New York is getting an early start on drought conditions and wildfires. From April 14-21, fire fighters responded to fires in 10 counties across Upstate.

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24.04.2025

Common New York State Wildflowers & Where to See Them - New York Almanack

Around May (depending on weather and other environmental conditions) is the time to see short-lived ephemeral wildflowers in New York State.

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24.04.2025

Harlem's Historic Amsterdam News Building Faces Uncertain Future - New York Almanack

The Amsterdam News was started more than a century ago and has continued to be one of the most important Black newspapers in the country.

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24.04.2025

Hikers Rescued From Whiteface Mountain, Santanoni Range, Catskills - New York Almanack

NYS DEC Forest Rangers conducted several rescues of hiker over the past week at Whiteface Mountain, the Santanoni Range, and in the Catskills

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23.04.2025

Miyawaki Mini Forests: Revolutionary Reforestation - New York Almanack

The Miyawaki mini forest method involves a small plot of densely planted pioneer native species typically on degraded land and without humus.

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23.04.2025

Mountain Bike Trail Upgrades at Wheelerville Trails, Fulton County - New York Almanack

The Town of Caroga in Fulton County, NY, is continuing to build and upgrade trails at Wheelerville Trails, the town’s mountain biking area.

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23.04.2025

Preservationists Hope To Revive Albany Settlement House 'Guild Hall' - New York Almanack

Situated behind Albany's neo-Gothic Cathedral of All Saints (home of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany) is the similarly styled Guild House.

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23.04.2025

Native Plant Spotlight: Bloodroot - New York Almanack

It’s the season for spring ephemerals, native wildflowers like bloodroot that bloom on the forest floor for a short time in early spring.

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23.04.2025

19th Century Steamboat Memories From An Old Boatman - New York Almanack

What follows is a letter to the New York Sun by John H. Hubbel from November 12, 1917. He was familiar with many Hudson River steamboats.

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22.04.2025

Baseball History: The Troy Haymakers - New York Almanack

Though a small city, the Troy Haymakers baseball team played in the early days of the National League, though never manged a winning season.

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22.04.2025

Hamilton College's Reforestation Project - New York Almanack

Since 2018 Hamilton College has been working to reforest part of its lands, including former agricultural fields and a repurposed golf course.

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22.04.2025

Spring Wildflower Viewing: Some Tips - New York Almanack

Wildflowers during springtime are mostly spring ephemerals, which have a short life cycle and grow only when their ideal conditions are met.

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22.04.2025

Meteorologists Warn About Trump Regime's NOAA Plans - New York Almanack

The Trump regime's plans eliminate NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office and its 10 research laboratories and 16 affiliated Institutes

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22.04.2025

Welcome to 1940s Gov. George Clinton Elementary School - New York Almanack

Poughkeepsie Public School No. 8, Governor George Clinton Elementary School was everything I had been taught to expect of school.

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21.04.2025

Historic Preservationists Seek Restoration of Buffalo's Humboldt Parkway - New York Almanack

The Humboldt Parkway was a boulevard with a wide tree-lined median that connected two parks, creating a park-like neighborhood atmosphere.

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21.04.2025

Northern Forest Canoe Trail Announces 2024 Thru-Paddlers - New York Almanack

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) has announced its official roster of 2024 thru-paddlers. The NFCT, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this

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21.04.2025

Sunday Baseball and the Titanic Game - New York Almanack

Through the 19th century New York had “blue laws” prohibiting all types of activities on the Christian Sabbath, they even prevented Sunday baseball.

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21.04.2025

1940: A Utica Resident Sells World’s Rarest Postage Stamp - New York Almanack

In 1940, Ann Hind, a Utica, New York resident, owned the most valuable and world's rarest postage stamp, the British Guiana 1 cent magenta.

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21.04.2025

New Grant Fund Seeks to Support Cultural Nonprofits - New York Almanack

The New York State Council on the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have announced the NYSCA Reserve Fund Grants.

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19.04.2025

Muskrat Love: The Mating Rituals of Muskrats - New York Almanack

You probably won’t find muskrats “nibblin’ on bacon” or “chewin’ on cheese,” but you might see them looking for “Muskrat Love” in aquatic habitats.

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19.04.2025

Copake Iron Works Opening For The Season With Events - New York Almanack

There was snow on the ground in Copake Falls this week, but spring weather is coming just in time for the reopening of Copake Iron Works.

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19.04.2025

Preservationists Rally Around Abandoned Wells College Campus - New York Almanack

Wells College founded in 1868 as a women’s college, was a historically significant institution which is now being abandoned.

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19.04.2025

Trump Seeks Increased Logging of Finger Lakes National Forest - New York Almanack

The Trump regime is planning to cut down more of the Finger Lakes National Forest to increase United States timber production by 25%.

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19.04.2025

Rangers Conduct Overnight Search For Missing Hiker in Seward Range - New York Almanack

On April 8th at 10:15 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a 57-year-old man overdue from a hike in the Adirondack Park's Seward Range.

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18.04.2025

Troy's Historic River Street Buildings Threatened With Demolition - New York Almanack

Historic River Street in Troy, NY, was the birthplace of commerce in the city, and some of the warehouses and commercial loft buildings still remain.

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18.04.2025

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's 2025 Season Announced - New York Almanack

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Ferrisburg, Vremont, will welcome visitors back for its 2025 season beginning Saturday, May 17th.

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18.04.2025

The Black Crook: Burlesque Comes to New York - New York Almanack

Niblo's Garden’s greatest triumph opened on a Sept evening in 1866. The ballet corps of The Black Crook pranced out before an overflow crowd.

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18.04.2025

DIY Improvements Will Help Save Birds This Spring - New York Almanack

Effective, budget-friendly ways to save birds from one of America's most widespread yet least-known hazards: bird deaths from window collisions.

