The construction of Lake George Village’s first waterfront condominium complex is expected to start in September, on the site where King Neptune’s Pub now stands. [Read more…] about Lake George’s King Neptune’s to Become Condo Complex
Fort William Henry Reopens for 2023 Season
The Fort William Henry Museum in Lake George Village is now open for the season. A reproduction of the fortification that was constructed after Sir William Johnson defeated the French at the Battle of Lake George in 1755, it is the site of the famous massacre that inspired James Fenimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans and its many screen adaptations. [Read more…] about Fort William Henry Reopens for 2023 Season
Fort Ticonderoga Garden Week, Plant Sale
Fort Ticonderoga has announced their King’s Garden Plant Sale has been set for June 10th from 10 am to 4 pm, as part of National Garden Week.
Fridays in the Garden Return to Ballston Spa Museum
The Saratoga County History Center has announced the return of their “Fridays in the Garden” series. Programs will be held in the gardens of Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa, and are free and open to the public.
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Adirondack Conservation News This Week
This round-up of Adirondack conservation news is a collection of the most current events taking place in New York’s Adirondack Park, a unique national treasure and legacy we inherited over 100 years ago that we must protect for future generations. This regular feature provided by the Adirondack Council highlights threats and opportunities concerning the Park’s ecological integrity, wild character, and community vibrancy. [Read more…] about Adirondack Conservation News This Week
Wildfires Continue To Burn Upstate New York State
Wildfires burned more than 25 acres in six Upstate New York counties over the past week, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The wild land fires were the latest of dozens of fires started by inattentive campers, illegal brush burning and other causes that have rapidly spread in unusually hot and dry conditions across the state. One fire spread into Hudson Highlands State Park; another burned in the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. [Read more…] about Wildfires Continue To Burn Upstate New York State
Caring for Albany’s Poor: Some History
Albany, New York’s Dutch Church started a “Poor Fund,” probably shortly after the arrival of Dominie Johannes Megapolensis (1603–1670) in 1642. Disbursements were being made from the fund by 1647. Albany’s Patroon, Dutch merchants and others contributed to the collections of the church and the church in turn was made contributions to support the community’s impoverished residents. [Read more…] about Caring for Albany’s Poor: Some History
Women and Children in the Civil War
During the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, over two million soldiers served in either the United States or Confederate States armies. It’s estimated that 250,000–420,000 boys under the age of 18 and as young as 12 were involved on both sides and about 100,000 United States Army soldiers were 15 years of age or younger. Women who disguised themselves as men also served in combat, with conservative estimates putting the number between 400 and 750. [Read more…] about Women and Children in the Civil War
Hudson Valley Greenway Map Goes Digital
The Hudson River Valley Greenway has launched an online, interactive Greenway Trail System Map to illustrate and highlight the network of designated Greenway trails throughout the Hudson Valley. The map includes nearly 1,000 miles of designated land trails and over 115 designated water trail sites along the 256-mile Hudson River Greenway Water Trail. [Read more…] about Hudson Valley Greenway Map Goes Digital
175th Anniversary of the High Bridge Celebration
Opened in 1848 as part of the 41-mile Old Croton Aqueduct, High Bridge was deemed an engineering marvel, enabling the delivery of clean water to the city of New York, catalyzing its development and expansion.
Use of the structure to deliver water to Manhattan ceased on December 15, 1949 and was closed to pedestrians in the 1960s. Now a National Historic Landmark, High Bridge is the oldest bridge in New York City and a pedestrian bridge that connects the neighborhoods of Washington Heights in Manhattan and Highbridge in the Bronx. [Read more…] about 175th Anniversary of the High Bridge Celebration