Adirondack Lanes in Ticonderoga delivers family sport and perfect bowling...
If the long, thin boards at Adirondack Lanes Bowling could talk, they would tell of days before television sets and traffic lights
View ArticlePines Country Store
Iconic Indian Lake business has been serving customers for 32 years
View ArticleReturning the Favor
Ticonderoga cancer survivor now aids others with the same diagnosis
View ArticleHenry Long Ranger
The lever action gun may be the firearm that won the west, but it is better known here in the east for its fabled deer hunting history.
View ArticleCharles Evans Hughes
Remarkable reformer, statesman - to be honored on 100th anniversary of his presidential campaign
View ArticleStrings at the Heart...of the Adirondacks
Tucked away on a hillside in Lewis lies one of the most prestigious schools of music of its kind
View ArticleHappy 100th birthday CCRS!
Chazy Superintendent John Fairchild remembers the good ol’ days as a Chazy Central Rural School student when knickers, collared shirts and ties were required.
View ArticleThe Cure
I was 3 years old, maybe 4, when I put in my first turns as a tiny skier on Saranac Lake’s Mt. Pisgah.
View ArticleTragedy at Santanoni
More than 45 years ago, on July 10, 1971, 8-year-old Douglas Legg disappeared from one of the grandest of the Adirondack’s Great Camps. What happened to the little boy on that fateful day remains a...
View ArticleIt’s time to party ... German Style
Break out the Lederhosen, get your stein and prepare for the annual brew and fun festivals throughout the region this autumn known as Oktoberfest.
View ArticleJust Run!
The big lake that separates New York from Vermont has long drawn boaters of all shapes and abilities to this region to both compete and just relax.
View ArticleVintage snowmobiling: A season to remember
On a rainy night in October, sprawled throughout the cozy dining room of the Hollywood Inn Restaurant in Lyon Mountain, NY, members and friends of the Vintage Snowmobile Club of the Adirondacks...
View ArticleFrozen lakes call to Moriah man
Ice as thin as two inches doesn’t deter Nordic skater Kevin Boyle from venturing out on frozen lakes.
View ArticleHilltop: Diane Golden’s Studio without Walls
As the Adirondack winter sweeps autumn aside, its cold grip tightening, many North Country residents heave a sigh of relief.
View ArticleAlbert Einstein
Albert Einstein, the famed physicist of Princeton University, spent much of his later years in New Jersey, but during the summers he called Saranac Lake his home.
View ArticleBreathtaking Boreas
This vast wilderness, named after the Greek God of the North Wind, has been under private ownership for over a century. Today it belongs to the people of New York State.
View ArticleBoreas Timber
The early years of logging at Boreas drew much local attention and renown. Newspapers faithfully reported the launch of winter timber operations, usually in the second or third week of January.
View ArticleNew York’s Fossil Fish
They’d speak like old men at the coffee shop of a bygone era when the waters were cleaner and the fish flourished. A time when streams would flush sediments, leaving clean cobbles and gravels for fish...
View Article“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan: The Making of a Hometown Hero
It’s a big deal when Jim Duggan comes back to his hometown of Glens Falls in upstate New York.
View ArticleLooking back at the Plattsburgh Opera House
As you finish a conversation with an old friend, the lights above you flicker.
View ArticleHybrid horse-drawn hearse
At the turn of the 20th century, the prospect of death wasn’t an abstract concept that erupted sporadically from one’s subconscious — it was a constant companion of children and adults alike.
View ArticleStanding Tall
Adirondack Flagpoles owner Danny Kaifetz has dedicated his life to building flagpoles, touching lives.
View ArticleVenison Coalition: Feeding the hungry, One buck at a time
ELIZABETHTOWN — With the cool crisp weather comes hunting season, the hallowed ritual across the state that carries sacred traditions.
View ArticleThe Beauty of wood is reflected in his art
Eain Tierney sat surrounded by the rustic and fine furniture he’s created in his shop and thought about what he’ll design next.
