History, Natural History & the Arts
Lake Placid, NY, two-time host of the Olympic Games in 1932 and 1980, is preparing for the return of the longest running IRONMAN event in North America on Sunday, July 25th.
The 21st annual event is expected to include approximately 2,000 registered participants and some 10,000 spectators. [Read more…] about IRONMAN Returning to Lake Placid Sunday
View, the Center for Arts and Culture in Old Forge, has announced a watercolor show featuring artists of the Central New York Watercolor Society, on display from July 24th through September 19th, 2021. [Read more…] about Central NY Watercolor Society Show Opens In Old Forge Saturday
A July 1876 heat wave ripened Washington County garden crops early.
“Peas, summer squash and cucumbers are plenty,” The Granville Sentinel reported on July 21st. “The mercury climbs up every day into the nineties and drops only to seventy or eighty at night.” [Read more…] about July On The Farm In The 19th Century
The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation has invited Adirondack anglers to participate in its “Lead Tackle Buy Back Program” to protect Common Loons from lead poisoning. Anglers can trade in their lead sinkers and jigs this summer by bringing them to any of the eight participating retailers around the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about Adk Loon Center Offers Lead Tackle Buy-Back Program
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. 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 Forest Rangers Rescue Hikers Around The State
The May 4th, 2021, decision by the New York Court of Appeals ruled that Class II Community Connector Snowmobile Trails violated Article 14, Section 1, of the New York Constitution.
This ruling capped an eight-year legal challenge by Protect the Adirondacks against the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Park Agency (APA). In the end, eight of the twelve judges who looked at the evidence found that Class II trails were unconstitutional. [Read more…] about Suggestions In Wake of Historic Adirondack Legal Decision
It costs time and money to produce the New York Almanack – we need your support to keep our stories coming each day. We’re currently less than $50 from reaching our July fundraising goal – can you help us get over the top?
Make a contribution online at our new Rally.org page: https://rally.org/f/4LBVKo9zYjO Or, send a check to: [Read more…] about We’re Less Than $50 From Our July Goal: Can You Help?
Historic Saranac Lake has opened a new exhibit titled, “Pandemic Perspectives,” featuring twelve panels placed throughout the museum inviting visitors to explore connections between their personal experience during the current pandemic and Saranac Lake’s history as a community that welcomed people suffering from infectious disease.
[Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake Opens Exhibit ‘Pandemic Perspectives’
The Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial 2021 Auto Tour events are set for July 31st, August 6th-7th, August 14th, August 21st. The tour commemorates and celebrates the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 and recognizes and demonstrates the many ways women fought for the right to vote prior to 1920. [Read more…] about Champlain Valley Suffrage Auto Tours Set
AdkAction has announced a three-day celebration of arts and artists from July 23rd-25th. The festival will be held across Keeseville, in Clinton and Essex Counties, with several local organizations and businesses holding visual and performing arts events. [Read more…] about Keeseville Community Arts Festival July 23-25