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By Phil Brown
As the Adirondack Explorer has noted in stories, billionaire Warren Buffett’s company owns all or many of the empty tank cars stored on a rail line in the central Adirondacks. We have reached out several times to Marc D. Hamburg, a spokesman for Buffett’s company, for comment, but he has not returned any of our calls. Now…
By Phil Brown
Two hikers from New York City got lost on Thomas Mountain near Lake George but managed to find their way to the cabin near the summit. Presumably, they were coming from Cat Mountain as the trail can be a bit hard to follow after leaves have fallen. From the cabin, you merely follow an…
The Fund for Lake George has developed a low-impact development (LID) certification that, if widely adopted, could significantly reduce one of the greatest threats to water quality—storm-water runoff—by stopping it at its source. And in a region dependent on its three thousand lakes and ponds for their recreational value—and sometimes drinking water—that seems like a…
By Phil Brown
The League of Conservation Voters says a new poll shows that the constituents of Elise Stefanik, whose district includes the Adirondack Park, oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and tax plan backed by President Donald Trump. She voted against the tax bill earlier this month, but Congress is still debating the issue. A…
By Phil Brown
Adirondack forest rangers recently found the body of a man who had been missing since June 12. The Watertown Daily Times identified him as Kenneth W, McCall, a native of Lowville. He was reported missing by his girlfriend. His remains were found in the Jadwin State Forest in northern Lewis County, just west of the Adirondack Park.…
By Phil Brown
State environmental conservation officers recently arrested four hunters, in three separate incidents, for illegally hunting deer. Two of the suspects were accused of deer-jacking: shooting deer from pickup truck in Fulton County in the Adirondack foothills. They were issued a total of eighteen tickets. Following is a news release of ECO activities from late October…
One of Dave Fadden’s mosaic paintings. Photo by Mike Lynch. A painter, he comes from a family of artists. His grandfather did beadwork; his father is a painter; his mother, a wood carver, potter, and bead artist. Both of his brothers are also painters. He hid Darth Vader’s face—and two other Star Wars images—in one…
If you read every card and map and studied each artifact covering nearly every square inch of the Six Nations Indian Museum, it would take you days to complete—at least a day for each of the four rooms (someone did it over two days once, Dave Fadden said). Look up to the ceiling and there’s…
By Phil Brown
State forest rangers responded to a number of requests for help from hikers and hunters November 6-12. One hiker from Ballston Spa got lost on Algonquin Peak and set off his inReach device. Rangers responded to the emergency call, but the hiker eventually got out on his own. Following is the Rangers’ Report for the…
By Phil Brown
In flight over rail line, Protect the Adirondacks spots tank cars being stored in three locations.