Keeping the campfires burning
This summer, camps across the Adirondacks will reopen, filling cabins, launching canoes and relighting those campfires, albeit carefully.
Stories
State: Saranac Lake Marina expansion doesn’t require major study
By Ry Rivard
The state's attorneys argue that only about a dozen more boats will be on Lower Saranac Lake at any time after a marina expansion.
Champlain’s wild card
By Ry Rivard
Wild-born lake trout, long a rare catch, thrive in changed waters.
After COVID-induced hiatus, outdoor events gear up for comeback
By Mike Lynch
Some semblance of normalcy is returning to the events world of the Adirondacks, as organizers are planning to hold canoe races, bike tours, and a frog jumping contest in the coming months.
State seeks volunteers to help with trailhead cleanup, hiker education
The state is seeking volunteers to assist with hiker education and trailhead cleanup, in the Adirondacks and elsewhere.
Rangers perform helicopter rescue for injured hiker on Blake Mountain
Rangers assist lost and injured hikers and come to aid in domestic violence call.
Route 73 pull-off closures cut parking for hikers, climbers
By Phil Brown
On Monday, the state Department of Transportation installed dozens of steel stakes along Route 73 to prevent people from parking on the shoulder of the highway or in two pull-offs in the pass.
Debar Lodge proponents map out process for saving it
A constitutional amendment could save a 1940s-era Adirondack camp, but past amendments and proposals leave questions.
Route 73 parking closures
Route 73 parking closed April 21 UPDATE: We’ve now got the full story posted here. April 20: We’re pursuing a story right now about the pull-outs/parking areas along Route 73 being closed off between the Beer Walls parking and Roaring Brook Falls trailhead. Stay tuned for more information. — Melissa Hart
Climbing royalty
By Phil Brown
Though not too far from Route 73, the King Wall is more secluded and quiet than most of the cliffs in Chapel Pond Pass.