LAKE PLACID — Lisa Crandall became an Adirondack 46er on Nov. 4, 2018, on Skylight. Even then, the thing she was most excited for was starting to volunteer with the 46ers, an all-volunteer organization made up of hikers who have hiked all 46 High Peaks in the Adirondack Park. The ...

SARANAC LAKE — David DeGirolamo was driving into Saranac Lake from Ray Brook on Sept. 1 when he stopped at the Adirondack Rail Trail crosswalk at Fowler’s Crossing to let five kids on bikes cross state Route 86. The car coming the other way from town stopped to let them cross. The ...

PAUL SMITHS — If you ask Archie and Piper Marlow, ages 7 and 8, what they did over their summer break, you’ll hear about their most recent adventure — hiking all 46 High Peaks. Piper, Archie and their father, Josh, didn’t necessarily set out to do all the peaks. Last summer, they ...

WILMINGTON — Wes Poe looked into the camera, flashed a thumbs-up, said “Sept. 8th” and took off on his skis across extremely thin snow cover on the deck at the summit of Whiteface Mountain. On Sunday, Sept. 8, Poe, Brayden Olden, Brenna Towne and Sasha Baker — all 20- and 21-year old ...