Saturday, June 13, 2026

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Fort Edward: Old Fort House auction is Sat.: Wing & Bronk family items

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

This Saturday’s annual Antique Country Fair Auction on the lawn of the Old Fort House Museum on Broadway in Fort Edward promises to be “exceptional,” touts R. Paul McCarty, the museum’s executive director and Fort Edward’s town historian.

It will include numerous items from the estate of Marjorie and Judith Bronk, the last of the Bronk Coal and Lumber Company family in Hudson Falls, …

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Touring Vietnam War Wall at HF Legion, 7/24-28

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is to arrive at American Legion Post 574 on 72 Pearl Street in Hudson Falls, today, Thursday, July 24. It will be escorted by motorcade from the Northway Exit 9 rest area through Exit 17 and on Routes 197 and 4 to the Legion Hall.

The Wall, a 3/5 scale model of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., it will be open for viewing on …

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Near Log Jam, ‘Creative Jam’ is ‘Your Space to Create’

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Creative Jam, located behind The Log Jam restaurant amid the Lake George outlet stores, offers an outlet for people to pursue pretty much any artistic creative endeavor one can think of — from painting to cookie decorating to creating Turkish lamps. There are improv, book folding and flower pressing classes, to name a few.

The Creative Jam website has a full list of …

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Our July 24 front page

Dad charged with murder. Arena is not Cool. Vietnam Wall. Bass Pro Shops opening in Clifton Park. How Hayden does it. The return of Smitty’s, Hudson Falls. Joseph Girard III to play in Slovenia. Greenjackets to Lansingburgh in Troy for remaining home games. Fort Edward: Old Fort House auction is Sat.: Wing & Bronk family items. Warrenburg’s 62nd Smoke Eaters Jamboree! State record Brook Trout, Adirondacks. Concerts, comedy, shows… The

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Our man Ben is climbing a mountain a day

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

While the Adirondacks High Peaks to the north understandably draw hiking enthusiasts from around the world, as an avid hiker myself it’s amazing to me how many serious climbs are just within an hour’s drive of Glens Falls, where I live.

These mountains can be summited on weekdays even when short on time, and still provide great workouts and even better views.

Since early …

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