Long Lake lures tourists with drone’s-eye view
By Adirondack Explorer
January 23, 2020
“It’s absolutely vital to our survival to market the Adirondacks to tourism. The industries that existed years ago in the Adirondacks aren’t here anymore."
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By Adirondack Explorer
January 23, 2020
“It’s absolutely vital to our survival to market the Adirondacks to tourism. The industries that existed years ago in the Adirondacks aren’t here anymore."
By Adirondack Explorer
January 22, 2020
The 38-year-old male and 33-year-old female hiker from Ithaca had intended to summit Whiteface via the Connery Pond trail but never made it to the summit.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 15, 2020
The only way to prevent a bloom is by targeting and stopping the source of excessive nutrients.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 15, 2020
The mother and daughter pair were rescued without incident.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 13, 2020
Kristin Kimball owns and runs Essex Farm, the Champlain Valley, with her husband Mark. Simon & Schuster recently published her second memoir about her family’s life on the farm, “Good Husbandry,” a sequel to her 2010 bestseller, “The Dirty Life.”
By Adirondack Explorer
January 13, 2020
Essex County’s farming revival of the last decade or so, which primarily fed regional markets at first, is increasingly supported by sales in urban markets elsewhere in the state—often in New York City.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 10, 2020
In the winter, there are several pieces of footwear that will be necessary depending on the activity you are interested in as well as the conditions of the trail you want to explore.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 9, 2020
An increasing number of elderly residents in the Adirondacks are unable to get the care they need because of a severe shortage of those willing to do the work. Even as the number of home health aides has declined, the elderly population in the Adirondacks is growing.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 7, 2020
The operator lost traction due to icy road conditions, causing the truck to lurch. The sled then hit a tree and ejected the subject, causing an upper leg injury.
By Adirondack Explorer
January 3, 2020
Why I love the Adirondacks: The combination of deep wilderness, farms and inspiring, caring, community-dedicated people. The rural life here brings a connectivity between people and to nature that gives me hope for my children’s’ future in this world.