August 19th, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

SUMMER ROADSIDE ADVENTURES: Derek Muirden is taking us on some Summer Roadside Adventures.

Ride Back in Time: The Empire State Carousel at the Farmers Museum in Cooperstown.

• For more information: www.farmersmuseum.org

Garden Depot: Retired teachers love of trains has turned his backyard into something special.

Playing in Harmony: A historic golf course on the shores of Lake Champlain is coming back to life.

• For more information: www.harmonygolfclubandcommunity.com

August 12th, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

TO BROOKLYN AND BACK:  Reagan Tarbell is the producer of a documentary that traces her family's roots to a thriving Mohawk community that grew in a Brooklyn neighborhood during the building boom in New York City after the Depression.  We'll talk with 2 of the producers who helped film the documentary "To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey" which can be seen Thursday night at 9 on Mountain Lake PBS immediately following Mountain Lake Journal Extra.

• for more information: www.pbs.org/tobrooklynandback

BATTLE OF THE BULGE:  Aubrey Bresett continues her series of reports on the growing childhood obesity epidemic and how to help parents and their kids to eat healthier foods.  This week -- how to make fast, easy & inexpensive healthy snacks.  Mountain Lake PBS is also trying to encourage kids to become more active with a new video contest called "Mountain Lake Moves" -- look for details on our home page @ mountainlake.org

FARMERS MARKET:  Derek Muirden takes us on a Roadside Adventure to one of the oldest and largest Farmers Markets in the Adirondacks in the shadow of the High Peaks in Keene, New York.  

• For more information: www.adirondackfarmersmarket.com

August 5th, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

This week on "Today's Parenting", part I of our 2 part series on the epidemic of childhood obestiy.

We begin by talking with local officials, who set the stage for what's become a hard hitting problem for our families here at home. 

Alarming Statistics:
Nationally- 33% of children are considered obese
Locally- 44% of children in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties are considered obese

SPOTLIGHT:  Paul Larson speaks with Victor Micallef and Clifton Murray of the Canadian Tenors.  The group's blending of pop music and opera is finding success all across North America. The two singers discuss their PBS special The Canadian Tenors - Live in Toronto as well as their upcoming concert in Montreal. 

Find out how to get Montreal concert tickets here. 

See Paul Larson's extended interview with the Tenors here.

For more information: canadiantenors.com 

BATTLE OF THE BULGE:  Aubrey Bresett begins a series of reports on the growing childhood obesity epidemic and how to help parents and their kids to eat healthier foods.   

SCREEN TIME:  Our movie reviewer Rick Kisonak has a double feature with Angelina Jolie in "Salt" and Adrien Brody in "Predators" 

July 29, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

FOLLENSBY POND:  Teams of scientists converge on this famous piece of Adirondack wilderness undisturbed for generations.  Known for the "Philosophers Camp" led by Ralph Waldo Emerson nearly 150 years ago, Follensby Pond was recently purchased by the Nature Conservancy.  Jack LaDuke shows us what the scientists discovered and tells us why it may be important for researchers of the future.

• For more information: www.nature.org/adirondacks/ 

EMPIRE STATE CAROUSEL:  Derek Muirden takes us to The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York to share the story of The Empire State Carousel, a full-size operating merry-go-round, created by 1,000 volunteer carvers, quilters, painters and woodworkers from all over New York State.  It features a variety of original carvings, paintings, and quilts, each of which has been specially designed for the carousel. The carousel is composed of 23 hand-carved animals, indigenous to New York State, portrait panels, folklore panels, historical murals, quilted banners, regional frames, cloth pennants from the state's 62 counties, and a custom-built military band organ.  

• For more information visit: www.farmersmuseum.org 

July 22, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

ON ASSIGNMENT:  North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann talks about his assignment covering the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf for National Public Radio.  You can hear the reports Brian filed for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered by going to www.northcountrypublicradio.org and searching for Brian Mann Gulf Oil Spill. 

DVD-DAY:  Our movie critic Rick Kisonak checks out some of the latest movies being released this summer on DVD. 

SPOTLIGHT: Women in contemporary society populate the sculptural world of artist Heide Messing. Using stone and bronze, the Montreal-area sculptor celebrates women as business professionals, mothers, romantics, and free spirits. Her work ranges from very small pieces to monumental outdoor displays. The internationally acclaimed artist has exhibited in many countries, but draws most of her inspiration from close to home. She often bundles her women and children up to brave the Canadian winter. Paul Larson shows us how the medium of stone drives Messing to create, and how she uses art as therapy to work through some serious family issues. 

For more information, go to www.heidemessingmcdonald.com

July 15, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

EXPLORING THE ADIRONDACKS:  Join us for a special edition of Extra as Naturalist Mark Fraser gets us close to a family of black bears and takes us on a virtual tour of an Adirondack waterway.  www.naturewalks.org

July 8, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

RESCUE MISSION:  A Freshwater Biologist from the Adirondacks has returned from a 2-week mission working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department rescuing hundreds of pelicans, gulls, and other native birds from the oil disaster in the Gulf.  Read Michael Martin's blog @ http://gulfcoastpost.org 

JERSEY GIRL:  A Montreal family moves south of the border to cook up a family recipes that are being gobbled up by stores and restaurants in the region. For more info: www.filledejersey.com 

GARDEN TRAIN:  Derek Muirden introduces us to a retired teacher whose backyard train garden has grown into an amazing attraction. 

LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH:  Our Naturalist Mark Fraser introduces us to some insects that are fascinating to look at, but not to touch! For more info: www.naturewalkswithmark.org