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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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Tahawus rail line

Derailed: Tahawus rail line sale hits snag

By Tim Rowland

Winning bidder overdue on paying initial deposit

tahawus rail line and mine aerial shot

Bidders ‘dare greatly’

By Tim Rowland

Investors in Adirondack rail line are willing to bet big, yet questions remain

Essex County's hiker shuttle bus

Essex County pitches plan for expanded hiker shuttle

By Tim Rowland

North Hudson town supervisor advocates for creating new route to southern High Peaks

Crown Point – for history buffs, birders, and skiers

By Tim Rowland

Managers are emphasizing winter recreation, clearing trails of blow-down limbs and for the first time grooming with a snowmobile.

Tahawus railroad new owners

Entrepreneurs to buy Tahawus rail line for $3.3M

By Tim Rowland

The Tahawus railroad will remain an operational rail line, after its assets were purchased at auction by a New Mexico couple.

Erin Tobin

Historic preservation ‘by consensus rather than conflict’

By Tim Rowland

New AARCH director shares approach for 30-year-organization

Ice jam floods draw community responses

By Tim Rowland

The East Branch of the Ausable River near Au Sable Forks rose from about normal to the third highest flood level on record due to ice jams.

au sable forks ice jam frozen car

Ice jam floods Au Sable Forks

By Tim Rowland

Town of Jay declared a state of emergency in the aftermath of an ice jam that caused the Ausable River to flood the community.

rogers rock

Rogers Rock: A battle on microspikes

By Tim Rowland

Trekking in the footsteps of Robert Rogers

schools and census

Adirondack census numbers point to sparsity of people, housing

By Tim Rowland

Data shows difficulties in finding housing for year-round residents and a decline of nearly 7,000 residents in the Adirondack Park.

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