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Nocturnal Nature: Skunks On A Night Hike

February 25, 2021 by Tom Kalinowski Leave a Comment

Hiking Thomas Mountain in Bolton Landing at nightWith plenty of snow on the ground and a full moon on Saturday, this weekend promises to be one of those occasions when enough natural light will exist to venture outside and explore the nocturnal side of nature.

Taking a night time stroll can be quite exciting, especially during the latter part of February, as this is the time of year when the yelps and howls of the coyote, that signals the onset of its mating season, can often be heard. Likewise, both the red and gray fox will soon be entering their breeding periods, and their vocalizations may also break the stillness of the night.

[Read more…] about Nocturnal Nature: Skunks On A Night Hike

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: hiking, nature, small mammals, Wildlife, winter

1757 French Raid on Fort William Henry: Virtual Living History Event

February 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

60 Leagues on Snowshoes at Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga will host a Virtual Living History Event set for on February 27th, highlighting French Regulars and Canadians assembling at Fort Carillon (later named Ticonderoga), preparing to march across frozen Lake George to surprise the British in 1757 at Fort William Henry. [Read more…] about 1757 French Raid on Fort William Henry: Virtual Living History Event

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

Forest Rangers Respond to Truck on Snowmobile Trail, Overdue Snowshoers

February 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew 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 Respond to Truck on Snowmobile Trail, Overdue Snowshoers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, SAR, Search and Rescue, snowmobiling, snowshoeing

A Trip to John Brown’s Farm Near Lake Placid

February 23, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

John Brown statueA few weeks ago, on a snowy and cold Sunday, I decided to take a trip to a place in North Elba that I have been meaning to visit since I first moved to Lake Placid – John Brown Farm, the last home of the nineteenth century abolitionist. [Read more…] about A Trip to John Brown’s Farm Near Lake Placid

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: John Brown, John Brown SHS, Lake Placid, Lake Placid Land Conservancy

Adirondack Stories Focus of Free Teacher’s Guide, Resources

February 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

OurStoryBridgeThe Keene Valley Library has added a teacher’s guide to the “Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are” and “OurStoryBridge: Connecting the Past and the Present” websites.

The guide is designed for teachers in the Adirondacks, New York State, and across the United States. [Read more…] about Adirondack Stories Focus of Free Teacher’s Guide, Resources

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Education, Keene Valley, Oral History, Social Studies

Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home

February 20, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

TOS_BobcatThere comes a time in every mammal mother’s life when her young leave. For some, this comes in a matter of weeks, for others it might be years. As I follow bobcat tracks through snow on a mid-winter day, dispersal is on my mind. My 18-year-old son is preparing to fledge, and I ponder this transition as I track the cat through a tangle of wetland shrubs. Is this lone cat one of the kittens I watched play not far from here last summer? Is it, like my son, on its way to new horizons, to set down its mark, and fill its belly with the meat of the world? [Read more…] about Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: nature, Wildlife, winter

Lake Placid Film Festival Offers Free Featured Filmmaker Series

February 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

lake placid film festivalLake Placid Film Festival is set to continue it’s Winter Featured Filmmaker Series with six films featuring drama, comedy, horror and animation. [Read more…] about Lake Placid Film Festival Offers Free Featured Filmmaker Series

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: Lake Placid Film Festival

New Strategy Focuses On Attracting New Adirondack Residents

February 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

strategy for the adirondack parkThe Northern Forest Center has released a new strategy outlining how Adirondack communities can arrest demographic and economic decline by attracting new residents. With an aging population, many Adirondack communities are struggling to maintain strong schools, a robust workforce, and vital civic institutions. [Read more…] about New Strategy Focuses On Attracting New Adirondack Residents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: development, Economic Development, Northern Forest Center

Poetry: Little Boy Lost

February 20, 2021 by Edward Zahniser 1 Comment

Little Boy Lost

I asked him “What are you afraid of?”
“Dunno,” he said, “something.” So I said
“Well, you’re in the right world!” — in case
he’d reincarnated from another realm, like
old Buddhists exit meditation with strange
looks on their faces, glints in their eyes —
“because this world is so replete with some-
things, you can spend many lives and loves
ricocheting from one something to another
something, until somethings seem to have
an n minus one relation to other somethings,
implying endless fears if you’re fearful, but
if not, I suggest you downplay reincarnation.
Instead, stop and smell the flowers, maybe
start with carnations then follow your nose
— like the girl whose seasonal walks forever
returned her home, nose dusted with pollen.”

Read More Poems From the New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: art, Poetry

Comments Sought On Expanding Hinckley Day Use Area

February 19, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hinckley Day Use Area map courtesy Adirondack AtlasThe Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan conformance for proposed amendments to the Hinckley Day Use Area Unit Management Plan (UMP). [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Expanding Hinckley Day Use Area

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, camping, DEC, hiking, Hinckley

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