ADKX-tra Credit
A history podcast for students made by the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, located in the heart of the Adirondack Park of New York State. ADKX-tra Credit is both an introduction to Adirondack history and a resource for tidbits of history, folklore, and facts. Use it with classroom instruction or enjoy as entertainment. New episodes are added every two weeks.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
One Room Schoolhouses
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How many kids are in your school? Not your class, your WHOLE SCHOOL. In Indian Lake (that's the town our hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake is…
All About Anne: Meet the Woodswoman
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Have you heard of Anne LaBastille? She was an incredible Adirondack woman who was a certified Adirondack Guide, a scientist, the first w…
Museum Talk: You're Invited
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Why can’t we touch the things on exhibit in museums? What are some of the ways museums keep objects and artifacts safe? Why do we care s…
Busy Bees
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Beekeeping was a very important part of farming in the Adirondacks many years ago. At a time when farmers relied solely on subsistence f…
The Science of Syrup
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Do you like maple syrup? Here in the Adirondacks, maple syrup is more than just a sweet treat. It’s a major industry and a big piece of …
Miracle on Ice
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The Miracle on Ice was a famous hockey game between the U.S. and the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid N.Y. The So…
The Blizzard of '88
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The Blizzard of 1888
The weather on March 11, 1888 was clear and sunny. The calendar said it was still winter but it felt as though sprin…
Fire in the Forest
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The Adirondacks survived two major forest fires in the early 1900s. The ’Big Burn’ of 1903 destroyed around 464,000 acres of forest and …
1932 Winter Olympic Games
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1932 Olympic Winter Games
Happy 100th Birthday, Snowmobiles
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The first snowmobile was invented in 1922.
Dying to get in
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Exploring your local cemetary is a great way to find out more about the history of the place you live.
Hello from Blue Mt. Lake: Season 2
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Season 2 starts off with an interview from 1973 with our founder; Harold K. Hochschild.
020 Steamboat Travel in the ADK
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Steamboats played an important role in the history of the Adirondacks.
019 - Nessmuk and the Sairy Gamp
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George Washington Sears; better known as Nessmuk, paddled the Sairy Gamp through the Adirondack wilderness in the 1880s.
018 - Black Fly Season
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You know about Spring, winter, summer, and autumn. But, do you know about the fifth season? Black Fly Season.
017 - You've Got Mail
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A look at vintage correspondence; letters and postcards from WWII, tourists, locals, and a famous ADK character.
016 - Mapping Mastermind - Verplanck Colvin
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Verpalnck Colvin surveyed the Adirondacks and helped create the Adirondack Park keeping the wilderness "forever wild".
015 - The Adirondack Dream
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Why did people come to the Adirondack region searching for The American Dream?
013 - Spotlight on North Star Underground Railroad Museum
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ADKX-tra Credit shines a spotlight on another Adirondack cultural institution; The North Star Underground Railroad Museum.