Beautiful Boreas

Beautiful Boreas

by | Jun 27, 2018 | August 2018, Recreation

Photograph by Carl Heilman II   How to enjoy this new public playground The first time I visited the Boreas Ponds, we explored the chain of lakes with Governor Andrew Cuomo paddling a canoe a short distance ahead. He seemed awed by the shimmering, densely...
Boreas Ponds

Boreas Ponds

by | Oct 11, 2016 | Guide to the Great Outdoors 2016

Whose woods these are I think I know. As I write in late March, the 20,758-acre Boreas Ponds tract belongs to the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy (TNC). By the time this magazine reaches you, this glorious gateway to the High Peaks Wilderness may be...

Logging at Boreas Ponds

by | Jun 9, 2016 | History

Boreas Ponds, featured in Adirondack Life’s 2016 Annual Guide to the Great Outdoors, played a key role in Adirondack logging from the 1890s to the 1940s. The 20,700-acre parcel was owned by Finch, Pruyn & Company until the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature...