Discover the Night
People and the Night
Before there were flashlights
Bringing along a flashlight on a night hike in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve is a modern-day convenience. Hundreds of years ago, before there were battery-operated flashlights, people looked to nature for resources they could use to illuminate the darkness. Learn more about early lights and how they were made in this section of Discover the Night!
The Pine Bush by candlelight
It's likely that people once used candles to illuminate the night in the Pine Bush. Watch this video to learn about a type of candle that was used in the northeast, and possibly in the Pine Bush, hundreds of years ago.