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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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007 - Adirondack Ghost Stories from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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

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006 - Peddlers: the travelling store from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An explanation of pack peddlers in the Adirondack region in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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005 - The Rickety-Rackety Railroad from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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 C...

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004 - Theodore Roosevelt's Ride to the Presidency from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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 pre...

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003 - Guides from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What it took to be an Adirondack Guide in the late 1800s.

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002 - Are We There Yet? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A trip into the Adirondack wilderness in the 1870s described.

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001 - Hello, from Blue Mountain Lake from 2020-09-02T06:00

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 s...

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001 - Hello, from Blue Mountain Lake from 2020-09-02T06:00

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 s...

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