Busy times in the High Peaks and more of the week’s top stories
By Melissa Hart
Greetings!I'm writing in my new role as digital editor of the Adirondack Explorer and Adirondack Almanack.
Stories
APA approves National Grid infrastructure upgrades
National Grid is on its way to replacing nearly 200 transmission poles from the 1930s in the Adirondack Park, and will build two new ones specifically for osprey nesting.
Artist John Van Alstine uses nature as inspiration
World-renowned stone sculptor John Van Alstine’s interpretation of nature’s interaction with the man-made world extends from his art to his home to his appreciation of the world around him.
Looking back: Can hybrid cars withstand the Adirondacks?
Turns out, saving gas and saving the planet aren’t such crazy ideas Editor’s note: The following Viewpoints essay by Bill McKibben about getting by with a hybrid car in the Adirondacks originally ran in the September/October 2003 issue of Adirondack Explorer. And 17 years later, we find this to still be a timely topic. If…
Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket
The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.
Injured hikers at MacIntyre Falls, Phelps, Cranberry Lake
Recent DEC Forest Ranger Actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 1 at 5:42 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a 65-year-old hiker from Long Meadow, Massachusetts, reporting he had injured his ankle near MacIntyre Falls. The hiker said his hiking party braced his injury and he would hobble down the…
The price of driving on state land
The highest potential fine that could be levied against the driver who illegally took his Jeep Cherokee into Marcy Dam -- via a truck road over Forest Preserve -- is $750.
State and AMR: No new hiker restrictions for Columbus Day weekend
“DEC and AMR continue to have productive discussions about strategies for 2021 that will help protect the area’s natural resources and promote sustainable use.”
Erasing discriminatory climbing route names
By Phil Brown
“In short, we recognize the problem, and want to be part of the solution—we will change route names.”
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.