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Historic Adirondack Great Camps that you can visit
Aug 16, 2023 · Eagle Island in Saranac Lake, then and now. Courtesy photos Eagle Island, Saranac Lake Built in 1903 by Vice President Levi P. Morton, Eagle Island is literally that — an island that’s only home to the Great Camp’s buildings and Adirondack woods.
New ADK map updates High Peaks Wilderness - Adirondack Explorer
Apr 28, 2019 · Adirondack Mountain club's updated High Peaks map details a wilderness area that grew with state land purchases and zoning over the last few years.
State of the Lake: Report details Champlain's good and bad
Jun 28, 2021 · Watershed program releases mixed 2021 report. By Brandon Loomis. The state of the lake is … complicated. Lake Champlain, a 120-mile-long treasure with 587 miles of shoreline shared by New York, Vermont and Quebec, provides …
Tupper Lake’s water woes - Adirondack Explorer
Nov 27, 2023 · After move from lake to well water, Tupper Lake looks to switch back. By Zachary Matson. The village of Tupper Lake plans to shift its municipal water source back to Tupper Lake surface water just five years after moving to wells, a slow-moving transition set to unfold in the face of widespread community concern about carcinogens and discoloration.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve permits: Your questions answered
Sep 22, 2021 · The time slot reservations could be tricky, as some of these hikes take a number of hours to do. The reservation system takes hiking time slots starting at 5 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m., so hikers getting a later time slot will need to plan their trip carefully.
Mount Van Hoevenberg: A model trail - Adirondack Explorer
Sep 22, 2021 · A view from the summit of Mount Van Hoevenberg. The summit of Mount Van Hoevenberg offers spectacular views of High Peaks from its 2,940 foot-summit that can be reached by hiking a 1.7-mile trail that ascends 920 feet from the trailhead at the Olympic Sports Complex outside of Lake Placid.
Rockwell Kent: Portrait of an Adirondack artist - Adirondack Explorer
Mar 7, 2023 · “He learned early in life that his direction was all-encompassing,” said Kent scholar Scott Ferris, who curated the current Plattsburgh State Art Museum exhibit, “Origins: The Evolution of an Artist and His Craft.”. If “Origins” has been a long time in the making it’s partly because of the great trove of Kent artifacts resting in Plattsburgh’s drawers and …
Flooding concerns have Adirondack towns on high alert
Jul 11, 2023 · New York State Police’s rescue efforts in Orange County. Video courtesy of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Office. Hochul called the event “the new normal” in a tweet Monday. “We are the first generation to feel the impacts of climate change and the last generation with a shot at doing anything about it.”. What does the future of rain and flooding look like in the Northeast?
The rebirth of Adirondack Railroad’s trains to Tupper Lake
Feb 5, 2023 · This past autumn the Adirondack Railroad hosted its inaugural rides from Utica to Tupper Lake.. First, on Sept. 13, a special ride took dignitaries and regional politicians over the recently reconstructed track to Tupper Lake.