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Barkeater Trails Alliance executive director to step down

By Mike Lynch

Josh Wilson took the role in 2015

Jon Close, a farmer from Mayfield with a long beard and wearing a purple sweatshirt, stands outside the Mayfield Fire House.

Mayfield farmer is betting on solar

By Gwendolyn Craig

A Fulton County dairy farmer is hoping to keep his business afloat with the addition of a 40-megawatt solar array.

Charlotte Staats, ADK Trails Manager, introduces a more hiker-friendly reboot of Mt. Jo’s Long Trail.

Her Adirondack dream job

By Betsy Kepes

Charlotte Staats, trails manager for Adirondack Mountain Club, makes her own path

Documenting Adirondacks’ weather, through handwritten journals

By Chloe Bennett

Decades of entries by residents show changes on local level

Protect the Adirondacks picks environmental lawyer for new deputy director

By Chloe Bennett

Adirondacks advocacy group nonprofit Protect the Adirondacks named Claudia Braymer as its new deputy director.

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Hiking grandma logs 1,000 Adirondack miles in 2022

By Jamie Organski

Beth Pashley started hiking during pandemic and made a goal to hit 1,000 miles last year

Adirondack Diversity Initiative hires new director

By Gwendolyn Craig

Tiffany Rea-Fisher is used to taking center stage as a dancer, choreographer and artistic director. Soon she will be in a new spotlight as the Adirondack Diversity Initiative’s director. 

Andrea Hogan

Johnsburg supervisor announces resignation from town, not APA

By Gwendolyn Craig

Andrea Hogan announced she will resign as town supervisor of Johnsburg effective Feb. 17, a few months after taking a job in Maine.

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Author Russell Banks leaves an Adirondack legacy

By Tim Rowland

Novelist found inspiration in the North Country

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A North Country nutrition champion

By Tim Rowland

Julie Holbrook converts school menus, connects with farms

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