I admit, I was wary of reviewing Erik Schlimmer’s 2023 doorstop diptych “With an Ax and a Rifle: Settler and Onomastic History of the Adirondacks.” For one, the word “onomastic” — which pertains to the history and origin of proper names — is grandiose. For another, I knew that it ...

Joseph D. Dumoulin writes passionately, and with clear objectivity, about the Adirondack region in “Rocks, Roots, and Muck.” The Rouses Point native graduated from Plattsburgh State University College with a Bachelor’s degree, earned a Master’s degree in engineering physics, and ...

North Country residents have mourned the January death of Russell Banks. We lost not just a great and famous writer, but a person who encouraged and supported artistic efforts in the Adirondacks. He served, for example, on the advisory board of the Adirondack Center for Writing, and was ...

Saranac Lakers familiar with local history may know that Mt. Baker had a speakeasy at its base during Prohibition. But how many know for whom the gentle peak was named, and its connection to the famed British author Robert Louis Stevenson? Venturing further afield in the orbit of Adirondack ...

One can’t delve long into Adirondack history without coming across the name William Henry Harrison Murray. His career in the ministry became well known during the mid to late 19th century, as did his love of the northern New York mountain region. Murray’s book “Adventures in the ...

Jay C. LaBarge’s second book in the Nick LaBounty series, “Apocalypse Atlantis,” easily lived up to my high expectations. After writing a review for “Aztec Odyssey” in August 2021, I had been eagerly looking forward to the sequel. It was worth the wait. LaBarge, who grew up in the ...