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Postcards From the Past

January 5th, 2009 · Adirondack Life

Ephemera is fun.  Check out the Penny Postcards over at the USGenWeb Archives.  I suppose the fancy photo-sharing sites make our life better, but I miss the old days.  (Gads, am I that old?)

These postcards cost 1¢ to mail. Postage was temporarily raised to 2¢ from 1917 to 1919 to cover the cost of World War I & from 1925 to 1928 (not sure the reason for the latter).

Here are some of my Adirondack and Lake Champlain favorites:

Here are links to our Adirondack Counties:

Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St Lawrence, Warren.

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King Day Ski and Snowshow Fest

December 29th, 2008 · News

VICs COMBINE SKI AND SNOWSHOE FESTIVALS TO ONE DAY; OFFERS AGENCYWIDE PROGRAMS ON KING HOLIDAY WEEKEND

PAUL SMITHS, NY – The Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Centers (VICs) at Paul Smiths and Newcomb will combine three popular festivals into one Agencywide festival on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, creating the Chilly Ski & Snowshoe Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17 at both facilities.

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We Love Santa

December 20th, 2008 · Adirondack Life

Santa Claus

Santa Claus returns to city

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