The railroad between Boston and Albany dates to the 1830s. A new effort to better link Albany and Boston by passenger rail is now underway.

New York State has released new heat mapping tools, including high-resolution heat exposure maps and decision support tools for the entire state.

The Lake George Battlefield Park will premiere Voices of the Lake George Battlefield, a free, self-guided audio tour of the popular historic site.

The Revolutionary War will be brought to life through Victory Season at Saratoga, beginning with a two-day Siege Living History Weekend Oct 10-11

After the British defeat at the Battle of Carillon, French raiding parties attacked and harassed the soldiers and convoys at Half-Way Brook.

New York State, especially Long Island, was once the third largest growers in the nation of cranberries, one of the few native North American fruits.

Like St. Francis Paul Schaefer believed that spirit inhabited all of us, all creatures, the world, sunsets, sunrises, woods, waters, and wildlife included.

Aside from the beautiful flowers, native plants, shrubs and trees are more than being visually attractive – they are also attracting birds.

The New York State Wildlife Action Plan for 2025–2035 is finalized. The Plan guides actions for NY’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need.

The newly renovated Lincoln Bathhouse at Saratoga Spa State Park has a new mineral springs museum focused on cultural history of the waters.

Municipal bicycle licensing and registration was widespread New York State and the United States from the 1930s through the mid-1970s.

New York pine barrens are unique woodland communities of pitch pine, scrub oak, and grassy areas. Blueberries and ferns blanket the ground.

Restoration of Minnewaska Park’s Lake Awosting Carriage Road circling the largest “sky lake” on the northern Shawangunk Ridge is now complete.

Oakley Corners State Forest is celebrated as some of the best pure cross-country single-track in New York State’s Southern Tier.

The new Cataract Stairs and Overlook at Niagara Falls brings visitors as close as 35 feet from the American Falls.

In choosing as its first subject for a memorial marker "The Half-Way Brook," the (now defunct) New York State Historical Association made a dignified and wise

Forest Rangers recovered the bodies of a hiker in the Giant Mountain Wilderness and a 60-year-old from under the bridge at Ausable Chasm.

Adirondack Rail Trail counters recorded 211,000 passes during its first year of full operation according to reports provided to New York Almanack.

William Floyd lived on a slave plantation on Long Island and was the first of four men who signed the Declaration of Independence from New York.

For the first time in 15 years, the New York State Division for Historic Preservation is opening the doors to the Peebles Island Resource Center.

A Friends Group Impact Report highlights the significant contributions that Friends Groups made to New York’s state parks and historic sites in 2025.

Among the 20 named a MacArthur Fellow in 2026 are just two from New York State, Buffalo's Holly Jean Buck and Brooklyn's Immanuel Wilkins.

Decades before Alfred Kinsey's famous “Reports” on human sexuality, Katharine Bement Davis conducted a pioneering study of female sexuality.

Clinton County will mark the October 11, 1776 American Revolutionary War Battle of Valcour Island 250th anniversary October 9-11, 2026.

David Maltbie (1759-1807) and his history is remarkably similar to, yet also different from, that of Nathan Hale, who was executed as a Patriot spy.

Half-Way Brook was so named in about 1749, from being equidistant between Fort Edward and the south end of Lake George.

On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the Auburn Museum community will celebrate 90 years of service and look ahead to what the future holds.

The New Netherland Institute's annual conference Nov 7-8, 2026, will explore how New Netherland connected to the world beyond its borders.

A Fragile Alliance by James J. Barney that examines the rise, mayoralty, and electoral defeat of New York City's first Black mayor, David Dinkins.

New York Times reporter Samuel Wilkeson traveled to Gettysburg searching for a soldier who had his leg blown off - his teenage son.

While we primarily take in the landscape with our eyes and ears, many other animals absorb the world through their sense of smell.

A town board voted 3-2 to clear the path for a new 1.5 million-square-foot, 635-megawatt Massena data center near the St. Lawrence River.

Forest Rangers had a busy week responding to a variety of backcountry emergencies, including two gliders that crashed in Saratoga County.

Featuring in myriads of myths and legends, corvids (members of the Corvidae family like ravens and crows) have contrasting symbolic meaning.

Eighty years ago, Republican political newcomer Jacob K. Javits squeaked into Congress amid an internecine feud among Democrats.

An Administrative Law Judge ruled to refer an application to test howitzers inside the Adirondack Park back to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA).

Overlooked between the Battle of Brooklyn and victory at Trenton, the Battle of White Plains showcased Washington’s strategy of perseverance.

Perch poles, coverboards, vernal pools, habitat plantings for grassland birds and pollinators, and boxes for bird nesting and bat use.

500 million-year-old Petrified Gardens roadside attraction now survives only in the memories of the people fortunate enough to have experienced it.

The Albany Book Festival will return to the University at Albany this Saturday, September 26, for a daylong celebration of books and reading.

Protect the Adirondacks sent a non-partisan candidate questionnaire on Adirondack issues to candidates - less than half of them responded.

The Lake Placid Film Festival will celebrate the 25th edition of the Adirondacks’ premier film festival, running November 5th - November 8th, 2026.

New York's horse ferries bridged the gap between unpredictable early ferry transportation and the mechanical age of steamboats.

Alan Singer (Hofstra University) along with Cynthia Copeland (of NYU and Trinity Church) will lead a walking tour about New York City and slavery.

Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area spans 660 acres along the shores of Lake Champlain and features a thousands of years old fertile delta.

Crown Point State Historic Site will host a living history event portraying the soldiers-turned-sailors readying themselves for the Battle of Valcour Bay.

Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677), later known as Benedict de Spinoza, was one of the most radical and influential thinkers of the early modern period.

Behind-the-scenes efforts of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and the NYC Committee on Unity led to the desegregation of Major League Baseball.

A guided historic walking tour will focus on the Battle of Kip's Bay and the British invasion of Manhattan on September 15, 1776.

Douglas Brinkley will receive the 2026 Empire State Archives & History Award from the Archives Partnership Trust on Thursday, November 12, 2026