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The Science of Lunar Lunacy

March 6, 2021 by Paul Hetzler Leave a Comment

The supermoon of November 14th 2016 courtesy Wikimedia suer TomruenAs if today’s war on science wasn’t bad enough, it seems researchers have been courting further bad press by admitting they’ve spent countless hours on lunacy studies. To clarify, this research is on lunar effects on our behavior and sleep – I don’t know of any work being done to analyze sheer foolishness and irrational acts, the other kind of lunacy. Given the events that dominated the news this January, though, maybe that would be a fair line of inquiry. [Read more…] about The Science of Lunar Lunacy

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: astronomy, Medical History, Mental Health, nature, Science

Survey: Many Say They Plan To Become Adirondack Residents

March 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack-Relocation-Assessment-Survey-CoverNew research conducted by Camoin 310 of Saratoga Springs for the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) in Lake Placid and the Economic Development Corporation of Warren County (EDC) shows there is a strong interest for relocation to the Adirondacks across all income brackets in the Regional Market Area. This area includes New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. [Read more…] about Survey: Many Say They Plan To Become Adirondack Residents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: development, Economic Development, ROOST, Tourism

Facing Slavery: Lloyd Family Portraits in Context

March 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Nelson and Lloyd family portraitsPreservation Long Island has announced the gift of a group of important early American portraits from descendants of the Nelson and Lloyd families of Boston and Long Island.

For over three hundred years, portraits of Elizabeth Tailer Nelson (1667–1734), John Nelson (1654–1734), Henry Lloyd I (1685–1763), and James Lloyd III (1769–1831) remained in the possession of the same family that commissioned them centuries ago. [Read more…] about Facing Slavery: Lloyd Family Portraits in Context

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Art History, Historic Preservation, Long Island, Preservation Long Island

Tire Tracks Lead to Coyote Poachers

March 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Tire tracks lead ECO to coyote poacherAccording to a press release issued by DEC, on February 28th, a 15-year-old girl in the town of Lisbon was home alone when she noticed two trucks pull into her driveway. Unknown men exited the truck wearing camouflage and knocked on the door. At the same time, the teen heard sounds of dogs fighting in her backyard. [Read more…] about Tire Tracks Lead to Coyote Poachers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: coyotes, Crime and Justice, DEC, ECOs, hunting

Ed Zahniser: Woodpecker Wake-up Calls

March 6, 2021 by Edward Zahniser Leave a Comment

Downy Woodpecker courtesy Evan LiptonOne morning early, as I slept in our mountain cabin Mateskared, a woodpecker landed on the cabin’s wood siding. Its profound rapid-fire pecking jerked me out of sound sleep.

Did we have robo-termites?

Not in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Ed Zahniser: Woodpecker Wake-up Calls

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: birding, birds, nature, Wildlife, woodpeckers

Jim Richmond: Helping Keep Saratoga County History Alive

March 5, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, keeping historical interest alive during the pandemic with Jim Richmond from Saratoga County History Roundtable. Plus the impact of Yaddo artists’ community founders Spencer and Katrina Trask on Saratoga Springs. [Read more…] about Jim Richmond: Helping Keep Saratoga County History Alive

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Podcasts, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Roundtable

Jim Stewart’s Historical Tonic for Fragile White Folks

March 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Stewart TonicThe National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) is hosting “Jim Stewart’s Historical Tonic for Fragile White Folks,” featuring sixteen “mini lectures” by Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [Read more…] about Jim Stewart’s Historical Tonic for Fragile White Folks

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: National Abolition Hall of Fame

George Washington & Slavery at Mount Vernon

March 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Only Unavoidable Subject of RegretBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

George Washington’s life has been scrutinized by historians over the past three centuries, but the day-to-day lives of Mount Vernon’s enslaved workers, who left few written records but made-up 90 percent of the estate’s population, have been largely left out of the story.

In her book The Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret: George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon (Univ. of Virginia Press, 2019), Mary Thompson offers the first comprehensive account of those who served in bondage at Mount Vernon.

[Read more…] about George Washington & Slavery at Mount Vernon

Filed Under: Books, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Books, Fort Plain Museum

Finger Lakes Being Considered For National Heritage Area Status

March 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Map of the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Feasibility Study AreaThe National Park Service has announced it is seeking public input on a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes region of New York as a National Heritage Area. [Read more…] about Finger Lakes Being Considered For National Heritage Area Status

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Finger Lakes, Historic Preservation, National Park Service, nature

Grants Available for Hudson River Estuary Communities

March 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hudson River Education provided by DECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that $750,000 in new competitive grant funding is now available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed increase resiliency to flooding, protect water quality, fish, and wildlife habitat, and improve recreational access and education for all, including people with disabilities and New Yorkers living in environmental justice communities.

The grants are administered by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary program. [Read more…] about Grants Available for Hudson River Estuary Communities

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Grants, Hudson River, nature

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