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Celebrating 100 years: The Adirondacks’ Northville-Placid Trail legacy
By Holly Riddle
A slate of events are planned this summer and fall to mark historic trail's impact on recreation in the Adirondack Park
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Social long-distancing on the Northville-Placid Trail
By Betsy Kepes
Friends along the way make easy work of thru-hiking
Forging an old path
Neighbors unite to reopen Piseco’s favorite ski trail
ADK Updates Northville-Placid Trail Guidebook
By Phil Brown
Lake George, N.Y.—ADK has released the fifth edition of its Adirondack Mountain Club Northville-Placid Trail in time for the Northville-Placid Trail’s 95th anniversary. The newest edition in ADK’s Forest Preserve Series of Adirondack and Catskill guides, this volume marks the relaunch of the series. Edited by Jeff and Donna Case of Mattydale, N. Y., the…
A newer section of the Northville-Placid Trail eliminates miles of road walking
The Adirondack Mountain Club completed a segment in the summer of 2015, realizing their goal of bringing the Northville-Placid Trail closer to the trail’s southern terminus. By Bill Ingersoll I knew we were going to have no problems fording West Stony Creek the moment I saw it from the summit. The waterway snaked its way…
Longtime hikers pen Northville-Placid Trail guidebook
No one knows the Northville-Placid Trail better than Jeffrey and Donna Case. They have hiked it each spring for more than 20 years, so it’s only natural that they would be called on to rewrite the Adirondack Mountain Club’s guidebook for the 132-mile trail.
Panting and painting along the Northville-Placid Trail
By Phil Brown
Hiking the Northville-Placid Trail inspired an artist to create a suite of paintings depicting scenes along the 133-mile route. He loved it.