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Adirondack Journal

Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games

Lake Placid has had the privilege of hosting two Winter Olympic games, first in 1932 and again in 1980. While games in the...
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Adirondack Theaters

It is always special to see movies in the theater. Getting out of the house! Seeing your favorite actor on the big screen!...
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The Hudson River Whitewater Derby

Spring in the Adirondacks brings melting snow and rain, causing rivers to swell and rush through the mountains, providing...
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Adirondack Faces

Photographer Mathias T. Oppersdorff had a knack for capturing the personality of his subjects. In the book Adirondack...
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Fire Towers

Have you ever hiked an Adirondack mountain with a fire tower? Were you able to climb up to enjoy the view? Do you know about...
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Hunting in the Adirondacks

The Buck Lake Club Cabin is one of the Adirondack Museum’s largest artifacts. Once “deer camp” to the extended...
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Bread in the Adirondacks

Bread is not unique to the Adirondacks, but the traditions surrounding this food have played an important role in Adirondack...
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Adirondack Spring Water

The Adirondack Mountains have long been treasured for the healing properties of clean air, beautiful scenery, and sparkling...
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Lumber Camp Cook

Rita Poirier Chaisson was born in 1914 on Canada’s Gaspe Penninsula. In 1924, her father Paul Poirier, a lumberjack,...
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Corn

In 1916, the New York Commissioner of Agriculture reported that Essex County is “by far the most broken and mountainous...
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