The bucolic nature of St. David’s Lane captivates drivers, and those unfamiliar with it might pass unknowingly by Union College’s Kelly Adirondack Center and the adjacent 111-acre H.G. Reist Wildlife Sanctuary. However, once you’ve been exposed to this aspect of Niskayuna’s past, it’s tough to leave.
The town of Niskayuna began near the banks of the Mohawk River on the land of the Connestigione Indians in 1642. Dutch settlers moved westward from Albany to settle the
The town of Niskayuna began near the banks of the Mohawk River on the land of the Connestigione Indians in 1642. Dutch settlers moved westward from Albany to settle the
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When the Niskayuna High School Outing Club was hit with pandemic restrictions, they had no choice but to stay inside.
“What are we going to do if we can’t get together?” said Tom Caffrey, a Niskayuna High School Latin teacher and one of two advisers to the outing club.
The club had done a couple of hikes last school year before the pandemic shut their outdoor excursions down. But Caffrey, his co-adviser Jeff Ormsbee and some of the club’s students wanted to find a project to keep them connected to one another and their passion for hiking.