Adirondack Explorer: Environment, Communities and Outdoor …
WEBAdirondack Explorer reports on the intersections between the natural world and the built environment, through the lens of the unique 6-million acre Adirondack Park in Northern New York State. Topics include: environment, communities, recreation.
Historic Adirondack Great Camps that you can visit
WEBAug 16, 2023 · White Pine Camp, Paul Smiths. Built in 1908 by prominent banker Archibald S. White on 35 acres overlooking Lake Osgood, White Pine Camp is known for a few unique factors. It was President Calvin Coolidge’s home for 11 weeks in the summer of 1926, and it features a blend of unique architectural elements …
Adirondack Mountain Reserve permits: Your questions answered
WEBSep 22, 2021 · By Gwendolyn Craig. The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) have provided more information on a reservation system set to start on May 1. The permit website went live at hikeamr.org and hikers can now make an online profile to sign up for a time slot. The reservation is free.
State of the Lake: Report details Champlain's good and bad
WEBJun 28, 2021 · The state of the lake is … complicated. Lake Champlain, a 120-mile-long treasure with 587 miles of shoreline shared by New York, Vermont and Quebec, provides mostly clean water, abundant fishing and 54 public beaches. It’s also adapting to dozens of destructive invasive species and tons of pollution – in the lake itself and from the ...
Forbidden river - Adirondack Explorer
WEBAug 18, 2010 · The Explorer tests the navigability of a posted stretch of the Beaver River. The Beaver River starts at Lake Lila and flows for eight miles through largely wild country to Stillwater Reservoir, and in so doing it connects two of the Adirondack Park’s most popular destinations for canoe camping. But you don’t have to end at Stillwater.
New Cascade trail may not open until 2021 - Adirondack Explorer
WEBSep 20, 2019 · A new and longer but more durable trail up Cascade Mountain won’t be completed this year as originally planned, and will probably not open until 2021, according to Bob Stegemann, regional director for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. When completed, the new trailhead will be …
Frontier Town: New life for Adirondack landmark - Adirondack …
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Essex County pitches plan for expanded hiker shuttle. Frontier Town: a new base camp off the Northway. A new life for an iconic landmark. Three projects have resulted. Investors developed the Paradox Brewery, and restored the iconic A-frame i nto a restaurant, camp store and event center. The state’s primary contribution has …
Exploring the remote outpost of Beaver River - Adirondack Explorer
WEBJun 13, 2016 · Exploring the remote outpost of Beaver River. By Adirondack Explorer. June 13, 2016. By JOHN THOMPSON. My hiking pal Marc Howes reads maps the way other people read books. On a vicarious trip through the western Adirondacks he came upon a curious locale, and his map morphed into mystery. “There’s this Beaver River,” he said.
Latest Adirondack news - Adirondack Explorer
WEBSep 20, 2024 · By Gwendolyn Craig. August 27, 2024. Franklin County hired a law firm to add to the team developing a proposed trail network that has drawn numerous concerns. The most recent Adirondack news and headlines, with a focus on the environment, communities and recreation in the Adirondacks region of Northern New York state.
Lake Champlain trip highlights paddling and campground amenities
WEBJul 11, 2023 · The kayak found calmer waters on the Lake Champlain trip. Photo by Brian Nearing. Water recreation centers on the Chambly Basin, formed by an enlargement of the Richelieu that creates a small lake extending from the foot of the river’s rapids. Kayaks, paddleboards, and recreational boats filled the basin as I joined in on a perfect summer day.
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