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Cuomo’s resignation caps record of Adirondack preservation and strife

By Adirondack Explorer

Cuomo's work in the Adirondacks included both substantial purchases that expanded the public forest preserve and a thwarted effort to expanded motorized use on some of those lands.

Julia Goren of Adirondack Mountain Club on the summit of Cascade Mountain. Photo by Mike Lynch

‘We have a world class park here’

By Mike DeSocio

After a 3-year project with Adirondack Council, Julia Goren returns to Adirondack Mountain Club as the new deputy director.

Word of Life in Schroon Lake.

Lodge at Word of Life in Schroon Lake set to be sold

By James Odato

The shuttered lodge owned by Word of Life in Schroon Lake is under contract to be purchased by a private company next month.

frontier town gateway a-frame building

Essex County looks to jump-start Frontier Town gateway project

By Tim Rowland

Essex County has unveiled tentative plans for an equestrian center and trail system on 100 acres it owns on former Frontier Town property.

Upper Saranac Lake boater.

Upper Saranac Lake homeowners sue APA, new neighbors

By Gwendolyn Craig

Upper Saranac Lake residents are suing the Adirondack Park Agency and new neighbors over a property development.

Road salt task force still without members

By Gwendolyn Craig

The state’s road salt task force has a detailed report due to lawmakers on Dec. 1, except there’s a problem—the task force doesn’t exist.

Middle Branch St. Regis River

A Santa Clara paddle so remote, you might miss it

By Tom French

Spending an afternoon on an underutilized stretch of the Middle Branch of the St. Regis River

trap dike

Climbing Colden’s Trap Dike tests hikers’ abilities

By Megan Plete Postol

Risky climbs on Mount Colden's Trap Dike leads to 2 recent rescues in July

Van Ho rescue

Rangers conduct back-to-back rescues

By Adirondack Explorer

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions

lower saranac

Judge dismisses Saranac Lake marina lawsuit

By Gwendolyn Craig

State Supreme Court Justice Richard Meyer dismissed Thomas Jorling’s complaints against two state entities who supported the project.

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