View ArticleSpring Bassin’
When New York State changed the black bass fishing regulations several years ago allowing anglers with a current NYS fishing license to fish for bass year round, I believe it opened up one of the most...
View ArticleReliving history in the town of Saranac
As a child, Saranac resident Nick Carter ran into Redford’s annual community picnic full of excitement and joy year after year.
View ArticleThe Legacy of Clifford R. Pettis in the Adirondacks
Clifford Robert Pettis is widely known as the “Father of Reforestation” in New York State and served as the Superintendent of State Forests from 1910 until his death in 1927.
View ArticleProse ... Adirondack Style
Poetry, publishing, reading are center stage in Adirondack Center for Writing works
View ArticleRings on the...Water
The spring sun and its extended days activate nature’s internal signals. The solar day length and warming soils bring life.
View ArticleOn the picturesque shore of Lake Champlain... lies the oldest boy’s camp in...
Summer along the shores of Lake Champlain offers plenty of opportunities for recreation, education and general summertime fun.
View ArticleSavoring the Sweet Adirondacks...One Drop at a Time
When an Adirondack maple producer awakes on a mid-winter morning, he needs a great deal of will power to peel back the blankets, plant bare feet on the night-chilled floor and plod to the wood stove.
View ArticleIntroducing the ... Champlain Meeting House
Nicci Molinski picked up the orange paint to create a sunflower, while her young daughter, Cora, maneuvered between the pedals to paint a sky blue background on a wooden canvas.
View ArticleNew Experiences at historic Fort Ti
More events and more interactive exhibits are on tap at Fort Ticonderoga for the coming season that starts Saturday, May 6.
View ArticleEye on Business: North Creek Trading Post
The Holy Grail has been found for gun lovers, and it’s tucked away in a sleepy little ski town in the southern Adirondacks.
View Article“Murder Most Foul” in the North Country: The Legend of Jane McCrea
Young and beautiful, Jane McCrea rode out on horseback in secret on the morning of July 27, 1777 to meet her fiancé.
View ArticleComing to fruition: Adirondack Harvest Foods & Local Products
A brand name is one grown familiar to consumers who buy from and support respected reliable businesses.
View ArticleBuilding a family legacy
Jane and Tim Havens did not open their new shop for themselves.
View ArticleWayne Stock X
Approximately 10 years ago, Wayne Bukovinsky, a resident of North River, found himself a victim of a nearly fatal motorcycle accident that left him with severe injuries, some that he was able to...
View ArticleMasten House is now a showpiece
The historic Masten House in the central Adirondacks is now a showpiece serving as headquarters of the Northern Forest Institute for Conservation Education and Leadership Training.
View ArticleA truly GREAT lake
In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed a bill giving Lake Champlain official designation as one of the nation’s great lakes, making the area eligible to compete for research money under the National...
View ArticleAdirondack Rustic
Every rustic furniture maker has a specialty that sets them apart from the crowd.
View ArticleVeteran Craftsmen Bob Tompkins and Bruce Handley
The Adirondacks are home to mountains, streams, forests and farm fields. All of us living today enjoy the bounties of the land and waters by relying on our farmers, ranchers, orchardists and fishermen...
View ArticleMeet your New York State mammal: the beaver
Thousands of beavers live in the Adirondacks – cutting down trees and building dams and lodges within the many bodies of water the region has to offer.
View ArticleFurniture House at vanguard of cutting edge trends
SARATOGA LAKE — With Gen Xers and late baby boomers adapting more active lifestyles and seeking greater social connections, many are moving into smaller homes, whether it’s an upscale urban townhouse,...
View ArticleThe road not traveled... anymore
LAKE PLACID — Almost like a curved spine, the Northville-Placid Trail bisects dense wild forest flanking the entire length of Hamilton County.
View ArticleChamp the lake monster
For generations, Vermonters and New Yorkers, believers and skeptics, adults and children have searched for answers to tell us the truth about Champ, America’s very own Loch Ness monster, believed to...
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