1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (483+ words) On an autumn trip, my daughter Emma and I chose the path less paddled: a 10-mile, two-car downriver journey. Our route took us through the oxbow at The Wild Center into Simon Pond and under Route 30 to the DEC Tupper…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (721+ words) This Friday, on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a group of hikers is aiming to fly American flags on each of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. Organized as New York’s inaugural “Flags on the 46,” the memorial mirrors long-running summit…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (174+ words) Boats silhouetted in morning mist,Paddles splash where loons persist.River bends and lake winds roar,Three long days—a thousand strokes more. From Old Forge docks, racers surge,Through Fulton Chain our wakes converge.Portage paths, our footsteps drum,…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (118+ words) John Sheehan, director of communications for the Adirondack Council, discusses challenges the organization has never seen before, including cuts by the Environmental Protection Agency to water quality protection efforts in the region. Sheehan shares how these funding cuts have significant…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (440+ words) knew the world is not made of colorbut of light— and the flowers,which seem so innocentuntil we kneel beside them,are only lightfor a little while, passing through their leaves,through our hands. What is a lifebut this? A…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (631+ words) I was fortunate to know Arthur Masten Crocker within the ranks of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, where he was president, chair, and honorary chair, and I was the group’s executive director. In 1998, we presented Arthur with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1216+ words) When Dr. Benjamin Brandreth left his Hudson Valley home and business interests upon his death in 1880, he left detailed instructions for distributing his commercial assets among his heirs. However, regarding a 24,000-acre tract of land in the central Adirondacks, the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (194+ words) Twenty-five horses narrowly escaped slaughter this week after New York State Police stopped a truck transporting them from Pennsylvania to a slaughter plant in Quebec and arrested the driver under New York’s horse slaughter law. The Sept. 2 enforcement action is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) William Reed, from Adirondack Community in the Town of Keene, shares his story, “Our 21st Century Library,” which shows how money was raised to upgrade the library. Upgrades to the historic, 19th century building required an investment of $1.5 million for a maker…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (190+ words) The Wild Center has become the first cultural institution in the world to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions. In collaboration with Global Network for Zero, the Tupper Lake natural history museum moved to align its climate-centered values with…...