It seems that many times I take “things” for granted that have existed longer than I have. One of those “things” is the beautiful highway that brings us to the top of beautiful Whiteface Mountain. Imagine for a minute, in 1929, the construction of an eight-mile, 20-foot wide highway ...

Last week, I survived a brief — but not brief enough — encounter with The Number One Gothamite: Benjamin Franklin Fairbanks XIV. Though he claims he’s related to the original Ben Franklin of kite-flying and bifocal-inventing fame, he’s as directly related to Old Ben as I am to Jesus. ...

For readers who love short stories, especially ones about local ghosts, “Adirondack Ghost Stories” is packed with 15 of them in a little over 200 pages. The reading level appeals to a wide range of ages from middle school to adults. Edited by Dennis Webster, who contributed “Chocolate ...

My good friends and colleagues Joe Dadey and Tim Keyes recently spent a weekend hiking in the High Peaks Wilderness Complex and couldn’t wait to share their somewhat bizarre experiences with me. They hiked up Mount Redfield, one of the 46ers. From the summit, they made a short yet ...