(Sep 3, 2025) Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Michael Cashman officially launched his campaign for an anticipated special election in the 115th Assembly District yesterday; we talk with the logistics coordinator of the 90-Miler Canoe Race about what it takes to keep everyone safe and everything running smoothly; and as apple season begins, Chef Curtiss Hemm shares a recipe for a quick apple cake.

(Sep 2, 2025) Despite the Trump administration asking schools to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, one local district says it has no plans of stopping; the chairs of the Democratic county committees in the 115th Assembly District say they're nominating Plattsburgh's town supervisor for an upcoming special election; and many hiking enthusiasts know the basics of the story, but the Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown put together a special exhibit to dive deeper into the history of the first 46ers.

(Aug 29, 2025) Sen. Chuck Schumer says the ROTC program at Clarkson University in Potsdam will not shut down, a reversal of a previous Army announcement; a volunteer who works with children who have been abused shares why the work is valuable to him; NY-21’s Elise Stefanik addressed concerns that ICE recruitment would take away from local police hires; we tag along with Emily Russell for a trail run in the Mediterranean; and, a preview of the Northern Current Music Festival in Saranac Lake.

(Aug 28, 2025) After more than a year and a half of planning, moving and renovating, Clinton Community College started classes at its new campus this week; we stop by a state park where New York has been offering free swimming lessons this summer; and a conversation with artist Margaret Jacobs of the Akwesasne Mohawk community about her sculpture "Carrying Knowledge: Mint," now on permanent display at the Adirondack Experince: the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.

(Aug 27, 2025) We remember John Cogar, a longtime veterinarian and former bobsled athlete in the Adirondacks who drowned in Lower Saranac Lake last week; an arts organization in Watertown is hosting an event for local music acts to get professional quality photos and videos of themselves; and North Country at Work tells the story of a Westport farm where horses get a second chance.

(Aug 26, 2025) U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited Saranac Lake on Monday, as she works to secure millions in federal funding for the Trudeau Institute amid the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to scientific research; we follow along with one of the first users of the motorized wheelchair program at Great Camp Santanoni; and NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes talks about a new historical novel, The Jackal's Mistress.

(Aug 25, 2025) Longtime friends from Richmond, Vermont (and now Portland, Oregon) drop a new EP September 9th

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(Aug 22, 2025) A group of hundreds of North Country doctors and medical leaders is trying to figure out what can be done locally to minimize steep cuts to Medicaid; a former candidate for New York’s 21st Congressional District plans to run for Assembly next year; after a month long closure, one of the Adirondacks' longest scenic train rides in back in service; NYS officials say they have strict rules in place meant to protect illegal immigrants who may be visiting the New York State Fair; and, Adirondack trail conditions and a visit to Camelot Island on the Canadian side of the Thousand Islands.

(Aug 21, 2025) North Country at Work takes us to the west end of Paradox Lake, where a series of summer cottages have played host to hundreds of families through several generations; though it's been 10 months since state and local authorities seized and killed Peanut the Squirrel, the effect on environmental enforcement in New York continues; and the founders of Abanakee Studios in Indian Lake are celebrating their 25th Anniversary this summer.