New York state campgrounds will stay closed at least through the end of this month as the COVID-9 pandemic continues. Traditionally, the Adirondack summer camping season begins on Canada’s long weekend for Victoria Day (which this year falls on Monday, May 18) and then the U.S. long ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Eagle Island Camp Board of Directors has decided not to hold summer camp activities this year, saying it could not find a “safe and permissible way” to run programming amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We are saddened to share that, after lengthy deliberation, the ...

Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee. The Asian giant hornets found in Washington state that grabbed headlines this week aren’t big killers of humans, although it does happen on ...

RAY BROOK — Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to four wilderness rescues, two wildfires and a report on graffiti in the Adirondacks in the past week. --- Town of Bolton, Warren County --- On April 29 at 4:30 p.m., Warren County 911 ...

FORT ANN — Traffic issues continue to cause concerns on the east side of Lake George, especially this past weekend. Warm spring weather to begin May brought out large numbers of hikers on the trails to Shelving Rock and Buck Mountain in the town of Fort Ann. Congestion caused by ...