Upper Saranac Foundation asks state to pay share of dam repairs
The Upper Saranac Foundation is repairing its Bartlett Carry Dam and thinks the state should help pay
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Adirondack communities receive funding for dam repairs, water quality improvements
State grants to fund dam repairs, cover salt piles, restore historic Adirondack building and upgrade wastewater plants
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Long Lake agrees to purchase causeway, dam wrecked in storms last year
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
A state agency is working to repair a handful of Adirondack dams, starting with the iconic Indian Lake Stone Dam.
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
Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack structures
Long Lake dam owners face costly replacement
The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.
Indian Lake Stone Dam repairs to begin in October
The 126-year-old Indian Lake Stone Dam, one of the state’s “high hazard” dams, is slated for much-needed repairs this fall.
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.
A dammed park: A look at the Adirondacks’ aging dams
The first article in an Adirondack Explorer investigation into the conditions of hundreds of dams in the Adirondack Park.