Open ridge offers views of Boquet Valley, Lake Champlain, more By Tim Rowland Hikers in many parts of the ADK are familiar with the ruddy rock that occasionally elbows its way up from the depths and, for a while, provided the backbone of the … [Read more...] about Iron Mountain: One tough rock
elizabethtown
A hike with solitude, and the highway?
Lincoln Pond overlook is more than meets the eye By Tim Rowland Lincoln Pond overlook is a wholly unimpressive knob overlooking, you guessed it, Lincoln Pond. The only thing to maybe, possibly, recommend it is a barely visible snaggletooth … [Read more...] about A hike with solitude, and the highway?
Bonding over broadband
Lagging in Wi-Fi access, rural neighbors work together to forge connections By Tim Rowland To Mike Hopmeier, it felt like an old-time country barn raising. Hopmeier is president of a northern Virginia counterterrorism consulting firm who, in … [Read more...] about Bonding over broadband
Missed connections
As rural internet grows in importance, local officials seek to ensure the Adirondacks get their share of links By James M. Odato Elizabethtown businessman Larry Bucciarelli got a surprise in early September from the government affairs … [Read more...] about Missed connections
A model school merger for the Adirondacks
Westport-Elizabethtown-Lewis merger pulls off what most rural New York districts won't try By Melissa Hart When students in Elizabethtown, Lewis and Westport started school this year, new signs welcomed them to the newly formed Boquet Valley Central … [Read more...] about A model school merger for the Adirondacks