Bird lovers from across northern New York are invited to celebrate the beauty of birds, nature, and the regional community of Black birders later this month. In honor of the sixth annual Black Birders Week, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI) and John Brown Lives! will host a special day ...
The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST), the destination marketing and management organization within the Adirondack region, announces that local government leaders have passed a resolution, reaffirming their continued commitment to maintaining positive relations, expressing ...
LAKE PLACID — The toughest part came right at the beginning — well before I summited in screaming gale-force winds, slogged through deep mud, ice and snow or even laced up my boots. My alarm clock rang out at 3:30 a.m. sharp on Tuesday, April 29 — two and a half hours ahead of my ...
LAKE PLACID — Nikon cameras are great. They take fantastic photos and are relatively user-friendly for a novice like me. Unfortunately, they have their limits in certain situations. When scrambling up a 10-foot ledge on my way to the Balanced Rocks high above the Cascade Lakes, with ...
LAKE PLACID — Following last week’s icy escapade up to the 2,939-foot Mount Van Hoevenberg, I decided to play it low and scout out a trail that stuck below the elevation where the ice began cropping up then. Despite my best efforts, I was not completely spared from the ice — a ...
LAKE PLACID — Snow and ice are usually good things at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The mountain does, after all, boast a combined bobsled, luge and skeleton sliding track, as well as trails for Nordic skiing and biathlon events. The site has played host to two Olympic Games and numerous world cup ...