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Lake Champlain

The Geology of Clinton County and History

June 18, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Map of Clinton CountyThe geology of Clinton County has shaped the county’s history in complex ways. There are five major geologic rock types in the county, each mined for its beauty and strength. You can see them in the buildings. [Read more…] about The Geology of Clinton County and History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, Alice T. Miner Museum, Architecture, Ausable Chasm, Ausable Forks, Ausable River, Bluff Point Light House, Champlain Valley, Chateaugay, Chateaugay Lake, Chazy, Chazy Lake, Churubusco, clinton correctional facility, Clinton County, Clinton County Community College, Dannemora, Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Fossils, Geology, Historic Preservation, I-87, Iron Industry, Keeseville, Lake Champlain, Lyon Mountain, Mining, peru, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Samuel de Champlain History Center, Town of Ausable, Transportation History

Founding Director of Champlain Area Trails Retiring

June 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Chris Maron, executive director of CATS, hikes North Boquet Mountain by Mike LynchChris Maron, the founding Executive Director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), announced he will retire in December 2024 after 14 years. Under Maron’s leadership, CATS became an accredited land trust that developed miles of trails, protected land, publicized local hiking opportunities, and enabled thousands of people to connect with nature in New York’s Champlain Valley. [Read more…] about Founding Director of Champlain Area Trails Retiring

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Boquet River Nature Preserve, Champlain Area Trails, Champlain Valley, Lake Champlain, Lewis, Nature Conservancy, Split Rock Wildway, West Champlain Hills, Westport, Willsboro

Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle Interview

June 16, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle discusses the Fort’s plans this season, which includes interpreting 1760 at Ticonderoga and see how British soldiers and American provincials ensured military dominance on Lake Champlain and deep into the heart of French Canada. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle Interview

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Essex County, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, French History, Lake Champlain, Military History, New France, Podcasts, Seven Years War, Ticonderoga

The Battle of Valcour Island Memorial: A Short History

June 8, 2023 by Helen Allen Nerska Leave a Comment

Ruth Alice Ladue and John Clay Agnew unveil the monument on Oct 11 1928Each year since 1895, the Saranac Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution commemorate the October 11th, 1776, Battle of Valcour. Each year’s event features a speaker and a ceremonial reverence given to honor the patriots who fought in the first naval battle of the American Revolution at Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. [Read more…] about The Battle of Valcour Island Memorial: A Short History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Monuments, Naval History, peru, Valcour Island

New York State Invests $10 Million in Ticonderoga Downtown Revitalization

June 1, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

ticonderoga nyAwarded a $10 million grant in January, 2023 to revitalize its downtown, Ticonderoga in Essex County, NY, has launched the public planning process that will determine how best – and most strategically – to use the new funds. Ticonderoga is a historic community which lies between Lake George and Lake Champlain and is home to Fort Ticonderoga. [Read more…] about New York State Invests $10 Million in Ticonderoga Downtown Revitalization

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, development, Economic Development, Essex County, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, Lake George, NYS Department of State, Ticonderoga

Lake Champlain Basin Program Launches Meet the Scientist Video Series

May 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

meet the scientistThe Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), working with Peregrine Productions, has launched Meet the Scientist, a new video series that spotlights scientists who are working to better understand the water quality, ecology, and history of Lake Champlain and its watershed. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Basin Program Launches Meet the Scientist Video Series

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, nature

New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

May 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seneca Ray Stoddard An Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack LegendThe new book Seneca Ray Stoddard; and Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack Legend (Warren County Historical Society, 2023) by Daniel Way, MD is a complete biography of Seneca Ray Stoddard, including unique photographs and a virtual tour of Stoddard’s house, which no longer exists. [Read more…] about New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Environmental History, Essex County, Geography, Glens Falls, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Maps, Photography, Saratoga County, Schroon Lake, Stoddard, Warren County, Warren County Historical Society, Wilton

Lake Champlain Basin Artist-in-Residence Program Planned

May 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Paul Smith’s College professor Dr. Curt Stager collects a core sample from Lake ChamplainThe Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has been awarded a $40,000 grant to support an interpretive music project that celebrates regional biodiversity and human diversity while engaging American and Canadian audiences in a shared artistic experience of the Champlain Basin. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Basin Artist-in-Residence Program Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Lake Champlain, Music

New Field Guides to Adirondack Invasive Species

April 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

invasive species guidesTwo organizations that work to protect Adirondack lands and waters from environmental and economic harm caused by invasive species —The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) — have released a pair of free complementary guides on invasive species in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about New Field Guides to Adirondack Invasive Species

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Adirondacks, Great Lakes, Hudson River, Invasive Species, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Lake George, Schroon Lake, St. Lawrence River

1973 Clinton County Missing Child Case Still Under Investigation

April 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Linda Lee St Germain in circa 1973 and in an age-progression photo at age 57 (circa 2017)On February 13, 1973, around 6:20 pm, New York State Police responded to Lake Edge Motel located on State Route 9, in the town of Peru, Clinton County, NY, for a missing child. State Police are still investigating this missing person, who was at the time a 12-year-old Linda Lee St. Germaine, born June 10, 1960. [Read more…] about 1973 Clinton County Missing Child Case Still Under Investigation

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Clinton County, Crime and Justice, ice, Lake Champlain, peru, State Police

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