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How the school is fighting a housing crisis in Lake George

By Brenne Sheehan

With a Zillow median home price of $521,870, school district Superintendent John Luthringer has seen firsthand how the high cost of living has limited the ability to attract young families

Arto Monaco at his design table where he created thousands of fanciful toys, dolls, miniature figures and whole towns. Courtesy of the Adirondack History Museum.

Arto Monaco’s Adirondack theme park legacy preserved, by grants

By Contributing Writer

IMLS grants rescued more than 500 items from Monaco's Land of Makebelieve after 2011 storm damage, but program faces budget cuts

Charlie Johns Store, a general store in Speculator NY, southern Adirondacks. Owner Jonathan Lane (orange/rust shirt) with his wife Lynn Lane (gray sweatshirt) and their daughters Morgan Lane (red shirt) and x Lane (blue shirt, red hair)who all work at the store.

Speculator’s Charlie Johns Store solidifies role in community

By Holly Riddle

Small town general store in Speculator serves a community hub

cable-laying barge

Lake Champlain hydropower cable install enters final phase

By Zachary Matson

Hydropower transmission line install heads south of Westport as completion of Lake Champlain work is expected this fall

Hikers on Mount Marcy

Super Marcy challenge tests campers’ physical, mental strength

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack summer camp's 75-mile hike spans generations, is time-honored rite of passage

marcy dam trail sign

Man found unresponsive at Marcy Dam later dies

By Adirondack Explorer

Rangers respond to two deaths this past week

Author Bill McKibben talking about solar power at the Wild Center

Bill McKibben sees an energy future bright as the sun

By Tim Rowland

Author and climate activist talks about the fastest growing energy source in human history and how it will change the world

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announcing a $2.5 million Senate line for the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake.

Gillibrand presses the case for $2.5M for Trudeau disease research

By Tim Rowland

Senate line item may or may not survive the House of Representatives, Trump administration

A rally for Ukraine on Saranac Lake

76-year-old man drowns in Saranac Lake

By Adirondack Explorer

John D. Cogar of Saranac Lake found dead near Eagle Island

adk sign

ADK temporarily shutters Cascade Welcome Center 

By Gwendolyn Craig

No skiing this season at Cascade Welcome as the Adirondack Mountain Club assesses the property's future

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