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man with a canoe in the Grand Canyon

Paddling in his wake, through Adirondack waters

By Contributing Writer

A tribute to Don Morris, paddling legend, devoted father

A rendering shows the Paul Smith's Power and Light Building at 1-3 Main St. in the village of Saranac Lake as the Adirondack Park Agency's new headquarters. The agency would build a 19,000-square-foot addition behind it and a new parking lot.

State budget funds Saranac Lakes capacity study, boosts APA building fund

By Zachary Matson

The New York State budget feels more tenuous as federal funding cuts loom.

osprey nest

Insurance co. backtracks on Audubon Society cancellation after public outcry

Audubon chapter rejects offer from The Hartford to reinstate coverage

Damion Stodola of the APA

Night of APA staff socializing ends with top lawyer involved in Saranac Lake bar fight

By Zachary Matson

Within hours of an Adirondack Park Agency staff social event at a bowling alley, Damion Stodola was involved in a physical altercation at the Waterhole

From left, Hamilton County IDA Executive Director Christy Wilt, Hamlets to Huts Executive Director Joe Dadey, local government leader Bill Farber, and ALT's Megan Stevenson at Griffin Gorge on the East Branch of the Sacandaga River in the town of Wells. Erika Bailey, courtesy Adirondack Land Trust

Hamlets To Huts to get land in Wells for developing lodge

The 18-acre property is located off Route 8 in the southern Adirondacks

Lake Luzerne subdivision challenged.

Lake Luzerne residents sue over approved housing development

Approvals for a controversial 18-home subdivision in Lake Luzerne has provoked a lawsuit

The waters of Lake George are seen from Shepard’s Park Beach on Wednesday in Lake George.

Lake George businesses brace for summer tourism slump

Even if visitors come, will there be enough workers to staff seasonal businesses?

Lake Pleasant Town Clerk Stephanie Smith with a stack of tax returns that arrived all at once at the local post office up to months after they had been mailed.

Lake Pleasant snail mail: Mysterious delay in tax payments solved

Rural communities in Adirondacks see decline in quality of mail service

View of Hoffman Mountain from the summit of Jones Hill. Photo by Tim Rowland

Jones Hill trail a tribute to an Adirondack great

Mary Coffin was dedicated to making the North Country National Scenic Trail a reality

warbler

Southern Adirondack Audubon chapter gets surprise insurance cancellation

Insurer cites Audubon's environmental advocacy as reason