Old Fort Niagara assumes a particularly festive air during the holiday season. Special activities kick off on Saturday evenings, December 9 and…
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Many reasons are offered for covering bridges such as providing shelter during inclement weather or so horses wouldn’t be afraid to cross…
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a statewide multi-agency effort to help prevent returnable container schemes – bottle…
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I’ve always loved the idea of watching the sky for shooting stars. But I’m much more likely to be up to watch…
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In 2019, for only the third time in 150 years, scientists found wild Atlantic salmon fry in the Boquet River, a tributary…
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New York Almanack delivers to you each day. We receive no public funds – we’re supported only by readers like you. If…
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The Fort Plain Museum’s annual Christmas at the Fort event will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 11 am to…
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The Mohegan-Brothertown minister Samson Occom (1723–1792) was a prominent political and religious leader of the Indigenous peoples of present-day New York and…
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Thirty-one quarries dotted the limestone belt that stretches from end-to-end along the northern third of Schoharie County, NY. Before the introduction of…