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
Summer reads: New releases by regional authors
North Country scenes and themes fill recent reading list Most of us didn’t spend 2020 browsing in bookstores, so here’s a shout-out for some of the new Adirondack books that came off the press while we were at home washing our masks. These four … [Read more...] about Summer reads: New releases by regional authors
‘Forests Adrift’
What you need to know about Northeastern forests After a slow start, “Forests Adrift” (Yale University Press, 2020) gives a good overview of the state of our Northeastern forests. Ecologist Charles Canham brings his keen eye to what causes … [Read more...] about ‘Forests Adrift’