BIRCH Magazine highlights North Country arts and lifestyle, celebrating the independent spirit and natural wonders that are standout features of Northern New York
New York has over 8 million residents and many very high earners. It has one of the highest median incomes if not the highest of any city in the US. Because of...
New York has close to 200 state parks and even more hiking trails which makes it very tough to decide which hike is the best. However we have scoped out many of...
How 3 women are building community by following their passions and sharing with others
Passion – it is the best word I can come up with to describe how C...
Learn about the ancient Japanese form of fish rubbings along the shores of the St. Lawrence River
I discovered the art form of Gyotaku fish rubbings in 2...
A diligent poet and writer is single-handedly making opportunities for himself and fellow writers in Jefferson County. Carlton Fisher is an English Instructor a...
We profile Akwesasne territory artist Carrie Hill and her effort to keep history alive by hand crafting traditional Mohawk baskets
Sweetgrass Baskets o...
We are fishing in the Adirondacks with author Anthony Grasso to try and catch some solitude.
Overhead streaks of white smoke trace the flight path of a...
I saw a blue moon tonight
It watched over us on all the back roads
Of Hermon & Dekalb
Shining, shining from over the hills, surrounded
By glittering sta...
Northern New York Institution for Deaf Mutes
“Harrison Green” | 1884 | Malone, NY
A hot spot for local photographers, the Northern New York Institute...
Around 520 million years ago the sandy beaches that would become Potsdam sandstone were laid down as marine waters began to encroach upon the continent.
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When an artist chooses a medium, it is as if the medium chooses them. It somehow presents itself in a way that speaks to you, as if to say “Imagine the possib...