New York Almanack

Albany’s John McBain Davidson: Safes, Steamboats & Horse Racing
Steve Possell’s 50 Years on Rockland County Radio
Vermont Women in the Civil War Program Sunday
Adk Loon Center Offers Lead Tackle Buy-Back Program
Forest Rangers Rescue Hikers Around The State

Albany’s John McBain Davidson: Safes, Steamboats & Horse Racing

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 11:00 AM PDT

The Saratoga Dreams B&B at 203 Union Avenue gives a modern day traveler, the opportunity to step back into the marvelous past of Saratoga Springs. Climbing the stairs starts the adventure, where you first see the statue of Seabiscuit at the National Museum of Racing next door, and across the street you may catch a glimpse of runners being “tacked-up” in the paddock at Saratoga Race Course.

The large covered porch, typical of so many of Saratoga Springs' Queen Anne style homes, allows an elevated view of “Tex” Hughlette Wheeler's fabulous sculpture.

Steve Possell’s 50 Years on Rockland County Radio

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 09:00 AM PDT

The July episode of “Crossroads of Rockland History,” turned its attention to the life and career of Steve Possell, who is retiring after a fifty-year career in local Rockland County radio.

First at WRKL and now at WRCR, Possell has had an impact on local radio and our community that can only be called significant. We learn about how he got started in radio, his favorite moments over the past decades on the air and his plans for retirement.

Vermont Women in the Civil War Program Sunday

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 07:00 AM PDT

The Vermont Historical Society has announced “Vermont Women in the Civil War,” a presentation focused on how Vermont women sustained the home front during the Civil War, set for Sunday, July 25th at the Bridgewater Corners Grange Hall in Bridgewater, Windsor County, VT.

From 2 to 3 pm historian Howard Coffin will look at how with nearly 35,000 of the state’s able-bodied men at war, women took on farming, worked in factories, served as nurses in the state’s military hospitals, and more.

Adk Loon Center Offers Lead Tackle Buy-Back Program

Posted: 21 Jul 2021 06:00 AM PDT

The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation has invited Adirondack anglers to participate in its "Lead Tackle Buy Back Program" to protect Common Loons from lead poisoning. Anglers can trade in their lead sinkers and jigs this summer by bringing them to any of the eight participating retailers around the Adirondack Park.

The shops include Woods and Waters and Blue Line Sports in Saranac Lake; Tupper Lake Bait & Tackle; Hoss's in Long Lake; Old Forge Hardware; Crossroads in Chestertown; Norm's Bait & Tackle in Crown Point; and Fish307.com in Lake George.

Forest Rangers Rescue Hikers Around The State

Posted: 20 Jul 2021 03:30 PM PDT

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers.

Essex County

Town of Keene
Wilderness Search: On July 18th at 3:15 am, DEC’s Central Dispatch received a report that two 20-year-olds from Albany had not returned from a day trip to the Eastern High Peaks.