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Train passengers disembark to a welcoming crowd at Tupper Lake.

Destination: Tupper Lake

By Tim Rowland

Rail line travel from Utica once again possible, as the first northbound passenger train in almost 60 years rolled into Tupper Lake on Sunday.

accessible adirondacks

Report provides inclusion ‘blueprint’ for New York’s outdoors

By Gwendolyn Craig

The state has work to do to make open spaces more equitable, inclusive and accessible, according to a new report.

housing assessment boom

As home prices soar, so do assessments

By Adirondack Explorer

Real estate boom presents dilemma for assessors across the Adirondacks

Aerial shot of bobsled run at Mount Van Hoevenberg

A scarred landscape

By Philip Terrie

Aerial photographs document humans' impact on Adirondacks

Conklingville Dam

Regulating district pushes for new Conklingville Dam deal

By Zachary Matson

The state agency that controls the Conklingville Dam is pushing for an increased payment from hydropower company

Nicole Hylton-Patterson speaks at the 125th anniversary of John Brown Farm State Historic Site.

Adirondack Diversity Initiative executive director steps down

By Gwendolyn Craig

Colleagues herald Nicole Hylton-Patterson's work launching diversity programs, projects across the region

Land trust protects 1,400 acres in St. Lawrence County

By Mike Lynch

The acreage falls within the Adirondack to Algonquin corridor, a wildway that connects the the Blue Line with the Ontario provincial park.

Brandy Brook Flow, a finger of Cranberry Lake, as seen from campsite six near the junction to the Burntbridge Pond Trail.

Burnt colors biking Burntbridge Pond Loop

By Tom French

A tale of two maps in this remote St. Lawrence Co. ride

A who’s who of High Peaks from (near) the summit.

Mt. Clements: Like stepping into a painting

By Tim Rowland

Short bushwhack off the Clements Pond trail north of Keene leads to flat-topped mountain with long views

pied-billed grebes by larry master

Pied-billed grebes: Not a duck, but still a waterbird

By Birdwatch

The pied-billed grebe is New York’s only breeding grebe species. It is a brown-colored, small, diving waterbird

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