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The 2nd Annual Blue Mountain Lake Flotilla will set sail from Prospect Point on Blue Mountain lake this Sunday evening, highlighting a day of music, food and Adirondack history. It recreates an event that took place in August of 1882 when the guests of the newly opened Prospect House - the first hotel in the world with electric lights in every room - celebrated with a grand flotilla that made its way around Blue Mountain Lake.

I met David Duff outside of a barn in Hammond. But not just any barn, it was a barn owned by the Hammond Museum and David was there to participate in a North Country at Work Story Slam. He spoke with me - before the event - about his introduction to Northern New York which began in 1972 when many young people headed “Back to the Land” seeking a different, independent life.

The Greeks called them "The Seven Sisters," but a look at the Subaru logo shows the Japanese saw them differently. This familiar star cluster constellation actually contains thousands of stars when viewed through a telescope, as well as brown dwarf proto-stars and dust nebulae and newly-forming solar systems. Martha Foley and Curt Stager look at the night sky.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to rail against President Donald Trump on Wednesday. But some of his political opponents say the governor needs to talk more about issues related to New York state.

Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read says he wants to see his city grow, literally.

He's proposing to annex some vacant land near SUNY Plattsburgh to help attract developers and manufacturing companies, expanding the city’s geographical footprint by seven percent. But that land is in the Town of Plattsburgh, and Town Supervisor Michael Cashman has called the plan "hostile."

New York state is moving forward with a legal process that would remove the railroad track leading from North Creek to Tahawus, an industrial site that borders Adirondack Park’s High Peaks Wilderness.

The move comes as a new train operator has voiced interest in using the track to haul freight.

A Bennington College survey of residents in the PFOA-contaminated village of Hoosick Falls in eastern New York finds higher rates of illnesses among residents exposed to the toxic substance than did a previous study conducted by the New York State Health Department.

Newspapers across the North Country ran editorials and essays last week rejecting claims by President Trump and his allies that journalists have engaged in a campaign of "fake news" designed to disrupt his administration.

Report: St. Lawrence County employee passwords posted online

Summer isn't over yet! Whether you're hiking through the woods, relaxing on the beach, or just savoring the summer weather, there's still time to lose yourself in a great book. Betsy Kepes reads and writes near Colton and stops by from time to time to share news and reviews about what she's reading.

She spoke with Todd Moe about two of her most recent favorite books - a Canadian novel, and an Adirondack memoir, both written by older women in their 70s. Betsy says “time” is a character in both books.