History, Natural History & the Arts
The Whallonsburg Grange will continue their Fall Lyceum Series with “Using Maps to Navigate Space and Place on Lake Champlain” on Tuesday, October 5th.
In this program Ryan Mitchell will explore how maps created with a range of technologies have been used to tell the stories of our relationship with Lake Champlain since its earliest exploration. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Maps Topic of Whallonsburg Grange Talk
Whallonsburg Grange Hall in Essex County, NY will begin their Fall Lyceum Series with “Navigating the Adirondack Autumn Skies and Other Astronomical Musings” on Tuesday, September 28th. [Read more…] about An Astronomy and Space Science Presentation Sept 28th in Essex Co
The Whallonsburg Grange in Essex, NY, has announced a series of weekly lectures in February and March via Zoom. The five Entangled Stories lectures take place on Tuesdays at 7 pm and focus on often hidden connections in nature, art, history, culture, and society. [Read more…] about Virtual Lyceum Series ‘Entangled Stories’
The next program of the Champlain Valley Film Series is a conversation on the film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Saturday, January 30th. [Read more…] about ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Virtual Discussion Saturday
The Champlain Valley Film Series has announced the Home Together Winter Film Series, featuring five movies that can be watched from home, followed by a discussion about the film by a special guest. [Read more…] about A Film Discussion Series From The Comfort Of Home
The Whallonsburg Grange Hall in Essex, NY, has announced its annual Holiday Market has been set for Saturday, December 5th. The Market features handmade gifts and decorations, and hot meals served by Farmstead Catering, and other local foods. [Read more…] about Whallonsburg Grange Holiday Market December 5th
Climate change is happening. Ice on Adirondack lakes has been forming later and melting earlier. The main basin of Lake Champlain failed to freeze completely only three times during the 19th century, but now it is ice-free more often than not.
Wildlife is responding to earlier springs, from migrating salamanders to robins. Local weather stations show that rainstorms are becoming stronger. [Read more…] about Curt Stager On Adirondack Climate Change: A Virtual Program
The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is set to continue their Fall Lyceum Series on Monday, October 19th, with a virtual lecture with Elizabeth Lee, local educator and Grange board member, and SUNY Plattsburgh professor Danielle Garneau, who will present the latest research on the impact of microplastics released into Lake Champlain by water treatment plants in Vermont and New York. [Read more…] about Microplastics in Lake Champlain Virtual Lecture
The Preservation League of New York State, as part of a four-state coalition, has announced targeted grants to projects in the communities of Whallonsburg, Saranac Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, and Oneida. [Read more…] about Northeast Heritage Economy Grants Awarded
The Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum is set to continue their spring series “Hidden in Plain Sight” with the presentation “Port Henry: Hollywood of the East” on Tuesday, March 10th. [Read more…] about Port Henry: Hollywood of the East