By Tracy Ormsbee Tupper Lake has a real champion in Ellen Maroun. When the longtime community activist looks around the town of almost 6,000, she sees only promise: businesses moving into the downtown; two new craft breweries; a new arts … [Read more...] about Ellen Maroun: Advocate for Tupper Lake
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Trailblazer: Joanne Kennedy
By Tracy Ormsbee One of the Adirondack Park’s biggest boosters had never even visited before moving here almost 40 years ago. In fact, her only trip to the U.S. from her home in Nova Scotia before then was her family’s quick drive across the … [Read more...] about Trailblazer: Joanne Kennedy
Dave Kanietakeron Fadden: Overcoming shyness to become a master storyteller
Editor's note: This story first appeared in 2017 in Adirondack Explorer's magazine. Storytelling—stories about Native American history as told by the people who lived it and not the abridged school textbook version—is part of Dave Kanietakeron … [Read more...] about Dave Kanietakeron Fadden: Overcoming shyness to become a master storyteller
Artist John Van Alstine uses nature as inspiration
World-renowned stone sculptor John Van Alstine’s interpretation of nature’s interaction with the man-made world extends from his art to his home to his appreciation of the world around him. Large-scale abstract sculptures of found stone with … [Read more...] about Artist John Van Alstine uses nature as inspiration
A can-do vision
State park proponents work to “leave the community better than you found it” By Tracy Ormsbee A wooden sign hangs on a back wall in the lodge at Higley Flow State Park on the Raquette River in Colton, just outside the blue line. “Fuhr … [Read more...] about A can-do vision
Kathleen Suozzo
Kathleen Suozzo’s work is at the heart of one of the more difficult issues facing the Adirondacks today: upgrading aging waste-water and drinking-water treatment facilities in small communities where the cost is borne on the backs of local residents, … [Read more...] about Kathleen Suozzo