Future of unused rail corridor still undetermined By Tim Rowland A recreational rail-bike company in North Creek hopes to purchase the long-dormant Tahawus railroad line to Newcomb and keep it open to freight services, according to a … [Read more...] about Rail-bike company makes another bid for Tahawus line
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OSI makes $1.5M bid for Tahawus rail line
Offer reignites debate over future of 30-mile rail line By Tim Rowland The Open Space Institute has made a $1.5 million offer for the abandoned Tahawus Line of the Saranac North Creek Railway under a railbanking plan that would permit its use … [Read more...] about OSI makes $1.5M bid for Tahawus rail line
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
More Adirondack rails considered for recreation
By STEPHEN LEON Two connected railroad corridors, long mired in uncertainty, inched closer to a potentially recreational future in the past two months. In October, New York State reached an agreement with Saratoga & North Creek Railway … [Read more...] about More Adirondack rails considered for recreation
Open Space Institute has a plan to disperse High Peaks crowds
By SARA RUBERG The Open Space Institute plans a $1 million investment in its 212-acre Tahawus property to improve public access there and at the nearby Henderson Lake and southern approach to the High Peaks. The plan is to help disperse High … [Read more...] about Open Space Institute has a plan to disperse High Peaks crowds