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Tim Rowland

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

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Panel: State should move ahead on redeveloping former Adirondack prison buildings

By Tim Rowland

Reuse should be mindful of the past, advocates say

backcountry skiing

Killing time at Cooper Kill (or Kiln)

By Tim Rowland

No matter how you say it, Wilmington's Cooper Kill Trail offers range of outdoor pursuits

An aerial shot of Coney Mountain in winter

Tupper Triad adds to community appeal

By Tim Rowland

Trio of hikes offer year-round outings that are putting Tupper Lake on the map

Skiers grab new maps that will tell them where checkpoints are located within the forest

The art of orienteering, on skis, in subzero temps

By Tim Rowland

The sport of locating two-dozen checkpoints with the aid of map and compass is known as orienteering, but “It’s a lot more complicated in winter."

Guide Elizabeth Lee breathes on a stick to warm it to better detect scent potentially left by a predator.

The secret side of winter

By Tim Rowland

Animal tracks and other signs of activity tell stories of the forest in winter

orange and gray painted roof under cloudy

Essex County communities see $1B spike in property values

By Tim Rowland

Property values in Essex County — the eastern heart of the Adirondacks — total nearly $1 billion more today than a year ago.

Downtown Ticonderoga at the grand opening of the Burleigh’s Luncheonette renovation.

Ticonderoga dreams big for downtown improvements

By Tim Rowland

Ticonderoga's revitalization efforts are paying off, with a $10M award from the state

Scene from women's curling

Curling, explained*

By Tim Rowland

This week's Explore More takes you indoors to find out what all the fuss over curling is about

Some buildings in the old theme park are too far gone to save.

Shooting for visitors again in a corner of the Adirondacks

By Tim Rowland

Leaders call for redone Frontier Town to tie developments together

beech leaves on the silver lake bog trail

Bring on the bog

By Tim Rowland

Silver Lake trail preserves winter magic

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