LAKE PLACID — The organizers of the Adirondack Family Book Festival had a dream of making their corner of the world a kinder place through the power of stories. This year, with the fourth annual festival planned for Saturday, Aug. 16, they are well on their way. The festival will take ...

LAKE PLACID — Sure, Haystack Mountain in the McKenzie Mountain Wilderness may not be quite as difficult as the similarly named Mount Haystack in the High Peaks Wilderness — the third-tallest peak in the state at 4,960 feet. Even though Haystack Mountain’s summit is some 2,000 feet ...

LAKE PLACID — The John Brown Farm State Historic Site will host its annual Civil War Encampment Weekend from Aug. 8 to 10. Over the course of three days, visitors will be able to interact with reenactor-educators from the Black Phalanx Brigade, a group of scholars and educators ...

WILMINGTON — Whether it’s looking from Vermont or Canada on a clear day, or someplace closer like Tupper Lake, Wilmington or Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain is both iconically prominent and directionally differing in its appearance. Its 4,867-foot summit, the fifth tallest in the ...

ST. HUBERTS — Tucked in a narrow valley between the towering cliffs and lush mountain slope forests of Round Mountain and Giant’s Nubble, Chapel Pond’s backdrop is among the most iconic in the Adirondacks. On Tuesday, July 15, it seemed to sparkle endlessly under deep blue ...

SARANAC LAKE — Those driving west from Lake Placid toward Tupper Lake on nice summer days will have probably noticed dozens of cars parked at a trailhead along state Route 3 about 16 miles from the village of Lake Placid. Having hiked the trail, I can attest that the trail’s popularity ...