Winter-Spring 2021 edition of DoNorth now available online

[Cindy McMurray]

The latest edition of SUNY Plattsburgh’s student-produced magazine,
available at https://donorthmag.com, is the culmination of a major
collaboration between the Department of Journalism and Public Relations and
Mountain Lake PBS.

The student-led editorial team of DoNorth magazine went live with a brand
new digital issue on December 3. While this edition is the second fully
digital release of the magazine, the current issue represents a significant
departure from previous issues. The winter-spring 2021 edition focuses on
the small North Country hamlet of Lyon Mountain, where a team of
researchers from Mountain Lake PBS and student journalists from SUNY
Plattsburgh joined forces to develop stories about the rich history of Lyon
Mountain.

In the middle of the current pandemic, a team from Mountain Lake PBS and a
select group of SUNY Plattsburgh journalism students set out to talk with
residents of Lyon Mountain, transcribe those interviews, take photos, and
collect historical data.

DoNorth, which historically has been a print magazine focused on regional
tourism, pivoted to a digital format for its spring-summer 2021 issue, when
printing and distributing the publication was no longer possible because of
the health emergency. With travel and tourism ebbing due to the pandemic,
“the possibility of entering into collaboration with Mountain Lake PBS on
the Lyon Mountain project was an opportunity the magazine could not pass
up,” notes Prof. Catherine Manegold, journalism instructor and DoNorth’s
faculty adviser.

Plattsburgh State student Sierra McGivney, editor-in-chief of DoNorth, says
she is “proud of her team of students for rising to the challenge of
producing a magazine filled with high quality stories, photo essays, and
cutting edge design during a global pandemic.” Student Heaven Longo,
managing editor of DoNorth, also praised the team, who were all
“transitioning from our normal lives to a weird reality with masks, social
distancing and constant anxiety about the state of each other's health. We
really couldn’t have asked for better writers, editors and designers.”

Although Lyon Mountain stands as the focal point of the current issue, the
magazine contains other stories about the Adirondack North Country. From
the frozen valleys of Keene to the luscious lavender fields of the
Adirondack View Vineyard, and to the small community of Malone, DoNorth has
stories for a wide range of audiences. Future issues will continue to
showcase individual communities in the region.

DoNorth is a student-produced destination magazine, published twice
annually, with an editorial office located on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.
The publication features professional-level feature and essay writing,
reporting, photography, and storytelling designed for a single mission: to
draw attention to and build curiosity about destinations and places of
interest throughout the North Country. The magazine has been rated an
All-American publication by the Associated Collegiate Press.
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