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ELIZABETHTOWN â The internal stairway and frame of a new, temporary sculpture are taking shape outside the Adirondack History Museum. A scaffold of thick, fresh-sawn local cedar from Westport is being built on a patch of lawn centered in front of the Colonial Garden. Sculptor Randi Renate, of San Antonio, Texas, is a recent Masters in Fine Arts graduate from Yale School of Art, where her thesis installation went unseen due to COVID-19 restrictions. Her transit to and through the Adirondack Mountains last year provided months of inspiration, and this work, she said, is a way to share her gratitude. The temporary installation is called âblue is the atmospheric refraction I see you throughâ and will be completed this month. ....
Dozens of graves vandalized at Boquet Cemetery Dozens of graves at the Boquet Cemetery have been damaged sparking a mixed reaction from the community who may have to foot the bill if the culprits aren t found. Share Updated: 7:37 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Dozens of graves vandalized at Boquet Cemetery Dozens of graves at the Boquet Cemetery have been damaged sparking a mixed reaction from the community who may have to foot the bill if the culprits aren t found. Share Updated: 7:37 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ....
Special to the News Martha Swan, founder/director of John Brown Lives!, speaks Saturday, March 27, next to John Brown’s grave. (Provided photo Naj Wikoff) From left, Curt Stager, Sandra Weber, Martha Swan, Aurora McCaffrey, Lavada Nahon, Martin Tyler and David Welch pose Saturday, March 27 at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. (Provided photo Naj Wikoff) From left, Curt Stager, Sandra Weber, Martha Swan, Aurora McCaffrey, Lavada Nahon, Martin Tyler and David Welch pose Saturday, March 27 at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. (Provided photo Naj Wikoff) LAKE PLACID On Saturday, March 27, 125 years after New York state designated John Brown’s farm as a historic site, John Brown Lives! held an event at the famous abolitionist’s grave to mark the occasion. ....