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Arto Monaco’s Valcour, Plattsburgh Battle Dioramas Being Conserved

January 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Battle of Valcour diorama created by Arto Monaco The Clinton County Historical Association has announce it has received a Conservation Treatment Grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network for the conservation of a diorama created by Adirondack artist and theme park creator Arto Monaco (1913-2003).

The diorama was a gift from the Plattsburgh Rotary who commissioned the work for the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration. It’s been moved to several locations over the years, resting finally within the CCHA Museum at 98 Ohio Avenue on the Old Base Museum Campus in Plattsburgh, NY. [Read more…] about Arto Monaco’s Valcour, Plattsburgh Battle Dioramas Being Conserved

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Plattsburgh, Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County Historical Association, Greater Hudson Heritage Network, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh

Aaron Burr, Marcus Garvey, Lady Bird Johnson & More (Historians Podcast)

July 30, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis highlights edition of The Historians Podcast has excerpts from a dozen shows that were posted this year. Topics include the battle of Valcour, black separatist Marcus Garvey, Lady Bird Johnson, women’s suffrage, time travel, the history of deceit and more. [Read more…] about Aaron Burr, Marcus Garvey, Lady Bird Johnson & More (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Battle of Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Podcasts, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Lake Champlain Bluff Point Lighthouse Tour August 8th

July 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluff Point Lighthouse courtesy Wikimedia user MwannerThe Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) will host a tour of the historic Bluff Point Lighthouse on Valcour Island on Lake Champlain on Sunday, August 8th. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Bluff Point Lighthouse Tour August 8th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County Historical Association, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh

Summer Sundays at Champlain’s Bluff Point Lighthouse

June 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluff Point Lighthouse courtesy Wikimedia user MwannerThe Clinton County Historical Association has announced “Sunday on Valcour Island,” an event featuring tours of the historic Bluff Point Lighthouse on Lake Champlain with additional historic island farm tours, set for Sunday, July 11th. [Read more…] about Summer Sundays at Champlain’s Bluff Point Lighthouse

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Battle of Valcour Bay, Clinton County Historical Association, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh

Jack Kelly Talks About His New Book On Battle of Valcour Island

May 14, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Jack Kelly discusses his new book Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty (St. Martins Press, 2021).  Rebel forces were led by Benedict Arnold in this key naval battle with Great Britain around Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in Northern New York. [Read more…] about Jack Kelly Talks About His New Book On Battle of Valcour Island

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Valcour Bay, Benedict Arnold, Books, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Podcasts

Saranac River Restoration Efforts Underway at Former Gas Plant

April 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

river being protected while coal tar is being removed from sediment by Mary Jo CranceA former manufactured gas plant (MGP) was located on an approximately 11-acre area in Plattsburgh near the Saranac River from 1896 to 1960. The coal tar by-product of the manufacturing process was pumped into an on-site unlined lagoon for storage.

It was later discovered that the coal tar by-product seeped out of the unlined lagoon into bedrock and the nearby Saranac River. [Read more…] about Saranac River Restoration Efforts Underway at Former Gas Plant

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: DEC, energy, Environmental History, Plattsburgh, pollution, Saranac River

Patriot Then Traitor: Saratoga County’s Joe Bettys

April 5, 2021 by Guest Contributor 4 Comments

The Capture of Joe Bettys from United States Magazine, 1857 page 569On April Fool’s Day, April 1st, 1782, Joe Bettys was hanged. It was, as was the custom, a public spectacle in Albany where the notorious traitor had been taken for his trial and sentencing.

On the scaffold, just after a noose was tied around his neck, he jumped to his death, thereby depriving his executioners from carrying out his sentence. [Read more…] about Patriot Then Traitor: Saratoga County’s Joe Bettys

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Ballston Spa, Battle of Valcour Bay, Crime and Justice, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Plattsburgh, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center

Valcour Island: Keeping The Cause of Liberty Alive

March 31, 2021 by Jack Kelly 2 Comments

Valcour The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of LibertyThe summer of 1776 was among the most perilous periods of the Revolutionary War, and almost all the action took place in New York. The young nation tottered on the edge of destruction that summer.

With an army of 20,000 men, George Washington could not hold New York City against an enemy force twice as large. The British drove him out of the city and across New Jersey into Pennsylvania. By December, he had 3,000 men left and was admitting to his brother, “I think the game is pretty near up.” [Read more…] about Valcour Island: Keeping The Cause of Liberty Alive

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Battle of Plattsburgh, Battle of Valcour Bay, Books, Horatio Gates, Lake Champlain, Maritime History, Military History, Philip Schuyler, Plattsburgh, Valcour Island

DEC Plans To Shore-Up Saranac River’s Imperial Mills Dam

July 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Imperial DamNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the release of final plans for the Imperial Mills Dam on the Saranac River in Plattsburgh.

The plan shores-up the dam to bring it into compliance with dam safety regulations and adds a carry for paddlers and a fish ladder to provide for passage of landlocked Atlantic salmon. There have been calls to remove the dam entirely, including by Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the City of Plattsburgh and return the river to a more natural state and reduce the threat of flooding in the city.  DEC’s announcement said they met with Clinton County officials before finalizing the plan. [Read more…] about DEC Plans To Shore-Up Saranac River’s Imperial Mills Dam

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Dams, DEC, development, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Industrial History, nature, Plattsburgh, Salmon, Saranac River, Wildlife

Champy: A Legendary Lake Monster As History

May 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastA New York Minute In History is offering the first episode of a special series on folklore.

In this initial journey of the “Legends and Lore of The Empire State” series, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts explore the legend behind a storied lake monster in Northern New York. [Read more…] about Champy: A Legendary Lake Monster As History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Folklore, Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, Podcasts, sturgeon

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