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Whitney buyer says New York shut out of Adirondack Park land deal

By James Odato

Texas developer under contract to buy Whitney estate says he's open to exploring easement opportunities

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Whitney Park administrator says he’s ‘open to talking’ with state, land trusts regarding sale

By James Odato

Questions remain about whether the state or land trusts could play a role.

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John Hendrickson, husband to Marylou Whitney, dead at 59

By Times Union

The longtime philanthropist and Adirondack Park land owner died Monday at Saratoga Hospital

"Camp on a Point," the former summer residence of Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson on Little Tupper Lake, is for sale.

Another Whitney property up for sale

By Gwendolyn Craig

John Hendrickson is selling “Camp on a Point” on Little Tupper Lake. The 36,000-acre Whitney Park is also still for sale.

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A new plan for the 36,000-acre Whitney property

By Times Union

The widower of philanthropist Marylou Whitney said he needs to sell the land because he will no longer be able to take the tax breaks on the lands.

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