Bog River access road closed
By Mike Lynch
January 3, 2023
A key access point to one of the Adirondacks most popular paddling routes will be closed for next season and perhaps longer.
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Bog River dam is out, but paddling opportunities remain
By Phil Brown
June 24, 2021
The water level of the Bog River from Lows Lower Dam to Hitchins Pond has been lowered temporarily to enable the state to repair a leak in the dam.
Outfitter Publishes 2 New Maps For Paddlers
By Phil Brown
August 23, 2017
St. Regis Canoe Outfitters recently published two full-color, waterproof maps for paddlers: “The Whitney Wilderness” and “The Raquette River.” Both are a convenient size—24 inches by 18 inches—and fold up like a brochure. The scale for both is 1:50,000. Though less detailed than U.S. Geographical Survey topo maps, they are more than adequate for paddlers.…
High spirits on Lows Lake
April 15, 2013
Two paddlers explore one of the Adirondacks’ largest motor-free lakes, discovering tranquility, beautiful scenery, and a few loons.
War of words over Lows Lake
By Phil Brown
January 6, 2010
The Albany Times Union recently ran a story in which Protect the Adirondacks blamed Governor David Paterson for the Adirondack Park Agency’s refusal to classify Lows Lake as Wilderness. “To our knowledge, this represents an unprecedented level of interference from the governor’s office,” said Dave Gibson, the environmental group’s executive director. “The governor not only…
DEC’s vote on Lows Lake
By Phil Brown
November 17, 2009
You haven’t heard the last of Lows Lake controversy—at least not from me. Unfortunately, I missed the discussion that preceded last week’s vote by the Adirondack Park Agency on the proposed classification of the lake. (The APA changed its schedule at the last minute, so I arrived after the vote). As you may recall…
About-face on Lows Lake
By Phil Brown
November 13, 2009
In a victory for local government, the Adirondack Park Agency voted 7-4 Friday to renege on an earlier decision to give a land-use classification to the waters and bed of Lows Lake. The APA board did the about-face while redoing a vote taken in September. At the earlier meeting, the commissioners voted 6-4 to classify…
Paterson urged to reject Lows proposal
By Phil Brown
September 23, 2009
The executive director of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board has written Gov. David Paterson to urge him to reject a proposal to classify part of Lows Lake as Wilderness. At its September meeting, the Adirondack Park Agency voted 6-4 to classify the western part of Lows Lake as Wilderness and the eastern part…
Lows Lake proposal meets opposition
By Phil Brown
July 15, 2009
On Monday, the Adirondack Park Agency held the first two hearings on classifying Lows Lake as Wilderness, and as expected, there was a lot of local opposition. Both hearings took place inside the Park: at the town hall in Long Lake and at the state Ranger School in Wanakena. The opposition was stronger in Long…