Best Lake Champlain Podcasts (2024)

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6/17/24: The barges laying electric cable in Lake Champlain 8:56

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(Jun 17, 2024) Look out on Lake Champlain this summer and you'll see a set of large barges at work. They're laying 97-miles of electric transmission cables for the Champlain Hudson Power Express to New York City. How they do it, and criticisms of the project. Also: The popular Longway's diner near Watertown suffered major damage in a fire over the …

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Lake Champlain transmission lines, NoCo primaries, Glens Falls kids photo club 29:52

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(Jun 17, 2024) A set of large barges will lay a 97-mile portion of the Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line along the bottom of Lake Champlain this summer. Zachary Matson with the Adirondack Explorer says once it's finished, it'll effectively act as an extension cord from Quebec hydropower to New York City; early voting started on Satur…

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Farmland solar grants, ADK Museum conservator, Tri-Lakes Pride poet 29:52

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(Jun 28, 2024) NYSERDA has a $5 million grant available for co-locating solar panels and farming; plus, we'll meet the person who helps preserve and catalog Adirondack artifacts in Blue Mountain Lake; and, we re-listen to a conversation with poet Elliot Pecora ahead of Tri-Lakes Pride.By NCPR News

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6/28/24: Deep inside an Adirondack museum's archives 9:38

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(Jun 28, 2024) Someone has to take care of all the artifacts and objects in a museum's collection. We speak with the conservator at the Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. Also: New York is making a new grant for available for co-locating solar panels amidst working farmland.By NCPR News

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6/27/24: The race to save Mohawk ash basketmaking 9:59

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(Jun 27, 2024) Ash baskets are at the heart of Akwesasne Mohawk tradition and culture. But an invasive beetle may eventually kill all ash trees. How Mohawks are preparing now to keep the basket-making tradition going into the future. Also: The DEC is hosting a public, virtual meeting tonight on visitor use management in the Adirondack High Peaks.…

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Ash borer & Akwesasne Mohawk basketry, High Peaks visitor meeting, Mo Fitzgerald 29:52

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(Jun 27, 2024) The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is working to protect trees used for traditional basket making, but they're threatened by a deadly invasive beetle; the DEC is hosting a public, virtual meeting from 5-8pm Thursday tonight on visitor use management in the ADK High Peaks; and, Burlington author Mo Fitzgerald is out with a memoir. She uses li…

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Blind Bay meeting, Regents changes, Kitty O'Neil 34:30

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(Jun 26, 2024) The Thousand Islands community showed their opposition at a public meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Clayton last night; the state Board of Regents is moving towards a plan to change graduation requirements, including no longer requiring the standardized Regents tests for graduation; and, This month, there were two f…

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6/26/24: A community fights with border patrol over Blind Bay 9:10

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(Jun 26, 2024) More than 200 people came to a public meeting yesterday in Clayton to show their opposition to a new border patrol facility on the St. Lawrence River. Many people said US Customs and Border Protection isn't being transparent or listening to local concerns. Also: Plattsburgh is abandoning its appeal to save a major downtown project be…

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Electric school buses, social media tourism, Ottawa Jazz Festival 31:23

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(Jun 25, 2024) New York's electric bus mandate is seeing resistance from local voters in their district's yearly budget votes; we hear from a North Country transplant on a mission to promote Adirondack tourism on social media; and, we a preview of the Ottawa Jazz Festival, which continues through Sunday night.…

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6/25/24: Voters who reject the electric school bus mandate 9:40

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(Jun 25, 2024) All schools in New York have to start buying only electric buses in just four years. Pushback is coming from some legislators and school officials, but also from voters who can turn down their school's budget vote. Also: It's primary day across New York, but there are few competitive races around the North Country.…

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"Twilight Zone: The Movie" Review with guests from the Monster Party podcast! 1:44:18

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Matt and Shawn from the Monster Party Podcast join the dads to review "Twilight Zone: The Movie"Follow Dads From the Crypt! Threads: @dadsfromthecryptTwitter: @cryptdads Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt

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6/24/24: Honor flights to DC 9:41

