Northern Light

(Jul 27, 2026) The missing piece of a cannon that exploded during an early battle of the Revolutionary War was brought out of Lake Champlain last week; a new lawsuit is challenging New York’s Medical Aid in Dying law; and we have a conversation with our station manager Mitch Teich about how NCPR is faring amid the end of federal funding for public media.

(Jul 24, 2026) A food collection event in Potsdam aims to help food pantries stock up ahead of a busy summer; the state DEC wants to implement a new strategy for pheasant conservation that focuses on recruiting new hunters; and we check in with John Warren for trail conditions ahead of a beautiful weekend in the Adirondacks.

(Jul 23, 2026) A food pantry in Watertown says need is sharply increasing amid the rise in food insecurity and reduction of SNAP benefits; we go to a video game shop in Ticonderoga, where they're creating a safe space for the community; and we have a conversation about an upcoming conference in Potsdam that’s starting the conversation about fire risk in the North Country.

(Jul 22, 2026) Amid months of financial turmoil, the North Star Health Alliance announced it’s cutting labor and delivery services at the hospital in Ogdensburg; a new amphitheater is set to host year-round concerts on the shores of Lake George; and we take a tour through the historic Edwards Opera House in St. Lawrence County.

(Jul 21, 2026) A man in Lake Placid who was detained by federal immigration authorities and later released is now sharing his story; the 27th annual Ironman was held in Lake Placid on Sunday, with a man from Belgium and a woman from Canada taking home the top spots;  and astronomer Aileen O’Donoghue guides us through the morning and evening skies.

(Jul 20, 2026) A future day care center in Plattsburgh aims to help close that gap and promote workforce development; the governor is defending her executive order that bans data center development in New York for the next year; and we have a conversation about President Teddy Roosevelt’s status as a political outsider and why his visits to the North Country were so significant ahead of an event in North Creek.

(Jul 17, 2026) Jefferson County has launched its long-awaited public transit system, the final piece of a regional bus network connecting the western half of the North Country; we head to the southern Adirondacks for a short hike up Stewart Mountain for big views of the Chestertown area; and we preview a Shakespeare in the Park performance in Peru.

(Jul 16, 2026) A community ceramics studio in Keeseville is opening for the first time this weekend, and its owner says it’s a way to bring people together; volunteers in Long Lake run the book nook, a way to raise money for the public library; and Kitty O’Neil joins Northern Light for a closer look at how the heat affects livestock in the North Country.

(Jul 15, 2026) We hear from a filmmaker in Akwesasne who's documenting the people working to bring cultural traditions back to her community; we visit the Sargent Ponds Wilderness for beautiful views of Raquette Lake; and a painting by artist Harold Weston from nearly a century ago is being auctioned off to benefit the Keene Valley Library.

(Jul 14, 2026) Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered a moratorium of up to one year on large data centers in New York; scientists on a research vessel on Lake Champlain are studying the algal blooms that appear each summer; and we get a preview of the largest pan-African music festival in North America.