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Key stretch of Adirondack Rail Trail is complete

By Mike Lynch

Several dozen people gathered Friday afternoon in North Elba to celebrate the official opening.

High Rock on the Oswegatchie River 

By Contributing Writer

A new Adirondack growth: Whiskey fungus

By Gwendolyn Craig

Outdoor Recreation

Hickory Ski Center faces deadline to fund ski lifts

Historic, challenging ski hill has been open to uphill skiers but wants to revive lifts

Communities

Saranac River trail network keeps growing

Saranac River Trail Greenway leaves the shores of Lake Champlain in the city of Plattsburgh and is planned to run for 27 miles along the river to Redford, well into the Adirondack Park.

Communities

Tupper Lake’s water woes

After move from lake to well water, Tupper Lake looks to switch back

Communities

Santa’s Workshop: 75 years of magic

Nostalgia at the heart of one of the country's oldest theme parks

Adirondackers

Powering up their way

The off-gridders offer lessons on an alternative lifestyle amid the state’s goal of transitioning to more renewable energy.

Communities

Following merger, Boquet Valley school communities look to the future

After years of splitting district between Westport and Elizabethtown, residents will vote on whether to create a new building in Lewis.

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History & Culture

Mount Adams: A hike with mining history

At 3,460 feet, Mount Adams is one of the higher fire tower peaks.

Environment

Program pays landowners to practice sustainable forestry

Environmental groups zero in on small woodlots as part of larger carbon offsets initiative

Land use

State buys former Finch land in Newcomb

The location is commonly passed by hikers and others in vehicles on the way to trailheads and hunting camps off Tahawus Road.

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SPECIAL REPORT: TAKING STOCK OF HOUSING

Taking Stock of Housing event focuses on Adirondack issues
Taking Stock of Housing: What we learned and where do we go next?
Taking stock of housing: Hemmed-in hamlets want to develop housing
Housing series to wrap with in-person event
Taking Stock of Housing: Market mayhem
Warren County is located on the western side of Lake George.

Warren County report shows major housing shortages

By Tim Rowland
November 16, 2023

The study, prepared by Novogradac of Bethesda, Md., indicated that middle-class residents cannot afford the typical $300,000 home.

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Communities

Saranac River trail network keeps growing

Saranac River Trail Greenway leaves the shores of Lake Champlain in the city of Plattsburgh and is planned to run for 27 miles along the river to Redford, well into the Adirondack Park.

Hiking

Eclipse may come at bad time for High Peaks hiking

Organizations are coming up with a plan to educate visitors about the challenging and unpredictable conditions that exist in April.

Outdoor Recreation

A hike through history on Poke-O-Moonshine

Tim Rowland joins David Thomas-Train on a hike to the summit of Poke-O-Moonshine via the Ranger Trail on a fall day.

Outdoor Recreation

Little Woodhull Lake: A little-known spot in a corner of the Adirondack Park

A homage to an overlooked, yet quiet place.

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