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green and yellow historic cabin with "Douglass" on it

Generations of ‘rustic simplicity’ at Corlear Bay Club

By Tom French

The history of a generational community nestled on the shores of Lake Champlain near Port Douglass and Keeseville

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John Sokol, Robyn Pray and Charles “Skip” Smithson in the Northeastern Tool Lending Library. Photo by Tim Rowland

Tool library offers resources for Adirondack homeowners

By Tim Rowland

Northeastern Tool Library in Keeseville is helping homeowners tackle repairs without the high cost of buying equipment

Adam Kessel, Jr. (left) with family by fireplace at the Kessel Park Inn. Photo Courtesy of Richard & Zoanne Schnell.

Keeseville’s Hollywood past

By Tom French

Film pioneer Adam Kessel Jr. built a Hollywood empire while retreating to his Adirondack estate, now a historic landmark

The exterior of a red brick school building

Leaders work to redevelop Keeseville’s former high school

By Tim Rowland

From abandoned school to community hub: a closer look at the process underway to transform a long-empty building

A man in a plaid shirt and two women pose together.

Keeseville community-based radio reignites the old-time ‘gift of gab’

By Tim Rowland

Ausable Valley Grange Hall launches WAVG_LP, a hyperlocal talk and music station

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Bridges of the Ausable River

By Tom French

Representing two centuries of engineering history, sixteen of the Ausable River's bridges are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Keeseville Pharmacy owner talks about the origins of the Farmacy

By Mike Lynch

Keeseville Pharmacy owner Dan Bosley talks about how his partnership with ADK Action has allowed him to sell food, filling a need in the local community.

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