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The Adirondacks survived two major forest fires in the early 1900s. The ’Big Burn’ of 1903 destroyed around 464,000 acres of forest and homes. Then in 1908 another fire burned approximately 600,000 acres. As devastating as these events were they helped lead to the creation of the NYS Forest Service.
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1932 Olympic Winter Games
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The first snowmobile was invented in 1922.
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Exploring your local cemetary is a great way to find out more about the history of the place you live.
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Season 2 starts off with an interview from 1973 with our founder; Harold K. Hochschild.
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Steamboats played an important role in the history of the Adirondacks.
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George Washington Sears; better known as Nessmuk, paddled the Sairy Gamp through the Adirondack wilderness in the 1880s.
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You know about Spring, winter, summer, and autumn. But, do you know about the fifth season? Black Fly Season.
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A look at vintage correspondence; letters and postcards from WWII, tourists, locals, and a famous ADK character.
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Verpalnck Colvin surveyed the Adirondacks and helped create the Adirondack Park keeping the wilderness "forever wild".
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Why did people come to the Adirondack region searching for The American Dream?
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ADKX-tra Credit shines a spotlight on another Adirondack cultural institution; The North Star Underground Railroad Museum.
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Balsam trees are one of the most popular kind of trees that ends up in people’s home every holiday season. Find out why this conifer tree is an Adirondack Favorite.
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In episode 009, we talk about wolves and their long and troubled relationship with people. You will find out the full backstory behind the supposed last wolf in the Adirondacks.
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For over hundreds of years, beaver hats were a fashion trend among men. But, in order to make those hats, people needed the fur from a beaver. At one time, the Adirondacks provided the world with many of the beaver pelts needed to make beaver hats. Find out the effects this had on the beaver population in the Adirondacks and what the hat making process involved.
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Ghost stories are a type of folklore nearly everyone enjoys. Here are a few Adiorndack stories to chill you this autumn.
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An introduction to the life and times of the Adirondack peddler.
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