St. Regis Canoe area is a rare escape to personal wilderness paradise By Lisa Ballard The loon was either truly loony, primping with great fanfare, or just having fun. Only 20 yards from the bow of our canoe, it waved a wing, scratched its … [Read more...] about Sweet island dreams
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Safe spaces
Camps home in on diversity as part of overall mission By Amy Scattergood It’s been a long year since the pandemic began — a year filled with reckoning that grew to include issues of race and discrimination as well as illness and … [Read more...] about Safe spaces
Hiking the Cranberry 50 during the COVID-19 crisis
Cranberry Lake’s loop is a perfect spot for pandemic social distancing By Betsy Kepes In some ways the Cranberry Lake 50 is a perfect trail for a pandemic. The trail is often wide, following old logging roads, so if you do meet a hiker (a … [Read more...] about Hiking the Cranberry 50 during the COVID-19 crisis
DEC to open camping reservations
Starting Monday, July 6, NYS DEC has announced it will open reservations for the 2020 camping season. Currently, all DEC-managed campgrounds are open for those with existing reservations. On Monday, campers will be able to book stays that will start … [Read more...] about DEC to open camping reservations
Huttopia plans Adirondack campground
By Gwendolyn Craig A “glamping” destination—that is, a fancy form of camping—is coming to Lake Luzerne. It’s called Huttopia, and it will have more than 100 camping sites, most of which will be connected to water, wastewater and electric … [Read more...] about Huttopia plans Adirondack campground
Continuing the camping tradition
By Melissa Hart In his groundbreaking 1869 guidebook, “Adventures in the Wilderness, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks,” Boston preacher William H.H. Murray wrote that spending time recreating in nature rejuvenates both body and spirit for the city … [Read more...] about Continuing the camping tradition