History

Whiteface Mountain stands almost alone, nuzzled by the lesser peaks of Esther, Marble and Lookout mountains, rising s...

It was the 1890s, the Gay Nineties, and the country was immersed in characteristically American enthusiasms: in new u...

"The life history of Col. Edward Zane Carroll Judson ('Ned Buntline') is more thrill­ing than romance, as his career,...

It was the last day of hunting season, November 25, 1950, and Joe McKillip was in the Moose Pond area of St. Armand. ...

It was Sunday afternoon. Alice Wescott sat in the dim anteroom to the saloon at the Wells House in Pottersville. Two ...

The Stagecoach Rock, as it has come to be called, is an inspira­tion that drew four men together and added a bit of h...

Do you think times are tough today in the Adirondacks? Do you fret over getting a new stove or a TV-dish? Do you comp...

Hamilton Ferry, Sr., of Ham's Inn, two and a half miles north of Sevey Corners on Route 56, Town of Colton (post offi...

It all came down to a question of land use. People around St. Regis Falls thought they should be al­lowed to log the ...

When big Dave Winfield stepped into the batter's box for his first official appearance as a New York Yankee, most of ...

Working from a lab and factory in Essex, Ken Richter invented and built specialized aviation and camera equipment tha...

Most people admire Paul Vin­cent's optimism. He says bob­sledders from the Adirondacks will win two Olympic medals th...