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18.04.2025

The Night A Rear Admiral & Nat Geo Co-Founder Battled A Lake George Fire - New York Almanack

On Saturday night, August 12, 1911 300 people attending a dance at the Sagamore Hotel on Lake George were startled to see a huge fire.

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17.04.2025

Historic Lithuanian Church of the Transfiguration Faces Closure and Demolition - New York Almanack

The Church of the Transfiguration by Lithuanian architect Jonas Mulokas, in Maspeth, Queens, is unlike any other building in the NYC area.

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17.04.2025

American Revolution: The Memory of 1776 - New York Almanack

The American Revolution was more than just a series of events that unfolded between 1763 and 1783, it's the United States national origin story.

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17.04.2025

Larkin's Poison Register: Rats and Cats and Crows - New York Almanack

A poison register used from 1905 to 1951 in Larkin’s Pharmacy in Plattsburgh, NY gives a look into the reasons people gave for using poisons.

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17.04.2025

Haitian Culture Day Parade Celebrates Heritage in Brooklyn's Little Haiti - New York Almanack

May 10th the streets of Brooklyn’s Little Haiti will come alive with music, floats, and the energy of the 6th Annual Haitian Cultural Day Parade.

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17.04.2025

Schmulka Bernstein: Everybody Eats - New York Almanack

Jewish immigrant Schmulka Bernstein owned a butcher store and smokehouse in Rivington Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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16.04.2025

NYC's Master Building: Art, Theater and Murder - New York Almanack

The Master Building in Manhattan was created to celebrate and support Russian artist, philosopher and explorer Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947).

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16.04.2025

The Old Mohawk Turnpike: New York's Road West - New York Almanack

The old Mohawk Turnpike between what are now Albany and Rome, NY, was originally an indigenous Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) trail.

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16.04.2025

Hanford Mills Museum Community Hit Hard by Trump Cuts - New York Almanack

Hanford Mills Museum in in Delaware County, NY, was informed that two federal grants for multi-year projects have been unexpectedly cancelled.

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16.04.2025

Adirondack Regional Theatre Presents The Play That Goes Wrong - New York Almanack

Adirondack Regional Theatre is kicking off its 25th season with a show full of belly laughs, The Play That Goes Wrong, directed by Neil Battinelli.

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16.04.2025

The Experience Economy: Monetizing Warren County’s Natural Assets - New York Almanack

Warren County outdoor recreation generates $850 to $887 million a year in sales. In 2023, tourism supported between 6,000 and 8,500 local jobs.

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Complaints of Tyranny: Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence - New York Almanack

Drought Conditions, Fire Danger High: Wildfires Reported in 10 Upstate Counties - New York Almanack

Common New York State Wildflowers & Where to See Them - New York Almanack

Harlem's Historic Amsterdam News Building Faces Uncertain Future - New York Almanack

Hikers Rescued From Whiteface Mountain, Santanoni Range, Catskills - New York Almanack

Miyawaki Mini Forests: Revolutionary Reforestation - New York Almanack

Mountain Bike Trail Upgrades at Wheelerville Trails, Fulton County - New York Almanack

Preservationists Hope To Revive Albany Settlement House 'Guild Hall' - New York Almanack

Native Plant Spotlight: Bloodroot - New York Almanack

19th Century Steamboat Memories From An Old Boatman - New York Almanack

Baseball History: The Troy Haymakers - New York Almanack

Hamilton College's Reforestation Project - New York Almanack

Spring Wildflower Viewing: Some Tips - New York Almanack

Meteorologists Warn About Trump Regime's NOAA Plans - New York Almanack

Welcome to 1940s Gov. George Clinton Elementary School - New York Almanack

Historic Preservationists Seek Restoration of Buffalo's Humboldt Parkway - New York Almanack

Northern Forest Canoe Trail Announces 2024 Thru-Paddlers - New York Almanack

Sunday Baseball and the Titanic Game - New York Almanack

1940: A Utica Resident Sells World’s Rarest Postage Stamp - New York Almanack

New Grant Fund Seeks to Support Cultural Nonprofits - New York Almanack

Muskrat Love: The Mating Rituals of Muskrats - New York Almanack

Copake Iron Works Opening For The Season With Events - New York Almanack

Preservationists Rally Around Abandoned Wells College Campus - New York Almanack

Trump Seeks Increased Logging of Finger Lakes National Forest - New York Almanack

Rangers Conduct Overnight Search For Missing Hiker in Seward Range - New York Almanack

Troy's Historic River Street Buildings Threatened With Demolition - New York Almanack

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's 2025 Season Announced - New York Almanack

The Black Crook: Burlesque Comes to New York - New York Almanack

DIY Improvements Will Help Save Birds This Spring - New York Almanack

The Night A Rear Admiral & Nat Geo Co-Founder Battled A Lake George Fire - New York Almanack

Historic Lithuanian Church of the Transfiguration Faces Closure and Demolition - New York Almanack

American Revolution: The Memory of 1776 - New York Almanack

Larkin's Poison Register: Rats and Cats and Crows - New York Almanack

Haitian Culture Day Parade Celebrates Heritage in Brooklyn's Little Haiti - New York Almanack

Schmulka Bernstein: Everybody Eats - New York Almanack

NYC's Master Building: Art, Theater and Murder - New York Almanack

The Old Mohawk Turnpike: New York's Road West - New York Almanack

Hanford Mills Museum Community Hit Hard by Trump Cuts - New York Almanack

Adirondack Regional Theatre Presents The Play That Goes Wrong - New York Almanack

The Experience Economy: Monetizing Warren County’s Natural Assets - New York Almanack

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