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The Adirondack Guideboat is a very particular craft. They're made of wood and thousands of screws and tacks. They're wider than a canoe, and rowed instead of paddled. They're only used in the Adirondacks, and they were the boat of choice for professional guides in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Very few people still build and repair them, but Chris Woodward is one of those people. He owns The Woodward Boat Shop in Saranac Lake, and his love of guideboats goes back pretty far. He grew up in Paul Smiths (and attended the college, too) and even as a kid, he was obsessed with guideboats. But he knew they were expensive, so:

A Thousand Islands artist who created legendary metal creations that dot the North Country and who also had a reputation for his warmth and conversation died a week ago in Hospice care. Will Salisbury was 72.

Salisbury spoke to NCPR in 2020 for his exhibit at the Thousand Islands Arts Center in Clayton.

Chef Curtiss Hemm thinks of cauliflower as the "chicken breast" of the vegetable world, a sort of blank canvas upon which to add rich flavors. Since it takes aggressive heat well, he finds it's a good candidate for summer grilling.

Being young often means trying out lots of different jobs, bouncing around until you figure out what you like. One Akwesasne Mohawk woman has worked various jobs in the service industry, and took away valuable experiences from each one.

Ravens were once a rarity in the North Country, but now they are becoming a common sight. They have a similar appearance to crows, but if you see the two birds together the difference is fairly obvious. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss ravens and crows on Natural Selections.

The pressure to keep billions of humans fed can have a transformative impact on amimal populations. Overharvesting that targets the largest animals can result in reduction of the average size of species, as seen in Caribbean conch snails. And sport-fishing pressure on large mouth bass can winnow out the most agressive in the gene pool, resulting in a "lazier," more passive remnant population.

Martha Foley and Curt Stager talk about the human factor in animal evolution.