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Derek Muirden

Derek Muirden, Senior Producer Emeritus at MLPBS is a 25 Year veteran Videographer, Writer, Director, And Host of a variety of Award Winning Program series including Roadside Adventures, Roadside Recipes, People Near Here! Mountain Lake Journal EXTRA, Borderless North, as well the national productions “Reach For The Sky” and “A Castle in Every Heart: The Arto Monaco Story.” Derek began producing films and videos in 1959.

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The Bee Man

Derek Muirden returns with all new segments of his wildly popular People Near Here, stories about ordinary people living unusual...

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Lighthouse Ancestor

New York State and volunteers who have helped restore the Bluff Point Lighthouse on Valcour Island celebrated the completion of...

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Diecast Collector

In the 1960s, die cast model cars were a craze that caught on with boys of all ages. Our Derek...

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Sally Smith’s Fairy Houses

Sally Smith’s Fairy Houses People Near Here is made possible with local support from Stafford, Owens, Piller, Murnane, Kelleher &...

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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...

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Enchanted Garden

Derek Muirden introduces us to herbalist Jane Desotelle and her enchanted garden hidden in the heart of the City of...

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Tapping into History

A historic building from Plattsburgh’s military past gets a new lease on life. Derek Muirden shares the story of the...

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A Life on the Lake

Derek Muirden introduces us to Jon Porter, a boat captain who for a half century has guided a one-of-a-kind ferry...

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An Adirondack Woodturner

Even before the invention of the Adirondack Chair, woodworkers have been creating incredible things from the wilds of the Adirondacks....

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Vintage Autos Tour the Adirondacks

Vintage automobile enthusiasts take a tour of the Adirondacks in style in their classic Bentley automobiles. Derek Muirden talks with...