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Digging Deeper: Habitat Gardens in the Catskills

July 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mountain Top ArboretumThe Mountain Top Arboretum in Greene County, NY, will present “Digging Deeper: Habitat Gardens in the Catskills,” an outdoor event at the Arboretum on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 4 pm. [Read more…] about Digging Deeper: Habitat Gardens in the Catskills

Filed Under: Events, Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Mountain Top Arboretum

The Story of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream

July 27, 2023 by Rebecca Rector 2 Comments

Rueben and Rose Mattus (courtesy Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream company)Many people have heard of and enjoyed Haagen-Dazs ice cream, but the story of its beginning is equally cool. A headline in JGirls+ Magazine from 2022 says it all: “Haagen-Dazs: A Jewish Story of Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and Ice Cream.”  The story began with Reuben Mattus (originally Nifka Matus), born in Grodna, Poland in 1913 who arrived in New York City in 1921 with his widowed mother and older sister. [Read more…] about The Story of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream

Filed Under: Food, History, New York City Tagged With: Brooklyn, Culinary History, Diary Industry, Immigration, Jewish History, New York City, The Bronx

Wiltwyck Quilters Guild Demonstration in Kingston

July 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2019 Matthewis Persen House MuseumThe Wiltwyck Quilters Guild will present a craft demonstration and display at the Matthewis Persen House in Kingston, Ulster County, NY on Saturday, July 29th. [Read more…] about Wiltwyck Quilters Guild Demonstration in Kingston

Filed Under: Arts, Events, Food, History Tagged With: Matthewis Persen House Museum, Wiltwyck Quilters Guild

Adirondack Garden Club Gets Grant for Essex Quarry Nature Preserve

July 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Essex Quarry Nature Preserve (Tim Rowland photo)The Adirondack Garden Club (AGC) has been awarded a $3,000 Partners for Plants (P4P) grant from the Garden Club of America’s Civic Improvement Committee for 2023, followed by the opportunity for an additional $3,000 in 2024 and 2025. P4P grants facilitate hands-on projects between local Garden Club of America clubs and land managers on federal, state, local, and other significant public lands, and involve collaboration with a horticultural expert. [Read more…] about Adirondack Garden Club Gets Grant for Essex Quarry Nature Preserve

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Garden Club, Champlain Area Trails, Essex Quarry Nature Preserve, Garden Club of America, gardening, Invasive Species, Native Plants, wildflowers

Altona Flat Rock: Fires, Berries and Concrete

July 9, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Sandstone pavement barrens at Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens part of Altona Flat Rock (phot by Gregory J Edinger, courtesy New York Natural Heritage Program)Altona Flat Rock is a large area of discontinuous bare sandstone pine barrens that stretches along the Champlain Valley into Quebec. Gazing at the rock formations, visitors to the area can easily imagine the long-forgotten retreat of glacial ice from the Champlain Valley. The area is home to the rare ecosystem of jack pine barrens.

Locals recall wildfires on Altona Flat Rock with anxiety, but the jack pines require fire. The heat of fire opens the pitched covered cones allowing the barren to reproduce. Fire on Altona Flat Rock is a curse and a blessing. [Read more…] about Altona Flat Rock: Fires, Berries and Concrete

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, History Tagged With: Agricultural History, Altona, Altona Flat Rock, Chazy, Clinton County, Flat Rock State Forest, Fruit, Geology, Immigration, Labor History, Native Plants, Pine Barrens, wildfires, William H. Miner Research Institute

Silver Bay YMCA Launches Takeout Menu for Lake George Boaters

July 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

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Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George is launching a takeout menu for boaters. Bites at the Bay is a new restaurant-style take out service that allows boaters to place their order online and pick up at the guest dock; outermost north dock in the bay. [Read more…] about Silver Bay YMCA Launches Takeout Menu for Lake George Boaters

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, Recreation Tagged With: boating, Lake George, Silver Bay YMCA

Beers, Bikes and Barges: A Erie Canal Cycling Series

July 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

BBB–SyracuseThe Erie Canal Museum has announced a collaboration with cultural sites and breweries across the state.  “Beers, Bikes, and Barges”  is a summer-long cycling series along the historic Erie Canal. This series showcases the rich history of the Erie Canal, the Empire State Trail, and the breweries found throughout New York State. [Read more…] about Beers, Bikes and Barges: A Erie Canal Cycling Series

Filed Under: Events, Food, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canal Museum

Glens Falls’ Folklife Center 30th Anniversary Festival

July 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Forklife 30th AnniversaryThe Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, Warren County, NY is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a free event in City Park outside the library on Tuesday, July 25th, 10 am to 5 pm. Over 50 folk artists are expected to fill the park demonstrating their crafts and traditions. [Read more…] about Glens Falls’ Folklife Center 30th Anniversary Festival

Filed Under: Arts, Events, Food, History Tagged With: Crandall Public Library

Warren County Garden Tour & Plants for Problem Places

July 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Plants for Problem PlacesWarrensburgh Beautification will present a summer garden tour and presentation on Saturday, July 8th from 10 am until 3 pm.

[Read more…] about Warren County Garden Tour & Plants for Problem Places

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food, Nature Tagged With: Warrensburgh Beautification

How Are The Bees Doing?

June 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

beekeeperThe Southampton Historical Museum is hosting “How are the Bees Doing?,” a program with Deborah Klughers of Bonac Bees, set for Thursday, June 29th. [Read more…] about How Are The Bees Doing?

Filed Under: Events, Food, Nature, New York City Tagged With: Eastern Apicultural Society, Southampton Historical Museum

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