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ADKX-tra Credit

29 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

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.

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Episodes

Fire in the Forest

March 31, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

The Adirondacks survived two major forest fires in the early 1900s. The ’Big Burn’ of 1903 destroyed around 464,000 acres of forest and homes. Then in 1908 another fire burned approximately 600,000 acres. As devastating as these events were they helped lead to the creation of the NYS Forest Service.

1932 Winter Olympic Games

February 25, 2022 22:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MB

1932 Olympic Winter Games

Happy 100th Birthday, Snowmobiles

January 22, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MB

The first snowmobile was invented in 1922.

Dying to get in

October 28, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MB

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

September 16, 2021 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.39 MB

Season 2 starts off with an interview from 1973 with our founder; Harold K. Hochschild.

020 Steamboat Travel in the ADK

July 28, 2021 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.2 MB

Steamboats played an important role in the history of the Adirondacks.

019 - Nessmuk and the Sairy Gamp

June 30, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

George Washington Sears; better known as Nessmuk, paddled the Sairy Gamp through the Adirondack wilderness in the 1880s.

018 - Black Fly Season

June 02, 2021 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.49 MB

You know about Spring, winter, summer, and autumn. But, do you know about the fifth season? Black Fly Season.

017 - You've Got Mail

May 12, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.81 MB

A look at vintage correspondence; letters and postcards from WWII, tourists, locals, and a famous ADK character.

016 - Mapping Mastermind - Verplanck Colvin

April 21, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.39 MB

Verpalnck Colvin surveyed the Adirondacks and helped create the Adirondack Park keeping the wilderness "forever wild".

015 - The Adirondack Dream

March 31, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.71 MB

Why did people come to the Adirondack region searching for The American Dream?

014 - Edna West Teall

March 10, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 7.86 MB

Edna West Teall

March 10, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 7.86 MB

013 - Spotlight on North Star Underground Railroad Museum

February 17, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

ADKX-tra Credit shines a spotlight on another Adirondack cultural institution; The North Star Underground Railroad Museum.

012 - Work in the Woods: Logging

January 27, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.97 MB

012 Work in the Woods: Logging

January 27, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.97 MB

011 - Balsam Traditions, part 2

December 16, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes - 4.89 MB

010 - Balsam Traditions, part 1

December 02, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MB

Balsam trees are one of the most popular kind of trees that ends up in people’s home every holiday season. Find out why this conifer tree is an Adirondack Favorite. 

009 - The Last Adirondack Wolf?

November 18, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 8.93 MB

In episode 009, we talk about wolves and their long and troubled relationship with people. You will find out the full backstory behind the supposed last wolf in the Adirondacks. 

The Beaver Hat

November 04, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MB

For over hundreds of years, beaver hats were a fashion trend among men. But, in order to make those hats, people needed the fur from a beaver. At one time, the Adirondacks provided the world with many of the beaver pelts needed to make beaver hats. Find out the effects this had on the beaver population in the Adirondacks and what the hat making process involved.

008 - The Beaver Hat

November 04, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MB

For over hundreds of years, beaver hats were a fashion trend among men. But, in order to make those hats, people needed the fur from a beaver. At one time, the Adirondacks provided the world with many of the beaver pelts needed to make beaver hats. Find out the effects this had on the beaver population in the Adirondacks and what the hat making process involved. 

007 - Adirondack Ghost Stories

October 21, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MB

Ghost stories are a type of folklore nearly everyone enjoys. Here are a few Adiorndack stories to chill you this autumn.

006 - Peddlers: the travelling store

October 07, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

An introduction to the life and times of the Adirondack peddler.

Peddlers: the travelling store

October 07, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

An introduction to the life and times of the Adirondack peddler.

005 - The Rickety-Rackety Railroad

September 23, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MB

In 1900 the shortest standard-gauge railroad in the world began operation. It was just ¾ of a mile long and 6 miles from any other rail line. This episode explores the history of the Marion River Carry Railroad. 

004 - Theodore Roosevelt's Ride to the Presidency

September 09, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.11 MB

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States and is the youngest individual to hold the office. But, do you know the incredible chain of events leading up to Teddy Roosevelt's presidency? In this podcast episode, follow along as we take you on Theodore Roosevelt's Ride to the Presidency. 

003 - Guides

September 02, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Navigating the wilderness is no easy task, especially back in the 1800s. Learn about the fascinating job of the Adirondack guide, and their importance in helping visitors discover the lakes, forests, and mountains of the Adirondacks.

002 - Are We There Yet?

September 02, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

The trip from NYC to the Adirondacks was long and difficult in the 1800s.

001 - Hello, from Blue Mountain Lake

September 02, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 4.96 MB

Since 1957, the Adirondack Experience (formerly the Adirondack Museum) has shared stories of the people who lived, worked and played in the Adirondack Park. The history of the site on which it sits mirrors the history of the Adirondacks itself: from lumber camp to summer hotel to museum to Experience, the museum’s perch above Blue Mountain Lake embodies the transformation of the Adirondacks from wilderness to mineral and lumber resource to resort community to recreation getaway.