Neighbors’ complaints halt weapons training at Olympic site
By James Odato
“Our whole market here is about peace and tranquility,” said Wayne Failing, who rents cabins a half-mile away from the training site.
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The most grueling bike race in the Adirondacks
Departing from Waterfront Park in Northville, on the southern edge of the Adirondacks, they began what would be a meandering, 550-mile loop around the park. There would be hours after hours spent cruising down roads, bouncing over trails, dragging loaded bikes over rocks and fallen logs. Only half the riders would finish.
Neighbors alarmed by weapons training at Mount Van Hoevenberg
By James Odato
State police officers began a three-month weapons training course at Mount Van Hoevenberg this week, startling neighbors with sustained bursts of assault rifles and shotguns and possibly violating terms of authorized activities in the state forest preserve.
Improved Boreas Ponds access opens
By Phil Brown
Last Friday the state Department of Environmental Conservation opened Gulf Brook Road as far as the Four Corners near LaBier Flow, allowing the public to drive to within a mile of Boreas Ponds.
Forest ranger highlights: 90-Miler participant gets lost and is rescued
The following are forest ranger actions that took place between September 2 and September 8. The information was provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
The next land preservation fight?
By Phil Brown
The list of Adirondack lands protected over the past two decades is long and impressive, but one choice property coveted by conservationists remains wholly in private ownership, its future uncertain: Whitney Park.
‘Dream Mile’ on Ausable River gets dreamier
By Ben Westcott
Landowners noticed how a large pool on their property known as the Culvert Pool—a spot where the Big Brown Brook enters the Ausable River—was getting shallower as a result of sediment buildup at the pool’s bottom.
Adirondack summer camps leave lasting impressions
Campers by the thousands turn into avid former campers, many of whom in turn become Adirondacks fans. As adults, these people in turn spend untold vacation dollars in the Adirondacks, while others buy summer homes or decide to live in the region full-time.
New hiker shuttle to start next week
By Mike Lynch
A new hiker shuttle will run between Lake Placid and Wilmington this fall as part of the continuing effort to divert people from popular High Peaks.
Labor Day weekend saw several wilderness rescues
Upon returning to the same crossing, the river had swollen dramatically from all-day heavy rains. Now stranded with rapids separating them from the trailhead, the two females and one male hiker from Minnesota called to see what they should do.