What's Your Nature?

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Ask A Fairy Posts

Ask a Fairy Part 2: Fairy Food, Autumn Leaves, and Migration

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Blog: Ask a Fairy
Our fairy friends Thimble Hickory and Blossom Dewdrop are back to answer the rest of your questions about North Country nature and the lives of fairies. While they're settled into the warmth of the tropics for winter, they're already excited to return to Canton, NY next fall!  Click here to read Thimble and Blossom's responses in Part 1.    Why do tree leaves change color? (Lucy,…

Ask a Fairy Part 1: Introducing Blossom and Thimble

By Thimble & Blossom on
Blog: Ask a Fairy
Each year a group of migrating group of woodland fairies passes through Canton on its way south for the winter. Woodland fairies know all the North Country plants and animals, and this year they invited us to visit their houses and ask questions about North Country nature. If you were walking along the Kip Trail, exploring Heritage Park, or running through the Remington Recreation Trail last…