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Early Images of the Adirondacks: Science, Art, Tourism

October 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

View of Caldwell, Lake George, by William Tolman CarltonThe first Europeans to see the Adirondack landscape of Northern New York came to explore, to document important military operations and fortifications, or to create maps and scientifically accurate images of the terrain, flora, and fauna.

These early illustrations filled practical needs rather than aesthetic ones.  In 1818, the Adirondacks was still a mysterious “wild, barren tract…covered with almost impenetrable Bogs, Marshes & Ponds, and the uplands with Rocks and evergreens.” [Read more…] about Early Images of the Adirondacks: Science, Art, Tourism

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Museum, Adirondacks, Art History, Early America, Instagram, Maps, Museums-Archives-Historic Sites, Natural History, Tourism

Rangers Rescue Many Injured, Lost, Ill Hikers Over Holiday Week

July 8, 2020 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 around 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.

This past week, leading up to and including the 4th of July holiday weekend, Forest Rangers were busy.  What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of those recent missions. [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Many Injured, Lost, Ill Hikers Over Holiday Week

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Forest Ranger Reports, SAR, Search and Rescue

Adk Journal of Environmental Studies Submissions Sought

June 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Adirondack Journal of Environmental StudiesThe Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies (AJES) has announced it is now accepting submissions for Volume 24, to be published in the spring of 2021.

Articles of a broad disciplinary scope will be accepted for review, including topics in natural and social sciences, arts and humanities related to the region or more general environmental issues. [Read more…] about Adk Journal of Environmental Studies Submissions Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, AJES, environment, Environmental History, Kelly Adirondack Center

Adirondack Music and Stories on Tuesday

April 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Dave Ruch Live From The HouseFrom the earliest days of human occupation of the Adirondacks music has sustained the people of the North Country, and we’re fortunate that so much of it has been handed down for our enjoyment today. [Read more…] about Adirondack Music and Stories on Tuesday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Folklore, Music, Performing Arts

William Fox Helped Create Modern NYS Forest Rangers

March 26, 2020 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Modern Gang Saw in Tupper LakeWilliam F. Fox was born in 1840 in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, and graduated from Union College in Schenectady in 1860. He served in the Civil War as Captain, Major and then Lieutenant Colonel in the 107th New York Volunteers and later wrote a number of books on both the Civil War and forestry.

Fox’s 1902 History of the Lumber Industry in the State of New York, written under the auspicious of Gifford Pinchot, is considered among the first authoritative works on the logging industry in New York. [Read more…] about William Fox Helped Create Modern NYS Forest Rangers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, DEC, Fire Towers, Fires, Forest Rangers, Forestry, Logging, wildfires, Wildlife

An Adirondack Uranium Rush

March 9, 2020 by Lawrence P. Gooley Leave a Comment

It’s hard not to think the above title is ridiculous. Believable possibilities would be iron, feldspar, talc, or garnet. But uranium? And on top of that, a rush?

With the excitement of hopeful lottery players, folks in the past have swarmed the mountains and lowlands at word of supposed gold discoveries, or silver, or other metals, all of them precious in terms of financial value to the finder. But rushing to find radioactive materials — the stronger the better — in the Adirondacks? Really? [Read more…] about An Adirondack Uranium Rush

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Science

Stillwater Fire Tower History Book Published

March 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Stillwater Fire Tower A Centennial HistoryA new book about Stillwater Fire Tower will soon be available in local stores. Stillwater Fire Tower, A Centennial History … and Earlier (2019, Self-Published) by James Fox, recounts how it came to life as a shiny steel tower in 1919 when fire observers and forest rangers helped protect our forests from the summit. The tower closed and was partially dismantled in 1988.

Rehab of the tower began in 2009. Friends of Stillwater Fire Tower completed an authentic restoration in 2016. The location offers views of the Adirondack High Peaks and the wind turbines on Tug Hill. [Read more…] about Stillwater Fire Tower History Book Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Books, hiking, Stillwater

New Book Tackles Adirondack Lumber Cruising

March 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Timber Cruising by William J O'HernProlific Adirondack researcher and writer William J. O’Hern’s new book Adirondack Timber Cruising takes the reader on a journey through the development of timber cruising, logging, and forestry and our relationship to forests.

[Read more…] about New Book Tackles Adirondack Lumber Cruising

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Books, Logging, Photography

40 Years After An Olympic Miracle

March 1, 2020 by Devin Lander Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastThis episode of A New York Minute in History recalls the “Miracle on Ice,” when the U.S. Men’s Hockey team upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. [Read more…] about 40 Years After An Olympic Miracle

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Lake Placid, Olympics History, Podcasts, sports, Sports History, winter sports

New Warren, Wash Co Suffragists Exhibit Open

March 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Warren County Historical SocietyThe Warren County Historical Society (WCHS) has announced a new exhibit, “Warren and Washington County Suffragists: 1883-1920,” set to run through May 26, 2020. [Read more…] about New Warren, Wash Co Suffragists Exhibit Open

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Adirondacks, Suffrage Movement, Warren County, Warren County Historical Society, Washington County, Women's Suffrage

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