
February 2020


The Winter of ’32
My father, Ruel Alford, was the son of Harvey and Effie Alford. In the early 20th century, his family owned a great d...

Saved by a Miracle
Blink and you'll miss it, an almost throwaway line in the 2004 film Miracle, one that hints at what Adirondack locals...

Becks Tavern
“We wanted a ski cabin but we bought a hotel,” said Matt Parobeck, 45, who owns Becks Tavern and Gore Mountain Lodge...

A Graves Situation
President Grover Cleveland stood on the second-floor veranda of Henry and Kate Graves’s mansion in Au Sable Forks and...
