Amanda Oldacre and Jim Burdick head down the trail during a trip on the Cranberry 50 route in the northwest Adirondacks. Photo by Nancie Battaglia Cranberry Lake’s loop is a perfect spot for pandemic social distancing By Betsy Kepes In … [Read more...] about Hiking the Cranberry 50 during the COVID-19 crisis
Stories of release: Inmates become writers
Writing instructors have helped hundreds of inmates learn to express themselves at FCI Ray Brook. Photo by Mike Lynch Adirondack workshops help prisoners make sense of world By Betsy Kepes Jackie Keren stops at six locked doors on her way … [Read more...] about Stories of release: Inmates become writers
A milestone summer of gender equality on ADK’s trail crew
By BETSY KEPES When I arrive at the work site on the trail up the steep side of Mount Colden, the trail crew women are working next to long, pressure-treated 6-by-6 timbers, the stringers for the ladder they’re building up an open pitch of … [Read more...] about A milestone summer of gender equality on ADK’s trail crew
