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Gertrude Ederle: The Queen of the Waves Hits a Speed Bump
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (835+ words) Gertrude Ederle led a long and amazing life. Born in New York City in 1905 to German immigrant parents who ran an Upper West Side butcher shop, Ederle became an Olympic swimming champion at age 19 in 1924, and in August 1926, a century…...
Stissing Mountain Multiple Use Area Archives
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (53+ words) New York Almanack Stissing Mountain Multiple Use Area Help Support The Almanack Recent New York Books We Need Your Help Now More Than Ever New York Almanack receives no public funds. It’s supported only by readers like you. Please give…...
10th Annual Adirondack Harvest Festival September 19th
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (411+ words) The 10th Annual Adirondack Harvest Festival will take place at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport, NY on Saturday, September 19th from noon until 5 pm. The Festival saw over 3,500 attendees in 2025. The event will take place rain or shine. You can read…...
Abe Lincoln's Funeral Train in the Hudson Valley
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (238+ words) Heppner will also examine the seeds of transformation that were sewn during that fateful journey from Washington to Springfield, Illinois; a transformation that elevated the slain President’s legacy far beyond what it was in life and secured for the 16th president…...
Cooperstown Farmers??? Market Celebrating 35th Year Saturday
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (655+ words) The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market will celebrate its 35th year on Saturday, August 15th. During the Market day, which runs from 9 am to 2 pm, there will be 33 local farmers and vendors, two sets of live music, kids’ activities to celebrate Honeybee Day, and…...
Stewart's Shops Feuding With Saratoga Historic Preservationists
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (573+ words) Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford is leading a controversial effort to loosen development rules in the city’s historic and architectural districts. Meanwhile a Stewart’s Shops executive is using his influence and connections to help limit the historic city’s preservation policies,…...
The Declaration of Independence as American Scripture
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (215+ words) Each year, millions of visitors flock to see the engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives building in Washington, DC where it rests on display with the United States’s other Charters of Freedom. But how did…...
Corrugated Cup Cardboard Boat Race Set for August 29th
5+ day, 41+ min ago (240+ words) Play ADK and Adirondack Lakes and Trails Outfitters (ALTO) will host the 2026 Corrugated Cup Cardboard Boat Race on Saturday, August 29, at Riverfront Park in Saranac Lake. Contestants will paddle a short, marked loop on Lake Flower and an awards ceremony…...
Newcomers: Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (361+ words) A man thought to be a Muslim from Morocco and a German barmaid fleeing poverty are hardly the images we have of America’s august founders. In Newcomers (Liveright, 2026), Alan Mikhail upends the traditional story of America’s origins through the revelatory…...
The History and Future of Saratoga Race Course
6+ day, 41+ min ago (330+ words) His presentation will give the opportunity to understand the history of the development of the race course, review recent developments, and look forward to how Saratoga needs to evolve for it to retain its iconic status in the world of…...