JAY,
N.Y.—Adirondack Life magazine recently named the winners of its annual photography
contest. One overall grand prize was awarded, as well as 12 awards in color,
wildlife, macro and black-and-white categories.
Zach
Clothier, of Athol, N.Y., was the grand-prize winner for his photograph of a
Lake George scene at daybreak. The judges cited the photograph’s “dramatic
perspective, its subtle color palette and its
serene-Adirondack-morning-invoking vibe.”
First place
in the color category went to Dave Crudele, of Ballston Spa, N.Y., for his
landscape of Otter Bay in Raquette Lake. Ken Rimany, of Niskayuna, N.Y., took
second place with his shot of Blue Mountain Lake. Third place was awarded to
Justin Michau, of Batavia, N.Y., for an image of Buttermilk Falls, in Long
Lake.
Mark Buck,
of Albany, N.Y., was the first-place winner in the macro category for his
close-up photograph of stones in frozen Sand Creek, in the town of Day. A shot
of ice crystals on the grate of the Bald Mountain fire tower, by Andrew Beigh,
of Bridgewater, N.Y., won second place. Third place went to Carl Rubino, of
Elizabethtown, N.Y., for an image taken along Beaver Pond in Wilmington, N.Y.
A striking
image of the metamorphosis of a dragonfly earned Marion Bayly, of Speculator,
N.Y., first place in the wildlife category. Second place was awarded to Don
Polunci, of Queensbury, N.Y., for his shot of a short-eared owl in Fort Edward.
Pat McGuire, of Washington, D.C., took third place for a photograph of a loon.
William
Cohea, of East Bangor, Pa., won first place in the black-and-white category for
his view from Wakely Mountain fire tower. Second place went to Steve Auger, of
Malone, N.Y., for his image of Whiteface Mountain and Little Cherry Patch Pond.
Emily Miluski, of Wallingford, Pa., captured third place for a photograph of a
crumbling boathouse on Lake George.
In addition
to the category winners, five images received honorable mention. Photographers
were allowed to enter up to five images each. The grand-prize winner is awarded
attendance at the Adirondack Photography Institute’s Adirondack Fall
Photography Weekend, in Inlet, N.Y.; category winners receive a specially
commissioned work of pottery by Sue Young, of Jay, N.Y.
Winning
photographs are published in the March/April 2010 issue of the magazine and can
be seen on www.adirondacklife.com, along with additional honorable
mention photographs.
Adirondack
Life magazine, with
a circulation of 50,000, covers historical, political, recreational and
environmental issues relevant to the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, and is
known for publishing some of the best photography in and of the northern New
York State wilderness.
Editors:
For more information or a PDFof the magazine’s latest cover, contact Lisa
Bramen at (518) 946-2191 or lbramen@adirondacklife.com.
MEET THE EDITOR
Northern Comfort editor Annette Nielsen will be at bookstores, garden centers and on the air in the coming weeks. You can catch her, buy an autographed copy and sample dishes from Adirondack Life's new cookbook at these locations:
Annette will also be lecturing at the Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, in August, as part of the Monday evening series. For details call (518) 352-7311.
Comfort Food Featured in New Adirondack Life Cookbook
November 6, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JAY, NY: Adirondack Life, celebrating its 40th anniversary in December, announces the publication of Northern Comfort, a collection of fall and winter recipes that have appeared in the award-winning regional magazine. Dishes ranging from traditional apple desserts to contemporary approaches to hearty soups, salads and sides have been collected and tested by Annette Nielsen, a noted food writer who lives in Salem, New York.
More than 125 recipes are detailed in the 144-page paperback, including medallions of venison with caramelized apples and cilantro, grouse marsala, maple-butternut squash soup, potato-parsnip gratin, chocolate bread pudding and North Country baklava. Over the years the magazine has presented signature dishes from fine regional restaurants and lodges as well as the work of creative home cooks. Recipe contests featuring apples and maple syrup also provided material for this volume.
Cookbook editor Nielsen has contributed articles and columns on regional farms, food and folkways to a variety of publications. She has organized the Salem Al Fresco dinner, a fund-raising event that serves local produce and meat to some 400 diners every July. Her commitment to sustainable living also includes work on a community garden with more than 300 participants, a food pantry featuring locally sourced ingredients, farm-to-table tours and cooking classes at the Battenkill Kitchen, in Washington County, for youth and adults. Nielsen worked earlier in her career with Glorious Food, a catering concern in New York, testing recipes and editing the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s Nutrition Action Healthletter and teaching the principles of healthful eating and cooking to teens and parents in underserved areas of Washington, DC, with Share Our Strength’s Chef Outreach Program.
“Working with the team at Adirondack Life brought together this historic compilation of recipes offering a look at how we enjoy food in the region's great restaurants or at home. The cookbook really highlights primary ingredients readily found in the Adirondacks, whether forest, orchard or farm,” Neilsen said.
