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(S)mitten: History of Adirondack Buff Mittens
Mittens fascinate me; so many cuff styles, so many methods to create an opening for the thumb, so many different finishes in mittens! Favorites of mine are buff or shagged mittens. Warm and durable, they were a cold weather staple from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s in the Adirondacks of New York State. They are now associated primarily with loggers because most old photos with buff mittens are of logging operations and lumber camps. Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake holds a number of such photos. However, at one time buff mittens were the fashion. Also in the collection of the museum is an ice fishing painting by A. F. Tait with large mittens on the ice next to the fisherman and buff mittens in a photo of hunters adjusting their snowshoe straps.
Indian Lake Gym Floor Damaged; Athletes Recognized at Board Meeting
The Indian Lake Board of Education focused on current facilities during a light agenda at the July regular meeting on Monday evening. In his report, Superintendent Dr. Rob Underwood told the board that hail damage from the March 14 tornado continues to plague the district. He explained that as crews...
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