Strong Rope Taproom David Sommerstein Strong Rope Taproom occupies what was once the Elbow Room, a beloved Blue Mountain Lake bar built in 1936. Read More
Favorite Adirondack Campgrounds Adirondack Life Choosing a favorite is highly subjective—often a happy blend of personal preferences and family traditions—but what f... Read More
Bike the Barns Adirondack Life Adrenaline junkies should look elsewhere; Bike the Barns is “a tour, not a race,” says BikeADK’s Doug Haney, organize... Read More
Water Works: The Art of Boatbuilder Peter Hornbeck Elizabeth Folwell Pete Hornbeck and I shared a birthday, though we were born 10 years apart. My sign is definitely Capricorn, my stubbo... Read More
Hiking: Mount Adams Tim Rowland Mount Adams is a dazzling but somewhat difficult hike, with a distance and gain in elevation similar to the High Peak... Read More
Hope Valley Farm Elizabeth Folwell Home gardeners embrace optimism each spring. Market growers combine informed aspiration with hard reality. Jeffrey Ru... Read More
Hiking: Panther Mountain Adirondack Life This cyanotype of two gentleman picnicking atop Panther Mountain was captured almost 130 years ago by Grotus Reising... Read More
Skills: How to Start a Fire Adirondack Life The science of combustion is enough to make an indifferent student of chemistry’s eyes glaze over, but starting a fir... Read More
Campfire Cobbler Adirondack Life Based on the southern cuppa-cuppa- cuppa-style cobbler, this is my method for making a cake-like dessert when I don’t... Read More
Swede Mountain: A Southern Adirondack Fire-Tower Scramble Adirondack Life More than a century after it was erected on top of Swede Mountain, in Hague, the metal fire tower still stands. In it... Read More
A Lavender Paradise Nestled in the Champlain Valley Niki Kourofsky “I love the look of the lavender against the mountains,” says Lindsey Pashow, owner of Adirondack View Lavender. Pash... Read More
Barefoot Hiking in the Adirondacks Kristen A. Schmitt Wynde Kate Reese sets off for a day hike that will take her to the top of Rooster Comb Mountain in Keene Valley. She’... Read More