Uncle Fitz

Uncle Fitz

by | Nov 9, 2021 | History, October 2021

photographs by by Tara Freeman The story behind a cherished family heirloom The first thing I notice about the watch is its weight—it seems heavy for a timepiece, maybe more than a pound. Made of solid gold, roughly 125 years old, it’s about two inches across. Under...
When They Hunted Deer … with Dogs

When They Hunted Deer … with Dogs

by | Nov 18, 2015 | Fall 1970

TODAY’S LEGAL DEER hunter (there are still some who don’t fit the description) goes into Adirondack deer country with the realization that if the harvest does not come to state conservationists’ expectations, many deer will starve during the winter....