State park proponents work to “leave the community better than you found it” By Tracy Ormsbee A wooden sign hangs on a back wall in the lodge at Higley Flow State Park on the Raquette River in Colton, just outside the blue line. “Fuhr … [Read more...] about A can-do vision
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Loyal to luge
Race official Peggy Mousaw keeps races fair while helping future Olympians flourish By Tracy Ormsbee Peggy Mousaw, a USA Luge race official, is in constant motion between the athletes coming off the track, a scale where they’re weighed, a … [Read more...] about Loyal to luge
Trailblazer: Bob Liseno
By Tracy Ormsbee Bob Liseno is quietly doing his part to keep an important Adirondack tradition alive. A few times a week he joins a classroom of 16- to 18-year-olds participating in the Franklin/Essex/Hamilton County Boards of Cooperative … [Read more...] about Trailblazer: Bob Liseno
David Kanietakeron Fadden
Storytelling — stories about Native American history as told by the people who lived it and not the abridged school textbook version — is part of Dave Kanietakeron Fadden’s makeup, his DNA. He is Mohawk. Read more about how the Six Nations Indian … [Read more...] about David Kanietakeron Fadden
Kathleen Suozzo
Kathleen Suozzo’s work is at the heart of one of the more difficult issues facing the Adirondacks today: upgrading aging waste-water and drinking-water treatment facilities in small communities where the cost is borne on the backs of local residents, … [Read more...] about Kathleen Suozzo
A will to build adventures
ADK trail master turns backcountry work into wilderness fun for himself and crews By Tracy Ormsbee Go ahead, tell Sam Eddy something can’t be done—hardening 800 feet of trail in one day; taking apart a bridge, moving and rebuilding it in one day; … [Read more...] about A will to build adventures
