ADK, Keene, 46ers ask hikers to stay home
By Mike Lynch
The town of Keene, 46ers, and the Adirondack Mountain Club issued statements asking hikers to stay home and to follow coronavirus guidelines.
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Adirondack songwriter sings his wish for safe neighbors
By Melissa Hart
In a post on Sunday, March 15, Dan Berggren writes “So what's a musician to do? Write a song and share it with you, so you can sing it and pass it on, too.”
Hudson River resort case referred to NY attorney general
Owners of The Brampton, a vacation destination in the Adirondacks along the Hudson River, were supposed to pay a fine of $87,600 by March 6. They have not.
Park Agency presses forward with Tri-Lakes rail trail
By Tim Rowland
The line operated until freight service ceased in 1972. It was acquired by the state two years later. A 1996 UMP called for the line to become a scenic railway with adjoining recreation where possible, but that plan was never fully realized.
Two High Peaks rangers deployed for coronavirus response; governor announces new regulations
As cases of coronavirus continue to climb in New York, two forest rangers from the Adirondack Park’s High Peaks, are helping downstate.
State to New Yorkers: Get fresh air, cautiously
By Mike Lynch
"Traveling six hours to hike defeats the purposes of defeating the pandemic."
A welcoming wildland outpost
Between Cranberry Lake and Star Lake, just off St. Lawrence County Route 61, in the hamlet of Wanakena, Otto’s Abode aims to be not just a beacon of light during the desolate months, but one in a series of “Stations without a Signal."
Coronavirus prohibitions reach into the Adirondacks
While there have been no known cases of coronavirus in the Adirondacks yet, tourism, education, businesses and more are feeling the impacts of new statewide policies aimed at protecting the public's health.
Reinforcing Ticonderoga
By James Odato
Ticonderoga has toughed out a series of blows since the French, Native Americans and British fought along the water that leads to Canada.
Saranac Inn Golf Club applies for 1.6 million gallons from Upper Saranac Lake
By Phil Brown
The actual amount of water withdrawn on most days probably will be far less than the nearly 1.6 million gallons allowed in the proposed permit. In a report prepared for DEC, the club’s engineering firm, Chazen Companies of Troy, estimates that 693,000 gallons is withdrawn on a typical day.