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Adirondack communities receive funding for dam repairs, water quality improvements

By Zachary Matson

State grants to fund dam repairs, cover salt piles, restore historic Adirondack building and upgrade wastewater plants

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Upper Saranac Foundation asks state to pay share of dam repairs 

By Zachary Matson

The Upper Saranac Foundation is repairing its Bartlett Carry Dam and thinks the state should help pay

Long Lake agrees to purchase causeway, dam wrecked in storms last year 

By Zachary Matson

The town of Long Lake plans to buy and repair a causeway and dam breached during heavy rainfall last summer

State boosts spending on Adirondack dams to address deferred maintenance

By Zachary Matson

A state agency is working to repair a handful of Adirondack dams, starting with the iconic Indian Lake Stone Dam.

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Million Dollar Dam: A historic Adirondack tale of engineering, ambition

By Tom French

Explore the remnants of William Miner's Million Dollar Dam, an engineering feat of the early 20th century, nestled in the Adirondacks' glacial landscape.

Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack dams

By Zachary Matson

Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack structures

Long Lake dam owners face costly replacement

By Gwendolyn Craig

The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.

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Indian Lake Stone Dam repairs to begin in October

By Gwendolyn Craig

The 126-year-old Indian Lake Stone Dam, one of the state’s “high hazard” dams, is slated for much-needed repairs this fall.

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William Miner: Builder of Adirondack dams, farm innovator

By Tom French

Former philanthropist left his mark in Clinton County with the creation of what's known today as the Miner Institute, a working farm and research center.

Aerial view of Indian Lake dam

A dammed park: A look at the Adirondacks’ aging dams

By Zachary Matson

The first article in an Adirondack Explorer investigation into the conditions of hundreds of dams in the Adirondack Park.

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