Rangers recover body in Lower Saranac Lake and other recent missions
The following are forest ranger actions for the period between September 23-29.
Stories
Blueberry Mountain: A High Peaks portal minus the parking woes
By Ben Westcott
On a Tuesday morning hike to the top of Blueberry Mountain that spilled into the early afternoon, I encountered only two pairs of hikers.
Adirondack Experience digitizes maps spanning hundreds of years
The Adirondack Experience is digitizing 1,308 of the maps in its collection, dating back to 1703, thanks to a $60,500 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Rangers stop a High Peaks wildfire, make several wilderness rescues
On Sept. 18, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received several calls from hikers in the High Peaks reporting smoke in the Giant Mountain Wilderness. Several Rangers responded and located a smoldering groundfire adjacent to the Washbowl campsites.
Garden parking lot to open Friday
By Mike Lynch
A key gateway to the High Peaks will reopen to motor vehicles on Friday. The popular Garden parking lot in Keene Valley has been closed since the spring due to a bridge replacement project on Johns Brook Lane.
Young and old rally in Saranac Lake “climate strike”
“We need more action and less talk," 15-year-old Astrid Livesey said. "That is why we are here, and that is what we demand."
New Cascade trail may not open until 2021
By Tim Rowland
The project is taking longer than expected because of the care needed to construct a trail that must stand up to so many hikers.
Tupper Lake hotel plan gathers funds to proceed
The proposed three-story, 45-room hotel is to be built on a largely vacant acre of land at the corner of Park and Mill Streets.
A milestone summer of gender equality on ADK’s trail crew
By Betsy Kepes
For the first time since ADK has had a professional trail crew, almost 30 years, there are an equal number of men and women
Speed limit declines for holiday weekend
By Ben Westcott
Columbus Day weekend, which coincides with Canadian Thanksgiving and fall foliage season, traditionally sees a lot of traffic.