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Nature & Environment
Blinded by the Light
Light has remarkable, changeable qualities in the Adirondacks. In winter it can be pink, floating warmth over a chill landscape, or blue, tinting a blank canvas of snow to mirror an austere sky. In summer, light has depth and heft to it, a physical intensity that bears down like gravity or hauls a scene right into the viewer’s eyes and brain.
A Bug’s Life
Make no mistake; I do my share of swatting during spring bug season. However, as a biologist, I do it with a touch of respect. While blackflies can be bothersome, spread disease, and repel tourists who support our local economies, they are also remarkably diverse,...
The Great Adirondack Eclipse
The Adirondacks will have a starring role on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, when the new moon threads between the Earth and its closest star, totally blocking out the sun. Most of the park will fall within the “path of totality,” the only zone to experience the full effect of this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event.
Travel
The Gem
After sitting vacant for a decade, Bolton Landing’s former Sagamore Pub had lost whatever luster it once possessed. But on their visits to Lake George, Paty and Richard Boccato—who have launched successful businesses on both coasts—saw it as a diamond in the rough.
The Latest Buzz: Wiley’s Flies
The Adirondacks is no stranger to hybrid businesses—think Tupper Lake’s Washboard Laundromat/Donut Shop or Pedals & Petals, in Inlet, which peddles bikes and blooms. One of the latest on the scene is Bar Flies—a sudsy offshoot of Wiley’s Flies, Vince Wilcox’s iconic Ray Brook fly shop and guide service—and ADK Street Eats, which dishes up tacos, burritos, sandwiches and burgers, along with other food truck favorites.
Canada Lake: An Adirondack Hideaway
Barbara McMartin called Canada Lake “one of the prettiest in the Adirondacks.” The prolific author—who wrote about everything Adirondack, from hiking to history to clashes over environmental policy—chose to live on Canada Lake’s shore, and she wasn’t the only one besotted by the blue expanse.
Recreation
The Adirondack Ice Bowl
Spectators—some in horned Viking helmets—watch from behind shin-high borders and burn barrels while players chase pucks toward six-inch-tall nets. Absent are goalies, time stops and thrown fists. This is the Adirondack Ice Bowl, an easy-going pond-hockey tournament in the heart of the Adirondacks.
NPT Centennial Events
The Northville–Placid Trail turns 100 years old this year—and communities around the Adirondack Park are ready to celebrate. Below is a list of highlights; tor trail information, stories and more events, visit www.npt100.com.
Pole, Pedal, Paddle: Saranac Lake Revives the 3P
“Three P” races that include skiing, biking and paddling have existed for decades—out West in places like Crested Butte, Colorado, and Bend, Oregon, but also in the Adirondacks, from Tupper Lake to North Creek to Lake Placid.
History
Earth First!
There were seven protesters from Greater Adirondacks Bioregion Earth First! at Little Green Pond that day. Three of them were floating in inflatables in the middle of the pond, one shaped like an alligator, the others a whale and a dolphin.
Lady and the Champ: A Saranac Lake Love Story
Harry Greb was one of the world’s greatest professional fighters. He is still regarded as among the most accomplished pound-for-pound pugilists to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves.
Flash Dance: Seneca Ray Stoddard’s Night Photography
Adirondack chronicler and biographer Maitland De Sormo described Seneca Ray Stoddard as “gentle, easy-going, (and) unassuming.”
On Sale Now
October 2026
Lost hikers, splintered bones and wildfires—a forest ranger reflects on more than two decades of coming to the rescue. Plus the oldest tavern in the Adirondacks, a trip through James Bond’s Lake George, and new energy in Schroon Lake.
Home & Camp
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.
Water Works: The Art of Boatbuilder Peter Hornbeck
Pete Hornbeck and I shared a birthday, though we were born 10 years apart. My sign is definitely Capricorn, my stubborn little goat feet firmly planted. Pete was an Aquarius for sure, the water bearer was his spirit guide.
Hope Valley Farm
Home gardeners embrace optimism each spring. Market growers combine informed aspiration with hard reality. Jeffrey Rugen, with 15 acres and eight greenhouses, lives in Hope.
From The Archives
Arto Monaco and the Land of Makebelieve
In the early 1950s, at a bend in the Ausable River near the foot of Ebenezer Mountain, Arto Monaco conceived and built a place he called Land of Makebelieve. There had never been anything quite like it. Less a "theme park" as we understand the term...
Far Out: Timothy Leary’s Trip to Cranberry Lake
Illustration from shutterstock In fall 1964 Arthur Kleps, a bored school psychologist for Clifton-Fine and three other North Country districts, was captivated by a New York Times article about psychologist Timothy Leary and two...
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