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It was an ordinary day for Dr. David Franzi’s geotechnology class. The students were behind the former Plattsburgh Air Base taking samples of soil when one student struck something hard in some deep mud. This discovery was bones that are estimated to be about 10,000 years old. It will help give geologists, and others studying the Champlain Valley, a better idea of what things were like thousands of years ago. Read More |
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It’s been winter for months and there’s no end in sight. You chisel the frost from your window pane and stare out into the barren white wasteland. The sky is gray, the ground is white, the trees are brown and the walls are closing in on you. You’ve been stricken with cabin fever; but don’t worry, there is a cure. Read More |
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As winter approaches, outdoor activity options are limited, but most nature lovers won’t let a little ice stop them. With seasonal winter sports kicking into full gear, many winter enthusiasts will start taking to the ice while hiking, skiing or snowshoeing in the frosty Adirondack wilderness. Every season, however, there are reports of those who were less than careful and put their lives or belongings in danger. Read More | |||||||||||
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Kushaqua Hunting Club was founded in 1950s, with just a few “logging cabins" where loggers could bunk during long work weeks. These were the first cabins to be leased on the land, and soon more were built. |
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If you’re looking for a great event that friends and family will enjoy, you need not look farther than the Keene Pumpkin Festival held in Keene, New Hampshire. A wonderful mix of autumn filled with food, music, and activities, the festival hosts an annual spectacle of 29,762 pumpkins. Read More |
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There have only been a few select ski resorts in North America that have had the privilege of hosting the Olympic games, and Whiteface in Wilmington, New York, about 13 miles outside of Lake Placid, is one of them. Besides hosting the Olympics, Whiteface Mountain is also home to the highest vertical drop on the east coast, even beating out some resorts out west such as Park City, Utah. Read More | |||||||||||
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