Pride and prejudice in a small Adirondack town
How Lake Luzerne’s drag queen controversy sparked change, as the community works to heal divides from 2 years ago
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Federal policy changes: Adirondack updates
Updates from Explorer staff, as we keep track of what's happening
Mobile emergency operations center to support Adirondack communities
By Mike Lynch
Paul Smith's College students design mobile emergency unit that will be used for training and real-life situations
Ralph Lane: A guitar legend in the Eastern Adirondacks
By Tim Rowland
A musical journey that begins with playing along to early 1960s country songs
Who’s counting? Forest ranger adds to more than 1,000 peaks climbed
By Tim Rowland
Corenne Black has hiked more than 1,000 peaks around the world and still has a lengthy to-do list.
How would dismantling the education department impact Northern NY?
A proposal to eliminate the federal Department of Education is in the works leaving school officials with a lot of unknowns about the future.
Remembering Betsy Folwell
A heartfelt tribute to Betsy Folwell, a gifted Adirondack writer and mentor
OSI looks to buy former Boy Scout camp on Lows Lake
By Mike Lynch
Located in St. Lawrence County, Lows Lake is considered one of the best wilderness paddling and camping destinations in the park
New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act on Trump’s hit list
“There’s no legal basis for what they’re trying to do,” said one legal expert.
Hornbeck Boats branches out to the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Hornbeck Boats, the maker of the iconic Adirondack pack boat, is expanding with a new retail store in Minneapolis opening this month