By Phil Brown In his travelog “The Adirondacks,” T. Morris Longstreth says of a fishing trip west of Indian Lake: “By noon we had reached the Squaw, a cheerful brook on the farther side of Snowy [Mountain], and within a flick of a fly some trout … [Read more...] about Commentary: It’s time to rethink place names
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In search of a safe place
By Tamara Jolly Finding a safe and inclusive place to live in this world has eluded me. I couldn’t find it in rural Pennsylvania. Perhaps a “safe place” for some, I felt anything but safe growing up there. I was excluded from birthday parties, … [Read more...] about In search of a safe place
Moriah Shock: Not your standard prison
By Tom Scozzafava As supervisor of the town of Moriah for over three decades, I couldn't believe when I heard that Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility would be closing. I appreciate and understand the fact that the inmate population in New … [Read more...] about Moriah Shock: Not your standard prison
Prison labor: The case for thanking Adirondack inmates
Contributions of those in the corrections system deserve recognition By Clarence Jefferson Hall Jr. Located on a stretch of Route 86, about halfway between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, sits a discolored and weather- beaten sign. It … [Read more...] about Prison labor: The case for thanking Adirondack inmates
The future of Follensby: Limited access
By David Gibson The question of how to prevent residential development at Follensby Pond, the remote, 1000-acre Adirondack lake made famous by The Philosopher’s Camp of 1858 and by the 1976 reintroduction of the bald eagle, was settled in 2008. … [Read more...] about The future of Follensby: Limited access
When housing issues hit home
I was reporting on the short-term rental boom in Old Forge, when my family was forced to move from our rental home of 4 years By Jamie Organski It only takes a couple years to figure out that living in a small, tourist town in the Adirondacks … [Read more...] about When housing issues hit home