Short and Sweet Lisa Plumley Mintz I have never been a long-distance hiker. Planning and commitment are needed to tackle the big peaks, and if I’m hones... Read More
Triple Dipping Lisa Bramen The Adirondack Park is dotted with lakefront beaches that have it all: playgrounds, lifeguards and, often, big crowds... Read More
Listening Tour Luke Cyphers Early last spring, in places where it was normally loud, it was often nearly silent. There was little automobile traf... Read More
Why a Veteran Climber Gets Close to the Edge Don Mellor This scene plays out every December. I’m standing out on a newly frozen lake. The ice is glass, so thin that I can’t ... Read More
Cool Family Fun Veronica Spann Ice-fishing on Adirondack lakes My dad’s been the captain of every ice-fishing outing I’ve ever been on. And there ha... Read More
Blue Line to Blue Line Johnathan Esper Big things are worth doing. They create defining moments of your life. That’s why, when I heard about the 240-mile Tr... Read More
Cold-Shocked Joanne Kennedy For many years, cross-country skiing has been one of my favorite winter activities. When snow’s not abundant where I ... Read More
Lean-to Etiquette Adirondack Life Forest ranger Megan McCone monitors 50,000 acres of state land, including parts of Saranac Lake Wild Forest and all o... Read More
Homeward Bound Brian Castner We launched the long war canoes on the St. Regis River, at the put-in just above the low dam in Keese Mill. The river... Read More
Hunting with Helena Joe Connelly Helena Williams steps off the school bus and climbs the long driveway to the house at the top. Basketball season has ... Read More
Wild Wolf Pond Elizabeth Folwell Photographers refer to the “magic hour,” when light flowing through a landscape is distinctly golden, something that ... Read More