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Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Blue Mountain Lake is the spot for a relaxing, family vacation. Enjoy camping, hiking, boating and a fantastic museum in this Adirondack Mountain town.
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Discover Lake George & the Adirondack Mountains
Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains offers a unique opportunity for families to explore an old-fashioned vacation in Upstate NY.
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Fall Remembered
Natures extravaganza, the display of Fall color.
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God's Gardens
The magnificent gardens of nature.
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Nature's Fall Garden
Fall color in central New York State with photographs and related links.
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Flooding of Sacandaga Valley
"They put the old valley to sleep," one worker claimed during the transformation of the Sacandaga River Valley into the Great Sacandaga Lake in the 1920s.
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Vintage Train Rides in the New York Adirondacks
Vintage railroads offer scenic excursions through the magnificent Adirondacks of Upstate New York. Train rides on historic railways are terrific family entertainment.
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Pet Friendly Hotels Burlington VT
Burlington, Vermont is a scenic New England getaway. Pet friendly hotels offer accommodations that allow dogs and cats to travel along.
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Potato Chip Legend
It is believed that George Crum's independent spirit led to the creation of the most popular snack food.
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Things to Do in Lake George, New York
Renowned as a quintessential family vacation spot, Lake George, N.Y., offers historical attractions, pristine Adirondack beauty and a bit of trademark kitsch.
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H is for Hiking
This article contains information about hiking in the Adirondacks.
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Lapland Lake Nordic 60+ Specials
One of the finest Nordic ski and snowshoeing centers in the Adirondacks, Lapland Lake makes getting outdoors easy and affordable for ages 60-plus.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Biographical notes on Robert Louis Stevenson from his Edinburgh upbringing to his death from tuberculosis in Samoa
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Take A Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise!
From the Catskill Mountain lore of Rip Van Winkle and Sleepy Hollow, to opulent turn-of-the-century mansions, a fall foliage cruise on the Hudson is memorable!
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Vermont
In his poetry, Robert Frost wrote about Vermont's nature and rugged terrain. Today hikers can experience the poetry by hiking the same trails once traveled by Frost.
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D is for Do You Showshoe?
We have also been seeing a lot of press about snowshoeing this year. So, I ask, "Do you snowshoe?"
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M is for Mars Rock Named Adirondack
We’ve always know the Adirondacks were out of this world, but now there’s proof – NASA has named a rock on Mars ‘Adirondack’ – and now everyone knows what a far-out place we are!
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N is for A Nice Walk
We decided to take a nice walk in the woods last week. From our front yard we can see two of the more popular mountains for hiking in the lower Adirondacks - Buck Mountain and Sleeping Beauty Mountain. For years we've said that we should take a hike up one or the other, and last week we decided that we would.
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W is for Wildlife Rehabilitation
Have you ever thought about what you would do if you found an injured bird or animal? Here in the North Country we often see many kinds of wildlife, so the issue of wildlife rehabilitation is an important one for us.
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Crossing Canada - Part I - Leaving Home
A travel journal as I cross Canada by train. I have put this article by using my journal notes as I wrote them. It will be in parts, of course, as there is much to tell.
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Great Picnic Points Close to NYC
NYC is a big, bad and stale apple. So this weekend, head out of the city and visit some of the towns and countryside close by.
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H is for Heleniums
The burnt orange, bright yellow and deep mahogany tones of these flowers make them high on my list of Autumn-flowering perennials. If you are open to these colours, I recommend them as something very easy to grow.
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Making It Home: An Adirondack Dining Room
Adirondack style is a Victorian solution for casual living, and excellent for easing you past bad floors and unfortunate paneling.
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N is for Not Too Far From Home
The Adirondacks are just so beautiful this time of year. Why would anyone want to venture far from home with all this beauty right here? But, if you do have a hankering to venture out, but not too far from home, here are three short trips that are great for a weekend or a 72-hour midweek get-away.
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America's First Winter Olympics
St. Louis hosted the first Olympics in the United States during the summer of 1904. In February, 1932, the little known resort of Lake Placid, New York drew the Olympic spotlight as the home of the Third Winter Olympics.
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Indoors In The Winter
Winter is the time for indoor plants.
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Invasive Species
Invasive alien plants may upset the ecological balance in their new location.
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PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS: DEVIATIONS FROM TRADITION, PART I
Although most Presidential inaugurations follow the established traditions and customs, some have deviated significantly. Some have taken place in different places, on dates other than the one designated by the Contitution, and been presided over by officials other than the Chief Justice. We will examine these variations from the norm.
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