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MOOSE LOVE

Thank you for sharing the wonderful story about “the thrill of meeting moose” (Short Carries, February 2024).

Uma the moose is beautifully homely! A once-in-a-lifetime experience and thrill for sure for Joanne at Great Camp Uncas. And Jeff Nadler’s video—wow!

Thomas Schneeberger
Lowville, NY

SKI LESSON

I enjoyed the. The section especially caught my eye, as the poster in the picture depicts the North Creek Railway Depot in the early days of “Ride Up-Slide Down” skiing. That was a phrase coined by Bill Gluesing (of General Electric House of Magic fame) to promote skiing in the area.

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