Tooley Pond Road in St. Lawrence Co. offers a range of family-friendly hikes, sights By Betsy Kepes The Tooley Pond Road along the South Branch of the Grasse River is perfect for a winter family hike as each of the seven short trails ends with … [Read more...] about Choose your own waterfall adventure
Her Adirondack dream job
Charlotte Staats, trails manager for Adirondack Mountain Club, makes her own path By Betsy Kepes Growing up, Charlotte Staats heard stories about Adirondack trail work from her mother. “It was like a fairy tale to me,” Staats said. Others might … [Read more...] about Her Adirondack dream job
A woman’s place is on the trail
46ers give back through women-only work weekends By Betsy Kepes Car doors slam as 10 women and two men gather in the parking lot near Elk Lake where Trail #119 leads to the southern route up Dix Mountain. They talk and laugh before grabbing … [Read more...] about A woman’s place is on the trail
A final exam in the woods
Students wade into nature and discovery By Betsy Kepes The high school students take off their shoes and socks and step into the water of the north branch of the Grasse River. They can’t see the bottom as the water is golden brown, steeped in … [Read more...] about A final exam in the woods
A farm full of flowers
Vermontville gardener switches from selling vegetables to bouquets By Betsy Kepes The soil at Ellen Beberman’s one-acre farm in Vermontville is thin and rocky. It’s taken a few years to find her agricultural niche, but now on this small farm … [Read more...] about A farm full of flowers
Social long-distancing on the Northville-Placid Trail
Friends along the way make easy work of thru-hiking By Betsy Kepes We huddled under a flapping tarp, but our flimsy shelter at Mud Lake wasn’t keeping out the rain. Heads bowed, Teresa, Clare and I gulped down a few bites of lunch while the … [Read more...] about Social long-distancing on the Northville-Placid Trail