The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks (North Country Books, 2025), by James Appleton, offers a strategic roadmap to tackling the High Peaks.
Home & Camp
Rustic Invention: The Art of Paul Lakata
Artist Paul Lakata brought home one of the most coveted honors at the Rustic Furniture Fair in September 2024. The annual exhibition, mounted by Adirondack Experience, in Blue Mountain Lake, showcases artisans who specialize in crafting classic and contemporary rustic furnishings.
Character Study
Every Adirondack small town has its own cast of characters whose presence becomes as familiar as its landmarks, and just as entwined with its sense of place. For the better part of five decades, the affable Keene Valley artist Frank Owen has played a recurring role around town, with frequent appearances at the Ausable Inn, where you may find him chatting up hikers, contractors and anyone else who happens upon the only local watering hole.
Maple Tiramisu
No coffee-soaked ladyfingers or slices of poundcake in this light dessert. Use ramekins or pretty glasses. Makes 4 servings and can be doubled.
Hanukkah Latkes How-to
The traditional Hanukkah latke is made with white potatoes—the most inexpensive food common in central and eastern Europe, where most Ashkenazi Jews made their home for centuries—and a minimal amount of matzo meal or flour added.
Adirondack Field
Ever give in to a “great deal” for clothes online and, when you open the package, you’re hit with a face full of eau de chemical? It’s the price of fast fashion—throwaway pieces that sacrifice quality, workers’ rights and the environment for rock-bottom price tags.
Regional Reads 2024: New Books of Local Interest
Lake Placid–based guide James Appleton recounts “The Haunting of Eagle Cave,” “The Five Ponds Bigfoot” and other spooky legends in Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line.
Skanendowa Lodge
In its heyday, Skanendowa Lodge, a family compound of Adirondack cottages on Tupper Lake, drew high-society guests from Washington DC—writers, senators and presidents keen on escaping the sweltering summer in the city for the mountains.
Michigan Mac
Melt butter over low heat. Blend in flour, broth and black pepper to taste. Add milk. Cook quickly, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and bubbly. Remove from heat. Add cheese and michigan sauce.
Michigan Sauce
Below is managing editor Niki Kourofsky’s never-fail recipe for this North Country staple, which can be made ahead and packed along for next-level campfire hot dogs. For a real treat, try her “Michigan Mac” recipe—a combination of meat sauce and homemade mac-n-cheese.
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December 2025
Pulling back the curtain on the rough-and-tumble world of backcountry guides, plus Old Forge’s beloved Strand Theatre, the life of a master woodworker, Santas on the slopes and more!
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