A biographical portrait of folk musician and raconteur, Bill Smith.
North Country
“The Wreck of the Julie Plant” and its Offspring
The origin and history of the ballad, “The Wreck of the Julie Plante,” in print and in song.
The Dream of America / El Sueño de América: Separation & Sacrifice in the Lives of North Country Latino Immigrants
A photo essay profiling Mexican farm laborers on North Country dairy farms, shining a light on workers, the work they do, and the impact on their families and on the local community.
Why I Love the PO!
An essay on the rural post office, the “Upstate” Column
Inside Millie’s Kitchen
Personal narratives enable us to define a specific group’s values within the context of daily life. Using one Adirondack narrator as the subject of the paper, McMahon demonstrates how whe creates and defines her narrative space within the boundaries of her community,