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January 10, 2009

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Crafts: Aldo Leopold Bench Plans

Enjoy these simple plans for this simple bench that provides a perfect place to observe the natural world.
Considered by many as the father of wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast.
“That land is a community is the basic concept off ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.”

Though his book, The Sand County Almanac is a must read, it may be something that can wait for anyone with very young children. For everyone else, it's a wonderful example of nature writing that is a timeless connection to the land.

My family first made our first "Leopold Bench" as a group effort at the Aldo celebration at the Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, NY. It remains one our most comfortable outdoor benches. It also was a project that allowed us to work together.

© Diane Chase, author of Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes a…

Challenge Accepted! Saranac Lake 6er: Adirondack Hikes: Ampersand, Baker, Scarface, St. Regis, Haystack, McKenzie

#MountainMonday Challenge Accepted!
Saranac Lake 6er

I’m slowly working on becoming an High Peaks 46er. I’m a 25er, though I admire all my friends that have climbed all 46 Adirondack peaks over 4,000’ including my husband, my in-laws and my daughter’s “fairy godmother." I tend to go back to climb the peaks I enjoy like Wright, Algonquin and Marcy. I realize there are many different ways to appreciate the outdoors and one is to embrace the challenge of climbing the peaks.
The Saranac Lake 6er program provides a different sort of test. The Village of Saranac Lake initiated the program to introduce people to the area’s lesser-known peaks. I was surprised when my daughter came home interested in becoming a 6er. My family have climbed the six peaks (St. Regis, Baker Mt, Scarface, McKenzie, Haystack, and Ampersand) at various times, but we would have to climb them again on or after May 25, 2013 to count toward official 6er status.
We took our time becoming 6ers, starting out with…

Pendragon Theatre's DISGRACED: A Mind-Blowing Rollercoaster of Emotions

(Saranac Lake) Ayad Akhtar's DISGRACED opened at Pendragon Theatre last night to a packed house with an audience that twisted into multiple directions from laughs to gasps. DISGRACED is an emotional rollercoaster that tugs at heartstrings, and questions ideals while handing out racism, colonialism, and Islamophobia at the audience's feet.

There is nothing color-blind about Akhtar's play and Director Kimberley A. Bouchard's cast drives that point through with pinpoint accuracy. Each character is pinned to his/her skin color, ethnic traits, or cultural differences.

The play opens in the Upper East Side Manhattan apartment of Emily Hughes-Kapoor (Mackenzie Barmen) and Amir Kapoor (Anthony Michael Irizaary). Emily is an artist searching for her breakout piece experimenting in her husband's cultural Indian patterns. He is a mergers and acquisitions lawyer working toward making partner while scrubbing that very ethnicity.

Scene, lighting, and sound designer Kent Barre…

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