A new life for an iconic landmark
By Tim Rowland
After decades of vacancy, the former Frontier Town A-Frame readies for re-opening.
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Long Lake business owner: Public access to causeway to remain in place
By Tim Rowland
George Carrothers says he will not fight an Adirondack Park Agency directive to tear out a lakeside deck at his bake shop.
‘A Wild Idea’
Book tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency
Looking back at Irene, 10 years later
By Tim Rowland
Keene and Jay residents reflect on the lasting impacts from Tropical Storm Irene, which swept through the North Country 10 years ago.
In Long Lake, a deck dispute prompts landowner to push back
Found in violation, a Long Lake business pushes back against Adirondack Park Agency's enforcement process.
Businesses struggle with limited, overworked staff; influx of summer visitors
'Help wanted' signs abound in Adirondack communities, as business owners find themselves stretched thin trying to remain open.
Violations and health complications temporarily shutter Adirondack Wildlife Refuge
The future of Adirondack Wildlife Refuge is in question as its founders grapple with health concerns and a state order to re-home animals.
Mountainous obsessions: Verplanck Colvin and his amateur biographer
By James Odato
One man was a self-taught Adirondack surveyor who would have a mountain named after him. The other was his nearly unknown biographer.
Hochul could bring a ‘new day’ for Adirondacks
Several advocacy groups and local government leaders in the Adirondacks look at Cuomo’s resignation as an opportunity for the 6-million-acre public and private park.
Speculator unveils Southern Adirondack Mountain Rescue Training Center
The training center will be used for a wide variety of community-based organizations.