Adirondack hiking: What you need to know - Adirondack Explorer
Scenic beauty: The Adirondack Mountains are known for stunning vistas and dense forests. High Peaks region: The High Peaks Wilderness Area is a popular destination for hikers. The area contains the tallest mountains in New York. For those up for the challenge, you can attempt to hike top “46,” those peaks with more than 4,000 feet in elevation.
Adirondack Explorer: Environment, Communities and Outdoor …
Adirondack 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.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve permits: Your questions answered
Sep 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.
Historic Adirondack Great Camps that you can visit
Aug 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 described as “pre-modern,” making it ...
New "Wildflowers of the Adirondacks" is more home reference …
Apr 6, 2020 — The authors say they tried “as much as possible to avoid botanical jargon.” For the most part, they succeed, but occasionally I found myself turning to the dictionary or the glossaries in other books to look up such terms as stolon, raceme, panicle, and spadix. What’s more, words alone are often inadequate to convey the details of botany.
The environment of the Adirondack Park - Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Environment. Water quality. Climate. Wildlife. Clean energy. Invasive species. Within the millions of acres of protected land, scientists are studying our changing environment. We, too, have been following these changes: The emergence of invasive species that threaten the health of our trees and waters.
The rebirth of Adirondack Railroad’s trains to Tupper Lake
Feb 5, 2023 — Become one of them. This past autumn the Adirondack Railroad hosted its inaugural rides from Utica to Tupper Lake. First, on Sept. 13, a special ride took dignitaries and regional politicians over the recently reconstructed track to Tupper Lake. On Oct. 16, media members, other interested parties and the public joined the second tour.
The magic of ice climbing - Adirondack Explorer
Feb 18, 2021 — Raging waterfalls become still chandeliers of ice as sunny fall days turn frosty and pale. Adirondack ice climbers wait all summer for the fat sticky ice to form over waterfalls and cliffs. From December until early to mid-March, locals and climbers from all over the world flock to this ice climbing mecca. The Adirondack Explorer thanks its ...
Loon Lake’s lifestyles of the rich and famous
Sep 20, 2022 — A family’s legacy. Loon Lake’s turn as a summer resort really began 20 years later, when Ferdinand and Mary Chase purchased 10 acres after several years of exploring the area on hunting and fishing trips, and it is their history that shines today. They built a 31-room, three-story log cabin which opened in 1879.
Preserving history: Inside Adirondack Experience’s treasure trove
Apr 7, 2024 — Each has its own story. The Adirondack Explorer thanks its advertising partners. Become one of them. This stove was created for Richard Alexander Hudnut. The cosmetics magnate imported the tiles from France in 1905 to outfit his retreat, Foxlair, near North Creek. After Hudnut died, Foxlair faced the rules of the Adirondack Forest Preserve.