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NYS Awards $8M in Clean Water Project Grants to Adirondack Communities

April 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Entering Adirondack Park signThe NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has awarded $638 million in grants to municipalities statewide for water infrastructure projects and Town of Indian Lake in Hamilton County was the biggest winner among Adirondack communities. [Read more…] about NYS Awards $8M in Clean Water Project Grants to Adirondack Communities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean water, Dannemora, Environmental Facilities Corporation, Essex, Essex County, Grants, Hamilton County, Indian Lake, Lake Champlain, nature, peru, Saranac River, Schroon Lake, Schroon River, Warren County, Warrensburg, water quality, Westport

Ausable River Clean-Up Set For Sept 8th

August 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ausable River Clean-Up provided by AsRAThe Ausable River Association (AsRA), in partnership with Adirondack River Rentals, has announced an Ausable River Clean-Up, set for Tuesday, September 8th in Peru, Clinton County, NY.

The clean-up is open to all community members and visitors who want to volunteer their time to help restore and protect the Ausable River. [Read more…] about Ausable River Clean-Up Set For Sept 8th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River, Ausable River Association, peru

No Helmets, Seatbelts: Teen Killed, Others Injured In UTV Crash

May 18, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYSP logoOn May 16, 2020, at approximately 4:58 pm, State Police responded to a report of an UTV crash at 659 Fuller Road in the town of Peru, Clinton County. [Read more…] about No Helmets, Seatbelts: Teen Killed, Others Injured In UTV Crash

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Clinton County, peru, State Police

The Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum

July 9, 2016 by Lawrence P. Gooley Leave a Comment

BabMus01In the northeast corner of New York State, the first weekend in June features Museum Days, during which 16 facilities in Clinton County offer free admission. We were among many who appeared as special guests on both days, offering our books for sale and visiting with attendees, which meant talking a lot about “the good old days.” From that experience, I can assure everyone that a trip to the Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum in Peru, where we spent Saturday, is a great idea from several perspectives.

As a museum, it’s a real pleasure, and for children and adults alike, it’s fun and entertaining. But it occurred to me that it’s also a priceless gift to people in their sixties or older, and to the offspring of those folks who have heard stories about childhood chores, tools of yesteryear, and appliances that preceded modern devices. [Read more…] about The Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, local farms, peru

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