October 2023

Masterpiece Theater: Rustic Furniture All-Stars

Every fall for more than 30 years, the Adirondack Experience, in Blue Mountain Lake, has hosted the best in classic and contemporary rustic art. Meet some of the showstoppers featured at this year’s Rustic Furniture Fair.

Tales from Coot Hill

But then the tiny outpost, which is snuggled in the highlands between Port Henry and Crown Point, kept popping up in my research. Given that the topics I favor tend toward the naughtier side of old-timey Adirondack life, I noticed that a good many members of the Coot Hill community—back in the day, anyway—seemed to attract a good bit of trouble.

Attachment Theory

What surprises me is that in the Adirondacks I feel the most sentimental attachment to a human-made structure. And I don’t mean my cabin: I mean the century-old, wooden four-story Adirondack Hotel.

Best Adirondack Roadtrips for Fall

Outings to some of the prettiest easy-access places in the park, plus hikes, history, pit stops and more.

War Cannon Spirits: A New Adirondack Eatery & Tasting Room

The abandoned Agway in Crown Point, originally an early-19th-century mill, has been dusted off and beautifully restored as War Cannon Spirits, a coffeehouse/bar, restaurant, event space and tasting room for the operation’s farm-to-glass whiskey.

From the Top

“My life changed when I bought it,” says Roger Jakubowski. The “it” he’s referring to is Camp Topridge, on Upper St. Regis Lake near Paul Smiths.

Bearanoid?

What if you encounter a bear on the trail? What if Yogi’s using your bird feeder as a snack bar? Now there’s a clearinghouse for all things black bear.

Wrangling Yaks in Westport

When you’re 1,200 pounds with a set of horns fit for an oilman’s Cadillac, temperament is everything.

The Black Woods

If by chance The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier lands in your bookstore this November and you are bold enough to try to lift it without a small crane, you will be amused to know I first envisioned this production as a pamphlet. Maybe 50 pages max.

On Sale Now

December 2025

Pulling back the curtain on the rough-and-tumble world of backcountry guides, plus Old Forge’s beloved Strand Theatre, the life of a master woodworker, Santas on the slopes and more!