In the Adirondack Library

Curt and David provide a brief overview of their work, followed by an insightful interview with Mitch Teich of North Country Public Radio. The program concludes with a Q&A session with the live audience. The First Adirondackers reaches far beyond the familiar timelines of settlement to tell a deeper story of the Adirondacks – one that has been shaped by an Indigenous presence for more than 12,...

Jennifer provides a brief overview of her work, followed by an insightful interview with Mitch Teich of North Country Public Radio. The program concludes with a Q&A session with the live audience.

With passion and sound scholarship, Sandra Weber introduces a fresh and intimate portrayal of John Brown in his time and favorite place, the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. This intertwining story of sublime scenery and human rights concentrates on John's relationships with his family and black neighbors, which brings forth the essence of the man: his inner self, moral fiber, and pr...

The Nature of the Place is storied Adirondack nature writer Edward Kanze’s invitation to slow down, smell the roses, and get to know fellow creatures with more longstanding claims to this landscape than we have. Ed provides a brief overview of his work, followed by an insightful interview with Mitch Teich of North Country Public Radio. The program concludes with a Q&A session with the live aud...

Acclaimed historian and author Phil Terrie, has spent more than 50 years exploring the meaning of wilderness in the Adirondacks—both in archives and in the woods. Terrie will discuss his newest book, Wild Forest Lands, a blend of memoir, New York history, and meditation that revisits the region’s literature and history while reflecting on how his own views have evolved. Rich with detail, his work...