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(Jun 24, 2024) Over the weekend, 30 North Country veterans of Vietnam, Desert Storm, and the Cold War flew together to Washington DC to visit the memorials to the wars they and their comrades served in. How North Country Honor Flight brings veterans to DC who might otherwise not get the chance. Also: An outdoor winter attraction in Lake George that…

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Hochul approval poll, North Country Honor Flight, Saranac Lake Hootenanny 29:56

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(Jun 24, 2024) On Saturday, 30 North Country veterans of Vietnam, Desert Storm and the Cold War flew together to Washington DC to visit the memorials to the wars they and their comrades served in. They were part of the North Country Honor Flight; Governor Kathy Hochul signed new social media regulations for children into law on Thursday, but poll n…

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6/21/24: The battle over Blind Bay 9:52

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(Jun 21, 2024) The controversy over a small, largely undeveloped bay in the Thousand Islands comes to a head next week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility there. Local residents, politicians, and environmentalists want to stop them. Also: The Adirondack Park Agency approved the use of a chemical herbicide to kill an in…

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APA herbicide vote, Blind Bay, Medisca in Plattsburgh, Potsdam Juneteenth 29:52

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(Jun 21, 2024) After years of removing the invasive aquatic water plant Eurasian water milfoil by hand, the Adirondack Park Agency has voted to allow the use of a chemical herbicide in three lakes, despite pushback; US Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility on a part of undeveloped shoreline on the St. Lawrence River. Residents…

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6/20/24: Climate change and older adults 9:50

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(Jun 20, 2024) When we talk about the effects of climate change, we rarely hear about how it will affect older adults. A conversation with an expert about how to protect seniors who will be among the most vulnerable as the Earth warms. Also: Three carriers are competing to provide subsidized air service at the Plattsburgh airport.…

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Climate change & aging, Karen DeWitt retires 28:59

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(Jun 20, 2024) Earlier this week, over 100 people gathered at Paul Smith's College to talk about the intersection of climate change impacts and an aging population; after 34 years as public radio's eyes and ears in Albany, reporter Karen Dewitt is retiring on Friday. We talk with her about her career and how Albany has changed for a journalist.…

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Watertown Juneteenth, local Iraq & Afghanistan war memorials, Laura Lavoie 33:59

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(Jun 19, 2024) Watertown Juneteenth is hosting the second part of its Juneteenth celebrations today. Organizers hope the events inspire other Black people to share their stories; while a national memorial for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising process, veterans are working with state and local governme…

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6/19/24: The meaning of Juneteenth, in Watertown 9:26

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(Jun 19, 2024) On Juneteenth, a conversation with the organizer of Juneteenth events in Watertown. Bianca Ellis hopes the holiday motivates people to learn more about Black history and excellence, and encourages people of African descent to tell their own stories. Also: Adirondack forest rangers rescued lost and injured hikers, helped stranded kaya…

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Adirondack heat, air quality checks, Betsy Kepes 31:33

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(Jun 18, 2024) This week's heat wave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country; because of the Canadian wildfires last year, officials are asking New Yorkers to monitor air quality every day this summer; and, our book reviewer Betsy Kepes stops by to talk about a novel set in St. Lawrence County about…

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6/18/24: Get used to more heatwaves like this 10:01

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(Jun 18, 2024) This week's heatwave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country. A climatologist from SUNY ESF on how the region's summer are changing and how we'll have to adapt. Also: State and local officials have set up cooling stations across the state and the North Country to help people who don't…

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"Deaths-Head Revisited" Twilight Zone Review with Alyssa from The Silver Scream Podcast 1:12:46

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This week we review the Twilight Zone episode "Deaths-Head Revisited" with Alyssa from the Silver Scream podcast! Follow Dads From the Crypt! Threads: @dadsfromthecrypt Twitter: @cryptdads Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt

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Mooneye fish tracking, Lake Placid Christmas movie, John Warren 29:52

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(Jun 14, 2024) Clarkson researchers are studying a rare, prehistoric fish that lives in the North Country's rivers. They're asking anglers to let them know if you catch one; The trailer for a Christmas movie shot in Lake Placid last December was just released. Amy Feiereisel was on set during the shoot; and, John Warren checks the trail conditions …

