Adirondack Life

Strong Rope Taproom occupies what was once the Elbow Room, a beloved Blue Mountain Lake bar built in 1936.

Think serial killer, and Berkowitz, Bundy or Dahmer come to mind. However, in the 1890s, following Jack the Ripper’s ...

Vacationers can once again linger on the lodge porch and, through a cathedral of sky-high trees, take in the mountain...

I recently bought some land in the Adi­rondacks. Who didn’t? Or at least who didn’t think of doing such a thing durin...

What surprises me is that in the Adirondacks I feel the most sentimental attachment to a human-made structure. And I ...

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

Growing up in a suburb of Los Angeles, the cinder-block walls separating my family’s yard and the next-door neighbors...

The abandoned Agway in Crown Point, originally an early-19th-century mill, has been dusted off and beautifully restor...

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

Every fall for more than 30 years, the Adirondack Experience, in Blue Mountain Lake, has hosted the best in classic a...

Choosing a favorite is highly subjective—often a happy blend of personal preferences and family traditions—but what f...

For 75 years, Jule and Fred Thatcher captured everything from chowder parties to swim marathons and everyone from pri...