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Walk on water to Valcour, where history and natural beauty are the main attractions Photograph by Nancie Battaglia Is it safe? It’s a rational question. The thought of stepping out onto a vast expanse of ice, which not long ago was an inland sea of liquid water—really...
An Olympian, a mayor, an activist, a travel writer and a troubadour share their thoughts on the park
My dog walks me along the Ausable River, pulling and pulling for the next sniff, dipping his doggy beard in puddles. Along the road and scattered on front yards are dollops of melting snow.
Shearing day at Blue Pepper Farm happens on a bitter-cold morning in late February. Smoke curls from Shannon and Tyler Eaton’s farmhouse wood stove.
The year 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an event that united the nation in common cause for our environment. Here in the Adirondacks, in the town of Johnsburg, people took action in a show of support for that first Earth Day. I know, because I was there.
Why do we find things in nature beautiful? Bright colors? Dainty grace? Awe? It’s probably different for each of us, but I know I’m not alone in my delight at the monarch butterfly.
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