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Lake Placid mall

Employee recruitment among struggles discussed at Explorer forum

By Sara Ruberg

“You’re turning over staff so quickly. They’re trying to make more money per hour or they’re shifting for a different place to live or there are transportation issues. All those things come together to degrade the employees that support the businesses.”

Former EPA official urges Adirondackers to move “Beyond Plastics”

By Sara Ruberg

Beyond Plastics hopes to decrease the 9 million tons of plastic entering the oceans each year.

Teachers learn climate lessons at Wild Center insitute

By Sara Ruberg

“The most important scientific fact about climate change is that it’s a timed test. If we don’t get it right quickly, then we will never get it right.”

Open Space Institute has a plan to disperse High Peaks crowds

By Sara Ruberg

The plan is to help disperse High Peaks crowds and preserve trails and natural resources by providing an alternative entry to the popular mountains, OSI president and CEO Kim Elliman said.

Davis College relocating to Word of Life Institute in Pottersville

By Tracy Ormsbee

Davis College, a bible school in Johnson City, will relocate for one year as an extension at the Word of Life Institute in the Adirondacks, according to a letter provided to the Adirondack Explorer.

A quiet hike up Cook Mountain

By Mike Lynch

Located at the northern end of Lake George, Cook Mountain Preserve is one of the 11 preserves owned by the Conservancy. The preserve was originally established in 1990, when the Delano family donated 176 acres. It was expanded another 18 acres by a donation from the Boyles five years later.

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OmniTrax ends negotiations for railroad to Tahawus

By Adirondack Explorer

The railroad company that was negotiating to take over the 30-mile idled rail line from North Creek to the former Tahawus mine in the central Adirondacks says it’s no longer interested.

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Old Forge’s new passion: mountain biking

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack Foothills Trails Alliance has been working to increase mountain biking opportunities in Old Forge, including on the slopes of McCauley Mountain.

Louisiana otters get warm welcome at Wild Center

By Adirondack Explorer

Two river otters that were first captured by crayfish farmers in Louisiana have found a home at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.

John E. Kelly, III, the executive vice president of IBM, speaks at the annual meeting of the Fund for Lake George July 6.

Fund for Lake George spends millions on fresh water protection

By Tracy Ormsbee

The Fund for Lake George, a lake protection organization based in Lake George Village, “is truly a fund, both in name and in function,” according to Jeff Killeen, the chairman of its Board of Trustees.

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