all across the country. A ceremony to honor more than 150 veterans at the Saint Bernard’s and United Methodist Cemetery in the hamlet of Lyon Mountain will be held again this year. Volunteers are joining in Wreaths Across America, and placing holiday…
Maple Producer Moves to Lyon Mountain
Jack LaDuke tells us about a new maple and birch syrup operation that has opened in Lyon Mountain, New York, a former mining and prison town in the Adirondacks. The new facility has hired 28 workers. Jack also takes us to the Cornell Maple Research facility in Lake Placid where they are doing cutting-edge research…
