New owners of former Paleface ski area hope to open in June
Project plans for bistro, wellness retreat are under Adirondack Park Agency review. Public comments accepted through June 1.
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Portage with purpose, on the Marion River
Day-long paddle from Raquette Lake to Blue Mountain Lake is a trip through Adirondack history
Round Mountain: High Peaks feel without crowds, all-day commitment
By Tim Rowland
The hike originates in the Adirondack Mountain Reserve's lot in Route 73 in St Huberts, the one trailhead that requires advanced permits.
Road Salt task force members frustrated with report delays
Members say they don’t know what’s holding up report release By Zachary Matson Members of the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force have grown frustrated as a report of recommendations they thought was largely completed months ago has languished with state agencies. In interviews this week, task force members described inconsistent communication from state officials…
Proposed Raquette Lake microgrid hits local nerve
The battery storage facility would address regular outages in the area, but some are gearing up to fight its installation By Chloe Bennett and Gwendolyn Craig A clash between residents and those pitching a battery storage facility heightened in Raquette Lake at a public meeting Tuesday. Many seasonal and full-time locals turned out to voice…
DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
By Mike Lynch
The trail has been closed to the public this spring for 10 miles from Station Street in Lake Placid to Broadway in Saranac Lake to allow crews to complete their work.
Addressing housing issues and community blight, Essex County land bank gets state approval
By Tim Rowland
County ready to start rehabbing and reselling abandoned homes
Upstate politicians brace for asylum seekers
New York City’s influx of asylum seekers could be headed upstate, leading some Adirondack Park counties to issue emergency declarations.
After 200 year wait, work planned to free Saranac salmon
By Mike Lynch
For more than two centuries, dams have blocked salmon from migrating up the Saranac River and reaching some of the best spawning habitat.
Total eclipse to pass over Adirondacks in 2024 and communities are getting ready
By Holly Riddle
Businesses, event planners are forming plans to draw eclipse crowds to the Adirondacks next spring