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aerial shot of Adirondack Club and Resort property in Tupper Lake

Wealthy investor prevails in Tupper Lake foreclosure case

By James Odato

Decision involves almost 6,000 acres formerly slated for development by now-defunct Adirondack Club and Resort project

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The fight against sprawl

By Gwendolyn Craig

Woodward Lake project’s approval renews calls for smarter subdivision design

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2019 Adirondack stories of the year

By Brandon Loomis

Whatever you want to call it -- even if you just call it a lot of people enjoying nature -- the effort to understand and plan for the rising number of people driving to and hiking in the High Peaks dominated discussions among Adirondack Park advocates, municipal officials and resource managers in 2019.

Big Tupper and Adirondack Club and Resort site

Creditors foreclose on stalled Tupper Lake resort development

By James Odato

A group called Crossroads ADK LLC on Thursday sued Preserve Associates so that 5,800 acres at the edge of Tupper Lake can be sold at public auction, presumably to a group related to Crossroads ADK.

Big Tupper resort on hold after legal and tax debts

By James Odato

“We’ll figure something out, either a partnership or a sale,” ownership leader Michael Foxman said. “It’s a pause, if you will.”

Big Tupper project moves forward

By James Odato

After spending millions on litigation and permitting, the developers began road construction last fall after securing final permits. The regulatory process with the Adirondack Park Agency and defense of a lawsuit and appeals by Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club contributed costs that reached $10 million, said Foxman. Concerns by the environmental groups resulted in the developers cutting fifty-three sites on steep slopes from the plan.

Dick Booth to step down from APA board

By Phil Brown

The Adirondack Park Agency board will soon lose its strongest defender of wilderness: Dick Booth does not intend to serve another term. Booth’s current four-year term expires June 30, but he said he will stay on awhile if a successor is not appointed by then. A professor in Cornell’s Department of City and Regional Planning,…

ACR awaits first sales

By Explorer archives

Developers say Tupper Lake project remains on course, but big things won’t happen overnight. By Brian Mann Last winter, the massive Adirondack Club and Resort proposed for Tupper Lake cleared its final major hurdle. After more than a decade of debate and controversy, environmental activists and a handful of local property owners who fought to block the project were dealt a sweeping defeat…

Adirondack Club and Resort photo by Carl Heilman II

Protect seeks APA e-mails with Cuomo staff

By Phil Brown

Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club want to see e-mails between the Adirondack Park Agency and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s staff to determine if the governor’s office improperly influenced the APA’s approval of a massive resort in Tupper Lake. John Caffry, the attorney for the two environmental groups, said the APA acknowledges that the APA…

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Groups say ACR permits expired

By Phil Brown

Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club contend that the permits for the Adirondack Club and Resort in Tupper Lake have expired and the developer must begin the lengthy application process all over again. In January, the Adirondack Park Agency approved the permits with conditions. Among them, the developers were told to conduct a wildlife…

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