A resident or seasonal explorer of the Adirondacks, you may believe that our cool, northern landscapes are devoid of venomous animals. Sure, rattlesnakes inhabit a smattering of sun-warmed spots along the shores of Lake George and Lake Champlain, but … [Read more...] about Venom: The Secrets of Nature’s Deadliest Weapon
Fishing the Adirondacks: A Complete Angler’s Guide to the Adirondack Park and Northern New York
Fish, being creatures of habit, usually return to the same hole. Anglers, being creatures of habit, do too. Yet the Adirondacks has in the neighborhood of thirty thousand miles of rivers and streams, and three thousand ponds and lakes, so men and … [Read more...] about Fishing the Adirondacks: A Complete Angler’s Guide to the Adirondack Park and Northern New York
Seeing the Forest: Reviews, Musings, and Opinions from an Adirondack Historian
I first met Phil Terrie many years ago, when he invited me to his cabin on Long Lake, partway down from Long Lake village toward the outlet. At the time, he was acting as a consultant for a Mountain Lake PBS documentary on Adirondack … [Read more...] about Seeing the Forest: Reviews, Musings, and Opinions from an Adirondack Historian
A Field Guide to Tracking Mammals in the Northeast
You don’t need a magnifying glass, a deerstalker cap, and a Dr. Watson to track the mammals you suspect to be traversing your favorite pieces of Adirondack real estate. What are required most of all are curiosity and a willingness to invest the … [Read more...] about A Field Guide to Tracking Mammals in the Northeast
Exploring architecture
Two things can be said for Adirondack architecture. It’s eclectic, to put it mildly. And there is no distinctly Adirondack style. Oh, we talk about rustic, but that’s as much a décor and an invention of modern real-estate agents, curators, and … [Read more...] about Exploring architecture
The Stranger in the Woods The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Adirondack camp owners and bushwhackers will love this book. And so will people interested in the meaning of extreme solitude—who can tolerate it, who can’t. I’m not talking about the sort of solitude we all appreciate when we have an afternoon or … [Read more...] about The Stranger in the Woods The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit