‘Adirondack Explorer’ publishes Philip Terrie book
By Phil Brown
November 20, 2017
The new volume collects nearly sixty essays by an esteemed Adirondack historian.
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By Phil Brown
November 20, 2017
The new volume collects nearly sixty essays by an esteemed Adirondack historian.
November 8, 2017
Svenson’s goal is to shed light on this relatively unmapped corner of Adirondack history.
By Phil Brown
November 2, 2017
Folksinger Dan Berggren composes a song about the tank cars stored on Adirondack railroad tracks.
By Phil Brown
November 1, 2017
A Franklin County judge has shot down the state’s plan to create a rail trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, but supporters say the project is not dead.
September 29, 2017
By Noelle Connors Adirondack Hamlets to Huts postponed the test run of their first circuit loop from this fall to next summer. Adirondack Hamlets to Huts is a nonprofit which stems from the Adirondack Community-Based Trails and Lodging System Initiative. It is seeking to establish a network of huts and lodges in local communities connected…
By Phil Brown
July 27, 2017
When Matt Horner, one of the region’s best ice climbers, fell on a route at Chapel Pond last winter, he had to stop working for a while. For Matt, work is guiding and sculpting, usually in rock and metal. Matt has recuperated well enough to resume his artwork, and his latest piece was unveiled Thursday…
June 21, 2017
Stillwater’s tower was climbable for the adventurous the last three decades, but now it truly is in proper shape to welcome visitors, thanks to the Friends of Stillwater Fire Tower.
June 19, 2017
Former Explorer Publisher Dick Beamish interviewed longtime Newcomb supervisor George Canon for the November/December 2007 issue. Canon died Sunday, June 18, at the age of 77.
May 23, 2017
Writer Michael Benson tells the story of the 2015 prison breakout in the northern Adirondacks by inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt in his book, "Escape from Dannemora."
May 12, 2017
Champlain Valley’s many quiet, country roads are ideal for cycling, so it’s no surprise that the Adirondack North Country Association chose the region for a new annual event called Bike the Barns.