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Peter Paine: in his sixth decade of fighting for the Adirondacks

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Peter Paine is the last surviving member of the TSC and spent decades on the APA board, but that is only half the story

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Mapping a vision

By Contributing Writer

Adirondack Council plots journey to improved park management and communities

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The future of Follensby: Limited access

By Contributing Writer

How well can the state manage and monitor public parking, access and camping?

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‘Haunted Adirondacks’

By Contributing Writer

Spooky tales and shaky details lurk within these Blue Line spots

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Communities need to take steps in regulating short-term rentals

By Contributing Writer

Drawing revenue from a home by way of short-term rentals creates a business use.

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Short-term rental laws discriminate against certain property owners

By Contributing Writer

Every person that rents short-term is still the sole property owner. Putting restrictions on certain homes is unjust.

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Trail running: From a pandemic pastime dawns a new passion

By Contributing Writer

The Adirondacks host a number of run-friendly trails, abandoned railroad tracks, snowmobile trails, old logging roads, high clearance roads, seasonal access roads, and even just plain old dirt roads.

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Inside a recent transformation

By Contributing Writer

How Peru Central School District became the Nighthawks

The year without Canadians in the Adirondacks

By Contributing Writer

New York's wildland trails, ski slopes and lakes have had less of a Canadian accent with the border closed during a pandemic year.

Crazy Freedom

By Contributing Writer

There is no easy way to access “Passion and Warfare.” The location combined with winter weather anomalies can present a logistical nightmare, but nothing worthwhile is easy.

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