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Adirondack Life is a regional magazine covering the six-million-acre Adirondack Park of northern New York State. It explores the region's people, places, history, wildlife, environment and public issues, and provides readers with ideas for activities and outdoor recreation throughout the vast park.



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Adirondack Life
Volume XLI, Number 2
March/April 2010

Cover: Looking toward Black Mountain from the Narrows, Lake George.
Photograph by Carl Heilman II

F E A T U R E S

Shoot to Thrill
The winners of Adirondack Life's annual photography contest

Dorothy Dehner
The Met and the Whitney featured her work, but first the 20th-century artist had to leave her beloved Bolton Landing and the shadow of her famous husband
by Lisa Bramen

A Fortune Awaits You in Saranac Lake
The ties that bind in the City of the Sick
by Dr. John M. Packard

Let There Be Dark
What are we doing to the night sky?
Photographs by Mark Bowie

D E P A R T M E N T S
Box 410
Winter Words

Short Carries
Constant Companions

Northern Lights
Up in the Air

Sporting Scene
Tour de Battenkill

Environment
Green House Effect
Profile
Magnificent Obsession

Inside & Out
Cold Shoulder

Adirondack Made
The Hot Seat

Our Towns
Irishtown









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Adirondack Life
Volume XLI, Number 1
January/February 2010

Cover: Mount Marcy from Algonquin Peak
photograph by Carl Heilman II
F E A T U R E S

Fast Times at Whitehall High
On the track with the country's only public school bobsled team
by Luke Cyphers
photographs by Aaron Hobson

Some Like it Hot
Behind the steam of Adirondack sauna culture
by Jill Briet
photographs by Nancie Battaglia

Otter Delight
Weasels in winterland

Sled Heads
Each winter more than 1,900 miles of scenic public trails and steady snowfall make the Adirondack Park a snowmobiling destination. How does this controversial activity rev up the local economy? A special report
by Michael Hill 

North Country Contenders
Meet a dozen Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic hopefuls
photographs by Nancie Battaglia


D E P A R T M E N T S
Box 410
Anniversary Notes

Short Carries
Roadside Remembrances

Northern Lights
Hot News

Barkeater
Wee Ski

Yesteryears
O Pioneer

Sporting Scene
Will Freeze for Fish
North Country
Numb Sculls

Access
Good Sports

Environment
NASA in the North Country

Inside & Out
Wintry Mix

Adirondack Made
Love Bites

Our Towns
Peasleeville




2010 Adirondack Life Wall Calendar - On Sale Now!

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Evocative photos from the heights of Whiteface Mountain to the shores of the Hudson River to enjoy all year long.

Each month chronicles significant moments in the region's history as well as upcoming 2010 events. There's ample space for your own notes too. $14.95

For wholesale purchases please contact Linda Bedard at 518-946-2191 ext. 106 Click here to order






Announcing New Books from Adirondack Life!

Subscribers have been our valued partners for forty years, and we want to alert you to exciting new publications slated for this, our anniversary year.



Northern Comfort: Fall and Winter Recipes from Adirondack Life
. Edited by Annette Nielsen. More than 100 traditional and contemporary dishes gleaned from 40 years of the magazine highlight regional bounty and distinctive flavors. Wild game, maple, apples, hearty vegetables and hearth breads offer a true taste of the Adirondacks. Paperback 142 pages. $15.95 Click here to purchase



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Short Carries: Essays from Adirondack Life is an anthology of pieces by longtime Adirondack Life editor Elizabeth Folwell. This 250-page softcover book contains dozens of columns and longer articles, timeless observations of Adirondack nature, community and history. We expect this book, a must-read for any Adirondacker, to be available in April 2009 at a retail price of $17.95. Click here to purchase




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Lake Champlain: An Illustrated History is a beautiful coffee-table book covering the natural, military,social and recreational history of the lake and its towns. This gorgeous 220-page hardcover, with hundreds of color photographs, drawings, maps and vintage images is due in April 2009, and the retail price is $44.95. This is destined to be a classic for lake lovers, Revolutionary War buffs and observers of the natural world. Click here to purchase


 
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