Subzero Heroes Ice Jump on February 11 benefits Alzheimer’s Association
What would you do to promote finding the cause and cure of a life-destroying disease? Would you donate a few
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Kids Almanac:Whistlepig love, Souper Bowl & looking handy in front of your kids
Here’s how Groundhog Day rocked my world this year: I learned that groundhogs are the same animal as woodchucks. I
Beacon Institute to host Clarkson’s “River University”
You might have missed it, but last October, the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries (BIRE) officially became a subsidiary
Tivoli Bays Visitor Center to host talk on iceboating
Long before there were gasoline-powered engines, skillful iceboat sailors raced across the frozen Hudson River faster than the wind, at
An unknowable universe?
For several years, increasing data are pointing to the universe being infinite in size and inventory: space that never ends,
Kids Almanac: Black Creek’s child-scale treat in Esopus
Harry Potter has Platform 9 ¾; Legos have couch cushions; my kids and I disappear to Scenic Hudson’s Black Creek
Gazillions of planets are no surprise, but an infinite universe is
Last week, two celestial revelations made headlines. One was popular with the public, the other astonished astronomers. The popular announcement,
Do it for Eleanor: Val-Kill issues call for volunteer gardeners
With the US economy still in the doldrums and many taxpayers in an ugly mood when it comes to any
Belleayre hosts Kids’ Winter Carnival this weekend
“We’re still spoiled with last year’s snowfall,” says Jonathan King at Belleayre Mountain Winter Snow Park. “But we’re producing our
Below the belt with Orion
With a period of dark moonless skies coming up, and (so far) an unusually snowless winter, let’s do some old-fashioned