Age: 65. Residence: Schroon Lake. Occupation: Owner of BassRock Guitars. Builds acoustic guitars from local woods, including “sinker spruce” (150-year-old logging logs) from the bottom of Schroon Lake. “My home and workshop are on property my … [Read more...] about Brief Bio: Eric Bright

Age: 42. Birthplace: Albany (raised in Cobleskill). Residence: North Creek. Occupation: Owner/operator of North Creek Rafting Company. Accomplishments: “My biggest accomplishment is operating a small business in the Adirondacks for over … [Read more...] about Brief Bio: Nate Pelton

Age: “Old enough to have learned a few things along the way (or sixty-eight years).” Birthplace: Buffalo. Residence: Barneveld. Occupation: Interim executive director at View, the arts center in Old Forge. Accomplishments: “As past … [Read more...] about Brief Bio: Peggy O’Shea

Age: 31. Birthplace: “Great Barrington, in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.” Residence: Essex. Occupation: “An eclectic combo! Fulltime manager of the Whallonsburg Grange Hall, a vibrant gathering place for the arts … [Read more...] about Brief Bio: Kate Ritter

Age: 34. Birthplace: Tupper Lake. Residence: Tupper Lake. Occupation: Superintendent/principal of Long Lake Central School. Accomplishments: “I have found a way to live and work in a place that I love, the Adirondacks, and I’ve found a … [Read more...] about Brief Bio: Noelle Short

Age: 59. Birthplace: Tupper Lake. Residence: “Grew up in Tahawus before the village was moved to Newcomb in the Winebrook Hills subdivision in 1963. There are perhaps few people who can remember as a child standing on the side of the road … [Read more...] about Brief Bio: Robin DeLoria