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Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket

By Gwendolyn Craig

The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.

Monty Worth climbs Bob's Knob Standard

Erasing discriminatory climbing route names

By Phil Brown

“In short, we recognize the problem, and want to be part of the solution—we will change route names.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg visits her old summer camp.

How the Adirondacks helped shape a justice

By Leigh Hornbeck

She was raised in Brooklyn and went to camp every summer from 1937 to 1951—from the time she was 4 until she was 18.

New York firefighters pitch in as West burns

By Tim Rowland

New York’s foresters and rangers are always on standby, ready to mobilize should the call come from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or other federal agency in need of help.

Brief Bio: Barbara Green

By Adirondack Explorer

Why I love the Adirondacks: The people. We “get” each other, for the most part. We understand the spirit of creativity that is born of necessity.

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Adirondack Park Agency approves marina, solar panel projects

By Gwendolyn Craig

The projects were approved on Friday after a more than three-hour meeting on Thursday that hashed out their details in the APA's regulatory committee.

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APA board could vote on Saranac Lake Marina expansion

By Gwendolyn Craig

The APA collected more than 200 written comments on a proposal to expand and renovate the Saranac Lake Marina. Now there could be a vote.

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Adirondack Mountain Reserve provides a case study for state hiker restrictions

By Gwendolyn Craig

The coronavirus pandemic has led New York to start imposing restrictions already, which could be soft openings for more.

Cell tower, cheese facility and more up for APA’s public comment

By Gwendolyn Craig

A number of projects proposed to the Adirondack Park Agency are up for public comment in September, including a new cell tower.

Saranac Lake Marina proposed expansion spurs questions on precedent

By Gwendolyn Craig

Saranac Lake Marina's proposed expansion leads to Adirondack Park Agency regulations questions on precedent.

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