Northern Comfort: Fall and Winter Recipes from Adirondack Life is available at independent bookstores, national outlets, kitchenware shops, garden-supply centers and through the magazine’s Web site, www.adirondacklife.com. Annette Nielsen will appear at select retailers to speak and demonstrate some of her favorite dishes from the cookbook.
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FOR REVIEWERS
To receive a review copy of Northern Comfort please fax a request on letterhead to Adirondack Life at (518) 946-7461.
FOR RETAILERS
To purchase copies of Northern Comfort email Linda Bedard at lbedard@adirondacklife.com or call (518) 946-2191 extension 106.
ADIRONDACK LIFE 40th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE/ INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD-WINNER
November 6, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JAY, NY—Forty years ago a group of Essex County businessmen took on a risky project. Out of Elizabethtown they began a quarterly regional magazine, now the award-winning Adirondack Life.
In 1969 more than 10,000 people signed on to receive the four-color publication. Now the magazine publishes eight issues a year, which reach close to 200,000 pairs of eyes.
Since 1984 Adirondack Life has had offices in Jay, NY. This week a special issue to mark the 40th anniversary will reach newsstands across the Northeast and beyond. The anniversary issue’s cover, made of torn strips recycled from old issues of the magazine, is a view of Connery Pond and Whiteface Mountain created by Saranac Lake artist Matt Paul. Inside, feature articles include a piece about bald eagles’ remarkable rebound to the region, photographs of favorite Adirondack views, plus “40 Reasons to Love the Adirondacks.”
Last month the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA), recognizing the best work of 2008 at its conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, honored Adirondack Life magazine with nine awards, more than any received by IRMA’s 34 other members.
Brian Pelkey, of St. Regis Falls, NY, took gold in the Single Photograph category for his striking image of a rainbow trout in “Reading Rainbows.” Rensselaer-based writer Alan Wechsler won gold for “Ski to Die,” his article about a 1970s ragtag crew of guys who spent the winter living and skiing in the High Peaks Wilderness. And Rob Dunlavey, of Natick, MA, was given top honors for his “Worst-Case Scenarios” illustrations.
Silver went to: Blue Mountain Laker and Adirondack Life creative director Elizabeth Folwell’s “Unintended Consequences” nature feature, about invasive species in the Adirondack Park; Michael Hill, of Altamont, for “Troubled Waters,” his environmental report on the safety and abundance of our region’s most vital resource; and Saranac Laker Mary Thill’s “Art Takes a Village,” about Saranac Lake’s cultural scene.
Adirondack Life art director Kelly Hofschneider, of Saranac Lake, won bronze for overall art direction, and Lake Placid–based photographer Melody Thomas took bronze for her ethereal macro shots of ice crystals in “Ice Show,” in the Photographic Series category.
The magazine was also a finalist for the esteemed “Magazine of the Year” award.
Adirondack Life publishes eight issues a year. It covers historical, political, social, recreational and environmental issues relevant to the six-million-acre Adirondack Park and is known for some of the best photography in and out of New York State’s wilderness.
IRMA has member magazines from British Columbia to Texas to Maine. It was established in the 1960s to help regional magazine publishers, editors and art and circulation directors share ideas. IRMA’s Web site is www.regionalmagazines.org; Adirondack Life is on the Web at www.adirondacklife.com.
Lake Champlain: An Illustrated History
Published by Adirondack Life
Foreword by Senator Patrick Leahy
Introduction by Christopher Shaw
216 pages, 320 color plates
Dimensions 9.5x12 inches
Hardcover with dust jacket Index
Retail price $44.95
ISBN 978 092 2595 365
Publication date: April 20, 2009
New Book Celebrates America's Most Historic Lake
Jay, NY: Samuel de Champlain's intrepid travels took him from his native France as far away as Mexico, but 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of his discovery of a magnificent lake cradled by mountains. To celebrate the waterway that now bears his name Adirondack Life announces the publication of Lake Champlain: An Illustrated History.
This 216-page coffee-table book contains more than 300 photos, maps, sketches, and vintage images of battles, boats, flora, fauna, artifacts and art. Chapters tell the story of the region from the earliest geologic record to modern life in shoreline communities, with compelling discussions of native people, military history, commerce and recreation. There are surprising facts--such as the discovery of a fossilized whale near Vergennes, Vermont--as well as in-depth explanations of key activity during three wars for domination of North America.
Contributors to the book include Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, former Adirondack Life editor and Middlebury College professor Christopher Shaw, military historian Russell Bellico and Adirondack Life writer Tom Henry. The book was designed by Bill Harvey, of Burlington, Vermont; Michael MacCaskey was the editor.
Lake Champlain: An Illustrated History will debut on April 14 at a lecture by archaeologist John Crock at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, on the Burlington waterfront, as part of the "Indigenous Expressions" exhibit. The book will also be featured at the New York State History Conference, www.nysha.org, in early June, at SUNY-Plattsburgh. The book will be available at quadricentennial events throughout the region as well as retail shops, museums and bookstores.
