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People Near Here | Toboggan Chute
In this age of everything high-tech there are many visitors to the Olympic Village who are finding thrills the old-fashioned way on a ride that dates back generations. Derek Muirden brings us the story in his latest People Near Here.
People Near Here | Tomb of the Unknowns
Last fall we followed along on a North Country Honor Flight with local veterans to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C. built in their honor. One of the stops on trip, and certainly one of the most moving, was the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The memorial is among the most…
People Near Here | Renovated Elevator to Top of Whiteface
Derek Muirden shows us the cool, new, modern way to get to the top of one of the Adirondack’s Highest Peaks. The elevator to the top of Whiteface Mountain that has been operating since 1935 has been renovated, and a new glass elevator takes visitors to the mountain top and breathtaking view:Learn more: www.whiteface.com
People Near Here: John Bacon “Salute the Sky”
Mountain Lake PBS remembers our veterans who fought on D-Day with a look back into our archive at Derek Muirden’s “People Near Here: John Bacon ‘Salute the Sky’” This special episode of “People Near Here” looks at former Plattsburgh resident John Bacon who fought in World War II and reminisces about his experiences in the…
People Near Here – Cold War Relics
As you drive north on U.S. Route 9 into the City of Plattsburgh, you are greeted by two landmarks, relics of the Cold War that are on display near the entrance to the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. For 50 years, the base was home to a wide variety of the country’s flying military arsenal…
People Near Here | Fringe Fair
For 30-years the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, now known as The Adirondack Experience, has held its Rustic Furniture Fair, every September. Popular from the start, the museum had to make it a “by invitation only” affair to keep from being inundated by rustic crafters. Since that first year, many who weren’t invited came…
Food From the Farm Tasting Event
It has become one of the first signs of spring in the North Country when customers get to meet the local farmers who grow & produce their food at the City Recreation Center on the former Air Force Base in Plattsburgh. Watch Derek Muirden’s People Near Here segment from the annual Food From the Farm…
