Short bushwhack leads to flat-topped mountain with long views By Tim Rowland A couple of years ago, a short-lived fad had people superimposing vintage postcards over landscapes as they appear today. The same can be done with the paintings … [Read more...] about Mt. Clements: Like stepping into a painting
Outdoor Recreation
Finding magic at 16-mile level of the St. Regis River
Middle Branch proves you can't paddle same river twice By Tom French I like to think I was the first person to access the 16-mile level of the Middle Branch of the St. Regis River when it opened to the public in 1999. A parking area near … [Read more...] about Finding magic at 16-mile level of the St. Regis River
Moose Pond: Boreas Ponds of the north
A place to walk or paddle between Saranac Lake, Bloomingdale By Tim Rowland It might be melodramatic to call Moose Pond the Boreas Ponds of the north, but the 140 acre pool does have a beautiful curtain of peaks setting off its blue waters … [Read more...] about Moose Pond: Boreas Ponds of the north
Keene celebrates new bike trails
Community celebrates newest addition on county-owned land By Tim Rowland As one of the people spearheading a new mountain biking trail project in Keene, DeAnna Brown prepared certificates for everyone who helped. It amounted to quite a stack of … [Read more...] about Keene celebrates new bike trails
A river worthy of respect
Grasse River along Tooley Pond Road 'not for faint of heart' By Tom French My adventurous 20-year-old daughter has eyed this trip ever since I took her to the top of Copper Rock Falls last year and she saw the yellow “canoe carry” discs. … [Read more...] about A river worthy of respect
Hamlets to Huts gears up for program expansion, thanks to grant support
Secretary of State takes part in paddling, hiking excursion to celebrate Adirondack tourism By Jamie Organski Adirondack Hamlets to Huts (a non-profit organization based out of Saranac Lake) went from a concept in 2014 to incorporating in … [Read more...] about Hamlets to Huts gears up for program expansion, thanks to grant support