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Archive for 'National History'

Au Sable Forks Historic District now on the National Register

Residential, commercial, municipal owners in the district now eligible for tax credits, funding Click here for the Sum Community News story 

Governor directs state flags to half-staff in honor civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson

Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff Across New York State Tomorrow, February 18, and on the Day of Reverend Jackson’s Funeral Service Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and public service legacy of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away on Tuesday, February 17 […]

Thousands of Vermonters could lose food assistance as new work requirements take effect next month

Click here for the vtdigger story 

Lake Champlain fully freezes for the first time in 7 years

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Elana Meyers Taylor wins gold in monobob, Humphries takes bronze

Both women are in their 40s Click here for the NCPR story 

21 year-old hiker from New Jersey dies after losing the trail near Mt. Marcy summit

Click here for the NCPR story 

From the Adirondacks to the Alps: NPR’s Brian Mann reports on North Country Olympians in Milan

Veteran NPR reporter with updates on local athletes competing in luge, bobsled, ski jumping, and more Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

History on parade: Adirondackers stand against eugenics at 1916 Winter Carnival

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

‘On our own’: Vermont is getting less help from the feds to keep elections secure

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Vermont-trained cross-country star Jessie Diggins claims bronze, medaling in third straight Olympics

Click here for the Vermont Public story 

Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s 2nd Olympic silver medal traces to Vermont roots

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Part 2: The longest log slide in the Adirondacks

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS MEDICAL AID IN DYING ACT INTO NEW YORK STATE LAW

Governor Hochul states that the bill’s guardrails will ensure integrity of patient decision and preparedness of medical institutions, February 6, 2026 – Governor Hochul today signed legislation S.138/A.136 that will allow medical aid in dying to be available to terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. This historic bill signing comes […]

Empire State Winter Games and winter carnivals in the Adirondacks

Many, many family activities this weekend.  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

From widow to pioneer physician: The life of Plattsburgh native Dr. Charlotte Norton

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Herb Brooks statue to be unveiled in Lake Placid on Jan. 31

The statue of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks will be unveiled Saturday in the Lake Placid Olympic Center Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism shares results of 2025 tourism impact survey

LAKE PLACID, NY (January 28, 2026) – The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism has compiled and released the results of its fourth annual tourism impact survey, conducted in late 2025. The survey gathered feedback from residents and business owners in Essex and Hamilton counties, as well as the villages of Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, […]

North Country At Work: Piloting ships through the St. Lawrence Seaway and around the world

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DiNapoli: Federal actions threaten New York’s farms and food production

Albany, NYS News Release of Jan. 27, 2026 – New York farmers are under increasing economic and financial pressure because of federal policy changes, including higher tariffs, cuts to certain agricultural programs, and stricter immigration enforcement policies, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. These challenges could diminish […]

Historical Association February Event Schedule

February 20 presentation features Peru history February 10, 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh.  Profiles from Portraits – stories of the remarkable soldiers who were stationed at the Plattsburgh Reservation between 1890 and 1920 as revealed through the portrait collection at the Clinton County Historical Association with military historian Thaddeus Booth […]

Construction underway for new $1.7 Billion Public Health Laboratory

Wadsworth Center Has Grown Into the Largest and Most Diverse State Public Health Laboratory in the Nation, Protecting the Health of New Yorkers and Communities Far Beyond State’s Borders Albany, NYS News Release of 1/26/26 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced construction is officially underway for the planned $1.7 billion state-of-the-art public health laboratory that […]

Vermont USCIS employees tapped to help ICE enforcement in Minnesota

The workers, who typically process applications and check for immigration fraud, have not performed ICE enforcement work before, a USCIS employee said. Click here for the VTDigger story 

After 20 years, a Keene housing project is giving local workers a long-term home

This is an OUTSTANDING in-depth story  Click here for he NCPR story 

GALLERY: Holograms take the ice to Run Back the Miracle in Lake Placid

“Run Back the Miracle” invited fans of Olympic hockey to relive the 1980 Miracle on Ice when the U.S. beat the Soviet Union in Lake Placid Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Plattsburgh celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with speeches, songs

Click here for the WCAX  News story