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Autopsy Shows Missing Great Range Hiker Drowned

An autopsy performed August 2 determined that missing hiker Ralph "Skip" Baker drowned in the East Branch of the Ausable River. The death was ruled accidental.
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Controlling Crowds In The High Peaks

DEC is relying on education and the efforts of partner groups to deal with the increasing number of hikers who have been coming to the High Peaks region.
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Climbing Moss Cliff In The Wilmington Notch

Why would a climber want to visit something called Moss Cliff? Though the name conjures up some dank, low-angled slab wrapped in a living green carpet, the reality is quite different. This best of Adirondack cliffs is not so mossy. In fact, it’s among the cleanest, driest, most appealing rock walls in the Northeast—in Don Mellor's opinion, the most Adirondack of all Adirondack crags.
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Four Ponds And A Peak

A family spends a delightful two days paddling and hiking in the St. Regis Canoe Area—and, best of all, there were no long carries.
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Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation Opens New Location

The Adirondack Loon Center opens in Saranac Lake with more space and plans to grow. The group's work focuses on mercury research and education of fishermen and the general public about loon protection.
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4 Days On The Saranacs

Starting in the village of Saranac Lake, a family paddles up the island-studded Lower Saranac Lake and the Saranac River to Middle Saranac Lake and on to Weller Pond. They picked a trek that would be child-friendly and convenient—that is, no carries.
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Adirondack Moose Caught On Candid Camera

It seems that photos of moose are becoming more common with the return of these magnificent creatures to the Adirondacks.… >>More

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St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower restoration continues

In late January, I visited the St. Regis Mountain fire tower with Doug Fitzgerald, co-chairman of Friends of St. Regis… >>More



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Hull Falls In Slow Motion

Hull Falls is on the East Branch of the Ausable River in Keene in the Adirondack Park. >>More

News Releases

Your Chance To Weigh In On Mountain Bike Trails

The Barkeater Trails Alliance has done a great job building mountain-bike trails in Wilmington, Lake Placid, and Saranac Lake. A… >>More

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Take Adirondack Explorer With You

The Adirondack Explorer has a new app, optimized for phone and tablet screens, that has everything you love about our… >>More

Outdoor Recreation

Hamlets to Huts Receives Grant, Long Lake Spur Progressing

The nonprofit Adirondack Hamlets to Huts, Inc. (AHH) has received a $20,000 grant from The Cloudsplitter Foundation of Saranac Lake.… >>More

Environment

New Adirondack Research On Invasive Phragmites

Practitioners from the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and researchers from Cornell University published the results of a seven-year… >>More

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Local Foods Changing Views on Farming

Today’s explosion of an appreciation of and demand for local foods is a positive affirmation of farming. There is a… >>More

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Four Ponds And A Peak

A family spends a delightful two days paddling and hiking in the St. Regis Canoe Area—and, best of all, there were no long carries.
Read more

Controlling Crowds In The High Peaks

DEC is relying on education and the efforts of partner groups to deal with the increasing number of hikers who have been coming to the High Peaks region.
Read more

4 Days On The Saranacs

Starting in the village of Saranac Lake, a family paddles up the island-studded Lower Saranac Lake and the Saranac River to Middle Saranac Lake and on to Weller Pond. They picked a trek that would be child-friendly and convenient—that is, no carries.
Read more

Climbing Moss Cliff In The Wilmington Notch

Why would a climber want to visit something called Moss Cliff? Though the name conjures up some dank, low-angled slab wrapped in a living green carpet, the reality is quite different. This best of Adirondack cliffs is not so mossy. In fact, it’s among the cleanest, driest, most appealing rock walls in the Northeast—in Don Mellor's opinion, the most Adirondack of all Adirondack crags.
Read more

Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation Opens New Location

The Adirondack Loon Center opens in Saranac Lake with more space and plans to grow. The group's work focuses on mercury research and education of fishermen and the general public about loon protection.
Read more

Autopsy Shows Missing Great Range Hiker Drowned

An autopsy performed August 2 determined that missing hiker Ralph "Skip" Baker drowned in the East Branch of the Ausable River. The death was ruled accidental.
Read more