New York pine barrens are unique woodland communities made up of pitch pine, scrub oak, and grassy areas. Blueberries and ferns blanket the ground. Dozens of threatened or endangered creatures prefer this vegetation, making this rare community their home. [Read more…] about Exploring Rare New York Pine Barrens
Town of Ausable
Rangers Rescue Barefoot Man in Gunks, High Peaks Hikers, Fight Wildfire
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State locating and extracting lost, injured or distressed people and policing state lands.
This report of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers was prepared by DEC: [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Barefoot Man in Gunks, High Peaks Hikers, Fight Wildfire
The Adirondack Northway’s Ambiguous Legacy
The Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) made Lake George more accessible than any other resort area in the Northeast. So, it’s appropriate that the birth of the modern interstate highway system can be traced to Lake George; specifically, to the 46th Annual National Governor’s Conference, held July 11 to 13, 1954, at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing.
To be precise, the Conference was the site not so much of the birth of the interstate highway system, but of the announcement of its birth. [Read more…] about The Adirondack Northway’s Ambiguous Legacy
New Keeseville Waterfront Park Opens June 4th
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) and the Town of Ausable, New York will hold a ribbon cutting and opening of the new Keeseville Waterfront Park on Ausable Street at 10 am on June 4th.
Following years of planning, preparation, fundraising, and construction, AARCH is gifting the Keeseville Waterfront Park to the Town of Ausable for public use. The Park sits on the Ausable River site of the former Prescott Rolling and Slitting Mill (also known as the Red Mill), once a centerpiece of the community’s iron industry. It had been vacant for years prior to AARCH’s acquisition of the site in 2018. [Read more…] about New Keeseville Waterfront Park Opens June 4th
Clinton County Historical Association’s North Country Notes
Diving into Clinton County Historical Association’s North Country Notes is history buff’s paradise. The Historical Association (CCHA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1945 and funded and staffed by members of the community. We can speculate as to why the date of CCHA’s founding may be significant. [Read more…] about Clinton County Historical Association’s North Country Notes
Adirondack Architectural Heritage Rural Revitalization Grants Announced
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) has announced the recipients of our Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program (ARRP) grants. A total of $680,734 will fund 11 projects in eight of New York’s Adirondack/North Country counties. [Read more…] about Adirondack Architectural Heritage Rural Revitalization Grants Announced
3 Red-Throated Loons Rescued In The Adirondacks
In the late afternoon of Sunday, December 3rd, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation received a report of a Red-throated Loon who was found grounded at Exit 38 on I-87 (the Adirondack Northway).
It was followed almost immediately after by a report of a second Red-throated Loon who had landed on a road in Ausable. Then a third bird was found midday on Monday on Spruce Hill in Keene, NY. [Read more…] about 3 Red-Throated Loons Rescued In The Adirondacks
The Geology of Clinton County and History
The 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
Clinton County’s Irish Immigrant Legacy
Many people from Clinton County, NY have ancestors from Ireland or Canada. In the 1850 census, in the Town of Ausable, one in four people were born in Canada or Ireland. In the Town of Clinton, every other person would have been born in Canada or Ireland. In the whole of Clinton County in 1850, only half could claim to be born in New York, as was the case for the Town of Black Brook. [Read more…] about Clinton County’s Irish Immigrant Legacy