Communities
Land Use
Adirondackers
Housing
Economy
Diversity
One of the most unique aspects of the Adirondack Park is the balance between the natural world and the human-built environment. Within the park boundary are 103 towns and villages. Some of these communities are faring better than others economically. All share some of the same issues: housing, land use, a lack of high-paying jobs and a shortage of workers for many of our seasonal businesses.
Every day, the Adirondack Explorer works to provide essential news and information to the people who live in and care about the Adirondack Park.
TAKING STOCK OF HOUSING
Canadian hiker plans to raise funds for rangers
With thoughts of his son, father pursues all 46 peaks in one trip
A new Adirondack growth: Whiskey fungus
As distilling business expands, so does black sheen on Mineville buildings
Off-grid in the Adirondacks
The off-gridders offer lessons on an alternative lifestyle amid the state’s goal of transitioning to more renewable energy.
Saranac Lake rallies around LGBTQ activist who has been target of vandalism
Kelly Metzgar, director of Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance, has seen repeated vandalism of her Pride flags
Bringing Black history to light
Author Amy Godine digs into little-known Adirondack history in her new book 'The Black Woods'
John Thomas Brook name change made official
A sign was unveiled Saturday officially changing the name of Negro Brook in Vermontville
Honoring Blacksville
Historic marker gives recognition to little-known Black settlement in Loon Lake