How the Adirondacks helped shape a justice
She was raised in Brooklyn and went to camp every summer from 1937 to 1951—from the time she was 4 until she was 18.
Stories
A few bad apples and more of the week’s top stories
By Melissa Hart
Here's a look at some of the week's top Adirondack news stories, on both AdirondackExplorer.org and AdirondackAlmanack.com.
8 ways to take in the fall foliage
By Melissa Hart
Here are some Ideas for short/easy hikes in the Adirondacks to best view the fall foliage and the brilliant colors this season
Low numbers may help Adirondack moose weather climate change
“We don’t have many moose, and that’s probably a very good situation to be in."
Multiple backcountry injuries in both high, low peaks
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of St. ArmandEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Sept. 22 at 12:10 p.m., Franklin County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an injured 64-year-old hiker from Dyer, Indiana, on Baker Mountain. The hiker went off the trail, fell, and injured his right leg. Forest Rangers Evans and…
Adirondackers scratching heads about illegal drive to Marcy Dam
By Tim Rowland
A hiker illegally drove onto the forest preserve putting a capstone on a summer season that has attracted a new demographic to the woods.
A busy weekend for forest rangers
The Adirondack Park had a busy weekend, which also meant busy rangers and first responders.
Crowding in the High Peaks, then and now
The Adirondack Explorer published a story 20 years ago on crowding in the High Peaks that could have come from the pages of the most recent edition.
Traveling an old rail route to Spring Pond Bog
By Tom French
Railroad history buffs will want to start at the Tupper Lake Station.
Saranac Lake joins New York’s growing list of “Climate Smart Communities”
The village is at work or planning energy programs including hydropower and wind that will help achieve the state’s silver designation, Mayor Clyde Rabideau said.