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Lake George’s King Neptune’s to Become Condo Complex

June 7, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

rendering of The AnchorThe 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: development, Housing, Lake George, Warren County

Fort William Henry Reopens for 2023 Season

June 7, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Aerial view of Fort William Henry by Carl Heilman IIThe 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Fort William Henry

Fort Ticonderoga Garden Week, Plant Sale

June 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

King's GardenFort 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.

[Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Garden Week, Plant Sale

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food, History Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

Fridays in the Garden Return to Ballston Spa Museum

June 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Group in GardenThe 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.

[Read more…] about Fridays in the Garden Return to Ballston Spa Museum

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Saratoga County History Center

Adirondack Conservation News This Week

June 7, 2023 by Justin Levine Leave a Comment

entering Adirondack Park signThis 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, APA, Catskills, Clinton County, conservation, Essex County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Housing, nature, NYS Budget, Raquette River, St. Lawrence River, Wildlife

Wildfires Continue To Burn Upstate New York State

June 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

June 2023 Wildfire in HadleyWildfires 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Chazy, Clinton County, Delaware County, Garrison, Hadley, Hancock, Hudson Highlands State Park, Johnsburg, Putnam County, Saratoga County, Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, Warren County

Caring for Albany’s Poor: Some History

June 6, 2023 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Albany County Almshouse in 1932Albany, 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

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Albany Med, Coeymans, Crime and Justice, Guilderland, Legal History, liquor, Medical History, Political History, poverty, Public Health, Social History, Vice

Women and Children in the Civil War

June 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Civil War drummer boys off duty playing cards in camp during the winter of 1862 (Library of Congress)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

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Civil War, Grant Cottage, Military History, Saratoga County History Center, womens history

Hudson Valley Greenway Map Goes Digital

June 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Greenway Trail System MapThe 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

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Albany County, bicycling, boating, Columbia County, Dutchess County, empire state trail, Greene County, hiking, Hudson River, Hudson River Greenway, Maps, New York City, Online Resources, Orange County, paddling, Putnam County, Rensselaer County, Rockland County, Saratoga County, Ulster County, Washington County

175th Anniversary of the High Bridge Celebration

June 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Water Tower, High Bridge courtesy Appletons journal 1872Opened 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

Filed Under: Events, History, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Architecture, Environmental History, Harlem River, High Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, Old Croton Aqueduct, Public Health, The Bronx, Transportation, Urban History, Water

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