Big Views and Tricky Maneuvers on Pitchoff Mountain Lisa Ballard Pitchoff Mountain, nine miles east of Lake Placid, has two distinct personalities. Read More
One Man’s Quest to Paddle the Routes of His Ancestors Joseph Bruchac Last spring, six paddlers representing three Haudenosaunee nations—two Mohawks from Akwesasne, two Oneidas and two On... Read More
What I Didn’t See on the Way to Pine Lake Niki Kourofsky When I told my 16-year-old daughter I was going on a seven-or-so-mile round-trip hike alone last September, she acted... Read More
Living the Good Life on a Lake George Island Lisa Bramen I learned about the state-run campsites on the islands peppering Lake George, which—for $28 a night—allow us commoner... Read More
The Over Easy Is the High Peaks’ Toughest Mountain Bike Route. No Yolk. Jamie West McGiver By the time I reached the first climb of the Over Easy Mountain Bike Route, the whole canopy bowed with the weight of... Read More
Inside Lake Kora, a Gilded Age Great Camp Turned Luxury Resort Annie Stoltie Kora offers time-travel to the Gilded Age. You no longer have to ring a bell for service, but somehow, someone there ... Read More
Murder in Hope Falls: The Mysterious Case of Edward Earl Andrew Taylor I went searching for the ghosts of Hope Falls while unboxing some old books last year in my Maryland basement, partic... Read More
Ask an Expert: A Retired Forest Ranger Debunks Some Wilderness Whoppers Adirondack Life Scott van Laer, a recently retired Department of Environmental Conservation forest ranger, knows a thing or two about... Read More
Pick Your Adventure: Five Choice Adirondack Outings Adirondack Life The clear pools dotting Gill Brook are popular places to cool off on the way to or from other hot spots in the Adiron... Read More
What I Found—and Didn’t—While Hiking the Saranac Six Bret Yager There are a half-dozen summits known as the Saranac Six scattered among the lakes of the northern Adirondacks. Each t... Read More
The Story Behind a Memorial Carved into a Tree Along the Hudson Peter Benoit On a rainy night in May 1945, at age 48, Quintal died unexpectedly on the northern shore of the Upper Hudson River, n... Read More
It’s Peregrine Falcon Nesting Season. Here’s What’s Happening on Adirondack Cliffs Lisa W. Foderaro To be sure, there is perhaps no better place to see peregrines strut their stuff than in the Adirondacks. Read More