ADKX-tra Credit Podcast

ADKX-tra Credit

Adirondack Experience
A history podcast for students made by the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, located in the heart of the Adirondack Park of New York State. ADKX-tra Credit is both an introduction to Adirondack history and a resource for tidbits of history, folklore, and facts. Use it with classroom instruction or enjoy as entertainment. New episodes are added every two weeks.
Fire in the Forest
The Adirondacks survived two major forest fires in the early 1900s. The ’Big Burn’ of 1903 destroyed around 464,000 acres of forest and homes. Then in 1908 another fire burned approximately 600,000 acres. As devastating as these events were they helped lead to the creation of the NYS Forest Service.
Mar 31, 2022
15 min
1932 Winter Olympic Games
1932 Olympic Winter Games
Feb 25, 2022
11 min
Happy 100th Birthday, Snowmobiles
The first snowmobile was invented in 1922.
Jan 22, 2022
11 min
Dying to get in
Exploring your local cemetary is a great way to find out more about the history of the place you live.
Oct 28, 2021
7 min
Hello from Blue Mt. Lake: Season 2
Season 2 starts off with an interview from 1973 with our founder; Harold K. Hochschild.
Sep 16, 2021
7 min
020 Steamboat Travel in the ADK
Steamboats played an important role in the history of the Adirondacks.
Jul 28, 2021
7 min
019 - Nessmuk and the Sairy Gamp
George Washington Sears; better known as Nessmuk, paddled the Sairy Gamp through the Adirondack wilderness in the 1880s.
Jun 30, 2021
15 min
018 - Black Fly Season
You know about Spring, winter, summer, and autumn. But, do you know about the fifth season? Black Fly Season.
Jun 2, 2021
10 min
017 - You've Got Mail
A look at vintage correspondence; letters and postcards from WWII, tourists, locals, and a famous ADK character.
May 12, 2021
14 min
016 - Mapping Mastermind - Verplanck Colvin
Verpalnck Colvin surveyed the Adirondacks and helped create the Adirondack Park keeping the wilderness "forever wild".
Apr 21, 2021
13 min
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