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Easy-access Adirondack paddling: Ways to keep canoeing into your senior years

By Zachary Matson

86-year old puts together guide with 29 easy-access canoe launches

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ADA-compliant kayak launch opens Northville Lake to all Adirondack paddlers 

By David Escobar

Accessible dock designed for users of all ages and abilities debuts in Adirondack community

Meg LeFevre Bobbin tests out "The Rig," a mobility device created by the company Not A Wheelchair, to ride into Camp Santanoni in August 2024 in Newcomb. Bobbin made the excursion with her husband Buck

Motorized wheelchairs return to remote Adirondack historic site

By David Escobar

A DEC program that helps people with disabilities access one of the Adirondacks’ most remote historic sites is returning for a second year.

A man wearing a helmet rides a mobility chair on a trail

Motorized wheelchair program returns to Great Camp Santanoni

By David Escobar

Accessibility devices to become available starting July 5

John Ernst at APA meeting.

APA saves accessibility issue for another day

By Zachary Matson

Ernst thanked for service; new board members confirmed by senate

Adirondack tourism group works to make parks more accessible

By David Escobar

Disability advocates assess Saranac Lake’s village park infrastructure to identify needed upgrades

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Changes coming for Chapel Pond, an iconic Route 73 landmark

By Gwendolyn Craig

Plans are underway to make Chapel Pond an accessible site for people with mobility disabilities

Slushing the High Ice at the saranac lake ice palace

Ice Palace Accessibility Day returns to Saranac Lake’s Winter Carnival

By David Escobar

Team of community members craft plan to make sure all can enjoy the icy spectacle

Expanding birding opportunities in the Adirondacks

By David Escobar

Birdability joins Adirondack Land Trust in tracking accessible birdwatching options for people with disabilities

Scott Remington rides an adaptive quadricycle into Great Camp Santanoni

Expanding accessible recreation: Adirondack Park progress in 2024

By David Escobar

New programs and projects work toward increasing access for people with disabilities

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