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Hello. I love writing stories that matter. So, on each 8th of the month I will be writing a story that makes you think about the world we live in. I will cover Upstate New York, Vermont, Montreal & nearby places. Topics will be like the colours of the rainbow, many and eye opening. People will be interviewed, photos will be taken.

My hope is that my passion also comes through in my writing and photography to present a visual tapestry for my readers minds to soak in, like a breathtaking day at the beach. Hense the name Passion Press, monthly because that is all I have time for at the moment. I hope you enjoy.

JANUARY 2012:

The North Countrys Pathway to Freedom for Enslaved People

A Network of Fugitives Escape to Canada

In 1788, Zephaniah Platt founded the North County city of Plattsburgh. While this is a well known historical fact, what was less known was that Platt was an owner of several enslaved people. This little known story of slavery is now told through photographs, exhibits, and artifacts at the recently inaugurated North-Country-Underground-Railroad-Museum, in Ausable Chasm, N.Y.

One such exhibit explores a list of enslaved people and owners such as Platt and his brother Nathaniel who owned a slave named Diah. Also on the list, William Gilliland, of Willsboro, N.Y. owned an enslaved person named Ireland.

Most enslaved people were given only one name, Don Papson, North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association President, says. They were considered commodities just like a cow or a horse.

Many enslaved peoples bare feet tramped on the road that the historic building stands on. The road is one of the routes going through the Adirondack Mountains, crossing the St. Lawrence River, to reach freedom into Ontario, Canada as refugees. Slavery was outlawed in Canada in 1850 and they would be free there, according to Papson. Both Ireland and Diah managed to escape to Quebec. Ireland in 1771 and Diah in 1794.
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FEBRUARY 2012:

LS Candy, Oct., 2011, Photo By NLDestiny

The candy lady at Lakeshore Candy, is mixing it with love and crab cakes.

Whos your candy man?

Whos your candy man now? Shes a Candy lady. She mixes it with love, almost like in the Sammy Davis Jr., 1972 hit song, The Candyman. The lyrics tell of a candy man mixing his treats with love and making the world taste good.

Instead of mixing the candy with love and making the world taste good, Ann Sweeney of Lakeshore-Candy, in Plattsburgh, N.Y., mixes the candy with love and makes crab cakes. The innovative concoction recipe came from her mind one day, Crab Cake chocolates. The chocolates are made of cashews, pecans, caramel and are a huge money maker for her candy business she and her ex-husband, Bob Sweeney, own together.

Although innovation does not always work out as planned in the candy business, Ann explains. Recently I tried a toasted coconut, craisin and almond candy recipe out on family members who thought I was losing my mind. I didnt make any more of them.

The great thing is, you can make a small batch and if it doesnt work out well, Ann says, its back to the drawing board. Ann says she mixes the recipes up in her mind and goes from there.

Ann says she hands out samples of the new candy concoctions at the bank, to customers when they walk in the store, and she tests new recipes on her family and friends. People sample her ideas, and everyone has fun doing it, she says. FULL-STORY-The-candy-lady-at-Lakeshore-Candy,-is-mixing-it-with-love-and-crab-cakes-CLICK-ME

Final Thoughts:

Stories that touch lives. Take care, Love to All & Spread the Peace, Nancy~ writer1963 Page 1: Nancy-Lee-Destiny-aka-Nama-Laila-Alqadr Page 2: Nama NancyleeDestiny