An essential contribution to a hiker’s enjoyment of the Adirondacks is the quality of the trail. Is it steep, filled with mudholes and rocks? Does it seem over-used, or is it relatively easy to pass along on our way to our destination? While for a hiker, a trail is often a means to an ...
If you have lived in the Adirondacks for long, you have probably experienced the annual warm-up which typically occurs in January. As children in their rubber boots splash in the snow melt, old-timers nod their heads and say knowingly, “Oh yes, it’s the January thaw.” What you may not ...
Pfc. Dennin missing The story of the 106th infantry’s baptism of fire will live long in the minds of the men who withstood that steel and flame thrown at them during the Battle of the Belgian Bulge. Pvt. Fred Dennin, son of postmaster and Mrs. Dennin of Lake Placid, was reported missing in ...
There are two trailhead locations for the popular Bloomingdale Bog trail, which is an old railroad bed. Bloomingdale end: Follow Route 192 north from the four corners in Bloomingdale. After almost 2 miles you will see parking for an old railroad grade trail on both sides of the road. This is ...
Hundreds of functions in the North Country depend on volunteerism. People are fed and clothed, the ill and injured are cared for, fires are extinguished, artists’ work is promoted, libraries are maintained, events are planned and the natural environment is curated by volunteers. In March, ...
To the editor: Elise Stefanik has always stood with Trump. She supports him when he calls our troops “losers and suckers.” Stefanik stands with Trump trying to take away health care for 22 million Americans during the pandemic. Stefanik stands with Trump when he puts kids in cages. ...
To the editor: Until last Wednesday afternoon, I thought Stefanik was bulletproof. I wouldn’t have put it all on the line to try and challenge her again. Even as she bet against her political roots and track record of level-headed decisions for a ride on the Trump 2024 train, it all ...
To the editor: Recently passed legislation allows local governments to carry-over Senior Citizens’ Exemptions from the 2020 assessment roll to the 2021 assessment roll at the same levels. This means that seniors in New York State DO NOT have to reapply for the exemption UNLESS their 2019 ...
To the editor: John Brown Lives! is deeply troubled by the events that unfolded at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 and strongly condemns the display of White supremacy and racist violence we witnessed in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to undermine our democratic system. The stark ...
Being a disabled person in the Adirondack North Country is very challenging due to the lack of accessibility to some buildings, restaurants and local businesses. Getting around our North Country with not the greatest public transportation is a difficult as the wheelchair user I am. ...
On Wednesday, Jan. 6, hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into the United States Capitol as the House and Senate began the certification of former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris as this country’s next president and vice president. The ...
St. Agnes’ Eve-Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limp’d trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold ... — “The Eve of St. Agnes” by John Keats --- January is the coldest month in the ...
While watching the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Jan 6. 2021, on TV, I had a vivid flashback on the Communist coup d’etat in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In late February 1948, the Communist party of Czechoslovakia, with Soviet backing, performed a coup ...
Toboggan chute (A photo on page 1 showed the new toboggan run at Mirror Lake, as seen looking toward the top from the lake.) Not merely a run but a parkway or expressway or freeway or something big, because this is it. The toboggan chute is a great addition to this winter sports center. It ...
This snowshoe trip is a 3-mile out and back to Castle Rock or a 3-mile loop, depending on conditions of the backside of the loop and out and back might be the best option. Initially you will be following a private dirt road, please stay on the marked route. The trail markers are on the ...
If there are no consequences for the Jan. 6 mob raid on the U.S. Capitol, we are in real trouble, because this was just a dress rehearsal for what could come in the future. Inaction would signal it is OK for armed rebels to assault the seat of our national government in an attempt to stop ...
When was the last time you trusted a politician to tell the truth? Republican or Democrat? Independent or Socialist? We’ve been living with lies from American politicians — or simple stretched truths — since America was founded. It’s when those lies become dangerous that we have to perk ...
To the editor: Elise Stefanik must face the consequences for taking part in inciting an attempted coup to prevent the peaceful transition of the presidency. She voted to overturn the democratic process of Congressional approval of other states’ certified election results by not accepting ...
To the editor: To Rep. Elise Stefanik: We are writing to express our profound concern regarding your activities to overturn the will of the people in the recent November election. There seems to be no moral line that you won’t cross in your support of President Trump. Instead of ...
Traditionally at this time of year, aside from recovering from being up nearly all night partying and watching college football the next day, people often make new year’s resolutions and articulate their hopes for the coming year. As 2020 was especially brutal for society as a whole and ...