Stephen Cernek and I have some things in common. We both grew up in towns on the edge of the Adirondacks whose economies were shaped by paper mills — he in Corinth, myself in Plattsburgh — and we both graduated from high school in a turbulent time — he in 1969, one year after I ...

In December 1960, at the age of 11, I moved from Long Island to Phelps, in the northern Finger Lakes. There were a number of things that were radically different from Long Island, but one stood out: All my classmates were eager to get their green work permit to earn money as soon as they turned ...

I taught my children at an early age that they didn’t need to spend money to have fun. Sometimes, it’s a matter of creating something yourself. Other times, it’s making time out of a busy schedule to attend a free event. Thankfully, our generous Adirondack communities and their sponsors ...

Parking signs pertain to the parking, standing and stopping of vehicles along the roadway and in designated parking areas. They cover a wide variety of regulations. Parking signs are categorized as either (1) prohibiting parking or (2) permitting parking with restrictions how parking is ...

I bought garlic scapes at the Farmers’ Market last Saturday. Many shoppers are still unfamiliar with this relative newcomer to American cuisine. However, these hardneck garlic flower stalks are common in Chinese and Korean cuisines. Curling as they grow, they make one or two graceful loops ...

I have only read snippets of Alfred L. Donaldson’s volumes on the history of the Adirondacks. However, If you find and read the book our centennial committee published, the historical content by John J. Duquette is, in my opinion, also one of the best Adirondack/Saranac Lake historians. ...