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state department paddle in hamlets to huts excursion

Hamlets to Huts gears up for program expansion, thanks to grant support

By Jamie Organski

Secretary of State takes part in paddling, hiking excursion to celebrate Adirondack tourism

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Hamlets to Huts seeks public input on trekking plans

By Mike Lynch

Adirondack Hamlets to Huts is looking for volunteers to participate in a focus session this weekend that will inform its marketing plan.

Trekkers test route as Hamlets to Huts seeks a place in the wild

By Brandon Loomis

Hamlets to Huts's goal is to connect Adirondack villages and outposts via people power in all seasons, allowing them to experience the backcountry without lugging all the gear. It’s patterned after European hut-to-hut systems, and the yurt trails of Vermont and Colorado. In the Adirondacks, the emphasis is community-based lodging, in part because new structures are prohibited in the state Forest Preserve.

Adirondack Hamlets-to-Huts test run postponed

By Tracy Ormsbee

By Noelle Connors Adirondack Hamlets to Huts postponed the test run of their first circuit loop from this fall to next summer. Adirondack Hamlets to Huts is a nonprofit which stems from the Adirondack Community-Based Trails and Lodging System Initiative. It is seeking to establish a network of huts and lodges in local communities connected…

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