ALBANY — This is the second 2023 I Love NY Fall Foliage Report for New York state, for the week of Sept. 20 to 26, issued on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The reports, issued every Wednesday, are obtained from volunteer field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming ...

KEENE VALLEY — The free state-funded, county-operated Route 73 shuttle system will return to serve hikers and leaf peepers for its third year on Saturday, Sept. 23, running from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will run on Saturdays and Sundays until Oct. 9. “DEC and our partners in Essex County, ...

ALBANY — State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos this week announced that most small game hunting seasons open on Saturday, Oct. 1, across New York. “From waterfowl and upland game birds to squirrels, rabbits, and more, there are abundant opportunities ...

LAKE PLACID — Many residents saw the village’s planned overnight power outage last week as a necessary inconvenience, just as kids were going back to school. Others saw the stars. And they liked it. “When Main Street went out, you saw the stars beautifully standing right in the ...

Here are the 29 Dark Sky Communities in the U.S., as certified by the International Dark-Sky Association. A Dark Sky Community is a town, city, municipality or other legally organized community that has shown exceptional dedication to the preservation of the night sky through the ...

ALBANY — Officials at the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I Love NY program launched their first Fall Foliage Report of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Reports are obtained from volunteer field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend, ...