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Lake Placid Olympic Museum receives award for new exhibit
The Lake Placid Olympic Museum will receive an award from the International Sports Heritage Association
Tales of the Adirondacks, past and present: Our 21st century library
Bill Reed, in Keene, shares how the community needed to raise $1.5 million for necessary upgrades to the town library
Growing number of Adirondack towns pass battery storage moratoriums
Violet Martin compiles a list of 50 Adirondack North Country communities which have pressed pause on battery energy storage systems
Adirondack Stories: Alvah Dunning
Alvah "Snake Eye" Dunning was a skilled hunter and guide in the 1800s, boasting his first moose kill at the age of 11
Filmmakers who captured viral ‘Champ’ footage to appoint panel for full analysis
The local filmmakers who captured a large, submerged entity in Lake Champlain are asking for professionals to verify the video
Judge strikes down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act
The law would allow the state to charge the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies $3 billion annually over the next 25 years to pay for climate damages
The Wild Center commits to net zero emissions, a first of its kind
The Wild Center and the Global Network for Zero have taken a historic step toward the museum's decarbonization.
Cashman calls on Congress to address US-Canada tensions
Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman said escalating tariffs are having consequences for New York businesses and communities
Theodore Roosevelt’s birding journal
Theodore Roosevelt's birding journal reveals a need for conservation today.
Howitzer testing applicant: Project ‘immune’ to state regulation, APA Act
APA lawyer alleges attempts to ‘undermine the legitimacy’ of agency hearing by applicant.
How milkweed tussock moths evade predators
Milkweed tussock moths begin as black, white and orange-haired caterpillars, with barbed defenses to protect against predators