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Tag: Malone NY
A Soup Master in the North Country
Our Jack LaDuke takes us to a café in Malone that’s dishing out bowls of homemade soup by the thousands. J.C. Soups, is selling more than 150 varieties of soup at restaurants, cafeterias, and convenience stores across the North Country. Jack tells us about this growing business and its tasty made-from-scratch recipes that soup lovers…
Local Towns Honor Vets
This weekend tens of thousands of volunteers are laying wreaths on the graves of veterans across the nation, our Jack LaDuke has the story of how two communities here in the North Country are honoring their hometown heroes who died fighting in World War 2. In Malone, the former Army Reserve Center, has new owners…
Actor helps to preserve a “Little House” landmark
Every summer, Little House on the Prairie fans flock to the Wilder Homestead in Malone, New York. They enjoy touring the house and grounds where the husband of author Laura Ingalls Wilder spent his childhood. Laura documented these early memories of Almanzo Wilder in her historical novel Farmer Boy, published in 1933. The Wilder Homestead…
Whimsical Lecture Celebrates A Literary Treasure in the North Country
After a journey through the blowing snow to Malone, New York, over the weekend, I found myself ready to address a group of 45 people about treks to sites made famous by children’s literature. This would be the second time I gave my “Pilgrimage” presentation, the first having been in an academic setting in Cambridge,…
Adirondack Artists
After capturing moments in history including one of the most famous speeches by the late Ronald Reagan, a retired White House photographer now focuses his lens on the beauty of the Adirondacks. Craig Fitzpatrick is one of three retirees who exhibited their artwork recently at the Wead Library in Malone, New York. As our Jack…
37th Annual Titus Mountain Oktoberfest
We had a blast at the 37th Annual Titus Mountain Oktoberfest on Saturday. After a few showers, the sun came out and it got into the mid-70s – a beautiful fall day for the celebration that included live music, dozens of vendors, food galore, chairlift rides to the top of the mountain, hay rides, and…
Celebrate the life of author LAURA INGALLS WILDER!
The Almanzo Wilder Homestead near Malone, New York celebrates 150 years of Laura Ingalls Wilder this month. On Saturday, July 22, fans of the Little House series of books and television programs can play games and sing songs from the 19th century, on the property where Laura’s husband was raised as a “Farmer Boy.” Other…
Joining Forces to Combat Veteran Suicide | Vets Coming Home
Veterans are teaming up with Homeward Bound Adirondacks, a group that assists veterans and their families, to raise awareness about the alarming number of suicides by veterans. A VA study found 22 veterans take their own lives — everyday — across the nation. In many cases, the veterans had struggled with PTSD and Traumatic Brain…