February 2020
Articles in this Issue

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

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

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...

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...

Cold Cuts: The Raquette Lake Ice Harvest
Frozen water is guaranteed on Adirondack lakes and ponds, starting from a thin skim when temperatures drop in Decembe...
