Swede Mountain: A Southern Adirondack Fire-Tower Scramble Adirondack Life Jun 20, 2023 More than a century after it was erected on top of Swede Mountain, in Hague, the metal fire tower still stands. In it... Read More
How to Keep that New-Crush Passion for the Adirondack Park Niki Kourofsky Jun 14, 2023 You, too, can spice up your leisure time with small adjustments to your methods and mindset. Below are some high poin... Read More
Harold and Faith: A New Exhibit Spotlights Weston’s Muse Lisa Bramen Jun 13, 2023 His artwork was called “rough and rugged as hickory stumps,” like the man himself. Friends described her as “soft, ge... Read More
Billion-Dollar Bet: New York’s Risky Investment in Lake Placid’s Olympic Dream Brian Mann with Nicholas Mann Jun 07, 2023 When I go to see Mike Pratt at the Olympic Regional Development Authority’s glossy new state-funded headquarters in L... Read More
A Lavender Paradise Nestled in the Champlain Valley Niki Kourofsky Jun 01, 2023 “I love the look of the lavender against the mountains,” says Lindsey Pashow, owner of Adirondack View Lavender. Pash... Read More
Barefoot Hiking in the Adirondacks Kristen A. Schmitt May 18, 2023 Wynde Kate Reese sets off for a day hike that will take her to the top of Rooster Comb Mountain in Keene Valley. She’... Read More
Grand Adirondack Hotel Annie Stoltie May 17, 2023 Longtime Adirondackers get attached to places the way they knew them, mostly for sentimental reasons. In my case, mor... Read More
Heart of Darkness: Hiking the Adirondacks at Night Brian Mann May 17, 2023 Standing on a shelf of rock looking toward the High Peaks, I realized my mistake. I had no headlamp, no source of lig... Read More
Adirondack Cryptids: Champy vs. Bigfoot Adirondack Life May 16, 2023 A Captain Crum, who navigated the lake in 1819, told a tale of an almost 200-foot-long black monster with three teeth... Read More
How Fireflies Find Love with the Language of Light Curt Stager May 09, 2023 Yellow-green sparks shimmer among shadowy pines overlooking my backyard on the outskirts of Saranac Lake. It is a war... Read More
The Ghost of Recluse Island Adirondack Life May 09, 2023 A spooky campfire tale from our Night Issue Read More
A Closer Look at Adirondack Bats Adirondack Life Apr 27, 2023 Why should you care about bats? “Besides the fact they’re cute,” says bat researcher Vanessa Rojas, assistant profess... Read More