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The costume worn by Madame Sembrich as “Queen of the Night” in the Metropolitan Opera’s first production of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ will be fully restored by one of the nation’s leading textile conservators, thanks in part to a ... Read More

Lands above Northwest Bay acquired by Stephen and Mary Loines between 1898 and 1908 – in part to protect them from the same destructive forces that threatened the Adirondacks – and which were sold to private landowners over the ensuing decades, ... Read More

Lake George’s drive to honor the many who died at the smallpox hospital at Fort George in the first years of the American Revolution has gained new momentum. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has asked U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to endorse ... Read More

The construction of Lake George Village’s first waterfront condominium complex is expected to start in September, on the site where King Neptune’s Pub now stands. According to property owners Sean and Melissa Quirk, the complex, to be known as ... Read More

What does Glens Falls mean to Elizabeth Miller and her son Ben? That’s not a difficult question to answer. Stroll down Park Street, a once-marginal block which, thanks to their investments – financial and otherwise – has become a keystone ... Read More

What causes Harmful Algal Blooms, why they occur with increasing frequency and why some produce toxins and others don’t: these are the questions driving the Jefferson Project this year. “A couple of questions have yet to be addressed, but ... Read More

Sometime in mid-March, I heard the first redwing blackbird of the year, vocalizing from somewhere in a grove of pines and hardwoods that borders our property. Spring has countless ways of reminding us that summer is on its way. For most of us, the ... Read More

Frances Perkins, the godmother of modern America’s social safety net, could be among the first women in 125 years to be nominated for a place on the New York State Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase. (Governor Kathy Hochul recently told the New ... Read More

If New York is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 85% before 2050, as required by state law, it must reduce food loss and waste by almost as much. Methane from food rotting in landfills, gasses from waste incineration and carbon from trucks ... Read More

In the years since the Lake George Park Commission started its mandatory boat inspection program in 2014, not one of the scores of aquatic invasive species dwelling in other New York lakes and rivers  – round goby, quagga mussel and ... Read More