For more information email Elizabeth Folwell, creative director, efolwell@adirondacklife.com. Review copies are available to media representatives provided they fax a request on letterhead to (518) 946 7461. Retail outlets, libraries and schools are encouraged to contact Linda Bedard at (518) 946 2191 ex 106, lbedard@adirondacklife.com.
Grand-Prize Winner Milky Way over Osgood Pond Paul Duncan, Vestal, NY snapify.blogspot.com
JAY, N.Y.—Adirondack Life magazine recently named the winners of its annual photography contest. One overall grand prize was awarded, as well as eleven awards in color, wildlife, macro and alternative process categories.
Paul Duncan, from Vestal, N.Y. took grand-prize honors with his stunning and technically difficult night shot, "Milky Way over Osgood Pond." Duncan also took second place in the color category for "Mossy Cascade Waterfall, Town of Keene."
Jeremy Baldwin, of Millbrook, N.Y., won first place in the color category with his "Tooley Pond, Town of Clare." Third place color went to John Gates, of Mayfield, N.Y. for his "Blue Ledge, Hudson River Gorge."
Janette Liddle, of Poland, N.Y., took top honors in the wildlife category for her photograph of a small frog hidden among Turkey Tail fungus on a log. Second-place wildlife honors went to Jim Leach, of Hamilton, N.Y., for his "Mink, Limekiln Lake." A yawning fox, photographed by Marion J. Bayly, of Speculator, N.Y., won third place.
The macro category was swept by Judy Olson, of Northville, N.Y., for her "Milkweed Seeds," "Fall Vegetation," and "Dandelion."
Justin Duchano, of Saranac Lake, N.Y., won first place in alternative process for his atmospheric infrared shot "Train, Saranac Lake." Second place honors went to Gary Larsen, of Edinburg, N.Y., for his "Lewey Lake Lilies."
In addition to the category winners, six images received honorable mention. This year's winning photographs were selected from close to 2,000 entries. Photographers were allowed to enter up to ten images each. The grand-prize winner is awarded attendance at the Adirondack Photography Institute's Adirondack Fall Photography Weekend, in Inlet, N.Y.; category winners receive a specially commissioned work of pottery by Sue Young, of Jay, N.Y.
Winning photographs are published in the March/April 2009 issue of the magazine and can be seen on www.adirondacklife.com, along with photography tips from John Radigan of the Adirondack Photography Institute.
Adirondack Life magazine, with a circulation of 50,000, covers historical, political, recreational and environmental issues relevant to the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, and is known for publishing some of the best photography in and of the northern New York State wilderness. The magazine, now celebrating its 40th year, was recently named the 2008 regional magazine of the year by the International Regional Magazine Association.
Editors: for more information or a pdf of the magazine's latest cover, contact Lisa Bramen at (518) 946-2191.
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Adirondack Life Announces Anthology
SHORT CARRIES: ESSAYS FROM ADIRONDACK LIFE
by Elizabeth Folwell
Introduction by Bill McKibben
213 pages, softcover. $16.95
ISBN 978-0-922595-38-9
Publisher: Adirondack Life, Inc.
Publication date: April 20, 2009
February 4, 2009
Jay, NY: Adirondack Life, the regional magazine covering New York's six-million-acre Adirondack Park, announces the April publication of Short Carries. The 213-page anthology contains narrative essays, columns, historical articles and travel pieces by longtime editor Elizabeth Folwell.
Folwell joined the magazine staff as assistant editor in 1989 and now serves as creative director. She has earned eight major awards from the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) and has contributed to publications such as Gray's Sporting Journal, National Geographic Traveler and The New York Times Travel Section. She and her guide dog were profiled in Bark magazine in November 2007.
She reached a national audience in 1992 when The Adirondack Book: A Complete Guide was first published by Berkshire House. Now in its sixth edition, with coauthor Annie Stoltie, the Great Destinations title was issued by Countryman Press in 2008.
Folwell's essays have also appeared in Another Wilderness: New Outdoor Writing by Women (Seal Press), Adirondack Style (Clarkson Potter), Rooted in Rock (Syracuse University Press), Reading Lips (Apprentice House) and the upcoming Adirondack Reader (Adirondack Mountain Club). She is completing a memoir about losing her sight entitled My Left Eye.
The book is one of several Adirondack Life nonfiction works slated for 2009, the magazine's fortieth year. The 50,000-circulation publication was named Magazine of the Year by IRMA in 2004 and 2008.
Short Carries will be distributed by Adirondack Life and other companies. Wholesale inquiries should be addressed to Linda Bedard, lbedard@adirondacklife.com. Publicity questions should be addressed to Elizabeth Folwell, efolwell@adirondacklife.com
Click here for an interview with author Elizabeth Folwell
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