Getting the jump on a snowshoe hare at any time of year isn’t easy, which is why most of us see this abundant Adirondack lagomorph rarely. Yet, its tracks in snow often abound to the point where you’d be hard pressed to walk a hundred feet without fi

In the depths of an Adirondack winter 267 years ago, a band of French soldiers and Native American forces jumped a scouting party of British-allied rangers west of today’s town of Ticonderoga. With superior numbers and the element of surprise, the Fr

Shirley Clark needed a friend. “I was in an apartment in Lake Placid,” Clark said. “There was nobody around, and I was very, very lonely. I cried a lot.” One day, she phoned the Essex County Office for the Aging to learn what programs might be availa

Aonce-in-a-lifetime celestial event will envelope the Adirondacks in darkness on April 8. Now’s a good time to ponder endogenous biological clocks and how birds might react to their world suddenly seeming like night in mid-afternoon. Scientists are p

In a nondescript storage center in Blue Mountain Lake, a six-foot-tall, pink-tiled stove stands. It’s a remnant of one of the Adirondacks’ great camps, and one of the artifacts held by the Adirondack Experience in storerooms of hundreds of items usua

My wife is originally from Lake Luzerne. Every time we return for a visit, my eyes always find the Double H sign along Route 9N, and a sense of warmth comes over me knowing the wondrous joy and happiness that is going on at the Double H (“Destined fo

Driving to Pitchoff Mountain on Route 73 in early January—our first day ice climbing this winter—I took note of the sorry state of classic ice routes. Rock faces that should have been fat with ice, were not. Roaring Brook Falls, one of the most popul

As climate change alters seasonal dynamics in the Adirondacks, it could have a profound impact on how plant and animal species interact. Scientists expect that rising temperatures will throw off routines of reliance and new patterns of misalignment w

Nearly 200 years ago, elk roamed the Adirondack Park, though historical accounts say hunting by European settlers likely caused the animal’s decline. Today the park isn’t home to any of the giants of the deer family but is positioned above free-roami

The Adirondack guideboat reflects its makers and the landscape it was built to navigate. Enthusiasts are still working out the details of technique and the lineage of builders, many of whom produced boats still in use 125 years after they were custo

Tired of the invasions, Jay resident Joe Dumoulin built a 7-foot-tall fence to protect his property in Ausable Acres from deer. “I was just so pissed at these deer, always beating me,” he said. "So, I finally won, but it was an extensive effort.” Dee

Ilive year-round in Old Forge with my family. We operate rental cabins in Inlet and have a camp on Raquette Lake. A single 2000-watt portable generator is our backup power. We would benefit as much as any might from the proposed facility. We also rec

Phoebe and Louie squawked from upstairs in Claudia Braymer’s home on a snowy day in January. Cora rushed to her side with a wagging tail. Braymer adopted the parrots and the pitbull mix during the COVID-19 pandemic. Braymer is particularly fond of bi

On what started as a normal day, Bob Emery dropped off his 4-year-old daughter at daycare and drove to Cascade Pass to meet Bobby O’Connor and three Northwood School students at an ice-climbing cliff known as Pitchoff Right. A guidebook describes Pit

The Adirondack Park has long been a destination and home for snowmobilers looking for extended rides along powdered trails. And now the Adirondack Rail Trail connecting Lake Placid to Tupper Lake will add another 34 miles to that, once fully complete

In much of the Adirondack Park, it’ll be uncommonly dark on the afternoon of Monday, April 8. The moon is taking a celestial trip, blocking the sun for a spell, something that hasn’t been witnessed in the park since 1349 and won’t be seen again withi

Rewilding advocate John Davis has trekked thousands of miles to promote wildlife corridors on the East and West coasts, but there is one landscape that he says needs more attention, and it’s literally in his backyard. Located in the Champlain Valley,

At the beginning of 2017, an event specialist for Hopkinsville, Ky. spoke at a conference of scientists about hosting solar eclipse chasers that summer in her small city. “I said 50,000 people were estimated,” Brooke Jung recalled recently. “People c

The Adirondack childcare shortage is the reflection of a nationwide problem, and there has been an infusion of state and federal funding for the industry as it emerges from the pandemic. In 2021, the New York State Office of Children and Family Servi

I love my friend, John, a former co-worker who is 30 years my senior. At face value, we seem worlds apart. Nonetheless, we get each other. He is full of stories, good humor and an eagerness to be outside. In retirement, he focuses on hiking mountains

Growing up in rural Ontario, Canada, Alison Wilcox’s sole camp summer experience was non-traditional: a two-week Air Cadet boot camp where she drilled, marched double-time and operated planes. “I had read about camp, and it was always a dream to be a

Somewhere on a road in northeast Minnesota a snowplow named Clearopathtra makes life easier for impatient drivers. “Name-a-Snowplow'' competitions in states across the country remind residents about the importance of winter road crews and the risks o

BY MIKE LYNCH In December, state officials celebrated the opening of a 10-mile section of the Adirondack Rail Trail between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake and expected a winter of snowmobile use. Once completed, the 34-mile trail will connect Lake Plac

Age: 58 Birthplace: Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital, Manhattan Residence: Tupper Lake Occupation: President, Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory, retired Tupper Lake schools superintendent (see page 16). How I got here: I wanted a simpler life. Moving t