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Almanack Contributor Melissa Hart
Melissa is a journalist with experience as a reporter and editor with the Burlington Free Press, Ithaca Journal and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. She worked as a communications specialist for the Adirondack North Country Association and runs her own New York State Women owned Business-Enterprise Bootstrap Communications, which includes digital marketing, strategy and design. She enjoys hiking, camping and other outdoors activities, and spending time with her husband, their twin daughters, and rescue animals -- two dogs and a cat.
Happy — or Hoppy — Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandpas, and father-figures out there! In honor of the holiday, I did a search for “fathers” in the Almanack archive and was impressed to see how many times the Father’s Day Frog Jumping Contest in Old Forge popped up (pictured here, a photo also found in the archive). While it was canceled last year due to the pandemic, this mainstay event is back!
Here’s the overview about this year’s event, found at http://oldforgeny.com/events.html
Sun June 20 Annual Father’s Day Frog Jumping Contest – On the lakefront at Noon. Children can bring their champion frog to win prizes and fathers should wear their most outrageous tie! Largest, smallest, and longest jumper. Great family fun! Don’t worry, all frogs are released unharmed. Sponsored by the Central Adirondack Association. Phone 315-369-6983 for additional information.
Hope it’s a “hoppy” Father’s Day!
Additional reads from the archive:
- From Pete Nelson’s “Lost Brook Dispatches,” a touching tribute to his father.
- Ed Zahniser reflects on neighborly connections from his childhood in this essay from 2019
- Adirondack Diversity Initiative’s Executive Director Nicky Hylton-Patterson reflects on her father and his untimely death.
Latest News Headlines
- As caterpillars turn into gypsy moths, a respite for trees
- Harmful algal bloom crops up on Lake George
- Child Victims Act advocate, former national speedskater Bridie Farrell challenges Elise Stefanik
- Contagious Delta COVID is in the North Country, but many still decline vaccines
- Forestport, Upper Saranac residents voice concerns on APA board reviews
- Lake George works to prevent recurring beach closures
- Electric car charging stations coming to some Stewart's Shops
- Local boat and bike sales ‘exploding’
- Lake George Park Commission convenes septic system committee
- Public hearing on proposed $14.6M NCCC budget
Latest News Headlines
- As caterpillars turn into gypsy moths, a respite for trees
- Harmful algal bloom crops up on Lake George
- Child Victims Act advocate, former national speedskater Bridie Farrell challenges Elise Stefanik
- Contagious Delta COVID is in the North Country, but many still decline vaccines
- Forestport, Upper Saranac residents voice concerns on APA board reviews
- Lake George works to prevent recurring beach closures
- Electric car charging stations coming to some Stewart's Shops
- Local boat and bike sales ‘exploding’
- Lake George Park Commission convenes septic system committee
- Public hearing on proposed $14.6M NCCC budget
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Discussion time: Marijuana dispensaries
A recent article in the Explorer gauges local government officials’ openness to the possibility of hosting recreational marijuana dispensaries in their communities. The response was lukewarm, at best, and most interviewed were resistant to the idea.
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