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6/14/24: The search for the mooneye fish 8:55

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(Jun 14, 2024) Researchers at Clarkson University are studying a rare, prehistoric fish that lives in the North Country's rivers. A search for the mooneye fish on a boat using electric current to bring up what's below the surface. Also: A celebration of life for a beloved Adirondack Forest Ranger and LGBTQ+ advocate who died in April will take plac…

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NoCo Pride, Old Forge hike, Burlington soccer 29:52

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(Jun 13, 2024) With rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric around the country, why Pride celebrations in the North Country are important for connections and community; in Old Forge, the Rondaxe fire tower on Bald Mountain offers sprawling views of the western Adirondacks; and, a soccer club in Burlington was started with the goal of combating climate change. W…

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6/13/24: Rural Pride matters 9:02

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(Jun 13, 2024) June is Pride Month and there are celebrations from Malone to Lowville to Potsdam. Organizers say they're especially important in rural places like the North Country, where queer people may not feel like they have spaces to connect with each other and create community. Also: Wilmington passed a new law regulating short-term rentals l…

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Plattsburgh mural, tunnel warfare, Ontario hike 29:52

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(Jun 12, 2024) An upcoming mural in downtown Plattsburgh aims to help prevent and break the stigma around suicide in the North Country; the U.S. Army has stepped up training for tunnel warfare, as more combat scenarios arise like those playing out in Gaza; and, we'll spot the frogs, trillium and birch bark on an afternoon hike through the Larose Fo…

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6/12/24: A mural to open up talk about suicide 8:51

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(Jun 12, 2024) Suicide used to be the thing no one wanted to talk about. An upcoming mural in downtown Plattsburgh aims to help prevent and break the stigma around suicide in the North Country. Also: Officials are throwing their support behind one airline to take over air service at the Ogdensburg airport.…

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6/11/24: Tick vigilance 8:16

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(Jun 11, 2024) Ticks have become an expected, if unwelcome, part of North Country summers over the last twenty years. That means tick-borne diseases are more prevalent, too. A conversation with an expert about how to identify a tick bite and how to prevent them. Also: Rep. Elise Stefanik is on a shortlist of eight politicians being vetted to be Don…

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Vermont climate law, tick vigilance, Aileen O'Donoghue 29:52

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(Jun 11, 2024) Under a new law in Vermont, state officials can now try to make major oil, gas, and coal companies pay for some of the costs associated with climate change; ticks have become an expected, if unwelcome, part of North Country summers over the last 20 years. That means tick-borne diseases are more prevalent, too; and, astronomer Aileen …

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"It's A Good Life" Twilight Zone Review 1:19:51

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This week we review the Twilight Zone episode "It's A Good Life"!Follow Dads From the Crypt! Threads: @dadsfromthecryptTwitter: @cryptdads Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt

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Tug Hill waitress, end of session, Keene Arts exhbit 29:52

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(Jun 10, 2024) For our series on how climate change is impacting people's lives and livelihoods, we hear from a woman in Brantingham who waits tables at a restaurant on a Lewis County snowmobile trail; New York State lawmakers ended their session over the weekend, leaving a number of issues on the table; and, a new art exhibit in Keene, called "Twi…

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6/10/24: How climate change is affecting one server's tips 9:53

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(Jun 10, 2024) A woman relies on the money she makes waiting tables at a restaurant on a Lewis County snowmobile trail. But with warmer winters and less snow, the snowmobilers aren't coming and she's having a hard time. The latest story in our climate change series. Also: Some key items, like climate change and aid in dying, didn't get finished in …

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6/7/24 UPDATE: The legislature passes social media regulations 8:38

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(Jun 7, 2024) In this update to today's Story of the Day, there was a rare bipartisan vote in the state legislature on new rules to ban harmful algorithms in children’s social media feeds. Supporters, both Democrats and Republicans, say the change will help improve kids’ mental health.By NCPR News

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Northern Light, 6/7/2024 29:52

