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Battle of Valcour 250th commemoration set for Oct. 9–11 in Plattsburgh
Clinton County’s observance of America 250 focuses on the Battle of Valcour, a critical yet underappreciated event that took place on Lake Champlain just south of Plattsburgh. Overshadowed in history books by the Battle of Saratoga the next year, this Oct. 11, 1776, skirmish marked the first engagement of a new American naval force built under the supervision of and commanded by Benedict Arnold.
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Foliage Photo Friday: Vote for your favorite
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s the first Foliage Photo Friday of the season!. We’ve chosen four beautiful photos that you shared with us this week, but it’s up to you to choose this week’s winner. Vote for your favorite from the choices below. Photo 1. Photo...
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Karen Mills joins Girls Night Out
Karen Mills will serve as the event’s keynote as the originally scheduled speaker, Wendy Hammers, recently shared an unforeseen scheduling conflict. — PLATTSBURGH | Nationally touring comedian Karen Mills will take the stage at the Foundation of CVPH’s annual Girl’s Night Out celebration at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Strand Theater, bringing her signature humor and storytelling style to one of the region’s premier Breast Cancer Awareness Month events.
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Women’s Rights exhibit comes to Burke Gallery
The opening reception for the “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights” exhibition held Sept. 24 brought conversation about women’s rights, gender inequality and discrimination to SUNY Plattsburgh’s Burke Gallery. The exhibition features 48 works of art from a larger collection of 133, hosted by Museum Director...
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Babbie Museum hosts end-of-season Harvest Weekend
Babbie Rural and Farm and Learning Museum in Peru will close out the 2026 season with a fun-filled two-day Harvest Weekend filled with activities entertaining children and adults. PERU | As summer comes to a close, the Babbie Rural and Farm and Learning Museum in Peru is preparing for the shift of seasons by closing out the year with a Harvest Weekend to celebrate the year's bounty with two full days of harvest-themed fun and learning activities for children and adults, including a special tool-sharpening workshop for gardeners on Saturday.
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Piano by Nature SOVA Concerts Oct. 3 & 4
On the weekend of October 3/4, Piano by Nature welcomes one of our new artists for the season—a Troy-based composer and pianist with a brand-new album to share. Described as performing with “passion and profound tenderness” (Second Inversion), Sova aka Sophia Vastek’s intuitive playing style has evolved into a dynamic, cinematic sound that blends neoclassical, ambient, and jazz sensibilities. For Sova—the moniker of New York-based pianist/composer Sophia Vastek—the piano has always been home. A second-generation pianist, she holds a deep reverence for her history, coupled with an exploratory ear, and moves quietly between musical worlds.
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Saranac Lake clinches CVAC golf title with 4-2 win
ROUSES POINT | Saranac Lake captured the CVAC regular-season title and remained unbeaten in conference play with a 4-2 victory over Northeastern Clinton Wednesday at North Country Golf Club. The Red Storm finished 10-0 in CVAC matches by winning four of the six individual pairings. Jonah Peckham posted the low...
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Hear The 1983 Talking Heads Show Trey Anastasio Attended Before Phish’s First Gig
Trey Anastasio was a freshman at the University of Vermont when Talking Heads brought their Speaking In Tongues Tour to campus on October 1, 1983. The future Phish guitarist watched from the 10th row at Burlington’s Patrick Gymnasium, just over two months before his own band played its first show. On the concert’s 43rd anniversary, revisit the night through remastered audio available on YouTube.
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Board games on the mountain: Navigating the biking circuit at Dewey
A mountain biker visiting Saranac Lake faces a quandary: where to ride? The village has not one, not two, but three trail networks to choose from. The Barkeater Trails Alliance (BETA) maintains bike trails at Fowler’s Crossing, on the eastern outskirts of the village; at Mount Pisgah, the municipal ski hill and at Dewey Mountain, a town-owned cross-country-ski center.
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Tour a House That Hippies Built in Lincoln’s Woods
Like many young adults in the early 1970s, Jimmy Warnock arrived in Vermont enamored with the back-to-the-land movement and its simple lifestyle. His future wife, Carol, soon joined him. They were hippies. “Most definitely,” said Jimmy, a product of suburban Boston who graduated from Brown University, then moved to Bridport to work as a carpenter. Carol, who grew up near Rochester, N.Y., would become a midwife.
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With swords and potions, Vermont Anime and Gaming Expo brings the ‘geek culture’ to Burlington in its second year
BURLINGTON — Last Saturday, the main ballroom at Hotel Champlain was packed with a cast of characters. Jinx from the series “Arcane,” Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th,” and an armored Enclave soldier from the “Fallout” video game series wandered around the area while vendors sold art prints, weapon props and retro video games.
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Battle of Valcour Island 250th Anniversary Weekend Oct 9-11
The weekend brings the story of the 1775-1776 Lake Champlain naval campaign into the present through museum programs, a reenactor encampment, a battlefield legacy-project dedication, trips to Valcour Island, lighthouse tours, performances by a U.S. Navy Band ensemble, a commemorative ceremony and a reenactment of the battle. What is also...
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A look back at 123 Montcalm St.
Five arched windows towered on the main floor, inviting in natural light, a complement to the artificial lighting system wired in the chandeliers. — TICONDEROGA |With the recent opening of the new Arrow Bank headquarters on Wicker Street in “uptown Ti,” the former building on the corner of Montcalm Street and Champlain Avenue now sits vacant and silent. An 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper hung on the front door alerting customers of the relocation, the last remaining sign of life.
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Lake Placid Film Festival announces 2026 lineup
The Lake Placid Film Festival announced the full competition lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 25th edition of the Adirondacks’ premier film festival, running Nov. 5-8. Screenings for the festival will take place at the Palace Theatre, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. This year’s competition includes six television scripts, 30 short films and 10 feature films, all of which showcase the cinematic achievements of filmmakers around the globe and in Upstate New York.
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Lake Placid prepares for major 2026-27 International sports season
From October through March, Olympic Authority venues will host elite athletes across cycling, skiing, sliding, hockey, biathlon, figure skating and other disciplines, drawing athletes, teams, spectators and visitors to the region while generating economic activity for North Country communities. — LAKE PLACID | Lake Placid is preparing to welcome the world back for another season of major international and national competition, with a 2026-27 Olympic Authority events calendar featuring World Cups in mountain biking, freestyle aerials, ski jumping and Nordic Combined, along with the return of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships to Whiteface Mountain for the first time since 1994.