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The original ledger showing the deed of properties being transferred to Blacks in the 1850s

In the Adirondacks, a pre-Civil War fight for voting rights

By Times Union

Pre-Civil War ledger documents Adirondack property transfers that helped secure voting rights for Black men

Charlotte Staats, ADK Trails Manager, introduces a more hiker-friendly reboot of Mt. Jo’s Long Trail.

Her Adirondack dream job

By Betsy Kepes

Charlotte Staats, trails manager for Adirondack Mountain Club, makes her own path

A statue of abolitionist John Brown and an African American child at John Brown Farm in North Elba.

State and local partners build plans for John Brown Farm

By Gwendolyn Craig

State agencies and John Brown Lives! are taking a close look at John Brown Farm and what its future could hold.

An aerial shot of Coney Mountain in winter

Tupper Triad adds to community appeal

By Tim Rowland

Trio of hikes offer year-round outings that are putting Tupper Lake on the map

Garden journals

By Adirondack Explorer

Adirondacks resident Dana Fast, 91, talks about 40 years of keeping a garden journal chronicling changes in the growing season. Video by Chloe Bennett. See related story by Chloe: https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/adirondacks-weather-journals

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.

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