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Small Town Adirondack Life Captured on Camera
A Collaboration Featuring Photography by Jackie Ely
My SLHS ‘81 Classmate & Friend
Reflecting back now, I suppose it’s just one of the realities of life. Even in the small-town Adirondacks that most of us reside or grew up in, it’s surprisingly easy to live without ever really knowing the majority of our fellow citizens, classmates, or neighbors.
Everyone knows everyone’s first name. We say “Hello”, even wave. But we don’t really get to know each other. Growing up in Saranac Lake was no different.
Our Saranac Lake High School Class of 1981 graduated one hundred and seventy- four students, a HUGE graduating class by Saranac Lake standards. I can honestly say I really knew about ten of them.
December 1976: I must have been about thirteen years old at the time. We lived in Saranac Lake. I was in 8th grade Middle School at Petrova.
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Winter 2021 Views Through a Henge
I don’t claim to be any expert on henges. I’ve simply always found henges to be intriguingly cool. So, one summer I built one, using hand cut stones from old farmhouse and barn foundations on my land.
We all know “Stonehenge”. But what truly is a “henge”? I did some research before building mine. From my study of henges, I determined that most henges are basically a big circle of stones. They are not all built the same way, but they share similar purpose. In a nutshell, it appears most henges are constructed to measure and celebrate the comings and goings of seasons.
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