The Revolutionary Roots of Lake Luzerne’s Name Richard Dressner Mar 28, 2023 A few months ago I came across a 1788 handwritten letter by a French nobleman, the Chevalier de La Luzerne, that was ... Read More
Ice Jam Inn Brings “Elevated Comfort Food” to Upper Jay Lisa Bramen Mar 27, 2023 It’s doubtful that moules frites and Upper Jay were ever mentioned in the same breath before chef Zack Ryder opened t... Read More
As Maple Goes High-Tech, the Romance of the Old Ways Lingers Brian Castner Mar 21, 2023 I know I’m not the only one who took on chickens as a pandemic project. Tomatoes and raspberries too. But the big one... Read More
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at P2’s Irish (or is it French?) Pub Niki Kourofsky Mar 14, 2023 P-2’s Irish Pub, in Tupper Lake, has all of that and more at its annual St. Paddy’s Day blowout. What it doesn’t have... Read More
John Dillon Park: Opening the Woods to the Differently Abled Elizabeth Folwell Mar 14, 2023 Just north of Long Lake, at the end of a dirt road and beyond an ornate gate, is a campground like no other in the no... Read More
Picture This: Our 2023 Photography Contest Adirondack Life Mar 02, 2023 The winners of our 2023 annual photography contest. Read More
Finding Your Roots: Thankful Sage Farm School Janelle A. Schwartz Feb 17, 2023 For Nichole Gerding, proprietress of Thankful Sage Farm School, in Willsboro, seasonal planning guides her way of lif... Read More
Helping Ukrainians Far from the Front Lines Annie Stoltie Feb 15, 2023 Five thousand miles away in Lake Placid, Beth Brunner was frustrated. She wanted to do something to help the Ukrainia... Read More
A Schroon Lake Love Affair Jennifer Dorr-Moon Feb 14, 2023 Couples swayed to “By the Light of the Silvery Moon,” but the young man stood transfixed. He held his hands over his ... Read More
For the Record: Uncovering the Stories of Black Pioneers Curt Stager Feb 13, 2023 I knew much more about the ecology of Walden Pond than about Thoreau’s connection to abolitionism, but that would soo... Read More
Cold Cuts: The Raquette Lake Ice Harvest Elizabeth Folwell Feb 07, 2023 Frozen water is guaranteed on Adirondack lakes and ponds, starting from a thin skim when temperatures drop in Decembe... Read More
Ski to Die Alan Wechsler Feb 07, 2023 In 1974 a ragtag crew of underemployed, underequipped guys in their early 20s spent the winter living in the High Pea... Read More