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(Jun 7, 2024)By NCPR News

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6/7/24: The legislative session gets tense 9:17

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(Jun 7, 2024) The state legislature is scrambling to finish up its session for the year. Tension between Gov. Hochul and some state senate leaders over congestion pricing in New York City is making things harder. Also: Canadian border agents may go on strike this weekend.By NCPR News

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Northern Light, 6/6/2024 29:52

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(Jun 6, 2024)By NCPR News

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6/6/24: How a nonprofit built middle class housing in Lake Placid 9:42

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(Jun 6, 2024) Sixteen townhouses went up for sale in Lake Placid recently, specifically for people who work in the Adirondack village. How the Fawn Valley development came together as a non-profit. Also: Gov. Hochul is proposing to turn three former adirondack prisons into private property.By NCPR News

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Northern Light, 6/5/2024 29:52

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(Jun 5, 2024)By NCPR News

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6/5/24: Baby steps to solve the housing crunch 10:02

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(Jun 5, 2024) The North Country is in the midst of a housing crisis. At a recent housing symposium, officials talked about how unleashing small-scale projects will be key to addressing it. Also: A new weather tower in Lake Placid is now part of a statewide network that monitors climate data.By NCPR News

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Trump verdict reax, energy company bill, Burlington Discover Jazz 29:52

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(Jun 4, 2024) It’s unclear how Trump's guilty verdict will impact this November’s election, but he has remained largely popular in the North Country since he won nearly every county here in the last election; Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says a bill that would require major energy companies to pay for climate change remediation could ultimately re…

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6/4/24: Pushing jazz boundaries at Burlington's festival 9:58

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(Jun 4, 2024) The first big summer music festival in the region kicks off tomorrow night in Burlington, Vermont. A conversation with the guest curator of the Discover Jazz Festival, who's focused the lineup on young musicians who are pushing the boundaries of jazz. Also: A musical tribute to NCPR's morning host, Todd Moe, who's retiring on Friday.…

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"Kick The Can" Twilight Zone Review with Kristen Lopez 1:16:23

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This week we review the Twilight Zone episode "Kick The Can" with Kristen Lopez!!!Follow Dads From the Crypt! Threads: @dadsfromthecryptTwitter: @cryptdads Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt

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Stefanik Trump statement, Peatlands Project, special music for Todd Moe 34:27

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(Jun 3, 2024) After former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s office released a statement, then an updated one that amplifies her claims of corruption; the last scheduled week of the legislative session begins today. But there's still a lot of disconnect on remaining bill…

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6/3/24: Albany's legislative session endgame 9:56

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(Jun 3, 2024) The last scheduled week of the legislative session started today in Albany. While some bills could still get passed into law, there's still a lot of disconnect on some big ones, including combatting climate change and regulating kids’ social media feeds. Also: In an updated statement about Donald Trump's guilty verdict last week, Cong…

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Exploring The Twilight Zone with Mark Dawidziak 1:16:31

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Jason interviews Mark Dawidziak (author of "Everything I Need To Know I Learned In The Twilight Zone") to discuss the history of the show and how it influenced Tales From The Crypt. Follow Dads From the Crypt! Threads: @dadsfromthecrypt Twitter: @cryptdads Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt…

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Northern Light, 5/31/2024 29:52

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(May 31, 2024)By NCPR News

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5/31/24: An Adirondack tourism booster retires 9:47

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(May 31, 2024) The Adirondacks have become a major tourist destination over the last couple of decades. That's due in part to Jim McKenna, longtime CEO of the Adirondacks' Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, or ROOST. McKenna retires today after 40 years. Also: A Boston woman who remade her life in Indian Lake, thanks to remote work options.…

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Northern Light, 5/30/2024 29:52

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(May 30, 2024)By NCPR News

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5/30/24: Trap shooting teams threatened by Albany bill 9:21

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(May 30, 2024) Members of local hunting clubs have been raising concerns about a bill in Albany that proposed new rules for shooting ranges. They say it would hurt an increasingly popular sport among North Country youth, trap shooting. Also: State police are looking for leads after a woman was found dead in the trunk of an Enterprise rental car in …

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