(Sep 2, 2026) Curtiss Hemm, with the View restaurant at the Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid, shares his favorite cookbooks on his kitchen shelf.

(Sep 2, 2026) Even though New York is barring local police from collaborating with ICE, other programs, especially here along the northern border, encourage local police and federal border agents to work together, sometimes on immigration matters. We hear about one such program, Operation Stonegarden. Also: The late Labor Day is forcing Plattsburgh's city beach to close early because the lifeguards are going back to shcool.

(Sep 1, 2026) The crisis within New York's prison system is driving staff away from jobs that used to be sought after in the North Country; we go to Dekalb in St. Lawrence County, where an educational program immerses kids in the Revolutionary War era; and we get a preview of the Bike the Barns event in the Champlain Valley, where cyclists can get an up-close view of the region’s farms.

(Sep 1, 2026) Officers say the HALT Act, the rates of violence, and the introduction of synthetic drugs has made prisons an unsafe place to work.

(Sep 1, 2026) New York's prison system is in crisis. It's driving staff away from a job that used to be sought after in the North Country. Why people no longer want to work as corrections officers. Also: Republicans and Democrats in the Oswego County legislature are both opposing Lake Ontario’s name change.

(Sep 1, 2026) The beach itself, along with its trails and dog park, remain open to the public.

(Aug 31, 2026) The new Close Combat Assault Ration is designed to meet the nutritional needs of troops on the battlefield, while being easier to carry and eat.

(Aug 31, 2026) We speak to people along the North Country coast about President Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario; a law prohibiting local law enforcement in New York from signing formal cooperation agreements with ICE is getting backlash from the state’s Republicans; and we listen back to a story about a small group of Americans and Canadians who want to preserve the relationship between the two countries amid the challenges of the second Trump administration.

(Aug 31, 2026) President Trump's executive order officially changes the name of Lake Ontario within the U.S., amid a bitter trade dispute with Canada.

(Aug 31, 2026) Amid an escalating trade war with Canada, President Trump signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. We speak to people along the North Country coast about what they think of the name change. Also: Our Albany reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King break down the latest from the state capitol.