Campfire Cooking Adirondack Life Greg sherman, executive chef at Big Slide Brewery & Public House, in Lake Placid, knows what tastes good. His popular... Read More
Time of the Tick Annie Stoltie Late last fall I was sick in bed, so feverish my skin hurt. It wasn’t influenza, my doctor had assured me, but anothe... Read More
Legal Tender Zach Hirsch Snow flurries melted into the asphalt on Route 9 in Chestertown, west of Lake George. It was a gray morning in late f... Read More
Hog Heaven Carleen Madigan Visitors to Kate Mountain Farm, in Vermontville, see the large, furry creatures in the distance and sometimes think t... Read More
The Tree Army Niki Kourofsky “You know, it’s kind of a big deal.” A few years ago, my youngest daughter—around eight at the time—paused for abo... Read More
Camp Abilities Elizabeth Folwell A dozen kids in bright pink jackets and vests are streaming down the broad boulevard of fresh snow at Old Forge’s McC... Read More
Days and Nights at Dewey Ned P. Rauch The summer after my junior year of high school I found myself working on a cattle ranch in Montana owned by Mel Gibso... Read More
Salt of the Earth Lisa Bramen Ask any chef the most essential weapon in their culinary arsenal and they’ll likely mention salt. Though rarely the s... Read More
The Quiet Collective Annie Stoltie A dying patient once confessed to hospice chaplain R. W. Williams, “You know, I’ve never done this before.” In the qu... Read More
Skinning Up Kate McCahill It’s still dark when my bedroom door creaks open. My father tiptoes in and sets the cat down beside me on the bed. I ... Read More
Battle on Skis David Thomas-Train I’d skied over the tops of Marcy, Lyon Mountain and Poke-O-Moonshine, but never across the top of a 250-year-old Brit... Read More