winter Archives - Adirondack Life Magazine

Staying Alive

by Robin Wall Kimmerer | Dec 8, 2016 | December 2013, Nature and Environment

Photograph by Robert Lubeck How plants survive the Adirondack winter Long before the snow ﬂies, all but the hardiest birds have left, the bears are deep in slumber, insects have transformed to protective pupae and toads have buried themselves deep in the mud....

How to Remove Your Frozen Tongue from a Pole

by Adirondack Life | Feb 18, 2014 | From the Archives

Illustration by Mark Wilson Long, frigid winters tend to make people do some crazy things, like testing the laws of thermodynamics—with their tongues. As a public service, we have dug up this advice from our February 2009 issue. (You can read the rest of the...

On Newsstands Now

Guide to the Great Outdoors 2023

Adirondack camping: where to go, what to do and everything in between—plus your source for birding, paddling, hiking, biking, can’t-miss events and more!