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When Barack Obama moved into the White House, many felt a sense of optimism despite the vast challenges facing America. Such feelings, naturally, recalled January of 1961 when, on a bright, frozen Washington morning, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was inaugurated, declaring that “the torch has been passed to a new generation – born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage.”
It wasn’t just Kennedy’s speech, youth and good looks that gave people a reason to feel optimistic. It was also the undeniable history of the occasion. Kennedy was the descendant of an Irish Famine survivor and America’s first Catholic president.
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LOWVILLE â The largest White Pine tree in New York State, which can be found in the Adirondacks, is 160.4 feet tall with a circumference of 13.1 feet and a 50.1-inch diameter. But how large is the largest White Pine in Camdenâs Forest Park?
The Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust is sponsoring an event to find out, along with two other excursions into the areaâs beautiful places.
Naturalist Bob McNamara will lead a 2.5 mile hike on July 22 at 10 a.m.
Hikers will first be taught how to identify and measure a number of tree species, including White Pines, before setting off on a path using park roads and easy walking trails.