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Adirondak Loj and High Peaks info center reopen

By Mike Lynch

The Adirondak Loj and High Peaks Information Center reopened Monday morning after being shut down since Saturday, February 13.

Happy Baskets

Sharing happiness, one basket at a time

By Jamie Organski

Old Forge resident uses her talents creating made-to-order gift baskets designed to spread joy during the pandemic

Adirondack Mountain Club temporarily closes Loj, High Peaks info center

By Mike Lynch

ADK working with limited staff after employee contracted COVID-19 and as other staffers undergo quarantines

Behind the Lens: Finding solitude in the storm

By Mike Lynch

Explorer multimedia reporter reflects on his last photo assignment in 2020 before the pandemic changed everything.

fat bike

How a bike shop has made the most of the pandemic

By Sierra McGivney

Human Power Planet Earth outdoors store in Saranac Lake has turned to a dependable part of their business. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shop has thrived on repairing and refurbishing used bikes.

Hornbeck

Looking back over pandemic summer, some Adirondacks businesses saw ‘best year ever’

By Janet Reynolds

A look at who fared well, and which businesses were hit the hardest.

carved bear statue wearing a covid N-95 mask

2020 EXPLORED: COVID-19

By Melissa Hart

Looking back through the stories tagged “coronavirus” from March onward, it’s striking how broadly our lives have changed.

Friends of Camp Santanoni cancels winter tours

By Brandon Loomis

There’ll be no fireside cocoa at Camp Santanoni this winter, the latest Adirondack tradition to go dormant during the coronavirus pandemic.

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As real estate boom continues, a shortage of inventory remains

By Janet Reynolds

In August, the median price increased 40.5% to $214,900 in the northern region.

Closures hit some Adirondack businesses hard, but there are silver linings

By Contributing Writer

By Stephen Leon When Enchanted Forest Water Safari officials announced the park would not open for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 crisis, Old Forge area residents and businesses feared that the closure would hit the local economy hard. There would be lost summer jobs, lost sales-tax revenue, and lost business income that would…

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