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Mud-season hiking: What you need to know, where to go

By Mike Lynch

It's mud season in the Adirondack Park when temperatures range from below freezing to the 80s and many trails are often too wet for use and waters are dangerously cold.

A sign that says "trail closed" is on the side of the Adirondack Rail Trail.

Get ready to ride: Rail trail work resumes

By Tim Rowland

Final construction of a portion of the much anticipated Adirondack Rail Trail between Lake Placid and Saranac is underway.

A small a-frame sign with a shingled roof shows details of a town board meeting outside of Long Lake Town Hall.

Long Lake powers up, passing laws to oversee battery storage

By Chloe Bennett

Long Lake town board adopts laws related to installation of Raquette Lake microgrid battery storage facility 

Teen creates nature activity book to teach kids about Adirondack flora, fauna

By Chloe Bennett

A Saranac Lake teen created an activity book to teach other kids about the flora and fauna of the Adirondacks

A rendering shows a lodge proposed as part of Kampgrounds of America and Terramor Outdoor Resort's Adirondacks project.

Company looks to transform old KOA campground into glamping destination

By Gwendolyn Craig

Terramor Outdoor Resort, a Maine glamping operation owned by Kampgrounds of America, is looking to open a location in the Adirondacks.

two women on stage with a graphic on a screen

Region’s housing problems revealed

By Tim Rowland

Comprehensive four-county study digs into the roots of the Adirondacks' housing issues and offers solutions

The Broadalbin Beach on an overcast day looking out on Great Sacanadaga Lake.

Without an operator, Broadalbin beach closure seems indefinite

By Gwendolyn Craig

Plans to close and revegetate a popular Fulton County beach on Great Sacandaga Lake drew about three dozen people to a meeting with state officials.

The East Branch of the Ausable River Valley and Foupeaks in the foreground, with Whiteface in the distance.

Jumping back into bushwhack season

By Tim Rowland

A remote, lesser known peak pairs well with an even lesser known song

A map shows one of the concepts proposed for a luxury resort and housing complex in Jay.

Jay resort developer submits more info to APA

By Gwendolyn Craig

A developer of a proposed luxury resort in Jay has submitted new materials for his application to the Adirondack Park Agency.

snapping turtle

Make way for turtles

By Chloe Bennett

Statewide, turtle populations are declining

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