As the sun set over Lake Champlain on an unusually warm March evening in Plattsburgh, no sign of distress was apparent. Rough waves crashed against the dock at the Plattsburgh Landing while chunks of ice slowly melt in hypothermia-inducing water. The real problem, however, lay underneath the waters.  Read More

Lions and tigers and bears, Oh my! Well, maybe not. Yet if you subtract those other animals, and add deer, raccoons, and squirrels in their place, then you have the Massena (NY) Nature Center. 
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To the casual observer, Crab Island is just another forested chunk of limestone dotting the surface of Lake Champlain.  A mere speck compared to its neighbor, Valcour, it is as unassuming as a leaf on a tree or a feather on a duck.  But Crab Island has a story of its own to tell.  It has witnessed the carnage of battle.  It has been subjected to the impositions of man and throughout the years has been built upon, farmed upon, lived upon, and died upon.  Crab Island’s role has been a staple in the history of Plattsburgh ever since man set foot upon its ancient shores.  Read More