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Aaron Mair

Aaron Mair leads Adirondack Council’s ‘Forever Adirondacks’ campaign

By Gwendolyn Craig

Renowned wilderness advocate and public health expert Aaron Mair will lead a new Adirondack Council campaign, "Forever Adirondacks."

Dominic Jacangelo

Trail promise melts

By James Odato

Blocked snowmobile connectors leave locals feeling swindled

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Adirondack guides gear up for return to ‘normal’

By Holly Riddle

A year of evolving tourism trends impacted the Adirondack guiding industry in a range of ways

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ORDA office building gets green light from APA

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA signed off on a new office building for the Olympic Regional Development Authority to go up near the former Adirondack Medical Center.

Adirondack boat inspections close to becoming permanent

By Gwendolyn Craig

State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill strengthening and making permanent a law against spreading aquatic invasive species.

White Lake

Forestport residents rally against granite quarry proposed near White Lake

By Megan Plete Postol

Project representative addresses concerns about noise, traffic

APA to consider new ORDA office building on former hospital site

By Gwendolyn Craig

The proposed three-story building is up for public comment, along with a number of other projects.

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Before “forever wild”

By Leigh Hornbeck

Putnam photo collection from 1800s shows frontier lives and clear-cut forests

Jamie Parslow

Brief bio: Jaime Parslow

By Adirondack Explorer

Jaime Parslow works for Hamilton County Soil and Water as a conservation technician.

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In Old Forge, a fight over lake access

By Jamie Organski

The Town of Webb bans overnight boat docking, in an effort to crackdown on abusers of the system, which previously allowed docking of up to two weeks. Some residents feel the measure is too extreme.

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