by Roland D. Hallee Growing up on The Plains in the 1950s and ‘60s brought about some revolutionary, and exciting, changes in our way of life. Modern conveniences were beginning to pop up in our humble homes. How it was: The street I grew up on was not paved, but rather it was gravel. That […]
by Roland D. Hallee While browsing through some old emails recently, I noticed one that I had planned to respond to, but as often happens, I was sidetracked and never got back to it. It was an email with photos of cicadas with an inquiry. I apologize to that person for not getting to this […]
by Roland D. Hallee – Back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, life on the plains was relatively simple. During the winter, it was school, and during the summers, we pretty much discussed that a couple of weeks ago…
by Roland D. Hallee – The swan is known around the world for its beauty, elegance, and grace…
by Roland D. Hallee – Before we continue, I want to share an email I received from Peg Pellerin, who grew up on King St., and filled in some of the gaps I left out when taking our tour of Water St. Here are her memories…
DNA analysis of an 85-pound canid shot by a New York hunter in December 2021, has verified the animal to have been a wolf…
by Roland D. Hallee I was 11-years old when we got our first TV in October 1958. It was a black and white floor console. At that time, you could only get three channels – 5, 6 & 8. More on that later. This week, we’re going to take a look at what we did for […]
by Roland D. Hallee Back in May, my wife and I moved to camp for the summer. It’s always great to leave the city and live in the serenity by the lake for about five months. And, on that Sunday, we were greeted by my wife’s favorite bird, the ruby-throated hummingbird. It was nice to […]
by Roland D. Hallee Let’s now proceed with what life was like on The Plains in the 1950s and ‘60s. The Lockwood-Dutchess Textile Mill (the cotton mill as it was known), which was housed in three large, brick buildings at the foot of Main St., was in full operation. Many of the people in the […]
by Roland D. Hallee – While working in my garden at camp, I noticed this unusual looking dragonfly. It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill, old brown ugly dragonfly…