Stories

The nonprofit Northern Forest Canoe Trail recently signed a letter of intent to purchase the race from Brian McDonnell, who owns and operates the race...

The purchase preserves an undeveloped patch along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which traverses 740 miles of rivers, lakes, ponds and portages from Old Forge...

One of the appealing parts of skating on newly formed black ice is that it makes a sci-fi laser sound as the skater glides over...

“It’s absolutely vital to our survival to market the Adirondacks to tourism. The industries that existed years ago in the Adirondacks aren’t here anymore.”

The 38-year-old male and 33-year-old female hiker from Ithaca had intended to summit Whiteface via the Connery Pond trail but never made it to the...

“New York has to be the state that stands up and says once and for all, ‘We have to do more and we have to...

For a recent story on Lake Champlain, I came across another effect of climate change I hadn’t thought much about: water pollution. Over the years,...

The Adirondack Experience museum in Blue Mountain Lake and The Wild Center in Tupper Lake are partnering in the research project and training program. It...

Following the abolition of slavery, the South found new ways to exploit black workers. Ex-slaves were jailed for little or no reason and sentenced to...

Bacteria in Champlain—cupped by New York, Vermont and Quebec—are feeding on polluted runoff from around the lake, especially Vermont’s dairyland, and thriving in water that...

The only way to prevent a bloom is by targeting and stopping the source of excessive nutrients.

The mother and daughter pair were rescued without incident.