October 2026

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Artist Daniel A. Bruce outside his gallery with a blue head sculpture

Step Mother Nature

At first glance, Step Mother Nature looks like it could have been plucked from any downtown in the Adirondacks. The building dates back to the 1870s and has been carefully restored, with classic red wooden siding and light yellow trim. But look more closely, and...

New York State Forest Ranger Rob Praczkajlo in front of a Department of Environmental Conservation truck

A Ranger’s Life

On April 30, after 26 years as a forest ranger, Rob Praczkajlo retired. He’s having a hard time with it. You live rangering. Dispatch calls on a blizzardy night and you roll out of bed, ready to hike miles to find a lost hiker in armpit-deep snow on Marcy. A...

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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.

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