“Adirondack Timber Cruising” reads like gabbing with old loggers The contents of William O'Hern's “Adirondack Timber Cruising” are a treasure, the packaging not so much. Plagued by many of the problems of self-published books taken to press … [Read more...] about Park logging lore
The roots of modern-day Adirondack Park took shape 50 years ago
By Philip Terrie A half century ago, on the 15th of December, 1970, Harold Hochschild presented a substantial document to Nelson Rockefeller. Hochschild was a multi-millionaire industrialist, a seasonal resident of Blue Mountain Lake, and the … [Read more...] about The roots of modern-day Adirondack Park took shape 50 years ago
‘Murray’s Fools’ at 150
The book that created the buzz -- and the continuing debate By PHILIP TERRIE The story of eastern High Peaks crowds is familiar by now: jammed and limited parking places along Route 73, eroded and deteriorating trails on Cascade and … [Read more...] about ‘Murray’s Fools’ at 150