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Unknown vandals rip up Keene’s Marcy Field

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack landmark, softened by recent rains, now marked by deep ruts.

Ed Palen stands in front of a parking lot on his property that he created in recent years to accomodate skers visiting the Keene section of the Jackrabbit Trail. Photo by Mike Lynch

Urging a solution to Jackrabbit Trail access 

By Mike Lynch

Landowners at the Keene entrance to the Jackrabbit Trail say the parking situation there has become problematic, and they are offering a long-term solution for the popular trailhead.  

A who’s who of High Peaks from (near) the summit.

Mt. Clements: Like stepping into a painting

By Tim Rowland

Short bushwhack off the Clements Pond trail north of Keene leads to flat-topped mountain with long views

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Keene celebrates new bike trails

By Tim Rowland

Community celebrates newest addition on county-owned land

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Scaling Little Peaks: Keene breaks ground on new daycare center

By Tim Rowland

Little Peaks's expansive new child care center aims to help meet the needs of local families

Keene bike park

Keene to move ahead on new mountain bike trails

By Tim Rowland

Once completed, the network will be part of a mountain bike route from Wilmington to Elizabethtown

Essex County's hiker shuttle bus

Dual hiker shuttle programs wrap up season

By Gwendolyn Craig

State and local officials see demand for High Peaks shuttles, despite low ridership this year

Garden shuttle resumes Saturday

By Mike Lynch

The shuttle from Marcy Field to The Garden Parking Lot is restarting this Saturday.

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High Peaks hiker shuttle could still run this summer

By Tim Rowland

State had planned to hold off till ’22, but now wants to run one bus By Tim Rowland The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Essex County hope to begin scaled-back version of their long-envisioned but stalled High Peaks hiker shuttle service next month, they announced. The plan is for hikers to reach…

Posts block roadside parking on State Route 73.

Keene residents, officials weigh in on parking situation

By Tim Rowland

Controversial delineators on Route 73 in Keene Valley may not be permanent, depending on the results of an ongoing experiment to manage an abundance of hiker traffic, said DEC officials at a meeting Monday night in Keene.

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