Newcomb's sole practitioner ending 31-year run By James M. Odato Ten years ago, Jim Johns of Long Lake was a 54-year old trucker with a bad back, terrible fatigue and a troublesome prostate. Physician assistant Kevin Bolan discovered Johns’ … [Read more...] about WANTED: A doctor who can work ‘8 days a week’
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State repairing Boreas Ponds access road
By Mike Lynch A large stretch of the access road to Boreas Ponds should be ready for vehicle traffic after this construction season. But the public will likely have to wait to drive it until next spring because Gulf Brook Road is not … [Read more...] about State repairing Boreas Ponds access road
A solitary lake in the southern High Peaks
Floating Henderson is a quiet way to view the High Peaks By Mike Lynch As we paddled up to the shoreline on Henderson Lake, we ran into two young men. One was sitting on a red canoe filtering water through a pump while the other stood … [Read more...] about A solitary lake in the southern High Peaks
More than a parking lot, Upper Works is an experience in itself
A trip down Tahawus road provides peak into Adirondack history, as well as serving as southern High Peaks gateway By Tim Rowland Perhaps the first niggling thing picking at the back of your head on the drive up to the southern entrance to the … [Read more...] about More than a parking lot, Upper Works is an experience in itself
Upper Works parking, a High Peaks gateway, gets makeover
$1M upgrade project nearing completion By Mike Lynch Hikers looking to access the High Peaks from the south will be greeted with a new entrance and parking lot this summer. Located on Open Space Institute property, the new lot is part of a … [Read more...] about Upper Works parking, a High Peaks gateway, gets makeover
Trail promise melts
Blocked snowmobile connectors leave locals feeling swindled By James M. Odato Brian E. Wells, Indian Lake’s supervisor, tenses when he talks about what he envisioned after private talks with state officials nine years ago. He thought that the … [Read more...] about Trail promise melts