KEENE VALLEY — Despite the discouraging discovery of an invasive species near Lake George, the Adirondacks have also seen some recent bright spots in the fight against invasive species. Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) was discovered by a scientist on the slopes of Prospect Mountain in ...
Over the course of my 40-plus year career as an Adirondack guide, I have served in a wide variety of roles — ranging from outdoor educator, counselor, cook, companion, navigator, caretaker, backwoods contractor and as a pack mule/porter. Naturally, every one of the roles also included ...
KINGSBURY (AP) — Authorities say a coyote shot by an environmental conservation officer after it attacked a woman on a rural New York trail has tested positive for rabies. The Washington County sheriff’s office says the animal was killed Thursday, one day after a woman was attacked on a ...
PAUL SMITHS — If you’re thinking about sending your child to Camp Regis-Applejack, know that state health and safety rules don’t apply there. So few kids go there now that the state doesn’t even consider it a camp. The New York State Department of Health hasn’t given ...
RAY BROOK — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting applications for a pheasant hunting program that provides pheasants for organized hunts. The program provides state-reared pheasants to organizers who put together hunts for youth, women, novices, veterans and ...
GALE — Nestled in 4,100 acres of wooded land on the 500-acre Massawepie Lake and eight other bodies of water, the Massawepie Scout Camps are immersed in the Adirondacks’ sense of remoteness. The Boy Scouts of America bought the property in 1951, where the Childwold Park House hotel ...
RAY BROOK — The state Department of Environmental Conservation will close a popular hiking trail in the High Peaks this week so that work can be done on an historic section of the trail. The DEC said in its weekly High Peaks bulletin that the Avalanche Lake Trail would be closed for ...
TUPPER LAKE — I stripped down to my underwear and slipped into the dark brown waters of Lake Lila. I could see only one other person, and they were far enough away that I wasn’t too self-conscious to enjoy my post-trip soak in the surprisingly warm water. On a sunny weekday, I had ...
UPPER SARANAC LAKE — A high ropes course in the trees captures your attention upon entering Young Life’s Saranac Village, but the impressive features don’t stop there. Along with the typical summer activities, the camp offers parasailing, wakeboarding, tubing, water skiing, disc golf, ...
It’s been an interesting week in the woods, with hordes of deer flies replacing black flies while the mosquitoes and no-see-ums continued their annual bloodletting. Deer flies were orbiting my noggin as I passed over the carries, and I simply couldn’t defend myself while balancing a ...
SARANAC LAKE — The Lake Clear Association says it’s concerned about the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s plan to increase access to the lake through the draft Saranac Lakes Wild Forest Unit Management Plan. The group, which is made up of Lake Clear homeowners, is also ...
SARANAC LAKE — Living out the faith in all aspects of life is at the center of Camp Guggenheim. Campers of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to join, but it is very much a Catholic camp. It has Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and a reconciliation service on Wednesday. ...
By JUSTIN A. LEVINE Outdoors Writer RAY BROOK — The state Adirondack Park Agency continued to avoid any decisions on the largest land classification package in its history this week, instead punting those controversial talks to approve a plan for three small campgrounds in the southern ...
WILLSBORO — The Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy announced this week it will open the longest accessible hiking trail in the region this fall. The 1.5-mile loop trail is located at TNC’s Boquet River Nature Preserve in Willsboro. It will be constructed to standards set out ...
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding first-time hunters and trappers that a safety course must be completed before a hunting license can be purchased. The DEC said in a press release that about 45,000 people take hunter safety courses in New York each ...
TUPPER LAKE — As thousands of Americans prepare to watch the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, questions about it orbit many people’s minds. The directors of the Adirondack Public Observatory have answers about one of the few daytime astrological events. While some prepare to make the trek ...
No time frame has been set to resolve a lawsuit against the state over a proposed rail trail. “The decision remains, sub judice, or still before the court,” Franklin County Clerk Kip Cassavaw wrote in an email Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed more than a year ago by the Adirondack ...
State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers had another busy week in the Adirondacks, rescuing numerous hikers who were ill, injured or fatigued. This roundup does not include a two-day search for Floyd “Skip” Baker, 50, of Webster near Rochester, who was found dead in ...
NORTH CREEK — About 40 river guides who are usually competing for customers spent Monday squaring off against each other in a skills competition at the Ski Bowl in North Creek. The third annual Guide Olympics took place under mostly cloudy skies, but with a thick sense of competition ...
RAY BROOK — The state Adirondack Park Agency will host its regular monthly meeting on Thursday this week, with a notably light agenda set. The State Land Committee will convene at 9:30 a.m. to decide if a plan for three campgrounds on Piseco Lake conforms to the State Land Master Plan. ...