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Flood Emergency Preparedness
A ribbon-cutting ceremony held in Ausable Forks this past week celebrated the completion of two major projects to help the Town of Jay be better prepared to handle future disasters, including flooding, that will likely come from more extreme weather caused by climate change. The projects were made possible with the help of nearly $2…
Grand Adirondack mural features mosaic of stories
As the North Creek Mosaic Project nears completion, its volunteers say they’ve attached memories and stories to the wall, along with more than 200,000 glass and ceramic tiles. The 230 foot-long mural provides a source of pride for North Creek, a hamlet in the town of Johnsburg, New York. It depicts recreational opportunities, along with…
Guest Conductor Adds Gospel Spark to Candlelight Concert
Crane Candlelight 2022: Let it Shine!Mountain Lake PBS December 19 at 8 pmDecember 20 at 5 pmDecember 23 at 2 pmDecember 24 at 9 pmDecember 25 at 2:30 pm The Crane Candlelight Concert, an annual tradition at the State University of New York at Potsdam, features music composed and arranged by guest conductor Dr. Raymond…
Medical Aid in Dying Act
Advocates have launched a statewide campaign to try to convince New York State Lawmakers to allow terminally ill patients to have the choice to end their lives if their pain and suffering become too much to bear. They are pushing to get the Medical Aid in Dying Act up for a vote in the Legislature…
Rockwell Kent Exhibit Opens
A new exhibit has opened at the Rockwell Kent Art Gallery on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus that shows the evolution of Kent’s works through the years. This exhibit showcases how Kent’s ideas developed from sketches into finished compositions. We talked with Kent scholar and the exhibition’s curator, Scott Ferris. Origins: Evolution of an Artist and…
Adirondack Mountain Club Summit Steward
Krista White is a Naturalist with the Adirondack Mountain Club who works educating hikers and visitors to the High Peaks on the need to protect the Adirondacks Alpine habitat. Watch our story on the work Summit Stewards are doing to preserve and protect one of the world’s rarest plants in the Alpine Summit of the…
Adirondack Rail Trail Construction Begins
The first phase of construction begins on the long-awaited rail trail in the Adirondacks that’s been in the works for more than a decade. NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos was joined by other State, and local officials, on the old railroad tracks near North Country Community College, for a groundbreaking, and ceremonial start of what will…
Revolutionary War Hero Honored
A dedication was held in a cemetery in Beekmantown, New York, to honor a French Canadian who became a hero of the American Revolution. Descendants of Major Clement Gosselin, including John Conrad Gosselin, his great-great-great-great grandson, and other family members from both the U-S and Canada were joined by political leaders and dignitaries from both…
Gary VanCour | MLJ Interview
A dedication was held in a cemetery in Beekmantown, New York, to honor a French Canadian who became a hero of the American Revolution. Descendants of Major Clement Gosselin, including John Conrad Gosselin, his great-great-great-great grandson, and other family members from both the U-S and Canada were joined by political leaders and dignitaries from both…
Caring for Cute Critters!
You may encounter an otter in the wild, and you are pretty much guaranteed to meet at least one at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York. The Wild Center is home to a team of rescue otters who could not survive in the wilderness. This report will tell you how curators care for…
