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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New Exhibits, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: New York Almanack

Adirondack Council Lauds Climate Bill

August 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

US Capitol Building SouthAdirondack conservation advocates the Adirondack Council today celebrated the U.S. Senate’s approval of landmark climate legislation, applauding a bill that invests hundreds of billions of dollars into programs designed to speed the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy sources.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will also reduce the fossil fuel-fired emissions that cause acid rain and smog, while increasing employment and boosting domestic manufacturing.  The bill is expected to pass the House of Representatives later this week and be signed into law by President Joe Biden. [Read more…] about Adirondack Council Lauds Climate Bill

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean air, Climate Change, conservation, energy, Environmental History, Environmental Justice, Joe Biden, politics

Rally Today in Albany To Save Penn Station Neighborhood

July 27, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Penn Station Area Map (courtesy Preservation League of New York State)The Empire Station Coalition will lead a group to Albany to lobby the Public Authorities Control Board before they vote on the Penn Area Plan at 2:00 pm today, Wednesday, July 27th. A rally is scheduled to begin at noon. [Read more…] about Rally Today in Albany To Save Penn Station Neighborhood

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Penn Station, Preservation League of NYS

Rangers Respond to Lost, Injured Hikers, Rafting Emergency, Wildfire

July 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond to Lost, Injured Hikers, Rafting Emergency, Wildfire

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Western NY Tagged With: Forest Ranger Reports

Buried Pirate Treasure At Lake George?

May 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Howard Pyle's fanciful painting of Kidd burying treasure from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main, New York (1921)In his 1986 article “Treasure Seeking in the American Northeast, 1780-1830” for the American Quarterly historian Alan Taylor made the following observation:

“A canvas of travelers’ accounts, town histories, and other antiquarian sources for the American Northeast documents over forty incidents where groups of rural folk employed occult techniques to seek buried treasure, generally in very unlikely inland locales, and usually during the fifty years between 1780 and 1830. Most episodes involved small parties, handfuls of men bound to share equally in any discoveries. Tradition held that a minimum of three (a particularly magical number that occurs repeatedly in treasure lore) seekers was essential for a successful dig.” [Read more…] about Buried Pirate Treasure At Lake George?

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Atlantic World, Captain Kidd, Cultural History, Lake George, Maritime History

The 1950 Census Has Been Released – Here’s How To Get It

March 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

a Farmer Supplies Answers to the 232 Questions on the Farm ScheduleAccording to the “72-Year Rule,” the National Archives releases census records to the general public 72 years after Census Day. As a result, the 1950 census records was released on April 1, 2022. The 1950 census was the first released in a digital, searchable form (name and place) from the outset. Previous censuses required time consuming and error introducing transcriptions and indexing.

Since the first census in 1790, the U.S. Census Bureau has collected data using a census “schedule,” also formally called a “questionnaire” or popularly called a “form.” Between 1790 and 1820, U.S. Marshals conducting the census were responsible for supplying paper and writing-in headings related to the questions asked (i.e., name, age, sex, race, etc.). In 1830, Congress authorized the printing of uniform schedules for use throughout the United States. [Read more…] about The 1950 Census Has Been Released – Here’s How To Get It

Filed Under: History Tagged With: 1950 Census, Economic History, Family History, Genealogy, Labor History

Replica Canal Schooner Lois McClure Being Retired, Dismantled

March 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The replica canal schooner Lois McClure (Lake Champlain Maritime Museum photo)In October 2023, after 20 years of service, the replica sailing canal schooner Lois McClure will be retired, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum announced today.  The original Lois McClure was built in 1862.

The replica was initiated in 2001 and launched in 2004 with the goal of better understanding the region’s unique nineteenth century sailing canal schooners, which allowed travel on the region’s narrow canals and sailing on open waters.

Since it’s launch the replica schooner toured the region bringing this history to local communities around Lake Champlain and connecting waterways. [Read more…] about Replica Canal Schooner Lois McClure Being Retired, Dismantled

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Lois McClure, Maritime History, Oral History, Transportation History, Vermont

Man Charged With Building Camp in Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area

February 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Illegal camp in Johnsburg portion of the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area (DEC photo)According to a press release issued by the New York state Department of Conservation, Forest Ranger Perryman issued tickets to a Saratoga County man on charges of damaging trees, storing personal property, and erecting a structure on State land in the in Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area.

The 114,010-acre Wilderness is one of the larger wilderness areas in the Adirondack Park. It includes a mix of mountains and waters where hiking, camping, fishing and hunting are the most popular activities. [Read more…] about Man Charged With Building Camp in Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Crime and Justice, Forest Preserve, Forest Ranger Reports, Johnsburg, Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Warren County

Rangers Recover Dog’s Body at Kaaterskill Falls; Respond to Snowmobile Accidents

February 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Recover Dog’s Body at Kaaterskill Falls; Respond to Snowmobile Accidents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, Search and Rescue

16-Year-Old Killed in Snowmobile Crash

February 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

New York State PoliceOn February 4, 2022, at about 7:43 p.m., State Police responded to a report of a snowmobile crash with injuries on Goff Road in the town of Westport, Essex County, NY.

The preliminary investigation determined that a snowmobile being operated by Randy M. Dezalia, 37, of Elizabethtown, was traveling north on Goff Road when the snowmobile ski got caught in a snow bank and he lost control. The snowmobile traveled over the embankment and overturned. Both Dezalia and a passenger, Beckham A. Egglefield, 16, of Elizabethtown, were thrown from the snowmobile. [Read more…] about 16-Year-Old Killed in Snowmobile Crash

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: snowmobiling

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