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Small Adirondack hospital preps for COVID-19 in the rural North Country’s ‘calm before the storm’

By Adirondack Explorer

The hospital has turned the old ambulatory surgery unit that had already been undergoing renovations into a temporary inpatient facility, increasing capacity for coronavirus patients by 50 percent and adding another four ICU beds.

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Essex County: Don’t visit us right now

By Gwendolyn Craig

The Essex County Board of Supervisors had a message for second home-owners and visitors to the Adirondacks on Tuesday: Stay away.

Historic dam in danger

By Tim Rowland

This 150-acre lake is a popular venue for anglers, boaters, hikers and birdwatchers. It was created nearly two centuries ago when the industrialists dammed up Putts Creek at the head of a precipitous chasm whose falls from the mountains into the Champlain Valley produced an awesome amount of industrial muscle.

State to New Yorkers: Get fresh air, cautiously

By Mike Lynch

"Traveling six hours to hike defeats the purposes of defeating the pandemic."

A welcoming wildland outpost

By Adirondack Explorer

Between Cranberry Lake and Star Lake, just off St. Lawrence County Route 61, in the hamlet of Wanakena, Otto’s Abode aims to be not just a beacon of light during the desolate months, but one in a series of “Stations without a Signal."

Coronavirus prohibitions reach into the Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

While there have been no known cases of coronavirus in the Adirondacks yet, tourism, education, businesses and more are feeling the impacts of new statewide policies aimed at protecting the public's health.

affordable housing problem

Reinforcing Ticonderoga

By James Odato

Ticonderoga has toughed out a series of blows since the French, Native Americans and British fought along the water that leads to Canada.

A bicyclist’s Adirondack dream

By Contributing Writer

“There is such great energy around trails in all parts of the state,” says Robin Dropkin, executive director of Parks & Trails New York.

Park approves Raquette Lake cell towers

By Tim Rowland

From most of Raquette Lake the towers will not be visible at all. From Brown Tract Inlet, they will remain below the ridgeline, another trick to concealing their presence.

Northern Forest Canoe Trail commits to buy 90-Miler

By Mike Lynch

The nonprofit Northern Forest Canoe Trail recently signed a letter of intent to purchase the race from Brian McDonnell, who owns and operates the race with his wife, Grace.

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