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Documenting Adirondacks’ weather, through handwritten journals

By Chloe Bennett

Decades of entries by residents show changes on local level

Train passengers disembark to a welcoming crowd at Tupper Lake.

All aboard!

By Megan Plete Postol

Train enthusiasts celebrate the return of trains north from Utica to Tupper Lake

Slushing the High Ice at the saranac lake ice palace

Saranac Lake ice palace takes shape

By Tom French

Volunteers forge ahead on annual winter carnival tradition

Gov. Kathy Hochul presents her executive budget.

Governor’s budget highlights climate 

By Gwendolyn Craig

Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a $227B state budget for 2024 on Wednesday, with sums for climate change mitigation, clean water and the environment.

Protect the Adirondacks picks environmental lawyer for new deputy director

By Chloe Bennett

Adirondacks advocacy group nonprofit Protect the Adirondacks named Claudia Braymer as its new deputy director.

Liza Frenette (right) and John Gillis ski the James C. Frenette Sr. Recreation Trails in Tupper Lake at night

Ski by night

By Contributing Writer

Tupper Lake ski trail deploys lights to allow for after-hours use

orange and gray painted roof under cloudy

Essex County communities see $1B spike in property values

By Tim Rowland

Property values in Essex County — the eastern heart of the Adirondacks — total nearly $1 billion more today than a year ago.

Tom Bull, a personal development trainer and positive culture consultant, and Terri Morse, director of Essex County Mental Health and Community Services, meet in Elizabethtown.

Facing a mental health crisis head on

By Contributing Writer

There's an alarming rise in mental health issues in the Adirondacks, and providers are working hard to meet the surge in demand. 

Downtown Ticonderoga at the grand opening of the Burleigh’s Luncheonette renovation.

Ticonderoga dreams big for downtown improvements

By Tim Rowland

Ticonderoga's revitalization efforts are paying off, with a $10M award from the state

Andrea Hogan

Andrea Hogan resigns from Adirondack Park Agency

By Gwendolyn Craig

Andrea Hogan, an Adirondack Park Agency commissioner, resigned from her post on Friday, according to spokesman Keith McKeever.

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