Lifelong Tupper Laker Bill Frenette embodied the word “active.” Here are some highlights (you might want to go get a sandwich or something; this may take a while): He was a founder and leader of the ski patrol at the Big Tupper Ski Area, whose … [Read more...] about The world according to Bill
Biography / Personal history
A reputation rescued
BORN IN MALONE in 1819, William Almon Wheeler spent his early years in relative comfort. That ended precipitously when his father died at the age of thirty-seven, leaving scant resources to his wife and children; William was six months short of his … [Read more...] about A reputation rescued
Good Ol’ Fish Creek
CAR CAMPING is an Adirondack tradition with a long history, but not much has been written about it in comparison with the verbiage on canoeing, climbing, hunting, and so on. That gap has been narrowed with the arrival of Good Ol’ Fish Creek, Edward … [Read more...] about Good Ol’ Fish Creek
Adirondack Reflections & North Country Reflections
Essays on how we live. People often visit the Adirondacks because of what it is not. It is not crowded. It is not loud. And it is not full of big-box chain stores. But people choose to make the Adirondacks their home because of what this place is. … [Read more...] about Adirondack Reflections & North Country Reflections
Growing Up in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID isn’t like other towns. What other place has hosted two Winter Olympics, after all? But in other ways, it’s pretty much the same: people are born and die, try to make a living through good times and bad, laugh, and cry. Native daughter … [Read more...] about Growing Up in Lake Placid
The Allure of Deep Woods Backpacking the Northville-Placid Trail
AMERICANS like a challenge, and that includes our hiking trails. We’ve got the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast and the Pacific Crest Trail on the West Coast and hikers who walk them end to end. Fortunately there are also shorter through trails to … [Read more...] about The Allure of Deep Woods Backpacking the Northville-Placid Trail