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A rendering shows the Paul Smith's Power and Light Building at 1-3 Main St. in the village of Saranac Lake as the Adirondack Park Agency's new headquarters. The agency would build a 19,000-square-foot addition behind it and a new parking lot.

State budget funds Saranac Lakes capacity study, boosts APA building fund

By Zachary Matson

The New York State budget feels more tenuous as federal funding cuts loom.

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From hiking trails to biking trails, Julia Goren to lead Adirondack Rail Trail Association

By Gwendolyn Craig

Julia Goren will be the next executive director of the Adirondack Rail Trail Association.

Adirondack Mountain Club announces new executive director

By Gwendolyn Craig

Interm director Julia Goren to step down after more than 15 years with the organization

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Former ADK leader joins Habitat for Humanity

By James Odato

Former ADK leader becomes CEO of Habitat for Humanity

Hikers on Buck Mountain in Fort Ann overlooking Lake George on an October day in 2020.

The importance of trail stewardship: A Q&A about Buck Mountain in Lake George

By Mike Lynch

Jim Schneider, a long-time member of ADK's Glens Falls-Saratoga Chapter, talks about the Buck Mountain trailhead steward program.

Reclaiming Haudenosaunee culture through dance 

By David Escobar

Native North Country Traveling College dance troupe teaches Indigenous history through performance art in Adirondack festival.

A scenic loop ride off the Adirondack Rail Trail

By Phil Brown

This excursion from Phase 2 of the Adirondack Rail Trail features ponds, wetlands, wildflowers and wildlife.

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Celebrating 100 years: The Adirondacks’ Northville-Placid Trail legacy

By Holly Riddle

A slate of events are planned this summer and fall to mark historic trail's impact on recreation in the Adirondack Park

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A tale of romance from Heart Lake

By Tom French

Adirondak Loj history has its fair share of drama

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Night time is the right time, for skiing at Cascade

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack Mountain Club keeps trail lights on until 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays

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