North Country Public Radio (NCPR)

North Country Public Radio is a regional radio network that is part of National Public Radio, based in Canton, New York. This network, which relies on support from its members, is owned by St. Lawrence University and serves as the NPR affiliate for the Adirondack North Country area of northern New York. The studios are housed in the Noble Medical Building on the university campus.

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A Texas developer plans to buy 36,000-acre Whitney estate and build a resort

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

A developer from Texas is set to purchase the 36,000-acre Whitney estate in the heart of the Adirondacks. The property was formerly owned by Saratoga socialite Marylou Whitney, who died in 2019 and left it to her husband, John Hendrickson. He died unexpectedly last summer when he was 59 years old. The property near Long Lake was on the market for $125 million.
Wildfire smoke from Canada is drifting into the North Country

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Richard Haller

Smoke from wildfires in central and western Canada has started drifting into Upstate New York. According to the National Weather Service, the smoke will stay relatively high in the atmosphere, unlike the smoggy conditions in the summer of 2023. The DEC forecasted moderate air quality for the North Country and Adirondacks on Tuesday. The Air Quality Index is at 58 for the region. The DEC usually issues advisories when the AQI rises above 100.
A Texas developer plans to buy the 36,000-acre Whitney estate, build resort

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

A developer from Texas is set to purchase the 36,000-acre Whitney estate in the heart of the Adirondacks. The property was formerly owned by Saratoga socialite Marylou Whitney, who died in 2019 and left it to her husband, John Hendrickson. He died unexpectedly last summer when he was 59 years old. The property near Long Lake was on the market for $125 million.
Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks carry out a hiker who broke her leg

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

Forest Rangers carried a woman about 3 miles out of the woods who had broken her leg in multiple places while hiking in the High Peaks last Tuesday night. According to the NYSDEC, the 26-year-old from the Southern Tier town of Deposit was a mile beyond Indian Pass Brook when her injury was reported. Eight Forest Rangers and a paramedic reached the hiker around 9:30 pm and then stabilized her injuries.
Federal funding for Great Lakes research at risk

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Jessica Cain

Environmental experts say funding is at stake for an important program that protects the Great Lakes. Nick Sard, an associate professor of Great Lakes biology at SUNY Oswego, said federal cuts are already taking a toll on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research.
Saranac Lake launches accessibility review of its municipal parks

5 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

David EscobarSaranac Lake launches accessibility review of its municipal parksOn a cold, misty morning at Lake Colby Beach in Saranac Lake, Nick Friedman crouched beside a cracked asphalt path, tugging a long tape measure across its uneven surface. He marked the pavement with blue chalk — the first step in a detailed assessment of accessibility at the village’s popular beachfront park. “Uneven surfaces, a lack of direction for an accessible route, barriers to restrooms.
NY lawmakers want more judges on the bench to expedite cases. Why are judges opposed?

5 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Jimmy Vielkind

State lawmakers say they have a way to address a longstanding shortage of judges that contributes to people accused of crimes languishing in jail for years awaiting trial: Make it easier to swear in more judges. But there’s an unexpected opponent of the measure — a group representing the judges themselves.
Adventures in assessing

6 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Mitch Teich

When I was young, the machinations of government fascinated me. Maybe it was a side effect of growing up around Washington, DC, but for years, I had a profound attraction to watching committee hearings on C-SPAN. When I was 16, I had a summer job on Capitol Hill in which I drafted speeches for the Congressman who headed the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and the Environment. What I had to say about agriculture research is a mystery too deep for this particular column.
Parishville families push for community at "Arts in the Park" event this weekend

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki

Folks in Parishville are throwing an end-of-school bash this weekend and everyone is welcome!"Arts in the Park" is more than an arts festival to the kids, parents and teachers organizing it, though. It's their latest effort to try to meet the needs of every family in the Parishville-Hopkinton school district. They’re using the proceeds to pay for all the school supplies for every kid in the district next year. "Parishville feels like a family. Families take care of each other.
North Words: This is not just a ghost story. The Lady in the Lake of Lake Placid was real.

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Mitch Teich |Ethan Shantie

Mitch TeichNorth Words: This is not just a ghost story. The Lady in the Lake of Lake Placid was real. Nearly every city and town has its legends - myths and ghost stories that have been passed down over generations around campfires. Some of them are just tall tales, either outright fiction or a distortion of things that happened decades or centuries ago. But some of them started with a true and tragic story.