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Read more about the article Hunting Champy at the Port Kent Ferry

Hunting Champy at the Port Kent Ferry

The Port Kent Ferry is closed (for good?), but I took advantage of a warmish November day to see what's left, and look for Champy.

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:November 5, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Places
  • Reading time:1 min read
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Read more about the article Took a little ride to Vermont

Took a little ride to Vermont

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  • Post published:October 23, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Places/Visual
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Read more about the article North Country fall colors

North Country fall colors

Saturday was unseasonably warm (though still pretty cold compared to NC), so I took a ride to Mother Cabrini's Shrine and AuSable Chasm to catch some fall colors.

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:October 21, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Places/Visual
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Read more about the article The art inside our front door, and the debate that followed

The art inside our front door, and the debate that followed

The first impression of our Plattsburgh bungalow is...polarizing. Since before we closed on the house, we've heard many opinions about what we should do with the walls just beyond our…

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:October 10, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Places
  • Reading time:2 mins read
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Read more about the article Temps are drifting downward

Temps are drifting downward

It's 6:30 am, and it's going to be a two pot of coffee morning. Temperatures are slowly decreasing, and it's cool enough at night that we've closed a few windows…

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  • Post published:October 10, 2024
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Read more about the article Autumn in the North Country

Autumn in the North Country

After retrieving my motorcycle from North Carolina, I took a little ride through the Adirondack Park to see the fall colors. I made it as far as Saranac Lake before…

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  • Post published:October 9, 2024
  • Post category:Cars & Motorcycles/North Country Chronicles/Places/Things
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Making a home in the North Country

If my move to New York had worked out as planned, I'd be putting my North Carolina house on the market right about now, and scheduling movers. But Jill and…

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  • Post published:October 3, 2024
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Read more about the article A week in the North Country

A week in the North Country

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  • Post published:April 20, 2024
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Read more about the article North Country Journey

North Country Journey

An inventory of some things I saw in the North Country: A ferry across Lake Champlain John Brown's farm The Lake Placid Olympic village AuSable Chasm The prison in Dannemora…

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:August 3, 2023
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Places/Travel & Adventure
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