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Historians Episode 213-Tim Wendel is author of a family memoir 

First day of June

Weston the pedestrian

When marathon walker Edward Payson Weston strode into Amsterdam in 1910, the New York Times reported that Weston received “the merriest reception which has been accorded him at any place during his walk across the continent.”

Weston, born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1839, started America’s fascination with long distance walking in 1861 when he trudged from Boston to Washington to fulfill a bet that he would accomplish the feat in ten days if Abraham Lincoln won the Presidential election.

Join Fort Ticonderoga's Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle for a history of the French Lines on the Carillon Battlefield.

This Friday Bob Cudmores conversation with Curator Matthew Keagle

"1760"

Friday, June 2, 2023-Episode 477- Curator Matthew Keagle discusses Fort Ticonderoga historic site this season.  Visitors will experience 1760 at the fort and see how British soldiers and American provincials ensure military dominance on Lake Champlain and deep into the heart of French Canada.

This Saturday in Amsterdam  

North Chuctanunda Creek Friends to Meet 

   Friends of North Chuctanunda Creek Incorporated will celebrate National Trails Day at their first public meeting Saturday June 3, 9:30 am at the Clock Tower Building, 37 Prospect Street in Amsterdam. 

   Maps will show completed trails and future construction.  There will be refreshments.

   An elevator to the top floor of the Clock Building will enable attendees to enjoy the view from the historic structure that once was part of Bigelow Sanford Carpet and later toymaker Coleco.

  Outdoors on June 3, John Naple will lead an optional mile-long walk along the North Chuctanunda Creek.  The walk will go through the former Sanford Mill Complex from Locust Avenue to Church Street, stop at the creek overlook in back of Kelloggs and Miller’s former linseed oil plant, and go down Church Street to opposite City Hall.

   The North Chuctanunda Creek provided water power to many of Amsterdam’s 19th century mills.

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Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, May 31, 2023

55 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:20AM

Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
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Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
 
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The HistoriansBy Bob Cudmore