Sometimes, I plan outings. I check the weather, choose the perfect hike, and get up early to avoid the crowds. Other times, I have to pull the car over and take a breather. Whether it’s kids crying in the car, leaf-peeping visitors driving in the middle of the road or I need a leg stretch, I ...

I have a friend who claims she has the secret to making the perfect in-shell, hard-cooked egg, not too dry and not runny. I am all for learning new things, so I’ve tried her techniques. I still can’t get the peel off the egg. Another person told me the egg interior sticks to the shell ...

I like to think of the leaves changing color as nature’s fireworks. The season starts slowly with small pops of color. The mountainscape and roadsides transition from vibrant green to bursts of yellows, oranges and reds. One tree always decides to kick off an early show, but otherwise, ...

I know. It’s a “new to me” entrance to Cobble Hill. The upgrades for Lake Placid’s Cobble Hill began a few years ago, but the upper section is finally rerouted, graded and complete. (Jump for joy!) This trail has been a lifeline for me. If I needed to drop off a child at a dance ...

This year, Banned Books Week is Sept. 22-28, culminating with “Let Freedom Read Day.” It is sad and frustrating that we still need to carve out a week to highlight the censorship of diverse books. A banned book just represents the fear of those trying to suppress ideas. We live in a time ...

There are only a few weeks left to visit the enormous bronze statue of Harriet “Moses” Tubman overlooking the Adirondack Mountains at the John Brown Farm Historic Site. The Wesley Wofford sculpture, “Harriet Tubman Beacon of Hope,” is part of a national tour and leaves the area on Sept. ...