• Skip to main content

The only independent, nonprofit news organization solely dedicated to reporting on the Adirondack Park.

Donate

Through its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting protection of the Adirondack park.

  • Latest News
  • Environment
  • Communities
  • Recreation
  • About the Adirondacks
  • About Adirondack Explorer
  • How can we help you?
  • Shop Adirondack Merchandise
  • Advertise with Adirondack Explorer

Magazine

Subscribe to our print magazine

Subscribe

Donations

Support our journalism

Donate

Newsletter

Sign up for our emails

Sign Up

Terms of Use • Privacy Policy

Tim Rowland

Tim Rowland is a columnist, author and outdoors writer living in Jay. He can be reached at [email protected].

All Stories by Tim Rowland

Chalis Pond with a frosting of snow.

A hike in ‘dry January’

By Tim Rowland

Chalis Pond provides a short jaunt before significant snowfall

silver lake mountain

Silver bells on Silver Lake Mountain

By Tim Rowland

What better way to celebrate the holidays than a short, crisp hike?

The Alder Brook Mountains over Mud Pond.

A tale of 2 Mud Ponds

By Tim Rowland

Mud Pond is far too dirty a word for this triumphant, polished pool.

Open woods recovering from heavy logging offer glimpses of the Adirondack foothills.

A trail for the dogs

By Tim Rowland

CAT's Wildway Passage is enough to fill the afternoon, fool the dogs into thinking it's hiking day

Author Amy Godine reads from her new book “The Black Woods” as a young reader follows along.

Bringing Black history to light

By Tim Rowland

Author Amy Godine digs into little-known Adirondack history in her new book 'The Black Woods'

The clouds part, briefly, over Whiteface and environs.

A Wilmington bushwhack

By Tim Rowland

Following the Cooper Kiln Pond trail to a Stephenson Ridge lookout

Train passengers disembark to a welcoming crowd at Tupper Lake.

Adirondack Railroad’s 2023 highs and lows

By Tim Rowland

Summer storms damaged rail line between Thendara and Tupper, but season wasn't a total washout

saranac river trail sign

Saranac River trail network keeps growing

By Tim Rowland

When complete, greenway will run from Plattsburgh to Redford

artistic rendering

Following merger, Boquet Valley school communities look to the future

By Tim Rowland

After years of splitting district between Westport and Elizabethtown, residents will vote on whether to create a new building in Lewis.

Warren County is located on the western side of Lake George.

Warren County report shows major housing shortages

By Tim Rowland

The study, prepared by Novogradac of Bethesda, Md., indicated that middle-class residents cannot afford the typical $300,000 home.

  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 15
  • Page 16
  • Page 17
  • Page 18
  • Page 19
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 43

Explore all topics

Adirondackers
Biking
Clean energy
Climate
Communities
Economy
Environment
Explorer news
Farms and food
Fishing
Government
High Peaks use
Hiking
History & Culture
Housing
Invasive Species
Land use
Outdoor Recreation
Paddling
Search and rescue
Skiing
Snow Sports
Water quality
Wildlife

Explore the Adirondack Region

Old Forge

Gore Mountain

High Peaks

Lake Champlain

Lake George

Hamilton County

Saranac Lake

Keene

Schroon Lake

Tupper Lake

Whiteface Mountain

St. Lawrence County

Through its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting protection of the Adirondack Park.

Stay Connected
  • About the Explorer
  • Meet the team
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Environment
  • Communities
  • Start a subscription
  • Make a donation
  • Shop Adirondack merchandise
  • Sign up for newsletters
  • Commenting policy
  • Corrections policy
  • Privacy policy
  • Refund and cancellation policies

30 Academy St., P.O. Box 1355, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 • Phone: (518) 891-9352

Copyright © 2025 • Adirondack Explorer • All Rights Reserved.