The story of a 1973 discovery of two large concentric circles, about 18 to 20 feet in diameter, embedded into a parking lot of a Glen Lake restaurant.

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26.06.2025

Humanties NY's Sara Ogger: The Time To Act Is Now - New York Almanack

Trump regime cuts to Humanities NY have led to them cancelling all active grants and letting go of six team members — two-thirds of full-time staff.

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26.06.2025

Immigrant Stories: Michael and Wladyslawa Murawski - New York Almanack

In 1908 the daughter of a Polish family, Wladyslawa, was sent to America to marry a man she had never met - that is not him in the wedding photo.

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24.06.2025

Battlefield Brutality: The Death of Dr. Joseph Warren - New York Almanack

The day after George Washington was made Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, Joseph Warren was made a Major General.

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24.06.2025

Watercraft, Shipbuilding and Maritime History - New York Almanack

New York ship and boat builders have created an large variety of vessel types. Read about their history and construction in the New York Almanack.

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24.06.2025

John Burroughs' Woodchuck Lodge Wild Saturday Presentations - New York Almanack

Woodchuck Lodge in a remote part of the Catskills in Delaware County, NY, was home to John Burroughs and will be hosting several talks.

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24.06.2025

Angler Rescued from Carlls River in Babylon on Long Island - New York Almanack

An angler was located stuck and treading water in the Carlls River in the village of Babylon on the South Shore of Long Island.

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24.06.2025

King Louie, Beloved Whitetail Buck Killed by Poacher, Was Record Size - New York Almanack

A poacher recently shot and killed a well-known whitetail buck nicknamed “King Louie” in Johnstown, NY, it could have been a record buck.

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23.06.2025

Immigrant Stories: A Rocky Path to Citizenship for a Scot - New York Almanack

In 1888, William Keay immigrated from Scotland, settling in New York State where we worked for almost 30 years as a landscape gardener.

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23.06.2025

Battlefield Trust Hopes to Acquire 1781 Battle of Johnstown Lands - New York Almanack

The American Battlefield Trust has launched a campaign to save 58 acres of Battle of Johnstown battlefield land that connects with Johnson Hall.

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23.06.2025

Last Seen in 1929: Have Silver Chub Returned? - New York Almanack

Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) are medium-sized minnows last seen during surveys of the Lake Erie watershed in 1929 - they could be back.

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23.06.2025

Death Avenue, Urban Cowboys & Social Realism - New York Almanack

Giant steam locomotives once pulled freight cars, sometimes several blocks long, through Manhattan - including along Death Avenue.

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23.06.2025

The Putnam County Trailway: Recreating on the Old Put - New York Almanack

The nine-mile long Putnam County Trailway is primarily on right-of-way lands of the former Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad.

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22.06.2025

Poetry: They Told You So - New York Almanack

You blithely ignored Numerous warnings From your friends Until disaster struck You have no one to blame But yourself because They told you so

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21.06.2025

Immigrant Stories: The Sherrys Arrive from Ireland in 1834 - New York Almanack

The records I have found for my family in Ireland, England, and Montreal paint a picture of the challenges that all immigrants face.

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21.06.2025

Adirondack Experience Welcomes Artists for 2025 Residency Program - New York Almanack

The Adirondack Experience is welcoming four artists — Jacoub Reyes, Iakonikonriiosta, Tom Bonamici, and Réka Szabó — as artists-in-Residency.

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21.06.2025

Adirondack High Peaks Garden Trailhead Parking Lot Closing June 23-25 - New York Almanack

The popular Garden Trailhead Parking Lot in the Adirondack High Peaks will be closed June 23, 24, and 25 for major repairs to the road.

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21.06.2025

The Cherry Valley & Great Western Turnpike: A Short History - New York Almanack

The first Great Western Turnpike Co., chartered in 1799, organized the 50-mile road from Albany west to Cherry Valley, south of Fort Plain.

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21.06.2025

Eastern Box Turtles: Life in a Shell - New York Almanack

Eastern box turtles have high-domed shells festooned with colorful yellow or orange markings, and stout legs built for walking.

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20.06.2025

Crossroads of Rockland History Podcast News - New York Almanack

One of the many podcasts we announce at the New York Almanack, is Crossroads of Rockland History, hosted by Clare Sheridan.

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20.06.2025

Charles Frederic Adams: Man Against the Machine - New York Almanack

Charles Frederic Adams (1851-1918) exposed thousands of people to the idea that they could vote for qualified representatives to their welfare.

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20.06.2025

Moses Roper's Escape from American Slavery - New York Almanack

An excerpt from A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery published in 1838. Roper was an abolitionist.

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Ambrose Spencer: Libel, Blasphemy & Reform - New York Almanack

Brockport Pedestrian Bridge Completed - New York Almanack

The American Revolution in the Champlain Valley - New York Almanack

Charlie Chaplin Comedy Classics in Schroon Lake - New York Almanack

Rare Indigenous Bark Canoes in Lake George - New York Almanack

Poetry: Cutting Corners - New York Almanack

Fish Mouths: How Anatomy Suggests Ecology - New York Almanack

Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America - New York Almanack

Microplastics in Our Waters, Food, Air - New York Almanack

Joseph Warren: Harvard Hustler, Doctor, Revolutionary - New York Almanack

The Menace of Prosperity: NYC's Struggle for Economic Development, 1865–1981 - New York Almanack

Harry Truman's Remarks on Socialism in Syracuse, 1952 - New York Almanack

Trump Regime Announces Major National Archives Facility Closing to the Public - New York Almanack

Brooklyn Museum To Present 'Oliver Jeffers: Life at Sea' - New York Almanack

Recent Wildlife Rescues; Man Guilty of Felony Cruelty - New York Almanack

Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo: Historic Districts History - New York Almanack

Adirondack Loons the Subject of ADK Talks Podcast - New York Almanack

Hiker Dies at Kaaterskill Falls; Several Injured Hikers Rescued Around NYS - New York Almanack

A 1973 Warren County UFO Mystery - New York Almanack

Humanties NY's Sara Ogger: The Time To Act Is Now - New York Almanack

Immigrant Stories: Michael and Wladyslawa Murawski - New York Almanack

Battlefield Brutality: The Death of Dr. Joseph Warren - New York Almanack

Watercraft, Shipbuilding and Maritime History - New York Almanack

John Burroughs' Woodchuck Lodge Wild Saturday Presentations - New York Almanack

Angler Rescued from Carlls River in Babylon on Long Island - New York Almanack

King Louie, Beloved Whitetail Buck Killed by Poacher, Was Record Size - New York Almanack

Immigrant Stories: A Rocky Path to Citizenship for a Scot - New York Almanack

Battlefield Trust Hopes to Acquire 1781 Battle of Johnstown Lands - New York Almanack

Last Seen in 1929: Have Silver Chub Returned? - New York Almanack

Death Avenue, Urban Cowboys & Social Realism - New York Almanack

The Putnam County Trailway: Recreating on the Old Put - New York Almanack

Poetry: They Told You So - New York Almanack

Immigrant Stories: The Sherrys Arrive from Ireland in 1834 - New York Almanack

Adirondack Experience Welcomes Artists for 2025 Residency Program - New York Almanack

Adirondack High Peaks Garden Trailhead Parking Lot Closing June 23-25 - New York Almanack

The Cherry Valley & Great Western Turnpike: A Short History - New York Almanack

Eastern Box Turtles: Life in a Shell - New York Almanack

Crossroads of Rockland History Podcast News - New York Almanack

Charles Frederic Adams: Man Against the Machine - New York Almanack

Moses Roper's Escape from American Slavery - New York Almanack

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