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April 4, 2017

An Adirondack Cast Iron Cookstove

To My Old Cookstove Oh! My old kitchen cookstove, to time now surrendered,How well I remember the day you were new.As so...

April 4, 2017

The Trudeau Sanitorium Diet

In Rules for Recovery from Tuberculosis, published in Saranac Lake, New York, in 1915, Dr. Lawrason Brown stated that...

April 4, 2017

Letters Home Series: Civil War Era Manuscripts from the Collection

The Adirondack Museum Library owns more than 600 linear feet of manuscript material. Included in these vast holdings are...

April 4, 2017

The Transcontinental Railroad's Adirondack Connections

Like many marriages, the connection of the Union Pacific Railroad to the Central Pacific Railroad was commemorated with golden...

April 4, 2017

A Month in the Life: Lucelia Mills Clark

“Clear and pleasant and not very cold” was March 1898 according to homesteader Lucelia Mills Clark. In addition...

April 4, 2017

Mining in the Adirondacks

Most visitors to the Adirondack Park are unaware that mining was once a major industry and employer in the region, or that...

April 4, 2017

A.A. Low's Empire

The Adirondack region is a place of natural beauty and also a region of industry and invention. Many people have carved out...

April 4, 2017

Maple Syrup in the Adirondacks

Did you know that New York State is the third-largest producer of maple syrup in the world and is the second largest in the...

April 4, 2017

The Birth of Theme Parks in the Adirondacks

Spring in the Adirondack Park is a bustling time as local residents prepare for a flood of vacationers during the summer...

April 4, 2017

Advice on Eating in Camp

Enjoying a meal around a campfire is an important part of an outdoor experience. Many a camper insists that food just tastes...