If you tromp around in the woods during winter, especially on mild days, you may notice dark specks collecting in depressions in the snow. If you look closely you’ll see these little pepper flakes bouncing around. They’re called snow fleas, but don’t panic—they’re not real fleas.

The 8th Annual Cardboard Sled Race this past Saturday, February 14th was better than we could have hoped and a great way to enjoy Canton's Winterfest after a chilling weekend forced the race to reschedule. Our patience paid off, with a balmy day in the mid-20's and sunny skies, making perfect conditions for speeding down SUNY Canton's sledding hill.

In most parts of the world, the tradition of burning a Yule log, sometimes called a Christmas log, has largely fizzled out. While holiday cards may show charming birch logs aflame in a hearth, old-time Yule logs in 6th and 7th century Europe looked more like saw-logs. Some of them wouldn’t fit in a house, let alone a fireplace.

When most people think about microplastics, they imagine large, crowded cities or polluted coastlines.

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