By Tracy Ormsbee In the summer of 1998, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smith’s College, Curt Stager, celebrated the slow return of moose to the Adirondacks in a column in a newly launched magazine, Adirondack Explorer. The animals, nearly … [Read more...] about Marking the Explorer’s first quarter-century
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At the helm
A Q&A with Raquette Lake Navigation founder Dean Pohl This story previously ran in November of 2020. For the first time in 30 years, the iconic dinner cruise ship W.W. Durant is sitting uncharacteristically quiet at the dock in Raquette … [Read more...] about At the helm
Activist Bill McKibben offers climate hope, calls for action
Keynoter at FISU "Save Winter" conference stresses urgency in Lake Placid By Tracy Ormsbee Climate activist and author Bill McKibben lamented the change in winter in the Adirondacks, tied it to the global crisis of a warming Earth, shared … [Read more...] about Activist Bill McKibben offers climate hope, calls for action
Ten things we’re keeping our eyes on in 2023
Another year for watchdog journalism This past year, the Explorer expanded its full-time investigative reporting to bring readers coverage of the Adirondacks they cannot find anywhere else. We dug deeply into two issues of significant importance … [Read more...] about Ten things we’re keeping our eyes on in 2023
Plenty of exploring to come
Adirondack Explorer turns 25 in 2023 By Tracy Ormsbee Some of you who have just begun seeing our daily posts to the Adirondack Explorer’s website or are new subscribers to our glossy magazine might think the Explorer is one of the hundreds of … [Read more...] about Plenty of exploring to come
Teacher becomes student
Baltimore teacher Tamara Jolly found solace at Wanakena's ranger school during the pandemic By Tracy Ormsbee On a chilly Adirondack day in early December, Tamara Jolly and her fiancé Colin Hackett arrive from Baltimore, Md. to visit the … [Read more...] about Teacher becomes student