Essex County looks to jump-start Frontier Town gateway project
By Tim Rowland
Essex County has unveiled tentative plans for an equestrian center and trail system on 100 acres it owns on former Frontier Town property.
Tim Rowland
Tim Rowland is a columnist, author and outdoors writer living in Jay.
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On Lake Placid’s Cascade Road, tensions flare around residential, commercial development
By Tim Rowland
Zipline attraction Experience Outdoors faces complaints from neighbors.
How Essex County tamed COVID
By Tim Rowland
This largely rural, tourist destination, managed to achieve one of the state's lowest infection rates.
Rattlesnake sightings on the rise in the Champlain Valley
By Tim Rowland
A rash of recent timber rattlesnake sightings has Essex residents on guard and wondering what's causing it.
High Peaks hiker shuttle could still run this summer
By Tim Rowland
State had planned to hold off till ’22, but now wants to run one bus By Tim Rowland The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Essex County hope to begin scaled-back version of their long-envisioned but stalled High Peaks hiker shuttle service next month, they announced. The plan is for hikers to reach…
Bill would require diversity training for state’s tourism workers
By Tim Rowland
would be extended to employees of ORDA, the Department of Environmental Conservation and state contractors who have immediate contact with the public.
Bonding over broadband
By Tim Rowland
Lagging in Wi-Fi access, rural neighbors work together to forge connections
Adirondack hiker shuttles shelved for year
By Tim Rowland
The state Department of Environmental Conservation provided a written statement confirming that it will work with the local governments to create a shuttle system with restroom and parking in 2022 to "play a critical role in helping to manage sustainable visitation in the High Peaks."
Keene residents, officials weigh in on parking situation
By Tim Rowland
Controversial delineators on Route 73 in Keene Valley may not be permanent, depending on the results of an ongoing experiment to manage an abundance of hiker traffic, said DEC officials at a meeting Monday night in Keene.
Parking stakes damaged, then repaired
By Tim Rowland
By Tim Rowland Someone who was apparently displeased with the state decision to cordon off parking areas on Route 73 to hiker traffic vandalized a section of “delineators,” metal pickets that were pounded into the pavement last month to prevent access to highway pull-offs. Social media photos showed the delineators bent to the ground, and…